Today, I want to talk to you about a young woman whose story is told in the books of Joshua and Judges (see Josh. 15:16-19 and Jdg. 1:12-15). Her story takes place when Israel fought to gain the land God had promised them. Her father Caleb was finally able to remove the giants living in …
Judges 21 – Ruth 1 / John 4:4-42 / Psalm 105:1-15 / Proverbs 14:25 When Jesus talked with the Samaritan woman, he told her about the living water He was giving away. He said this of the water from the well compared to His water, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. …
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Judges 17-18 / John 3:1-21 / Psalm 104:1-23 / Proverbs 14:20-21 For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world …
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Judges 13-14 / John 1:29-51 / Psalm 102 / Proverbs 14:15-16 Jesus asked him (Nathanael), “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels …
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Judges 11-12 / John 1:1-28 / Psalm 101 / Proverbs 14:13-14 Once again the Kear family is remembering someone we love. Today would have been our son-in-law Bradley’s 28th birthday. Instead of us spending this time together celebrating, Bradley is enjoying Heaven. We miss him terribly, but we’re thankful his pain has disappeared. I’ve talked …
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Judges 9:22-10:18 / Luke 24:13-53 / Psalm 100 / Proverbs 14:11-12 The passage in Luke is interesting because Jesus intentionally hid His identity from two of His followers as He walked and talked with them heading to the village of Emmaus. I wonder why He did that. Was it to get an incognito summary of …
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Judges 8:18-9:21 / Luke 23:44-24:12 / Psalm 99 / Proverbs 14:9-10 Psalm 99:4 Mighty King, lover of justice, you have established fairness. You have acted with justice and righteousness throughout Israel. Justice, fairness, and righteousness are concepts that are difficult to understand. Part of that is because we see these three from a human perspective, …
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Judges 7:1-8:17 / Luke 23:13-43 / Psalms 97-98 / Proverbs 14:7-8 Once again, as I read in Psalms 97 and 98, I’m smiling at the personification of the earth as it shouts and celebrates the LORD. Here are a few phrases that I enjoyed. The earth sees and trembles. The mountains melt like wax before …
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Judges 4-5 / Luke 22:35-53 / Psalm 94 / Proverbs 14:3-4 ¹⁶ Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? ¹⁷ Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. ¹⁸ I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing …
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Judges 2:10-3:31 / Luke 22:14-34 / Psalms 92-92 / Proverbs 14:1-2 I want to continue to explore the Old Testament story of God’s people because I’m gaining further understanding of what God is doing. I talked about wondering if God meant for Joshua to appoint a leader after him. I wondered whether Joshua had asked …
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