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2 Samuel & 1 Chronicles – Remember who you are Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: 2 Samuel 23:1 The books of 2...
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1 Samuel – Someone to follow, someone to blame The first book of Samuel falls, historically, toward the end of Judges, Samuel himself was probably born while Samson was Judge of Israel. It was a transitional period with the time of the Judges ending and the...
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Ruth – My Redeemer Lives In historical context, the story of Ruth takes place simultaneously with the last few chapters of Judges which were some of the darkest days in the history of Israel. They had forgotten God and were just doing what was right in their own...
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Judges – He Never Left Then the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served the Baals; and they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt; and they followed other gods from among the gods of the...
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Joshua – There is More When Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered." Joshua 13:1 The Book of Joshua is the story of the children of Israel crossing the Jordan River and entering the land of...
