TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: MAY 5 Judges 21:1-25; Ruth 1:1-22; John 4:4-42; Psalm 105:1-15; Proverbs 14:25
THE BOOK OF RUTH: A BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE MIDST OF A DARK NIGHT The last chapters of the Book of Judges remind us of some of the worst aspects of the human nature and the unthinkable crimes against humanity that take place every day. Israel had broken its covenant...
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- MAY 4 -Judges 19-20:48; John 3:22-4:3; Psalm 104:24-35; Proverbs 14:22-24
THE MORAL DEGENERACY OF GOD'S PEOPLE GONE GODLESS; MAY 4 -Judges 19-20:48; John 3:22-4:3; Psalm 104:24-35; Proverbs 14:22-24 You will notice that the author of the Book of Judges has prefaced what is written in Chapters 18 and 19 with the comment, "Now it came about...
TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: MAY 3 Judges 17-18:31; John 3:1-21; Psalm 104:1-23; Proverbs 14:20-21
THE PROSPERITY CULT AND OTHER IDOLATRIES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. MORAL RELATIVISM IN THE PERIOD OF THE JUDGES. THE NICODEMUS INTERVIEW: THE NEW BIRTH MAY 3 Judges 17-18:31; John 3:1-21; Psalm 104:1-23; Proverbs 14:20-21 "In those days there was no king in Israel;...
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: MAY 2- Judges 15-16:31; John 2:1-25; Psalm 103:1-22; Proverbs 14:17-19
READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT: The tragic story of Samson, the twelfth judge of Israel, is a demonstration of repeated unfaithfulness. Samson's history of unfaithfulness is similar to that which was found in the nation of Israel as a whole. God was faithful to His...
MAY 1 TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE Judges 13-14:20; John 1:29-51; Psalm 102:1-28; Proverbs 14:15-16
THE SEVENTH CYCLE OF DELIVERANCE- SAMSON, ONLY A BEGINNING Chapter 13 begins with the seventh and final repetition of what is now a familiar phrase in the Book of Judges: "Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, so that the Lord gave them into...
APRIL 30 TODAY’S READING: Judges 11-12:15; John 1:1-28; Psalm 101:1-8; Proverbs 14:13-14
APRIL 30 TODAY'S READING: Judges 11-12:15; John 1:1-28; Psalm 101:1-8; Proverbs 14:13-14 OLD TESTAMENT READING; JUDGES 11- 12:15 The Book of Judges anticipates the gospel's surprising means of deliverance that is yet to come. God raises up some unlikely human...
TODAY’S READING FROM THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: APRIL 29 Judges 9:22-10:18; Luke 24:13-53; Psalm 100:1-5; Proverbs 14:11-12
THE RESTLESSNESS OF GOD'S LOVE; THE EMMAUS ROAD; PSALM 100 We see many sinful attitudes motivating the destructive actions described in the Book of Judges. Abimelech's reign is one of cruel pride. Abimelech was a son of Gideon by a slave woman who lived with her...
TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- APRIL 28 – Judges 8:18-9:21; Luke 23:44-24:12; Psalm 99:1-9; Proverbs 14:9-10
GIDEON and THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE As we read through the Bible, we learn more about the instrumentality of those who are faithful in their obedience, trust, and availability to the revealed will of God. Gideon is an ordinary farmer, a man of passions, fears,...
APRIL 27- TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE- Judges 7-8:17; Luke 23:13-43; Psalm 97-98:9; Proverbs 14:7-8
Yesterday we read of Gideon putting a fleece before the Lord, not because he doubted God's ability to deliver His people from the Midianites, but because he doubted whether God could use an insecure person such as himself to do it. Then Gideon said to God, "If You...
APRIL 25 -TODAY’S READING IN THE ONE YEAR BIBLE: Judges 4-5:31; Luke 22:35-53; Psalm 94:1-23; Proverbs 14:3-4
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Judges 4-5:31 THE THIRD CYCLE OF DELIVERANCE - DEBORAH DECLENSION, DEFEAT and ENEMY DOMINATION The sons of Israel once again turn away from the LORD and do that which is evil in His sight. As a result, the Lord sells them into the oppressive...