May 13 – Springs of Living Water!
May 13 1 Samuel 14:1-52 John 7:31-53 Psalm 109:1-31 Proverbs 15:5-7 I Samuel 14:3 – The High Priest’s Uncle Ichabod – we’ve met him earlier. I Samuel 14:6 – This …
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May 12 – Obey the Lord, Serve the Lord, Keep His Law. 131x.
May 12 1 Samuel 12:1-13:23 John 7:1-30 Psalm 108:1-13 Proverbs 15:4 I Samuel 12:5 – If we are going to speak for God, we must make sure that nobody can …
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May 11 – Why was Jesus teaching cannibalism?
May 11 1 Samuel 10:1-11:15 John 6:43-71 Psalm 107:1-43 Proverbs 15:1-3 I Samuel 10:2 – Rachel died around 1900 BC, we’re now at 1050 BC. I Samuel 10:9 – “He …
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May 10 – Disappointments in Every Reading
May 101 Samuel 8:1-9:27John 6:22-42Psalm 106:32-48Proverbs 14:34-35 I Samuel 8:3 – Wasn’t this the issue with Eli’s kids? Sadly this happened to Billy Sunday’s children as well. From Rick Grubbs: …
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May 9 – When the Philistines understand God better than the Israelites
May 9 1 Samuel 5:1-7:17 John 6:1-21 Psalm 106:13-31 Proverbs 14:32-33 The broken Dagon statue in the Temple of Ashdod in front of the Ark of the Covenant (1Sam 5: …
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May 8 – Whose Voice is that?
May 8 1 Samuel 2:22-4:22 John 5:24-47 Psalm 106:1-12 Proverbs 14:30-31 I Samuel 2:35 – Deuteronomy 18:15 foretold the LORD raising a prophet, now the LORD is promising to raise …
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May 7 – Elkanah: not quite Abraham… not quite Isaac
May 7 1 Samuel 1:1-2:21 John 5:1-23 Psalm 105:37-45 Proverbs 14:28-29 I Samuel 1:2 – In case you think the Bible is endorsing polygamy, see what I Samuel 1:6-7 says …
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May 6 – God is merciful even to a Moabitess
May 6Ruth 2:1-4:22John 4:43-54Psalm 105:16-36Proverbs 14:26-27 Ruth and Boaz Ruth 2:3 – hap – is an interesting concept. Ruth happened to go to Boaz’s fields. The lot happened to fall …
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May 5 – Judges to Ruth: Sin, Sin, and Yet More Sin!
May 5 Judges 21:1-Ruth 1:22 John 4:4-42 Psalm 105:1-15 Proverbs 14:25 Judges 21:3 – Why? Perhaps they are asking the wrong question…. Judges 21:19 – Depending on how we read …
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May 4 – Just when you thought Judges couldn’t get any worse…
May 4 Judges 19:1-20:48 John 3:22-4:3 Psalm 104:24-35 Proverbs 14:22-24 Judges 19:12 – It would not be until 2 Samuel 5:6-10 that David’s armies would capture Jerusalem and it would …
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May 3 – Ten Shekels and a Shirt
May 3 Judges 17:1-18:31 John 3:1-21 Psalm 104:1-23 Proverbs 14:20-21 Judges 17:3 – What commandment was violated? Interestingly this commandment was repeated 8 additional times in the Torah. No wonder …
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May 2 – Samson’s Sad Story
May 2 Judges 15:1-16:31 John 2:1-25 Psalm 103:1-22 Proverbs 14:17-19 Judges 15:6 – What type of society says that property damage is worthy of the death penalty? Mosaic law provides …
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May 1 – The Lamb of God
May 1 Judges 13:1-14:20 John 1:29-51 Psalm 102:1-28 Proverbs 14:15-16 Judges 13:2 – Exodus 23:26 and Deuteronomy 7:13-14 promises fruitfulness to the people, the land, the crops, even the …
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April 30 – Family Tension in Judges
April 30Judges 11:1-12:15John 1:1-28Psalm 101:1-8Proverbs 14:13-14 Judges 11:2 – We’ve seen the family tension between Gideon’s concubine’s son and his other sons (Judges 9:5), and now Gilead’s family problems because of …
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April 29 – Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord!
April 29 Judges 9:22-10:18 Luke 24:13-53 Psalm 100:1-5 Proverbs 14:11-12 Judges 9:45 – “Salting the city” was a way to curse a city. Judges 9:56 – Proverbs 26:27 and Ecclesiastes …
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April 28 – Gideon, Abimelech, and Shechem
April 28 Judges 8:18-9:21 Luke 23:44-24:12 Psalm 99:1-9 Proverbs 14:9-10 Judges 8:27 – John MacArthur says Gideon’s intentions were good with this ephod: This was certainly a sad end to …
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April 27 – The Patience of the Lord
April 27 Judges 7:1-8:17 Luke 23:13-43 Psalm 97:1-98:9 Proverbs 14:7-8 Judges 7:3 – Deuteronomy 20:8 says to let the fearful and fainthearted go home. Gideon had to wait for God …
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April 26 – Alter the Altar
April 26 Judges 6:1-40 Luke 22:54-23:12 Psalm 95:1-96:13 Proverbs 14:5-6 Judges 6:1 – 20 times in the Old Testament the phrase “did evil” occurs. 7 times is in this book …
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April 25 – Barak vs. Daniel
April 25 Judges 4:1-5:31 Luke 22:35-53 Psalm 94:1-23 Proverbs 14:3-4 Judges 4:8 – Barak is refusing a command of the LORD if Deborah won’t go with him. In contrast, Daniel …
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April 24 Judges 2:10-3:31 Luke 22:14-34 Psalm 92:1-93:5 Proverbs 14:1-2 Judges 2:12 – A violation of the vow of Joshua 24:16 Judges 3:6 – Direct violation of Deuteronomy 7:3 Judges …
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