Don’t touch the Lord’s anointed
David reuses to kill Saul but Saul continues his campaign; Abigail saves her husband Nabal, then he dies and David …
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Saul’s new low
Saul slaughters priests in his campaign against David; David’s prayerful response in psalms: 1 Samuel 22:1–2; Psalm 57; Psalm 142; 1 Chronicles …
Losing your best friend
Saul’s continued attempts to kill David upset Jonathan and cause David to flee Israel; David’s escape and prayerful response in a Psalm: …
Don’t kill my enemies
Saul’s jealousy of David and attempts to kill him; David’s escape and prayerful response in a Psalm: 1 Samuel 18–19; Psalm 59 …
Obedience is better than sacrifice
Saul wins battles but his disobedience leads God to choose David; David serves Saul, defeats Goliath: 1 Samuel 15–17 Plucked …
Saul’s foolish vow
Saul and Jonathan defeat the Philistines despite Israel’s lack of fighting men and weapons: 1 Chronicles 9:35–39; 1 Samuel 13–14 The …
A king for Israel
Saul the reluctant king; Ammonites defeated in battle; Samuel’s last words: 1 Samuel 9–12 The people wanted a king; they got …
They feared God, but not His people
The Philistines return the Ark of the covenant; God defeats the Philistines; Samuel judges Israel; the Israelites reject Samuel’s sons and want a king …
Choices lead to death or life
The decline of Eli (the house of Aaron), Samuel’s beginnings, losing the Ark of the Covenant: 1 Samuel 1–4 What a …
Ruth’s place in history
The genealogy from Judah to King David: Ruth 4:13–22; 1 Chronicles 2:9–55 and 4:1–23 These four genealogies were written to establish King …
Ruth: refuge and reward
The story of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz: Ruth 1–4 In echoes of Abraham leaving everything he knew, Ruth likewise left …
From bad to worse
Micah’s idols ensnare Dan; civil war with Benjamin: Judges 17–21 The accounts here are a tragic reminder of the cost …
I am invincible!
Samson: Judges 13–16 Samson must have thought he was invincible. There is no evidence he kept any of the Nazarite …
Don’t make foolish vows
Jephthah takes on the Ammonites, but loses his daughter; Ibzan, Elon, Abdon judge: Judges 11–12 This account is a warning: don’t …
They voted for a thornbush
Abimelech murders his brothers, assumes power in Shechem, then dies in an attempt to crush a rebellion: Judges 9–10 For …
The counter-cultural Gideon
Gideon: Judges 6–8 Gideon was more than just a war hero with a cut-down army and unique battle tactics. He …
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