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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 6, Day 3: Ruth 2
Summary of Ruth 2: Now in Bethlehem, both Naomi and Ruth face reality: they need to eat. Ruth goes to glean grain in the fields and happens to find herself in Boaz’s fields, a relative of Naomi’s....
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 6, Day 4: Ruth 3
Summary of Passage: Naomi is now playing match-maker with Boaz. She tells Ruth to go to the winnowing party and look her best. Then, once Boaz is finished eating, Ruth is to uncover his feet and lie...
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 6, Day 5: Ruth 4
Summary of Ruth 4: Boaz goes to the town gate and waits for the other kinsman-redeemer to come along. When he does, Boaz gathers 10 of the town elders and asks this guy if he is going to redeem...
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Themes of Ruth
How To Read the Book of Ruth You can read the book of Ruth in several ways: As a tiny, elegant portrait of life in ancient times As a record of God’s faithfulness to the needy As an inspiring love...
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Inspirational Quotes: Hearing the Word of God
“If you want to get a word from God, get into the Word of God.” Mark Batterson Chase the Lion
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Hey all! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week. Please leave your prayer requests here and praises if you have some. There is power in prayer so the more the merrier! Mine: family members find God and...
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 7, Day 2: 1 Samuel 1
Summary of 1 Samuel 1: A man named Elkanah of Ephraim had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Hannah was childless. He would sacrifice to the Lord and give double portions to Hannah because he loved her....
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 7, Day 3: 1 Samuel...
Summary of 1 Samuel 2:1-11: Hannah praises God in her prayer as she leaves her son, Samuel. She boasts of God’s strength, His holiness, His omniscience, of how God feeds and raises up, He humbles and...
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 7, Day 4: 1 Samuel...
Summary of 1 Samuel 2:12-36: Eli the priest’s sons were wicked. They were taking more than their share of the food offered to God, which angered God. Every year, Hannah would bring her son, Samuel, a...
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 7, Day 5: 1 Samuel 3
Summary of 1 Samuel 3: God first speaks to Samuel late at night as he lay in the temple. Samuel thought it was Eli calling him but by the third time, Eli realized it was God calling Samuel. He tells...
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The Book of Judges: Israel Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
After the death of Joshua, a strong leader who obeyed God and led the Israelites faithfully to his last days, a void was left. Who would fill that void? Preoccupied with fighting for land, military...
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Inspirational Quote: Leaving a Legacy
“The true test of greatness is measured by the accomplishments of those you surround yourself with, those who come after you.” Mark Batterson Chase the Lion.
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Coffee and God: Beauty All Around
Coffee and God: Monthly Coffee Chats Hey all! These are quickly becoming some of my favorite posts — where I can talk about anything and everything under the Sun. On my mind today is beauty....
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 8, Day 2: 1 Samuel 4-5
Summary of 1 Samuel 4-5: 1 Samuel 4: Israel fought against the Philistines who defeated them. Not understanding why, the elders of Israel decide to bring the ark of the Covenant out from Shiloh and...
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 8, Day 3: 1 Samuel 6
Summary of 1 Samuel 6: The priests and the diviners of the Philistines hatch a plan to send the ark of the covenant back to the Israelites: they made gold models as a guilt offering of 5 gold tumors...
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 8, Day 4: 1 Samuel 7
Summary of 1 Samuel 7: The ark of the covenant is now at Kiriath Jearim, guarded by Eleazar. The ark stayed here 20 years until the Israelites rid themselves of foreign gods and Ashtoreths. All the...
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BSF Study Questions People of the Promised Land 1: Lesson 8, Day 5: 1 Samuel 8
Summary 1 Samuel 8: Samuel grew old and his sons, Joel and Abijah, did not walk in the ways of the Lord. Thus, the elders of Israel asked for a king. Samuel consulted God who said the Israelites were...
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Between Judges and Kings: Israel Needed a Leader
Samuel, Saul, and David. Three pillars of the Old Testament. But what did they do? Why are they in the Bible? Raising a Leader The period of Judges (about 100 years after the death of Joshua) was not...
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Asking for Prayer Online
Hey all! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week. Please leave your prayer requests here and praises if you have some. There is power in prayer so the more the merrier! You can also email me your...
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