We come to the story of a family from Bethlehem who moved to Moab because of a famine in the land. They encounter joy, sorrow, life and death. And we meet Orpah. I read a WONDERFUL work of fiction telling the story of Ruth a few years ago. Hills of Moab: Historical fiction – based […]
Actions have consequences. The chain of events that started with the concubine of one Levite leaving and going home impacts the whole nation. We started this story yesterday. It is a story that makes me angry on so many levels. But it is a story that God included in His word for a reason. Maybe […]
The consequences of one person’s actions can have a ripple effect that touches THOUSANDS. One concubine fled and, by the end, a whole tribe was nearly dead. This is a gruesome and brutal story. I find the participants on both sides detestable; at least in the beginning. This story is reminiscent of the story of […]
Israel has no king and no judge. The people all do “whatever seems right to them”. A man named Micah starts a project of an idol. That idol does some traveling. None of the people mentioned in this story would make the cut for godly men; in MY opinion. Reason number one is idol worship. […]
Samson goes on with his life after his wife’s death. He meets deceitful Delilah. He loved her dearly, but her love was a ploy to learn the source of his strength. We are not told how many years pass between the death of Samson’s wife and the entrance of Delilah in his life. We also […]
