Naomi and her sons are living in Moab because of the famine and drought in Israel. We met Orpah yesterday, and we will meet Ruth today. Or I’m hoping we meet Ruth today. I LOVE taking us inside the stories of the bible. But I didn’t realize how long it would take to get us […]
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. […]