Author: Administrador

Employers and Employees Rth_2:4 : ’93Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.’94 Different nations have different styles of salutation. A Moor rides at full run to meet a stranger, halts suddenly, and fires a pistol over his head. A Persian … Continue reading “088. Employers and Employees”

A Brooding God Rth_2:12 : ’93The Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.’94 Scene: An Oriental harvest-field. Grain standing. Grain in swaths. Grain in sheaves. At the side of the field, a white tent in which to take the nooning, jars of vinegar or of sour wine to quench the … Continue reading “089. A Brooding God”

Orpha’92s Retreat Rth_1:14 : ’93And they lifted up their voices and wept, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.’94 Moab was a heathen land. Naomi is about to leave it and go into the land of Bethlehem. She has two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, who conclude to go with her. Naomi tells … Continue reading “086. Orpha’s Retreat”

The Beautiful Gleaner Rth_2:3 : ’93And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.’94 The time that Ruth and Naomi arrive at Bethlehem is harvest time. It was the … Continue reading “087. The Beautiful Gleaner”

Ruth Autor: T. De Witt Talmage

The Choice of a Husband Rth_1:9 : ’93The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.’94 This was the prayer of pious Naomi for Ruth and Orpah, and is an appropriate prayer now in behalf of unmarried womanhood. Naomi, the good old soul, knew that the … Continue reading “085. The Choice of a Husband”

Amusements Jdg_16:25 : ’93And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said: ’91Call for Samson, that he may make us sport.’92 And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made them sport.’94 There were three thousand people assembled in the temple of Dagon. They had come to make … Continue reading “082. Amusements”

Mightier Dead Than Alive Jdg_16:30 : ’93So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.’94 Samson in the text was deified and became the Hercules of Greece. He was a giant warrior, born to be a leader, and Paul applauds him as a man who … Continue reading “083. Mightier Dead Than Alive”

The Shears of Delilah Jdg_16:19 : ’93And she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and the strength went from him.’94 It would take a skilful photographer to picture Samson as he really was. The most facile words are … Continue reading “081. The Shears of Delilah”

Brawn and Muscle Jdg_14:1 : ’93And Samson went down to Timnath.’94 There are two sides to the character of Samson. The one phase of his life, if followed into the particulars, would administer to the grotesque and the mirthful; but there is a phase of his character fraught with lessons of solemn and eternal import. … Continue reading “079. Brawn and Muscle”