2Sa 1:26: Friendship I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.'972Sa_1:26. When the youthful David appeared before Saul after his duel with Goliath, he attracted the notice and won the heart of the king's eldest son. As … Continue reading “051. 2SA 1:26: FRIENDSHIP”
050. 2 SAMUEL
Autor: JAMES HASTINGS
049. 1SA 7:12: THE STONE OF HELP
1Sa 7:12: The Stone of Help Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.'971Sa_7:12. 1. The Israelites had rejected the Lord as their God before the prophet Samuel was raised to teach them and to deliver them … Continue reading “049. 1SA 7:12: THE STONE OF HELP”
048. 1SA 3:10: THE CALL OF SAMUEL
1Sa 3:10: The Call of Samuel And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak: for thy servant heareth.'971Sa_3:10. 1. For Samuel a great change was necessary and imminent. Up to this moment he had lived largely in the energy and motive-power of his mother's intense … Continue reading “048. 1SA 3:10: THE CALL OF SAMUEL”
047. 1 SAMUEL
Autor: JAMES HASTINGS
046. RUTH 2:4: A GREETING IN HARVEST
Ruth 2:4: A Greeting in Harvest And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.'97Rth_2:4. 1. The greeting took place at Bethlehem. There are two towns of that name mentioned in the Old Testament. This is Bethlehem of Judah. It … Continue reading “046. RUTH 2:4: A GREETING IN HARVEST”
045. RUTH 1:16-17: A WOMAN’S CHOICE
Ruth 1:16-17: A Woman's Choice And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will … Continue reading “045. RUTH 1:16-17: A WOMAN’S CHOICE”
044. RUTH
Autor: JAMES HASTINGS
043. JDG 16:20: UNCONSCIOUS LOSS
Jdg 16:20: Unconscious Loss And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself. But he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.'97Jdg_16:20. Let us look at the text in two ways, first as … Continue reading “043. JDG 16:20: UNCONSCIOUS LOSS”
042. JDG 5:23: THE SIN OF MEROZ
Jdg 5:23: The Sin of Meroz Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; Because they came not to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the mighty.'97Jdg_5:23. 1. Israel's struggle against the Canaanitish king Jabin closes the first period of the history … Continue reading “042. JDG 5:23: THE SIN OF MEROZ”