1 Samuel (day 237-267)

Day 237: 1 Samuel 1             1-2: We meet Elkanah and his wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Hannah is barren. We have seen this scenario many times: God chooses a barren woman through whom to bring into the world some character the world just could not do without. Hannah is in a long and honorable line,… Continue reading 1 Samuel (day 237-267)

Ruth (Day 233-236)

          Day 233: Ruth 1             1-5: We are taken back to the time of judges. The setting is once again Bethlehem, but this time the story will be easier to read. A famine causes economic hardship, and a man named Elimelech immigrates to Moab with his wife Naomi and their two boys, Mahlon and… Continue reading Ruth (Day 233-236)