Eli and His Sinful Sons Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:12-36 (NIV) 12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord. 13 Now it was the practice of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the...
The Birth and Dedication of Samuel Scripture: 1 Samuel 1 (NIV) 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph...
Ruth Marries Boaz Scripture: Ruth 4: 1-17 (NIV) 1 Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he...
Ruth Approaches Boaz as Kinsman-Redeemer Scripture: Ruth 3 (NIV) 1 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you...
Ruth Gleans from the Fields of Boaz Scripture: Ruth 2 (NIV) 1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to...
Ruth Vows to Stay with Naomi Scripture: Ruth 1 (NIV) 1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab...
Samson and Delilah Scripture: Judges 16 (NIV) 1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. 2 The people of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and...
The Birth of Samson Scripture: Judges 14-15 (NIV) 1 Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. 2 When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her...
Jephthah Makes Deadly Vow Scripture: Judges 11 (NIV) 1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. 2 Gilead’s wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove...
Gideon Delivers Israel with 300 Men Scripture: Judges 7 (NIV) 1 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2...