Matthew 8:23-27 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are ... Read More

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"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;" - 2 Timothy 3:16 "Theopneustos" is the Greek transliteration of "θεόπνευστος" from which "God breathed" or "inspired by God" is derived in English. Does not the former seem more divine than the latter? God breathing seems better ... Read More

Author: Possibly Samuel, but also Nathan and GadWritten during the time of the last judge, SamuelThe two priests in Shiloh were Hophni and Phinehas, sons of Eli, who was the high priest.“Lord of Heaven’s Armies” was used when speaking of God.Samuel was born to Elkanah and Hannah, whom she prayed ... Read More

Author: possibly Samuel, though some evidence says it was written after he died.Written sometime after the period of Judges from 1375 – 1050 B.C.Ruth’s story occurred during the time of Judges, so her's is a parallel telling of those dark times.Naomi was from Bethlehem in Judah and was married to ... Read More

Author: Samuel (possibly)The Book of Judges covers a span of over 325 years. It was considered the “dark age” of Israel.King Adoni-bezek, an enemy of the Israelites, was flushed out after he escaped as his army was killed. He was captured and his thumbs and big toes were cut off, ... Read More

Author: Joshua, and maybe Phinehas the High Priest at the endI thought meditation was some taboo, eastern new age philosophy thing, perhaps tied into Buddhism. However, God tells Joshua to meditate on Moses’ “Book of Instruction” (which is Deuteronomy I believe, or maybe all the previous books). So, as long ... Read More

Author: Moses and Joshua (final summary), written 1407-1406 B.C.The Israelites spent 40 years on a trip through the desert that would normally take 11 days. This was due to the older generations failure to trust God and go into the Promised Land. For their failure to have faith, they were ... Read More