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MARCH 1 Reading 60 ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 Samuel 8–12 “Give us a king to lead us” (1 Sam. 8:6). The story of Israel’s transition to a monarchy reminds us that the root of our problems is often in ourselves. Definition of Key Terms King. In Old Testament times kings controlled all the functions ofContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

FEBRUARY 28 Reading 59 THE LOST ARK 1 Samuel 4–7 “A god has come into the camp” (1 Sam. 4:7).We should never take the symbols of our faith for the reality. Yet to many, symbols are important. Definition of Key Terms The ark of the covenant. The ark was the holiest object in Israel’s religion.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Samuel FEBRUARY 27 Reading 58 THE BEST GIFTS 1 Samuel 1–3 “All Israel . . . recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord” (1 Sam. 3:20). When you or I experience frustration or depression, there’s help in the story of Hannah. Background Samuel was born in the days of theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Samuel INTRODUCTION First and 2 Samuel were originally a single book in the Hebrew canon. Together they give a complete history of the transition of Israel from a group of loosely related tribes ruled by judges to a united and powerful monarchy. The time spanned is roughly 120 years, from about 1050 to 931Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Ruth FEBRUARY 26 Reading 57 RUTH’S STORY Ruth 1–4 “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16). The simple, appealing story of this “woman of noble character” reminds us that however corrupt a society seems, godly individualsContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”