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A MAN LIKE USHebrews 2 “Since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death . . . and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death” (Heb. 2:14–15). JesusContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Hebrews INTRODUCTIONThe author of this unique New Testament letter is not identified. It is thought he wrote to Christian Jews a few years before the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in A.D. 70. The Book of Hebrews carefully compares Old and New Testament faiths. It shows how Christianity grew out of and fulfilled Judaism, byContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Ruth INTRODUCTIONThe Book of Ruth tells the simple and beautiful story of Naomi, a Hebrew woman, and her Moabite daugher-in-law, Ruth. Set in the dark days of the Judges, the tale of Ruth and Naomi reminds us that even in the worst of times godly men and women live quiet lives of faith.The book, probablyContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

RESULTS OF APOSTASYJudges 17–21 “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit” (Jdg. 21:25). History books seldom provide as much insight into a period as do stories of men and women who lived in it. In three brief slices of life, the author of Judges shows us how dark theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

SAMSONJudges 13–16 “Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines” (Jdg. 15:20). This text does not conclude, “and the land had rest.” Samson, for all his physical strength, lacked the inner strength needed to put his people ahead of his own raging desires. Definition of Key TermsPhilistines. Great numbers of theseContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”