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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”

RuthINTRODUCTIONThe 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, probably writtenContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

February 15MY JESUS, I LOVE THEEWilliam R. Featherston, 1846–1873We love Him because He first loved us. (1 John 4:19)And shall I use these ransomed powers of mineFor things that only minister to me?Lord, take my tongue, my hands, my heart, my all,And let me live and love for Thee!—UnknownThe spiritual depth of “My Jesus, IContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”