87 - Wanting a King
March 28 - Nº 87 1 Samuel 7 – 8 After what happened in Shemesh (see #86 - March 27), the Israelites were afraid of the Ark. Eventually it...
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86 - The Philistines Return the Ark
March 27 - Nº 86 1 Samuel 5 – 6 After capturing the Ark, the Philistines took it to Ashdod and placed it in the temple of their god,...
85 - The Philistines Capture the Ark
March 26 - Nº 85 1 Samuel 4 The Philistines originally came to Israel from the Greek island of Crete (see Amos 9:7). Crete was known for...
84 - Samuel Grows Up in the Tabernacle
March 25 - Nº 84 1 Samuel 1:20 – 3:21 Before he was born, Hannah dedicated her son to God. She promised that he would serve the Lord for...
83 - Hannah’s Heartbreak
March 24 - Nº 83 1 Samuel 1:1-19 Peninnah and Hannah were both married . . . to the same man! His name was Elkanah. Peninnah had several...
82 - Ruth Marries Boaz
March 23 - Nº 82 Ruth 3 – 4 When Naomi returned to Bethlehem, she moved back into her old home with Ruth. But now that her husband was...
81 - Ruth Follows Naomi
March 22 - Nº 81 Ruth 1 – 2 During the time of the judges, there was a famine in Israel. A man named Elimelek, who lived in Bethlehem,...
80 - The Downward Spiral Reaches Rock Bottom
March 21 - Nº 80 Judges 17 – 21 As the Israelites continued to settle their new land, they increasingly forgot the One who had given it...
79 - Samson and Delilah
March 20 - Nº 79 Judges 16:4-31 When the Philistine leaders found out that Samson had fallen in love with Delilah, they met with her and...
78 - Samson’s Revenge
March 19 - Nº 78 Judges 15:1 – 16:3 When Samson angrily stomped out of his wedding ceremony, his fiancée was immediately married to...
77 - Samson’s Riddle
March 18 - Nº 77 Judges 14 When the angel of the Lord first announced Samson’s birth to his parents, he explained that their child would...
76 - A Son Named Samson
March 17 - Nº 76 Judges 13 Because of their sin, God allowed the nation of Israel to suffer for 40 years under the cruel Philistine...
75 - A Speech Problem
March 16 - Nº 75 Judges 12 Not all the Israelites were thrilled with Jephthah’s great victory over the Ammonites. The tribe of Ephraim...
74 - Jephthah—A Victory and A Vow
March 15 - Nº 74 Judges 10:6 – 11:40 Despite the many times God had stepped in to rescue His people, they continued to worship foreign...
73 - Abimelek and the Trees
March 14 - Nº 73 Judges 8:33 – 9:57 Following his great victories, Gideon married many wives, and with those wives, he raised 70 sons....
72 - Gideon Becomes a Warrior
March 13 - Nº 72 Judges 7; 8:22-23 God had miraculously proven His presence and power to Gideon. Now it was time for Gideon to trust Him...
71 - Gideon Has Lots of Doubts
March 12 - Nº 71 Judges 6 After 40 years of peace, the Israelites once again began to worship the gods of the pagan people around them....
70 - Jael—In the Wrong Place at the Right Time!
March 11 - Nº 70 Judges 4:17-23; Judges 5:24-31 It seemed impossible for the Israelites to defeat the far superior Canaanite army with...
69 - A Judge Named Deborah
March 10 - Nº 69 Judges 4:1-16; Judges 5:1-23 After Ehud died, the Israelites sinned again. So, God allowed Jabin, a Canaanite king from...
68 - The First Two Judges – Othniel and Ehud
March 9 - Nº 68 Judges 2:6-23; 3:1-30 A new generation of Israelites was growing up in the Promised Land. They had not been alive when...
67 - Joshua’s Farewell
March 8 - Nº 67 Joshua 14:6-15; 23 – 24 The Israelite army, under the leadership of Joshua, had conquered most of the land of Canaan. Now...
66 - One Very Long Day
March 7 - Nº 66 Joshua 10 – 11 Word spread that the Israelites had entered the land of Canaan, and that they had destroyed the cities of...
65 - Victory at Ai
March 6 - Nº 65 Joshua 8 – 9 The Israelites had dealt with the sin that resulted in their defeat at Ai. God was no longer angry with His...
64 - Sin at Ai
March 5 - Nº 64 Joshua 7 Before the Israelites conquered the city of Jericho, Joshua made it clear that all the silver, gold, bronze, and...
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