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Read |  Wednesday | April 8 | Ruth 4:13 – 22; 1 Chronicles 2:9 – 55; 1 Chronicles 4:1-23; 1 Samuel 1:1 – 8 |  Date | From the Conquest to the Kings, the period of the Judges extends some 200 to 300 years. Read |  The reading tracks the linage from Boaz to King David; other listings of descendants; birth of Samuel (born late in the time of the Judges) Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 |  Click here   Next |  Thursday | April 9 | 1 Samuel 1:9 – 4:11 +++ Collect of the Day O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. A Collect for Grace O Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, tha...

Read |  Tuesday | April 7 | Ruth 1:1 – 4:12 Date | From the Conquest to the Kings, the period of the Judges extends some 200 to 300 years. Background |  In the Hebrew canon, Ruth appears after the book of Proverbs as an example of the “woman of valor” or “capable” woman mentioned in   Proverbs 31:10   (the same phrase appears in   Ruth 3:11 ). In the Christian canon, however, Ruth is a bridge from the chaos the ends the book of Judges to the story of David that begins in 1 Samuel. Whichever larger canonical placement the book of Ruth is given, Ruth tells the story of King David’s surprising ancestry. Through a series of unexpected circumstances, Ruth becomes the great-grandmother of David.  ... More click here from Center of Biblical Studies about Ruth. “Landscape with Ruth and Boaz” (detail), Joseph Anton Koch, 1823 Read | Famine; return to Bethlehem; sons die; Ruth the Moahbite does not want to leave;  Naomi changes name to Mara because...