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Abimelech from  Guillaume Rouillé 's  Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum 2024 Read the Bible in a Year February 28, 2024 Readings for Today: Day 59 - Judges 9:1 - 12:15  Map of time of Judges Prayer: Loving God, dissolve the barriers of suspicion that divide us from one another. Fill us with your love that casts out fear. Clothe us in your light and grace, that we may be agents of hope and encouragement for those that despair and have lost their way. Help us each to find our own particular way in which to proclaim the good news of your saving love in our daily life and work. We pray for our government and for our leaders at every level of authority, that they may be strengthened to heal the structures that bruise your people. God, hear our prayers. Amen (All Saints Episcopal Church - Pasadena prayers - 27 Oct 2019 worship) Reflection:  We continue with the cycle of God saving the people. The people fall away from God and worship local deities. God lets the local warlord...

" Gideon thanks God for the Miracle of the Dew ", painting by  Maarten van Heemskerck  ( Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg ) 2024 Read the Bible in a Year February 27, 2024 Readings for Today: Judges 6:1-8:35 Day 58 - God saves the people! Illustrative overview of Judges Prayer: When your Son lived on the earth he gathered the children into his arms and rejoiced in the simplicity of their faith. Give us such faith, that we who are bowed down by doubts and fears we know, deep in our hearts, the truth of your love, and like the children be ready to accept the wonder and mystery of faith without seeking always to understand. Amen. Pat Robson, A Celtic Liturgy, Prayers of Intercession, page 78, © 2008, ISBN 978-0-281-06096-2  Reflection: The people lived in the land the God had given them and began to worship local gods (Baal) other than God. They did evil in God’s sight and by forgetting God, God handed them over to the rulers of Midian and the people of Israel under thei...

Deborah the Prophetess' interpretation by  Gustave Doré Wiki Commons images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 2/26/2019     Day 57   Judges 3:7 - 5:31 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org.  Gregory Mobley writes in NOAVB5 - Structure- 1:1- 2:5 | Days after Joshua; tribal fortunes against Canaanites; seems to have a bias toward Judah (southern kingdom) Judges are appointed; story of Othniel - people worshipping the Baals & Othniel brings them back; Ehud- a deliverer, kills the ruler, He takes off; Shamgar - foreign mercenary; Deborah and Barak - only female judge, palace intrigue, victory, Deborah sings. Meditation/Contemplate: How do you help the people to understand God? Prayer: Let the examples of the Judges give us an examples of faith. Amen The Next Seven Days of Readings 2/27/2019 Da...

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 | March 31 | Judges 1:1 – 3:30 Date | From the Conquest to the Kings, the period of the Judges extends some 200 to 300 years. Background | Book of Judges |  Judges is the seventh book of the Old Testament, and it tells story of the time from Joshua’s death to the beginning of Israel monarchy under Saul. During that time “judges” ruled Israel.  Contrary to what a modern reader might expect from their title, these judges were not settlers of legal disputes but warrior kings. After Joshua’s conquest had ended, these judges continued to lead Israel to their complete possession of the land. Ultimately, Israel’s judges were acting on behalf of Yahweh, Israel’s true judge and deliverer ( Judges 11:27 ).  More - Click here  from the Center of Biblical Studies. Reading | Judah chosen by God to defeat the Canaanites and Perizzites; some failures in driving the enemy out of the land; angel shows up - why have you disobeyed the Lord? Israelites wep...