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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 28-31, Psalm 18
Saul and the medium can be a confusing tale if you read it with out considering God’s nature. At face value, the medium of Endor is able to contact the dead Samuel and he counsels Saul with what appears to be the truth. But a cursory knowledge of the [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 25-27
I have to admit to being fond of the stories of women of wisdom in the scriptures. I think that the wisdom women like Abigail (or Ruth or Ester…) show is very different from the wisdom God gives men. While a man might have met David and attempted to dissuade him [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 21-24
The men of David said to him, “Behold, this is the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold; I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.’” Then David arose and cut off the edge of [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 12-14
The geek in me came out during today’s reading as I read how Jonathan and his armor bearer slew “… twenty men within about half a furrow in an acre of land.” (1 Samuel 14:14)
An acre is 43,560 square feet, the square root of which is about 208.7 feet, so [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 15-17
While today’s reading includes one of the most famous Old Testament stories - David vs. Goliath - I have been thinking about Saul.
It is easy to read about Saul’s appointment and eventual fall, search though his record and point out his flaws and failings. In retrospect, we can find reason [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 4-8
I have always really like the story of “theft” of the ark in 1st Samuel. The elders of Israel decide to use the ark as a weapon against the Philistines and it goes very bad - the Philistines kill 30 thousand soldier and take that ark.
Now, if I was writing this [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Samuel 1-3
For today’s reading, we start the 1st Book of Samuel. Samuel is a man between two eras - The era of the Judges and that of the Prophets. In fact, Samuel is considered to be both judge and prophet, but that is getting a little a head since these three chapters [...]

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