IRTWBEY365 (I Read The Whole Bible Every Year Podcast)

1 Sa 17-19

 

The Philistines prepare for battle against the Israelites at Sokoth

Goliath challenge Israel to send their best man to fight against him instead engaging the entire army. 

David, son of Jesse accepts the challenges and slain Golliath with a sling and a stone.

Jonathan, son of Saul, develops a covenant relationship

Saul turns against David because of the favor of God on his life and attempts to kill him several times.

David is protected from Saul because of his friendship with Jonathan

Samuel 15

Saul was anointed as king of Israel .

However Saul disobeyed God when he didn't utterly destroy the Amalekites as God commanded .

Samuel told Saul that he has been rejected by God as king of Israel.

Hence Samuel said ' obedience is better than sacrifice ' ...

Samuel 16

Samuel anointed David as instructed by God .

Meanwhile Saul was troubled by an evil spirit, therefore David was called upon since the spirit goes away at the sound of the harp which David was skilled at playing.

Saul eventually took a deep liking to David.

My summary

1st Samuel Chapter 14

Saul thinks God is silent because someone has sinned. It’s determined Johnathan is the sinner because he ate the honey. Saul wants to kill him, but the Israelites talk him out of it. The Israelites and Philistines separate to fight another day.

SUMMER OF THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL (chapter 10 11 12 13)

Saul is anointed to be king over Israel. The prophet who anointed Saul was Samuel

Nahash the Ammonite made a covenant with the men of Jabesh

Samuel called all the tribe of Israel together

Saul distribute all the men who are soldiers of Israel

The life of Samuels

Bible Summary

1st Samuel Chapter 4-: The Israelites were defeated by the Philistines and Eli’s sons were killed. When Eli heard that the ark had been captured, he died.

1st Samuel Chapter 5:- The Philistines put the ark in their temple. Their god fell on his face before it. The city became cursed so they sent the ark away.

1st Samuel Chapter 6-: The Philistines sent the ark away with guilt offerings. The people of Beth Shemesh found it and rejoiced but some were struck down.

1st Samuel Chapter 7:- The ark was taken to Kiriath-jearim. The Philistines attacked Israel. Samuel cried out to the LORD and the Israelites defeated them.

Day 91 - 1Samuel 1 to 3

Today we are starting a new book – 1 Samuel, which describes the rise of Israel’s first kings. There are three key characters that dominate the book – Samuel, Saul and David.

The chapters open with the story of Elkanah and his two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Hannah is barren but Peninnah has several children, and she mercilessly provokes Hannah because of her barrenness. So Hannah prays to the Lord when they go up to Shiloh to worship. She asks God for a son and promises to give the child back to God if He answers her prayer.

We also see in chapter 1 Eli the priest, and his two sons Hophni and Phinehas, who we later learn are corrupt and dishonour God with their actions.

In Chapter 2 Hannah sings a song of praise and thanksgiving to God for giving her a son. Samuel grows up ministering to the Lord. There is also a word given to Eli that his household is going to be cut off because of his sons’ wrongdoing and his inability to correct them.

In chapter 3, Samuel encounters God who calls to him three times and then he responds as he did not know God before this. From that point on Samuel is the prophet of God to the nation of Israel.

The book of Ruth begins with the days of the judges and concludes with the genealogy of David.

The main characters include Ruth, Naomi, Boaz.

During this time judges were still in rulership and a famine occurred in the land.  Elimelek and his wife, Naomi along with their two sons decided to leave from Bethlehem and relocate to Moab.  While in Moab, Naomi’s husband died and she was left with her two sons.  As the sons grew older, they married Moabites women, Orpah and Ruth.  After living there for about 10 years, both sons Mahlon and Killion also died.  Naomi was left without her sons and her husband in a foreign land.

 

She decided that it was in her best interest to go back to her hometown. Her daughters-in-law wanted to come with her but she encouraged them to go home to their parents. Orpah left and returned to her parents but Ruth insisted on staying with Naomi.

Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

Ruth goes to glean barley from a local field which belonged to Boaz.  He was a well-known, noble and respected man and also very wealthy.  It was later revealed that Boaz was actually a distant relative of Naomi’s husband Elimelek. As Ruth is working in the field, Boaz arrives and takes notice of her and inquire of her.  Once he finds out that she’s Naomi’s daughter-in-law. He extends an invitation for her to continue to glean in the field.  He instructs the men not to bother her and also offer her food and water to drink.

At this she was grateful.  She asked him why was he being so generous to her, His reply –because of her loyalty and commitment to Naomi.  As Ruth returns to Naomi that evening with a great amount of barley, she asked where did she glean.   When Naomi realized it was her relative Boaz, she spoke God’s blessing over him and tells Ruth that Boaz is their family redeemer.

A family redeemer was a cultural practice at that time that that if a man in the family died and left a wife , children or land, it was the Family Redeemer responsibility to marry that widow, take up the land and to protect that family

Naomi and Ruth come up with a plan to get Boaz to notice their situation.  Ruth gets dress and prepares to go to the threshing floor to met Boaz. As she approaches, she finds him sleeping in a pile of grain.  Ruth approaches quietly, uncovered his feet and lie  down near him.. During the night, he was startled by this woman and asked who was she.   She explained who she was and asked if he would redeem Naomi’s family and marry her.  He tells her yes but wait until the next day in order to follow proper protocol. 

Boaz finds out that there is another family member closer than he is that is entitle to be the redeemer.  The family member is informed that he has to marry Ruth, a Moabites and he declines the offer.  Therefore, Boaz would be next in line as the family redeemer.  He steps in as the guardian redeemer acquires the family property and marries Ruth.  Ruth later gives birth to a son, Obed which is the father of Jesse and Jesse, the father of David. 

Although the story started with many trudges in the beginning-- the famine, losing her family,  her husband and sons --- it also demonstrates the loyalty of a relationship with Ruth and Naomi and also how God was working behind the scene all along in spite of what was happening in the natural.

Regardless of what you are facing in the natural, do not get consumed --- because anything that is seen is subject to changed --- for He is always present working on our behalf regardless of what it looks like --- for He is always on the scene.

Ruth 2-4 Summary

 

 Chp 2. The famine is over and Naomi and Ruth have returned to Bethlehem.  Ruth goes to a local field to glean barley. The field that she is gleaning at belongs to Boaz, which happens to be a relative of Naomi’s husband Elimelek.  Boaz is a noble of character and very wealth.  He takes notice of Ruth and extends favor to her because of her loyalty to Naomi her mother-in-law.

 Chp 3 Once it’s discovered that Boaz is a relative, a plan is devised for Ruth to meet Boaz at the threshing floor to ask if he would be the guardian redeemer.  As the redeemer, he would marry Ruth and acquire the land of Elimelek. 

 Chp 4 Boaz finds out that there is another family member closer than he is that is entitle to be the redeemer.  The family member is informed that he has to marry Ruth, a Moabites and he declines the offer.  Therefore Boaz would be next in line as the family redeemer.  So he acquires the family property and marries Ruth.  Ruth later gives birth to a son, Obed, which is the father of Jesse and Jesse, the father of David.

Judges 20

This season depicts an era in Israel when there was no judge nor a king . Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Something tragic happened that shook the whole land of Israel . The conccubine of a certain Levite was ravaged by the men of Gilead of the tribe of Benjamin.

Afterward a civil war broke out in Israel the other tribes of Israel against the Benjamin tribe .

Judges 21

In the aftermath of the civil war , it all appeared that the Benjamin tribe could be extinct .

Meanwhile , the whole Israelites had a meeting and came up with ideas on how to give the Benjamin tribe a chance to survival.