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99 See also: Sodom and Gomorrah 48–49 ■ Covenants 44–47 ■ Entering the Promised Land 96–97 ■ The Nature of Faith 236–41 provides ...
100 HAS NOT THE LORD GONE AHEAD OF YOU? JUDGES 4:14, GIDEON AND THE JUDGES T he story of Gideon is typical of the events of the ...
101 See also: Moses and the Burning Bush 66–69 ■ The Fall of Jericho 98–99 ■ The Exodus 74–77 ■ The Fall of Jerusalem 128–31 THE ...
102 GIDEON AND THE JUDGES As in other Old Testament stories, the divine promise is followed by a sign: the angel touches with th ...
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS 103 hands. In the event, most go down on their knees; only a small number use their hands. These few will c ...
104 THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM JUDGES 14:6, SAMSON S amson is the ultimate strong man of the Bible, but in some respec ...
105 See also: The Prophet Samuel 110–15 ■ David and Goliath 116–17 ■ Daniel in Babylon 164–65 The Philistines This ancient group ...
106 SAMSON Samson’s Revenge and Death is a wood engraving from Die Bible in Bildern (The Bible in Pictures) by the German artist ...
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS 107 hero. Others see him as a real historical figure. The biblical tale of Samson sheds light on how indivi ...
108 Ruth in Boaz’s Field, 1828, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, depicts Ruth’s first encounter with her redeemer, the landowne ...
109 Members of the Samaritan faith, an ancient offshoot of Judaism, celebrate Shavuot at their holy site of Mount Gerizim near t ...
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112 F or nearly 300 years, the tribes of Israel had been loosely governed by a series of leaders, called “judges,” sent by God. ...
113 Eli questions Samuel after one of the boy’s visions in this 19th-century illustration. Most depictions of the two highlight ...
114 THE PROPHET SAMUEL the Israelites (1 Samuel 3:19–21). After the capture of the Ark of the Covenant , the people come to Samu ...
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS 115 The Israelites suffered in Egypt. The Israelites asked for a king, although God was their true king. Go ...
116 THERE WAS NO SWORD IN THE HAND OF DAVID 1 SAMUEL 17:50, DAVID AND GOLIATH T he heroic victory of a simple farm boy over a gi ...
117 See also: Samson 104–07 ■ David and Bathsheba 118–19 ■ The Wisdom of Solomon 120–23 ■ The Psalms 138–43 THE HISTORICAL BOOKS ...
118 THE MAN WHO DID THIS MUST DIE 2 SAMUEL 12:5, DAVID AND BATHSHEBA I nitially revered as a wise king, David is in the 11th yea ...
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