Text: Psalm 119:137-176 Pursuing the Righteous Word (Psalm 119:137-152). God will always use His law in a way that is just and honourable. His own Words reflect this righteousness. We may get tired of demanding for what is right, and yet not seeing or experiencing it; but with spiritual experience we begin to see God’s[…]

Text: Psalm 119:73-136 Suffering brings spiritual focus (Psalm 119:73-88). When a believer suffers, it is always for a purpose. That purpose is not just for our benefit, but also the benefit of others who watch and see what we are going through. The Psalmist desires that others might learn and be encouraged in and through[…]

Text: Ruth 4:1-22 Naomi who returned empty from Moab, preferred to be called Mara (bitter) instead of Naomi (sweet) (20-21). However, God made her full again (vv. 14-17). Ruth, once a fugitive, beggar, widow and stranger in a foreign land is given the greatest honour of being one of the ancestors of David and Jesus[…]

Text: Ruth 3:1-18 In life, you would follow someone’s advice, even when it looks silly, just out of trust. To a foreigner like Ruth, who knew not much about the Hebrew culture, Naomi’s advice was odd (v.4), but because she knew Naomi as a trustworthy person, kind and a lady of integrity, Ruth pledged to[…]

Text Ruth 2:1-23 Naomi and Ruth had settled in their new home in Jerusalem. After ten years of Naomi’s absence from “home”, they needed at least some basics of life, especially food. Ruth came in handy in looking for food as she went for gleaning in the harvest fields. According to the Law of Moses,[…]

Text: Ruth 1:1-22 In this Chapter, we read about Elimelech with his family, which was composed of his wife and two sons, running away from Judah to Moab because of famine (vv.1-3). Later on, Elimelech and his two sons, who had also married, died (vv.3-4). In the midst of these challenges, of losing a husband[…]

Text: Judges 21:1-25 After slaughtering the soldiers of Benjamin, the Israelites also decided not to give their daughters to them for wives. But the battle is now ended, and as they think about the fighting and the vows, they realise that a tribe in Israel is greatly reduced. So, what could be done for them?[…]

Text: Judges 20:1-48 Because of the strange event of Chapter 19, Israel fights against Benjamin and thousands are killed. God is not absent or unable to prevent this. All this needs to be understood as discipline from the Lord. Sin causes separation from God and from other people. When Adam sinned, he chose death –[…]

Text: Judges 19:1-30 This story is placed at the end of the book, but chronologically it should be closer to the beginning, perhaps the generation after Joshua’s. The men of Gibeah, in the tribe of Benjamin, were behaving like the men of Sodom (Gen.19:4-5). A visiting Levite came to spend the night in their town[…]