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Ruth 4

Ruth chapter 4 is the final chapter in this important book. Like every great book, it has a terrific ending. Boaz had come to see

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2 Samuel 4

2 Samuel chapter 4 reminds me that selfishness ambition can blind us to our own misguided actions. The chapter begins, “When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul

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1 Kings 4

1 Kings chapter 4 reminds me of a political advertisement. I can picture everyone smiling and waving flags with the slogan of ‘peace and prosperity’

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2 Kings 4

2 Kings chapter 4 recounts how God worked a number of miracles through the prophet Elisha. It is hard to miss the fact that the

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1 Chronicles 4

1 Chronicles chapter 4 lists the rest of the descendants of Judah and Simeon. It is funny that many of us imagine that if we

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2 Chronicles 4

2 chronicles chapter 4 describes the furnishings of the temple. Most of my life I was only able to look through the store window and

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Ezra 4

Ezra 4 reminds me of the difficulties people of faith encounter from those that are in the world. We face resistance when we try to

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Nehemiah 4

Nehemiah 4 reminds me of my own salvation experience.  I heard the truth of God’s Word and I believed.  I asked God for forgiveness and

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Esther 4

Esther chapter 4 reminds me of the desperation we experience when we hear the ultimate bad news. Remember in the previous chapter, Haman, the king’s

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Job 4

Job chapter 4 Practice what you preach contains the words of wisdom spoken to Job by one of his three friends. It reminds me of

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