Why the offering of golden mice and tumors?
Why the offering of golden mice and tumors? The tumors that afflicted the Philistines were most likely inflamed lymph nodes. This is the most common… Read More »Why the offering of golden mice and tumors?
Why the offering of golden mice and tumors? The tumors that afflicted the Philistines were most likely inflamed lymph nodes. This is the most common… Read More »Why the offering of golden mice and tumors?
The term “Hebrews” is used in 4:6 by the Philistines to describe the Israelites as an ethnic group. The term literally means “descendants of Eber”… Read More »The term “Hebrews”
Samuel! Samuel! When God called Samuel to his service, he called out his name twice (3:10). Abraham, Jacob, and Moses also heard the Lord speak… Read More »Samuel! Samuel!
“Thus says the Lord.” Ancient messengers would begin their message by stating the sender’s name and saying, “[The sender’s name] has spoken thus.” The message… Read More »“Thus says the Lord.”
Children were of great importance in ancient times for several reasons. They carried on the family name and helped to care for the family’s flocks… Read More »Children
Threshing floors were places where grain was separated from the chaff. The floor was usually packed clay soil that had been worn smooth. Sheaves of… Read More »Threshing floors
Gleaning was the Hebrew practice of allowing the poor to follow behind those harvesting crops to gather any food or grain left by the harvesters.… Read More »Gleaning
Redemption is a key theme in the book of Ruth. The words “redeem,” “redeemer,” and “redemption” appear 23 times.
Slings (20:16) were weapons made of two long straps, usually either leather or cloth. These were attached to a wider pocket in the middle, where… Read More »Slings
Jebus (19:11) was the name of Jerusalem during this time because it was still under the control of the Jebusites. It would stay in the… Read More »Jebus
Laish was about 25 miles (40 km) north of the Sea of Galilee. The Danites would have traveled about a hundred miles (161 km) to… Read More »Laish
Blinding a prisoner and forcing him to grind grain at a mill (16:21) was a common form of punishment in the ancient Near East. This… Read More »Blinding a prisoner