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After the Hebrew people escape Egypt, they make their way across the desert, approaching the land God promised to Abraham. Moses selects a representative from each tribe of Israel to spy out the land. Caleb, son of Jephunneh, is one of the twelve men selected, representing the tribe of Judah. The twelve head out to […]
After Issachar comes Zebulun. If you’re keeping track, Zebulun is Jacob’s tenth boy and Leah’s sixth. If we speculated that Issachar received little attention in his large family, it may be even more true for young Zebulun. However, Zebulun is Leah’s last son. She may treat him as her baby, regardless of how old he […]
Ananias (3) is a high priest and part of the religious Council, the Sanhedrin. This is at a time when the Jewish religious leaders are doing their best to get rid of Paul, trying to silence him forever or at least remove his influence on their community. Paul, a prisoner for his beliefs and for […]
Mary is the sister of Martha and Lazarus. The Bible includes two stories about her that cause me to label her as irresponsible. Jesus, however, has a different perspective. In the first story, Mary sits at the feet of Jesus, taking in all he says and basking in his presence while her sister, Martha, toils […]
Jesus’s detractors drag a woman caught in the act of adultery before him. The religious leaders who present her care nothing about her, what she did, or justice. If they have true concern for the law they claim to uphold, they would have likewise offered up her adulterous partner along with her. Instead, they are […]
Later Jesus uses another story to instruct the people about God and prayer. This time he tells them of a widow who has received unfair treatment. She goes to the judge seeking justice. But the unscrupulous judge ignores her appeals for help. Despite him dismissing her, she keeps coming before him, over and over. She’s […]
A woman is disabled, so much so that she is perpetually bent over and can’t begin to stand straight. She has endured this for eighteen years. When Jesus sees her, he reaches out and touches her crippled form. Immediately the bones in her body realign. She stands up straight, thanking God. A religious leader who […]
Susanna lives in exile in Babylon. She is known for her great beauty and deep reverence for God. Her parents are moral folks, conducting themselves with virtue, which they instill in their daughter. Susanna’s husband is rich and respected by the people. The leading Jews hang out at his house. Aside from being displaced from […]
There is a woman, the wife of Manoah. She is barren. Though we don’t know how long she and Manoah have tried to have children, God sends an angel to her with good news. He promises she will become pregnant and have a boy. However, he also requires something of her. She must not drink […]
Though infamous for her tryst with bad-boy Samson, we know little about Delilah. The Bible says Samson falls in love with her. We assume it’s mutual, though for her it may just be for the sex or out of rebellion. Whatever her motivation to hook up with the potent Samson, money soon becomes a more […]