by Sam E. Stone Edith Deen wrote, “Ruth, the central figure in the Book of Ruth, is one of the most lovable women in the Bible. And her abiding love embraces the person you would least expect it to, her mother-in-law, Naomi.” In last week’s lesson we saw Ruth’s determination to return with Naomi to […]
Making a choice—The Uniform Lesson for August 14
by Sam E. Stone The story of Ruth is one of the most touching accounts in Scripture. The events took place in the days “when the judges ruled,” perhaps during Gideon’s lifetime, about 1150 BC. The book provides a brief biography of one of the ancestors of King David, his great-grandmother Ruth. Later, of course, […]
Walk in God’s Path—The Uniform Lesson for August 7
by Sam E. Stone After Joshua died, the children of Israel were led by judges. These influential individuals kept the Hebrew people united until the time that Saul was selected as the nation’s first king. Joshua had been dead about 250 years when the person featured in today’s text—Samson—came onto the scene. Israel had experienced […]
Return to God’s ways—The Uniform Lesson for July 31
by Sam E. Stone During Gideon’s lifetime, the land of Israel had peace for 40 years (Judges 8:28), but then he died (v. 32). At that point the cycle of forgetting God and paying the price for sin began once more. “No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals” […]
Let God Rule—The Uniform Lesson for July 24
by Sam E. Stone It happened over and over again! After Ehud led the people to victory, the book of Judges describes how the same cycle of sin, repentance, and deliverance was repeated. Shamgar was the next judge. Only one verse summarizes his efforts (3:31). Then came Deborah. Scripture gives much more information about her […]
