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I Samuel 2

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Hannah’s prayer of praiseverses 1-10

And Hannah prayed and said                             

My heart rejoices in the LORD – mine horn is exalted in the LORD

            my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies

                        because I rejoice in YOUR salvation

There is none holy as the LORD – for there is none beside YOU

            neither is there any ROCK like our God … Read More

I Samuel 1

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Hannah had no childrenverses 1-2

 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim- zophim – of mount Ephraim

            and his name of Elkanah – son of Jeroham – Elihu – Tohu – Zuph

                        an Ephrathite

and he had two wives the name of one was Hannah

the name of the other Peninnah

                                    and Peninnah had children

                                                BUT Hannah had … Read More

Ruth 4

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Boaz gathers elders to confront kinsmanverses 1-4

Then went Boaz up to the gate – and sat him down there

            and behold the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by

to whom he said

            Ho – such a one – turn aside – sit down here

And he turned aside and sat down

            and he took ten men of … Read More

Ruth 3

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Naomi gives Ruth instructionsverses 1-4

Then Naomi her mother-in-law

said to her

My daughter – shall I not seek REST for you

that it may be well with you?

And now is not Boaz of our kindred – with whose maidens you was?

            BEHOLD – he winnows barley tonight in the threshingfloor

                        wash yourself therefore – and anoint you… Read More

Ruth 2

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Boaz – wealthy relative of Elimelechverse 1

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s

            a might man of wealth – of the family of Elimelech

                        and his name was Boaz

Providence of God at workverses 2-3

And Ruth the Moabitess

said to Naomi

Let me now go to the field – and gleam ears of corn after … Read More

Ruth 1

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Elimelech moves to Moab from Judahverses 1-2

Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled

that there was a famine in the land

And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the

country of Moab – he – his wife – his two sons

And the name of the man was Elimelech

and … Read More

Judges 21

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Israel cries before the LORDverses 1-3

Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh

saying

There shall not any of us give his daughter

to Benjamin to wife

And the people came to the house of God

and abode there till even before God

                        and lifted up their voices – and wept sore

and said

O LORD God … Read More

Judges 20

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Army of 400,000 gather at Mizpehverses 1-3

Then all the children of Israel went out

            and the congregation was gathered together as one man

                        from Dan even to Beer-sheba – with the land of Gilead

to the LORD in Mizpeh

And the chief of all the people – even of all the tribes of Israel

            presented themselves in the … Read More

Judges 19

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Levite has wife who is unfaithfulverses 1-3

And it came to pass in those days – when there was no king in Israel

that there was a certain Levite sojourning

on the side of mount Ephraim

                  who took to him a concubine

out of Bethlehem- Judah

And his concubine played the whore against him

and went away from him … Read More

Judges 18

  • Rev. Richard Sharpe Jr., M. Div.

Men of Dan meet Micah’s priestverses 1-4

 In those days there was no king in Israel

            and in those days the tribe of the Danites

sought them an inheritance

to dwell in

FOR to that day all their inheritance had not fallen

            to them among the tribes of Israel

And the children of Dan

sent of their family five … Read More

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