Esther 4:13-16 And Mordecai told them to answer Esther: ‘Do not think in your heart that you will escape in the king’s palace any more than all the other Jews.For if you…

Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to obey, and they were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion they appointed a leader…

Ezra 1:1-11 After seventy years of exile and divine judgment, the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great issued a decree that the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem was to be…

2 Chronicles 3:1-17 The temple was the dwelling place of God's glory, the center of national worship, and the fulfillment of God's promise to David. The chapter begins by specifying…

2 Kings 5:1-19 Every major element of Naaman’s story, his condition, his required action, the role of the prophet, and the nature of his healing, points to and is amplified…

1 Kings 17:17-24 In this pericope, the prophet Elijah, through fervent prayer and divine power, raises the son of the widow of Zarephath from death. The miracle establishes Elijah as…

1 Samuel 3:1-21 And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation (1 Sam 3:1b). The lamp of God in the Tabernacle was flickering, not yet extinguished, but…

Ruth Chapters 2 – 4 Ruth 3 hinges on the Hebrew concept of the go'el, the kinsman-redeemer. This figure, as outlined in Levitical law, had a sacred familial duty with four…

Judges 16:23–30 The narrative of Samson’s final act is one of the most dramatic and unsettling conclusions in all of Scripture. The passage opens with the Philistines gathering to offer…

Judges 13:1-24 This narrative details the announcement of Samson’s birth to Manoah and his wife. It reveals a figure who is more than a mere angelic being, displaying characteristics that…