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  1. July 16 - Kicking at God

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    07/16/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    בעט - [God said to Eli,] "Why then do you scorn my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?" 1 SAMUEL 2:29
    July 16 - Kicking at God

  2. July 15 - Sons of Belial

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    07/15/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    בני בליעל - Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord. 1 SAMUEL 2:12
    July 15 - Sons of Belial

  3. July 14 - The Anointed One

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    07/14/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    משׁיח - "The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.” 1 SAMUEL 2:10
    July 14 - The Anointed One

  4. July 13 - Sheol

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    07/13/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    שׁאול - "The Lord kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.” 1 SAMUEL 2:6–7
    July 13 - Sheol

  5. July 12 - Heard-by-God

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    07/12/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    שׁמואל - Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.” 1 SAMUEL 1:19–20
    July 12 - Heard-by-God

  6. July 11 - An Outpouring of Soul

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    07/11/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    שׁפך - And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.” But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord." 1 SAMUEL 1:14–15
    July 11 - An Outpouring of Soul

  7. July 10 - The Compassionate Womb

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    07/10/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    רחם - "On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb." 1 SAMUEL 1:4–5
    July 10 - The Compassionate Womb

  8. July 9 - Mr. So-and-So

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    07/09/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    פלני אלמני - Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down. And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here.” So they sat down. RUTH 4:1–2
    July 9 - Mr. So-and-So

  9. July 8 - A Risqué Marriage Proposal

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    07/08/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    כנף - And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer.” RUTH 3:7–9
    July 8 - A Risqué Marriage Proposal

  10. July 7 - Noticing the Unnoticed

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    07/07/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    נכר - Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field or leave this one, but keep close to my young women..." Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” RUTH 2:8, 10
    July 7 - Noticing the Unnoticed

  11. July 6 - Call Me Bitter

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    07/06/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    מרר - She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?” RUTH 1:20–21
    July 6 - Call Me Bitter

  12. July 5 - Untranslatable Love

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    07/05/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    חסד - But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. RUTH 1:8
    July 5 - Untranslatable Love