DANIEL 1: 6-7 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael,and Azariah. To them the chief of the eunuchs gave names: he gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael Meshach; and to Azariah, Abed-Neg. Some people assume new names to disguise their...
DANIEL 1:3-4 Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king descendants and some of the nobles, young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to...
DANIEL 1: 1-2 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into...
RUTH 4:18-22 Now this is the genealogy of Perez: Perez begot Hezron; Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David. Scientists in London extracted a DNA sample from the skeleton...
RUTH 4:14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your...
RUTH 4:12-13 “May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the LORD will give you from this young woman” So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her...
RUTH 4:9 And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.” A father and son built a toy sailboat. Before launching it, the father...
RUTH 4:5-6 Then Boez said, “on the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.” and the near kinsman said, “I cannot redeem...
RUTH 3:18 Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day… American culture is built around the oft-quoted phrase, “Don’t just stand there, do something!” As a result, our...
RUTH 3:17 And she said, “These six ephahs of barley he gave me; for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty-handed to your mother-in-law.'” Recently the Barna Research Group announced its findings that the number of evangelicals in the United States is only about 6 percent (decreasing from 12...