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Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of 1 Samuel. This is episode #05 chapters 09 & 10. 1 Samuel Chapter 09, Saul was a very good-looking man who lived in Israel. He was a Benjamite and was somewhat well-to-do. Saul’s father went to his son and let him know that the family’s donkeys were missing. He asked Saul to go look for them. Saul and a servant went out...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of 1 Samuel. This is episode #04 chapters 07 & 08. 1 Samuel Chapter 7 happen immediately after the Philistines have returned the Ark of the Covenant to the Israelites. The men of Kiriath Jearim come to the town where the Ark was sent and bring it to the home of a man called Abinadab. 1 Samuel Chapter 8, Samuel is now old....

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of 1 Samuel. This is episode #02 chapters 03 & 04. 1 Samuel Chapter 3, centers on the Lord calling on Samuel, but Samuel thinks it is Eli calling him instead. Samuel was an apprentice minister of the Lord and he worked under the tutelage of Eli. He did so at a time when the Lord rarely spoke to His people and imparting vi...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of 1 Samuel. This is episode #01 chapters 01 & 02. 1 Samuel Chapter 1, After many years of barrenness, Hannah’s prayers are answered. She gives birth to Samuel and gives him to Eli the priest so that he may serve Yahweh all the days of his life. 1 Samuel Chapter 2,  began with a prayer from Hannah. The wife of Elkana...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Ruth. This is episode #02 chapters 03 & 04. Ruth Chapter 3, summary began as Naomi coached Ruth on how she should find more favor with Boaz (their close kinsman). She gave Ruth instructions on how to get close with Boaz, really close. Ruth Chapter 4, Boaz went to sit by the town gate and wait for the guardian-redeemer...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Ruth. This is episode #01 chapters 01 & 02. Ruth Chapter 1, begins a story of commitment and dedication between two friends – Naomi and Ruth. Ruth Chapter 2, Ruth, the widowed daughter-in-law of Naomi, goes to glean barley from the field of Boaz, Naomi’s wealthy kinsman. Boaz arrives from Bethlehem, sees the reapers in...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #11 chapters 21. Judges Chapter 21, of Judges begins with the children of Israel remembering a vow the made not to give their daughters to the men of Benjamin to wife. This is sad because we’re ending the book of Judges, since this is the last chapter.

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #10 chapters 19 & 20. Judges Chapter 19, starts with another reiteration that there was no king in Israel during these days of the judges, and the people and land was just in utter disorder. Judges Chapter 20, begins with the tribes of Israel being distraught over the evil done against the Levit...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #09 chapters 17 & 18. Judges Chapter 17, Micah builds a house of worship and hires a young Levite to serve as his priest. Judges Chapter 18,  begins with a reiteration of the fact that Israel had no king during these days.

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #08 chapters 15 & 16. Judges chapter 15, summary was Samson’s revenge. The chapter began as Samson returned to visit his wife, at least what he thought was his wife. However, his would-be-father-in-law would not allow him to see his “wife” because he’d already given her away to Samson’s friend....

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #07 chapters 13 & 14. Judges chapter 13 summary began with the story of a husband and wife who couldn’t have a child. The man was from the family of the tribe of Dan. In Israel at this time, they had strayed away from God and as a result, they were in forced servitude to the Philistines for fort...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #06 chapters 11 & 12. Judges Chapter 11, begins with a mighty man of valour named Jephthah who stands up to lead Israel against the Ammonites. The Bible records him as the son of a harlot, so you can have humble beginnings and rise to greatness. Judges chapter 12, summary begins with the men of...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #05 chapters 09 & 10. Judges chapter 9, summary had to be done in two part. Part 1 began with that one son of Jerubbaal, Abimelech, who was crafting a swift takeover of family leadership. He went to get the men of Shechem behind him, using family as his campaign message. They agreed and gave him...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #04 chapters 07 & 08. Judges chapter 7, summary it began with Gideon, now known as Jerubbaal. He prepared to attack the Midianites with his army. God let’s him know he has too many men in his army; they may believe they conquered Midian on their own strength and numbers. God orders Gideon to sen...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #03 chapters 05 & 06. Judges chapter 5, summary began as Deborah and Barak sang praises to their God. Why were they singing praises? It was because their God had allowed them to overcome their enemies. Joyful times arose when Deborah arose in Israel as a mother. She sang the historical records a...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #02 chapters 03 & 04. Judges chapter 3, summary began with the additional reasons God left the Canaanites in the land to dwell with Israel. The children of Israel needed to be proven in fighting battles. This generation wasn’t proven. The writer identified the nations of Canaan that God would le...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Judges. This is episode #01 chapters 01 & 02. Judges Chapter 1, deals with the battles between the Israelites and the Canaanites. Judges chapter 2 summary began with bad news for the Israelites. An angel of the LORD came and demanded to know why the children of Israel made leagues or covenants with the inhabitants of t...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #12 chapters 23 & 24. Joshua Chapter 23, the Book of Joshua does not openly name its author. But Joshua, the successor of Moses as a leader over Israel, wrote much of the book. The last parts of this book were penned by at least another person after Joshua died. In Joshua 23, the land is at rest...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #11 chapters 21 & 22. Joshua Chapter 21, The Israelites gave the Levites towns and pasturelands because the Lord had commanded this. The Levites were given 13 towns from the Benjamin, Simeon, and Judah tribes. The Gershon descendants were given thirteen towns from Naphtali, Asher, Issachar tribe...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #10 chapters 19 & 20. Joshua Chapter 19, continues from the previous chapters and discusses the allotment for several people as well as their descendants. The allotment for Simeon, Zebulun, Isaachar, Asher, Napthali, Dan and Joshua were discussed among the Israelites to see where the land goes....

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #09 chapters 17 & 18. Joshua Chapter 17, The son of Manasseh only had daughters and they were given an inheritance because God commanded Moses to do it. Joshua gave them their inheritance and also gave an inheritance to their uncles. The Manasseh tribe’s inheritance was ten land tracts, as well...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #08 chapters 15 & 16. Joshua Chapter 15, The allotment for Judah’s tribe extended down to Edom to the southern part of the Zin Desert. The southern boundary began at the bay at the Dead Sea, and it crossed the southern area of the Scorpion Pass, went on to Zin, and then over to the southern area...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #07 chapters 13 & 14. Joshua Chapter 13, God told Joshua that there still was land that needed to be captured despite the fact that Joshua was getting to the age where fighting was becoming more difficult. The Lord told him that the mountainous areas from Misrepthoth Maim to Lebanon was to be gi...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #06 chapters 11 & 12. Joshua Chapter 11, When King Jabin of Hazor learned that Israel’s army was headed his way, he contacted the kings of Madon, Akshaph, Shimron, as well as the northern kings. Theses kings and their men joined forces to fight against Israel. God told Joshua to be brave because...

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of Joshua. This is episode #05 chapters 09 & 10. Joshua Chapter 9, The Book of Joshua describes in detail the leadership of Joshua over the Israelites after the death of Moses. Separated into three parts, chapter 9 of Joshua deals with the aftermath of the battle of Ai and the treaty Israel made with the Gibeonites withou...