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Devotions on the Hebrew Bible
Copyright 2015 by Milton Eng and Lee M. Fields
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Devotions on the Hebrew Bible : 53 reflections to inspire and instruct / edited by Milton Eng and Lee M. Fields.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-310-49453-9 (softcover)
1. Bible. Old Testament. Hebrew Versions. 2. Bible. Old Testament Meditations. I. Eng, Milton, editor.
BS718.D47 2015
242'.5 dc23 2015020811
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Table of Contents
GENESIS 15:6
A Faith That Grows
Randall Buth
GENESIS 37:30b
Emotional Meltdown: Stuttering in Hebrew
Hlne Dallaire
EXODUS 4:11
God Prepares His Messengers
David Deuel
EXODUS 20:4
You, Who, Me?
Milton Eng
LEVITICUS 18:4
Hows Your Walk?
Lee M. Fields
NUMBERS 17:23 [ENGLISH 17:8]
Productive and Protected Ministry
Roy E. Gane
DEUTERONOMY 6:4 9
All Your Lebab
Brian L. Webster
DEUTERONOMY 7:14a AND PSALM 128:1
Blessed () or Blessed () or Both?
Hlne Dallaire
JOSHUA 1:7
A Challenging Commission
Mark Ziese
JOSHUA 2:18
Rahabs Hope
George Schwab
JUDGES 3:9
Who Saved Israel, Othniel or Yahweh?
Miles V. Van Pelt
1 SAMUEL 1:28
Hannahs Request
Chloe Sun
1 SAMUEL 17:1
A Fresh Look at the David and Goliath Story
Bryan Beyer
2 SAMUEL 11:15
So He Will Be Struck Down and Die
Robert B. Chisholm Jr.
1 KINGS 3:25 26
Understanding a Mothers Heart
Paul D. Wegner
2 KINGS 5:14
Turned Like a Little Child
George Schwab
ISAIAH 5:7
So Near, Yet So Far
Verlyn D. Verbrugge
ISAIAH 21:11 12
The Silent Question and Answer
Barbara M. Leung Lai
ISAIAH 30:18
Taking a Conjunction Seriously... Twice
John C. Beckman
ISAIAH 53:3 5
The Suffering Servant
Jennifer E. Noonan
JEREMIAH 1:5
The Call of Jeremiah
Chloe Sun
JEREMIAH 25:15, 26b
Universal Guilt, Unlimited Grace
Michael J. Williams
EZEKIEL 34:16
God Feeds His Sheep with Justice
Beth M. Stovell
HOSEA 1:9
I Am Not I Am
Bo H. Lim
JOEL 2:13b 14a
Who Knows? Those Who Repent!
Brian Schultz
AMOS 4:4 5
Sacrificing to Sin
Kevin Chau
OBADIAH 21
The Kingship Belongs to YHWH!
Daniel I. Block
JONAH 1:5, 9, 16
I Fear Yahweh
Sara Fudge
MICAH 1:9
A Prophetic Landscape
Mark Mangano
NAHUM 1:8a; 3:19c
How Will Gods Judgment Pass over You?
Michael J. Williams
HABAKKUK 2:4
By Faith
Lee M. Fields
ZEPHANIAH 3:17
A Reversal of Fortunes: What Comfort!
Brian L. Webster
ZEPHANIAH 3:20
Made for Praise
Jason S. DeRouchie
HAGGAI 1:9
Running to Our Own Houses
Beth M. Stovell
ZECHARIAH 6:11 12
Crown Him with How Many Crowns?
Andrew E. Hill
MALACHI 3:1
Startled by a Visitor
Paul D. Wegner
PSALM 1
Entering the Holy Place
Tremper Longman III
PSALM 33:1 5
Worthy to Be Praised
Benjamin J. Noonan
PSALM 51:3 4 [ENGLISH 51:1 2]
A Penitential Devotional
Bruce Waltke
JOB 42:7b
Speak Truth
Nancy L. Erickson
PROVERBS 1:1 7
For Gaining Wisdom
Tremper Longman III
PROVERBS 25:15
Warning: Seduction at Work!
Frederic Clarke Putnam
PROVERBS 30:1
Agurs Hebrew Words for Words
Bruce Waltke
PROVERBS 30:24 28
A Lesson and Exercise in Wisdom through the Animal World
Kevin Chau
RUTH 1:16
The Faith Commitment of a Moabite
Peter Vogt
SONG OF SONGS 1:2; 5:1b
The Plural of Love
Miles V. Van Pelt
ECCLESIASTES 1:2
Breathe In. Breathe Out. Repeat As Needed.
Frederic Clarke Putnam
LAMENTATIONS 3:22 24
A Rhythm of Grief and Hope
Bo H. Lim
ESTHER 4:14b
A Purposeful Life
Karen H. Jobes
DANIEL 1:5
M ENE , M ENE , T EKEL , P ARSIN ?
Milton Eng
EZRA 7:10
Preparing to Teach
David Deuel
NEHEMIAH 7:5a
God Put It into My Heart
Mark J. Boda
1 CHRONICLES 29:20b
Is the Position Important?
Martha L. Wade
2 CHRONICLES 7:14
Hope
August H. Konkel
Please note that the devotions are arranged in Hebrew canonical order. See page 11 for a chart delineating the Hebrew canonical arrangement with English translation.