Bible Text: Joshua, Judges, Ruth | Joshua

Ch1      “Be strong and courageous.” Joshua assumes command

Ch3      Israel crosses the Jordan River

Ch5      Passover in Canaan and Joshua on holy ground [This sounds a lot like Moses]

Ch6      Jericho

Ch24    Covenant renewed: (v15) “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Judges

Ch2      Why the Lord raised up judges

Ch3      Othniel, Caleb’s brother

Ch4      Deborah and Barak

Ch6      Gideon:  the fleece

Ch7      Gideon:  How to work an army down from 32,000 to 300

Ch8      Gideon:  oops!

Ch13    Samson:  The Nazirite vow

Ch14    Samson:  Problems with women and anger

Ch16    Samson:  Humbled before God

Ruth

Ch1      “Wherever you go I will go.  Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”

Ch2      If you want to eat, you gotta work.  Boaz treats Ruth well.

Ch3      Boaz treats Ruth very well.

Ch4      Boaz treats Ruth very, very well and she has a baby, the grandfather of David.