The Philistines had by this time become very strong, and they tortured the people of Israel. The soldiers had an eye on the golden chest and believed that if they had it, God would have no option but to help them. With this intention, they robbed the chest from Eli’s son and killed them. Also, […]
As years passed by, Eli became old and would prefer to rest in his room at night. Samuel had taken the responsibility to guard the golden chest and he did that properly. One night while he was deep asleep, he heard someone calling his name. He thought it might be Eli and rushed to his
Hannah was quite excited when she came to know that she was expecting a baby. She just couldn’t stop herself from thanking God for His blessings. She named her baby as Samuel. The next year when the complete family was preparing to visit Shiloh, she decided to stay back, as Samuel was too small. She
The most precious gold covenant chest was kept safely in God’s tent at a place called Shiloh. An Israelite called Elkanah visited this place every year with his two wives, Peninnah and Hannah. Peninnah had three kids, while Hannah had none. She was completely upset and one day ran to the place where the shrine
Naomi was quite upset as she knew soon the harvest season would end and they both would have nothing to eat. Then she thought of an idea and asked Ruth to follow it. She asked Ruth to visit Boaz, after he was done with his feast and ask him to protect her and her mother-in-law,
In those days, women were not allowed to work, and Naomi had no son and husband. The people of Bethlehem had already heard her plight and allowed to her to pick up crops that were left over in the field. One day, Naomi went to a field, were she was busy picking the reap of
Long time ago, a small farmer called Elimelech and his wife Naomi lived in Bethlehem. They had two lovely boys, and were leading a peaceful life. Until one day, Elimelech couldn’t make enough money for his family due to famine. They decided to move to the neighbouring country of Moab, where they were sure of
The Philistines had all reasons to enjoy as they had ultimately captured their enemy Samsung. Plans were already made to please god Dagon, whose blessings helped them to win over their enemy. Samsung was tied as a prisoner and now he remembered his vow made to the Lord. He was led by a small boy
Delilah didn’t let down her determination to know the fact what made Samsung strong and powerful, as compared to the rest of the people. Samsung at last revealed his secret and said that his strength lay in his hair which had not been cut since his birth. He believed that God had blessed him with
After many years, Samsung fell in love with a beautiful and greedy girl, named Delilah. Soon the Philistines came to know about this and they offered her a prize of silver pieces, to find the fact as to what made him strong and weak. She was tempted with the silver pieces and asked Samsung to
Samsung’s wedding celebration went on for a week. He asked his Philistine guests an interesting riddle and asked them to answer at the end of the seventh day. He asked the question, “What is sweeter than sweet and out of the eater something to eat.” His guests couldn’t find the answer to the question, and
As said by the messenger, a beautiful baby-body named Samsung was born to Manoah and his wife. He was every strong and vibrant, as compared to the children of his age. Samsung was good at games and quite strong. As promised to God, his parents didn’t cut his hair. He made his own way and
The Philistines attacked the people of Israel after the Jephthahs death. They were the enemies from the other end of the coast, and were expected to create more problems for the innocent people of Israelites. Manoah and the people prayed to God to send someone to rescue them. A fine day, God’s messenger approached Manoah’s
Soon after the war against the Ammonites was over, Jephthah faced problems with some of his Israelite members who wanted to join his army. He didn’t want them to join, as they had enough chance to prove themselves earlier. Jephthah had to wage a war against the Ephraimites and defeated them. The task to win
God sent Jephthah, a brave and strong soldier, to rescue the people of Israel from the atrocities of Canaan’s and especially the ruler Ammonites. He grew up in Gilead and had many half brothers. He led a vagabond life, after his brother had turned him down. He got a message from his people, who wanted