The head of his staff By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff (Hebrews 11:21, ESV). We
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Silas: the devotion of a servant
Silas: the devotion of a servant Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him (1 Peter 5:12). We learn at the end of Acts 16 that both Paul and Silas
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Silas: the heart of a servant Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and
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Phoebe I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of
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Jehoshaphat: His recovery So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord
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Jehoshaphat: His serious mistakes Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab (2 Chronicles 18:1). Jehoshaphat’s reign had such a bright start. He
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Jehoshaphat: King of Judah Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals, but sought the God
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Gideon: the Lord shall rule over you “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you” (Judges 8:23). Gideon’s life
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Gideon: earthen vessels Gideon put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers (Judges 7:16). When Gideon visited the Midianites’ camp with his servant
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Gideon: a loaf of barley “This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel! Into his hand God has delivered Midian and
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Gideon: God uses our smallness to demonstrate His greatness “The people who are with you are too many” (Judges 7:2). Gideon prepared for battle the way generals always did, by
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Gideon: how many signs do we need? So Gideon said to God, “If You will save Israel by my hand as You have said…” (Judges 6:36). The story of Gideon
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