Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning. Barley harvest is normally between March to April in the Mediterranean regions. So the two widows Naomi and her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth would have returned to Bethlehem in spring during the barley harvest....
Tag: Summer Is Coming
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02 March 2024 – Summer Is Coming – Part 6
Esther 4:14b Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” No force, power or political authority can change times and seasons. Human intelligence can warn us against an earthquake, tsunami, thunderstorm, tornado or typhoon but can do nothing to stop or change its direction. When He imparted weight to...
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01 March 2024 – Summer Is Coming – Part 5
Genesis 7:17:18 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. Imagine being encased in an ark. Bible scholars believe that the crew was in the ark for about 370 days. The eight humans who have never been on a sea...
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29 February 2024 – Summer Is Coming – Part 4
Proverbs 6:6-8 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Get to work! Summer is coming! Don’t waste your time. Time is precious. Time is the most precious commodity on...
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28 February 2024 – Summer Is Coming – Part 3
2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction. Flavorsome fruits such as cherries, figs, peaches, pears, apples, apricots, mangoes and a variety of berries are harvested during summer. However, each season has seasonal fruits that embellish our supermarkets. Winter treats...
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27 February 2024 – Summer Is Coming – Part 2
Genesis 8:22 As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.” Seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter are determined by the universal clock as the earth revolves around the sun. Seeding will be in autumn and harvest will be in...
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26 February 2024 – Summer Is Coming – Part 1
Song of Solomon 2:11-12 For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The yellow heads of daffodils pop up their pretty heads to let us know that spring...