Jun 16, 2004 · 1:8) with the number seven being symbolic of a perfect family (1 Sam. 2:5). But here it is applied to Ruth! She is better than seven sons to ...

The psalm appears to be a polemic against the worship of Baal who, through the struggle with the Sea, attained a house filled with corruption. Yahweh, not Baal, ...

“King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon devoured me and drove my people out. Like a monster from the deep he swallowed me. He filled his belly with my riches. He made ...