February 7, 2011 (Judges 19-21, Ruth)

We live in the Rockrimmon neighborhood. I just discovered today that our neighborhood name may have been so named from the Bible:

^{Judges 20:45} The survivors fled into the wilderness toward the rock of Rimmon, but Israel killed 5,000 of them along the road. They continued the chase until they had killed another 2,000 near Gidom.

 ⁴⁶ So that day the tribe of Benjamin lost 25,000 strong warriors armed with swords, ⁴⁷ leaving only 600 men who escaped to the rock of Rimmon, where they lived for four months. 

I found that interesting.

I love the book of Ruth - All throughout it I see the hand of God and His gracious provision for Ruth, from leading her to Boaz's land, to allowing Boaz to 'redeem' her, to her becoming the great grandmother of David. She was from Moab - and yet God still used her in the lineage of David. It's just another example of God's grace.