Finally, the Hebrew people began their journey into the wilderness, led by the pillar of fire and cloud, leaving behind the overflowing Red Sea and the drowning Egyptian soldiers.
At that time, there were two roads leading to the Promised Land of Canaan: one was the 'way through the land of the Philistines' and the other was the 'way through the wilderness of the Red Sea' (Exodus 13:18-18).
Of the two routes, if you took the 'Way of the Land of the Philistines', you could reach the Promised Land in just a few days, while the 'Way of the Red Sea' was a long, circuitous route, but above all, it was an extremely harsh wilderness route, so it was actually a route that should never be chosen.
--- p.36, from “Exodus”

The promise of 'land and descendants' to Abraham was also literally fulfilled over a long period of time, despite Israel's unfaithfulness.
Of course, no one can blame God if he were to break his promise.
However, God places limits on His own promises and ultimately fulfills them throughout history.
That is the God that the Bible has always emphasized.
Therefore, from 2 Samuel 7 onwards, we need to watch with interest to see how God fulfills the promise He made to David.
How will God preserve David's throne amidst the countless ups and downs of history? And how will he simultaneously fulfill his more fundamental promise to save humanity?
--- p.129, from 2 Samuel

It is also necessary to look at the deeds of Elijah and Elisha. First of all, Elijah overlaps with Moses in many ways.
The first is that Moses, pretending to be a hero, fled into the wilderness and later reached Mount Horeb, where he met God (Exodus 3).
Similarly, Elijah, exhausted from his ministry, ran away and met God at Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19).
Second, Moses died in the nearby land of Moab while looking out over the land of Canaan, and Elijah also met his end in Gilgal, near Canaan (2 Kings 2:1).
The third and final one is that in Deuteronomy 34:6, it is recorded that after Moses died, no one could find a trace of him, but strangely enough, Elijah also ascended to heaven and there was no trace of him (2 Kings 2:11).
--- p.151, from “2 Kings”

Baal, the native god of Canaan, Hadad, the god of Aram, Chemosh or Milcom, the god of Moab and Ammon east of the Jordan, and Dagon of the Philistines—these were all gods so greedy and obscene that they could not even reach the level of higher religions, and they were infinitely cruel to the weak.
Israel was so blinded by their desires that they were busy serving such gods rather than Jehovah, but if only they had ears to hear the prophecies of the prophets Jehovah sent, everyone would have confessed, “Who is a god like the Lord?”
It is now time to listen to the message of Micah, the last of the 8th century BC prophets.
Micah's name means, "Who is a God like the Lord?" (7:18), and as you read the book of Micah, you will experience the same wonder and admiration as his name.
--- p.211, from "Micah"

Meditating on the Song of Songs requires a great deal of imagination.
This book is because it depicts the love and marriage of a passionately loving man and woman in a 'musical format' to tell the story of what love is.
The male and female protagonists take turns singing, and behind them, a 'choir' (variously composed) of 'women' and 'men' sings.
This song is a story.
The story consists of seven acts, and the first act is set at a 'wedding'.
The story structure is deductive.
Even though it may be old-fashioned, isn't the wedding the culmination of love?
--- p.351, from "Aga"

The Book of Joel begins with a story about a terrible plague of locusts.
Some argue that the plague of locusts in Joel 1 should be interpreted as a metaphor, but the description of the plague is too realistic and specific to be interpreted that way.
Also, when locusts are used as a metaphor in the prophetic books, they are usually expressed in a simile manner, such as “like locusts” (Nahum 3:15, 17, Jeremiah 51:27, Isaiah 40:22, etc.).
Therefore, it seems more reasonable to view the locust plague described in Chapter 1 as an actual event.

--- p.420, from "Joel"