Posts with the tag “week-12”

Joshua 10:1-12:6.  “Lessons Learned”          Joshua’s list of conquests is quite impressive.  But as you read the list you see they were truly God’s conquests.  Time and again you read of how “the LORD fought for Israel.”         The land was promised for Israel, but the inhabitants chose to stay and fight.  God brought judgment on the wicked and fought for His chosen.  Eventually, “the land fina...  Read More

Joshua 7-9; 1 Chronicles 2:7.  “Repercussions of Our Sins”          Thirty-six men died for the sin of Achan, not to mention the death of his family.  Achan disobeyed, and stole plunder that had been set apart for the LORD.         In fact, his actions and the disaster he brought on Israel are recorded in the book of the Chronicles, one thousand years after it happened.  Not only did the sins of A...  Read More

Joshua 3-6.  “Admiring God’s Handiwork”          Although I was a small child, I remember listening to a conversation my grandpa was having with a man.  “It’s been said,” the man hypothesized, “that the depth of the Red Sea where Israel crossed was only two inches deep.”  Grandpa replied, “Well, praise the Lord, God could drown a whole army in two inches of water.”         The miracle of Israel cr...  Read More

Deuteronomy 33-34; Joshua 1-2.  “Leadership Transitions”          “Moses, the man of God” (Dt. 33:1).  “Moses, the servant of the LORD” (34:5).  “Israel mourned 30 days for Moses” (34:8).  “There has never been another prophet like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face” (34:10).  “The LORD sent Moses to perform all the miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt against Pharaoh” (34:11).  “...  Read More

Deuteronomy 31:30-32:52; Psalm 90.  “Songs of Obedience”          Music plays an amazing part in our life.  We listen to it as we drive, as we relax at home, as we watch a movie and it plays in the background. We hum melodies as we work, and we worship through music each week.         I have found myself sitting in a restaurant singing the words to a song playing over the speaker that I have not h...  Read More

Deuteronomy 29:2-31:29.  “True to Your Promise”          In this passage are written Moses’ last words.  More than just words, they were challenges for the people.  Moses petitioned Israel to commit to following God.  He reminded them they had made a covenant with God; a contract to obey Him.         When you consider a relationship with God today, do you think of it as casual or compelling?  Woul...  Read More

Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19.  “Random Acts of Kindness” In each of these various passages this week there is a constant theme: Obedience.  There are illustrations for us as to what obedience produces, and in turn, what disobedience produces.         There are also lessons on leadership, lessons on communication, lessons on consequences and their “ripple effect,” and lessons on the sovereignty of God. ...  Read More

 In each of these various passages there is a constant theme: Obedience.  There are illustrations for us as to what obedience produces, and in turn, what disobedience produces.            There are also lessons on leadership, lessons on communication, lessons on consequences and their “ripple effect,” and lessons on the sovereignty of God.          In its entirety, it produces a week truly focusing on the impact of our choices, and describing the necessity for those choices being in-line with God’s desires and instructions.  Read More