Continuing through the remainder of 1 Samuel, the theme of prayer continues. It was striking the difference between Saul and David. Saul is impulsive and rash, while David is constantly asking for wisdom from God in his pursuits. Over and over David trusts in the Lord, knowing that He will remove Saul in His...
In this 90 days through the Bible study, it never ceases to amaze me when I learn something from a passage that is unexpected. The first half of 1 Samuel is about the beginning of Samuel’s life, and Israel’s first king, Saul. Little did I expect that the importance of prayer would be the...
3 weeks of reading down! As the days have progressed I have grown more and more excited about getting to spend time in His Word. I love seeing all the connections that are occurring as I progress through the Bible. While reading through the Bible in 90 days is not an easy task, it...
The second half of Judges contains stories that are filled with disobedience of the Law, and show just how far away Israel has fallen from God. The last verse of Judges is a pretty good summary of the book: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what is right in...
Despite years of repeated warnings to obey the Lord and His commandments or you will be handed over to your enemies, the Israelites still haven’t learned. They repeatedly: strayed from God, were handed over to their enemy, cried out to the Lord to be rescued, were sent a judge to rescue and rule over...
Israel now has a home. They have expelled most of the Canaanites, and the land is being divided up among the tribes; it is a time for rest. Before his death, Joshua reminds the Israelites that they have been victorious in what they have done but only because the Lord has fought for them....
The time has finally come, the Israelites get to walk into the promised land. They enter it in a similar way to how they fled the Egyptians, crossing a dry river floor. While Joshua has seen some amazing things in his life, I wonder what his first reaction to the commander of the Lord’s...
Moses’s life is coming to a close. By the end of the book, the Israelites will have a new leader and are about to enter the promised land, the land of milk and honey. He is hoping that Israel will understand that they will be blessed beyond measure if they obey His commandments and...
Moses is continuing his last address to the nation of Israel before they enter the promised land. While Moses reviews some of the Law and includes some that had previously not been mentioned, he also covers the reasons why we should obey the commandments. We are told to surround and immerse ourselves with God’s...
Moses is giving the greatest pep talk ever to the Israelites and one of his last. They are about to enter the promised land to begin to take possession without him. He is reviewing their history, reminding them to obey the law and telling them what the Lord requires of them. They have just...
