As Moses continued to prepare the Israelites to enter the Promised Land, he reminded them of the sacrificial offerings that the law given to him on Mount Sinai required. The Lord specifically instructed him on each sacrificial offering to be made – some annually, some daily – as a reminder of the sins they hadContinue reading “Five Offerings– Deuteronomy 12”
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There You Shall Go – Deuteronomy 12
Where do I go to worship the Lord? What is His will for me? The Israelites wondered the same after wandering for forty years in the desert, hauling their tabernacle of worship along with them. Moses gave them some instruction on the question just prior to them entering the Promised Land. 5 “But you shall seekContinue reading “There You Shall Go – Deuteronomy 12”
The Eyes of the Lord – Deuteronomy 11
The eyes of the Lord are always upon His people and His land, as Moses reminded the Israelites before they entered it. 11 But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven, 12 a land that the Lord your God cares for. The eyes ofContinue reading “The Eyes of the Lord – Deuteronomy 11”
Remember the Lord – Deuteronomy 6
Moses warned the people of Israel to remember the Lord after He brought them into the Promised Land and met all of their needs. 10 “And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you didContinue reading “Remember the Lord – Deuteronomy 6”
The Voice of God – Deuteronomy 4
Scripture gives the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the line of Judah, including the portion from the time of the Israelite’s Exodus from Egypt, through their forty years wandering in the desert and up to the triumphant entry into the Promised Land of Israel. As recorded in the gospel of Matthew: 4 Ram (was) the fatherContinue reading “The Voice of God – Deuteronomy 4”
The Unsearchable Riches of God – Deuteronomy 3
One might think that by the end of his life, Moses would know the Lord very well. He must have had a tremendous understanding of God’s love and power, having seen Him perform so many miraculous acts throughout the forty-years in the desert and when freeing and leading the Israelites out of Egypt. But inContinue reading “The Unsearchable Riches of God – Deuteronomy 3”
Contentment in the Lord – Numbers 11
“Are you not satisfied?” A friend of mine heard the voice of God speak this gently to her as she was washing dishes at the kitchen sink. She was thinking at the time how life would be so much better if their family could just afford a larger home. Hearing this message come directly fromContinue reading “Contentment in the Lord – Numbers 11”
Into the Promised Land – Joshua 2
Reading from the New Testament book of Acts: 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. 18 And for about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. 19 And afterContinue reading “Into the Promised Land – Joshua 2”
Judah in the Desert – Exodus 25-26
From Genesis 49: 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him, and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Genesis 49:10 (ESV) In the desert after their freedom from slavery in Egypt, there was not yet a king over the largeContinue reading “Judah in the Desert – Exodus 25-26”
The Image of God – Exodus 20
What does it mean when the Bible says we are made in the image of God? Someone asked this of me once, and frankly, I was not quite sure at the moment how to answer them. Does it mean that God the Father has two eyes, two ears and a human face like us, asContinue reading “The Image of God – Exodus 20”
Daily Meditations from the Genealogy of Jesus 