October 2019

Here is yet another miraculous birth of a child in Israel, pointing toward the virgin birth of Christ. The child is dedicated to the Lord

These two chapters cover a well know story from the Bible, but it is also rather bizarre. In chapter 13, verse 5 we read of

God sends Gideon to do the impossible but helps him to do it in God’s strength.“I will be with you.” This single line from 6:16

Both these chapters are about battles that lead to victory for Israel.  In verses 34 and 35 of chapter 8, we are told of Joshua

Introduction: Read 1:16-18 and notice Israel’s fervour as they answer to Joshua after the death of Moses. After wandering in the desert for forty years,

Moses and Aaron are condemned by God for failing to trust him enough to “to honour me as holy.” The people were at fault because

We read in the chapters before this how God gives Moses the well-known 10 commandments and various other laws of how God would like his

This is probably a rather familiar section to most readers. Familiarity, however, sometimes obscures the purpose these commands serve in their context. Look carefully at

The people of Israel were miraculously rescued by the Lord. Now they start their new life as rescued people. In verses 22 to 25 in