Strength for Weak People
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 sums up the flow of
October 29, 2019
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 sums up the flow of
The better story God’s
church lives is the story of dying to an old life ruled by sin and rising to a new life ruled by Jesus, with his Spirit.
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 reading the Law of God
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, they are finally approaching the
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 they weren’t happy with God
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 people to live. It is
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 verse 2. The Lord introduces
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 chapter 15 we read of
Verses 12 & 13 tell of the night of the Passover. God’s judgement is on the land of Egypt, the people, even the animals, but perhaps most significantly the gods.
God rescued Moses at birth, ensured he was well educated, then sent him off between the ages of 40 and 80 to prepare him for a great work. The Lord