Monthly Archives: February 2022

In these chapters Moses lays out the religious holidays that ought to be celebrated once they arrive into the promised land that was given to them.  Chapter 16 goes through the celebration of Passover, which was a reminder of what … Continue reading →

We have in Deuteronomy the repeated emphasis on not having other gods before them.  They were poised to enter the promised land, and this meant that they were poised to go into battle and take over towns and cities that … Continue reading →

You find in the first chapter that we are reading, 6, is the shema starting in vs.4 which is one of the most famous Scriptures in all of the Old Testament.  It provides the basis for the passing down of … Continue reading →

We find ourselves in Deuteronomy 5 where God gives to Moses the 10 Commandments.  We find these commandments also given in Exodus 20 as well.  In this chapter the people of Israel are an integral part of the story where … Continue reading →

We begin two new books of the Bible in Deuteronomy and Luke.  We see an interesting side of Moses in chapter 3:25 where he asks God: “Let me cross over to see the good land beyond the Jordan.”  But God … Continue reading →

We finish up I Corinthians by beginning in chapter 12 which addresses spiritual gifts.  We are looking at spiritual gifts in our Sunday School class.  Paul addresses them a number of times in these last chapters, but chapter 12 contains … Continue reading →

You can find an image of the region where we find chapter 32 describing what is happening in the life of the Israelites.  You see a number of Israelite tribes who had cattle and wanted to remain on the others … Continue reading →

We continue our journey through Numbers.  We see whole series of commandments on what the sacrifices ought to look like and when they need to be made.  Chapter 29 continues that thought and puts it in the perspective of Moses … Continue reading →

We have a variety of events that take place in these four chapters in Numbers, and then a pretty significant Scripture in I Corinthians that is used for a variety of reasons, so let’s start in Numbers.  We begin in … Continue reading →

In the previous chapters we see that the people disobeyed God and so he commands that they would be forced to wander the wilderness for 40 years, but Aaron and Moses are still on track to enter the promised land … Continue reading →