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Rash words lead to tragedy — Judges 10-12
Rash words are so often regretted. Why do we ever say them? Maybe because we don’t give as much weight and gravity to words, or we mistakenly believe that we could handle the consequences of whatever we said. But their … Continue reading
Too many? — Judges 7-9
We began the story of Gideon yesterday — the guy who was hiding out from the Midianites, the guy who attacked the Baal altar at night, and the guy who asked for the sign of the fleece twice before he’d … Continue reading
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Deborah and Gideon — Judges 4-6
For those who are big on action/adventure stories, we’re in the heart of a lot of action and adventure among people of faith against great odds. Today the stories of Deborah and Gideon (or at least part of Gideon’s story). … Continue reading
A sad cycle — Judges 1-3
We’re now entering into a new period of Israel’s history, the judges; and with it, a sad, cycle that lasted for 400 years: unfaithfulness, punishment (at the hands of enemies), repentance, the rise of a “judge”, the defeat of enemies, … Continue reading
All the promises came true — Joshua 19-21
Again, much of today’s reading is about geography and how Canaan —its lands and cities — was divided up among the tribes of Israel. But there’s this really neat observation that’s made in the last verse of chapter 21: “Not one … Continue reading
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Mad-dogs don’t retire — Joshua 13-15
A substantial portion of today’s reading is about the allotment of the land that Israel had conquered to this point. And by the way, when I say conquered, I don’t mean that they had completely wiped out the entire population … Continue reading
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The Real Longest Day — Joshua 10-12
Today’s reading includes one of the more controversial miracles of the Bible, the day the sun stood still. Why so controversial? Well, those who discount the possibility of the miraculous look at the miracle of the sun standing still in … Continue reading
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The conquest begins — Joshua 4-6
Well, those of us who live in New England, who were hoping for spring, are having a little set back today with a little more snow; but God is faithful and spring really is just around the corner. Today’s reading … Continue reading
Finally – Joshua 1-3
There’s a leadership change in now among the Israelites, but not a change of direction in our reading today. Moses has gone to meet his reward for a life led heroically, and now Joshua is Israel’s leader — but God … Continue reading
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How bad can it get? — Judges 19-21
Amazing isn’t it? The Bible didn’t have to include stories like this one. It could’ve just included heroic stories of godly men and women. It could have scrubbed out the shadier episodes of important people in Israel’s history, but instead … Continue reading →