Deut. 11:11-12 Moses told the Israelites about the land they are to occupy: “the land that you are crossing over to occupy is a land of hills and valleys, watered by rain from the sky, a land that the Lord your God looks after. The eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the…
2 Samuel 12:20 David sinned. He slept with Bathsheba and killed her husband. “The thing that David had done displeased the LORD” (2 Sam. 11:27). The Prophet Nathan was sent to David to tell him of his sins and what will become of him. Regarding the son that was born to David from Bathsheba, Nathan…
Romans 8:28 says, “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” How wonderful! But let us look at the verse again. It says that all things work together for good “for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.”…
We have been following the Israelites through their wanderings in the wilderness for quite some time. Now, Moses was not allowed to enter the land of Canaan, and he convened all Israel and gave the ten commandments and the statutes and ordinances of the LORD to them (cf. Deut. 5; 6:1). We will not be…
Deut. 4:7 Moses was not permitted to enter Canaan. But he gave some final commandments to the Israelites – to be obedient to the LORD. He elaborated on how the LORD has been good to those who are near Him, and how the Israelites had a guardian in Him. These particular words of Moses touched…
Mk. 5:1-20 As Jesus Christ and His disciples were going to Gerasene, they met a storm. But Jesus calmed it. As they stepped out of the boat, they <i>immediately</i> met a man with an unclean spirit. Jesus drove the Legion of demons from the man and healed him. The demons then entered (with permission from…
Othniel was the first judge of Israel. His name means Lion of God. He was the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb. As the Israelites occupied Canaan, they turned to other gods – Baal and Ashteroth and God sent the Canaanites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and others against them. They have become embroiled in so…
The people of the world and reeling under the yoke of heavy burdens. We have become tired and weary of all the worries of the world. We chase after wisdom and knowledge, wealth, fame and glory to escape from our burdens. But the educated, the rich and the famous are not happy either. They simply …
2 Sam. 11 David is now the king of an unified Israel. The LORD gave him rest from his enemies – Philistines, Ammonites, Syrians, Moabites and others, and he rested. As years passed by, and “in the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle… David remained at Jerusalem” (2 Sam….