Deuteronomy 08

Introduction Moses is preparing the people to enter the Promised Land, the land which the Lord swore to Abraham to give to his descendants after him. And having rescued Abraham's descendants from slavery in Egypt, and having brought them through the wilderness, God is about to lead them across the River Jordan and into the … Continue reading Deuteronomy 08 →

Deuteronomy 07

Introduction The book of Deuteronomy tells us how Moses gathered the people of Israel together in the desert near the River Jordan and across from Jericho in the fortieth year after they left Mount Sinai. And Moses is preparing the people for life in the Promised Land which they're about to enter. He's speaking, of … Continue reading Deuteronomy 07 →

Deuteronomy 06

Introduction When we began to study this book, I said that the book of Deuteronomy can be divided into two main parts: chapters 1 to 28 and chapter 29 to 34. The first part -- chapters 1 to 28 -- is chiefly about the past: reviewing the past forty years in the wilderness and the … Continue reading Deuteronomy 06 →

Deuteronomy 04(44)–05(33)

Introduction Whenever the Lord rescued the Israelites from Egypt, he led them to Mount Sinai, where he entered into a covenant with them in which he promised to treat them as his treasured possession and they promised to do all that the Lord commanded them to do. Today's reading took place around forty years later, … Continue reading Deuteronomy 04(44)–05(33) →

Deuteronomy 04(01–43)

Introduction We've seen that the things written in this book were spoken by Moses to the people of Israel as they camped in the desert near the River Jordan and across from Jericho and right before they entered the Promised Land. And I've said before that this book is a book about God's grace, because … Continue reading Deuteronomy 04(01–43) →

Deuteronomy 02+03

Introduction Last week we saw that the things we read in the book of Deuteronomy where spoken by Moses to the people of Israel as they camped in the desert near the River Jordan and across from Jericho in the fortieth year after they left Mount Sinai. So, before they entered the Promised Land, Moses … Continue reading Deuteronomy 02+03 →

Deuteronomy 01

Pre-amble I think I've discovered that I'm a completionist. You know what a completionist is, don't you? If someone plays video games, and he's a completionist, then he has to complete every level of the game and he's not satisfied until he does. Or if someone is on twitter or another social media platform, and … Continue reading Deuteronomy 01 →

Numbers 36

Introduction We've come to the last chapter of the book of Numbers. We've worked our way through this book, which has told the story of what happened after the Israelites left Mount Sinai and headed through the wilderness to the Promised Land. And this book has recorded the unfaithfulness of the people and the faithfulness … Continue reading Numbers 36 →

Numbers 35

Introduction Last week we read how the Lord described the boundaries of the Promised Land which he was giving to his people as an inheritance gift. And then we read how he assigned Eleazar the high priest and Joshua, who was a king-like leader, to oversee the distribution of the land among the tribes and … Continue reading Numbers 35 →

Numbers 34

Introduction I was recently at a meeting in Church House; and the convener of the Parish Bounds Panel was reporting on their work. And he brought with him maps and maps and maps, each one showing a section of the island of Ireland, with lines drawn on them to show the boundaries of the different … Continue reading Numbers 34 →