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)
Tag: Old Testament
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
Numbers 33
Introduction I'm sure you've noticed that in my sermons I very often begin with a recap of the previous one. So, before going on to study the latest passage, I summarise what we learned from the previous passage. In this way anyone who missed the last sermon can catch up; and everyone else is reminded … Continue reading Numbers 33
Numbers 32
Introduction It was back in chapter 20 that we noted how the Israelites had entered their fortieth, and last, year in the wilderness. And we noted that they were on the verge of entering the Promised Land. However, since chapter 20, lots of things have happened. It was in the fortieth year that Moses and … Continue reading Numbers 32
Numbers 31
Introduction I've said before that the book of Numbers alternates between historical narrative and legal instruction; between history and law. In the narrative sections, it tells the story of the Israelites in the wilderness. In the legal sections, the Lord gave laws to his people to keep. Chapters 28 to 30 contained legal instruction: laws … Continue reading Numbers 31
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