Today’s Bible reading* is a familiar passage to many of us who have been around church for a while. Gideon, with his small army of three hundred unarmed men, defeated the Midianites. Why do I say that Gideon’s army was unarmed? Look at Judges 7:20. The three companies blew their ram’s horns and shattered their…
One of the most common mental images of a Biblical woman is that of Proverbs 31. Proverbs 31 describes a woman who takes care of her husband and family while also earning a living in the marketplace. In today’s Bible reading* we see another picture of a Biblical woman. Deborah and Jael are mentioned in…
Twice in today’s Bible reading*, we see Joshua — at God’s direction — lead the people with the worship team leading the way. The first time is in Joshua 3:13-14. The second time (Joshua 6:6-7,9) the worship team led the people was when God’s people marched around Jericho in preparation for taking the city in…
With today’s Bible reading* we complete our readings through Deuteronomy. “Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.” (Deuteronomy 34:7 CSB) Oh, that we would all finish well! But one thing is very troublesome in our reading. The Lord said to…
As I read today’s Bible reading* I saw God giving His covenant people two very clear choices. He describes in-depth all of the blessings if His people will only love and follow Him with all of their hearts. The blessings Moses describes are incredible. It seems that the people — if they will only stay…
I recently told someone that our plans were “etched in ice”. In other words, the plans were very tentative and everything was subject to change. That’s a far cry from today’s Bible reading* where Moses and the Elders command the people after they cross the Jordan River into the Promised Land to build a stone…
