The book of Joshua that we are reading this month is a book about victory after victory and success after success. This is not to say that we won’t experience some setbacks in the book. That would be misleading and false hopes in this unfortunate world that we live in. However, the book is grounded … Continue reading JOSHUA and the FIVE Ds OF VICTORY →

After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, (Joshua 1:1) When every boy child was being killed upon birth and some were dying and being eaten by reptiles in their hiding places, Moses was taken to the palace by the princess. He … Continue reading GOD’S MIGHTY WORKERS DIE BUT NOT HIS WORK →

I would like, in a special way, to thank God for your commitment ever since we began this Journey of reading the whole Bible. We have so far covered the first five books and here we are in the book of Joshua. I have to remind you that the books we are dealing with are … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF JOSHUA →

So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD, and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Bethpeor; but no man knows the place of his burial to this day. (Deuteronomy 34:5-6) There are two kinds of people … Continue reading DEAD, BURIED, BUT WITHOUT A GRAVE →

In Deuteronomy 4:9-10, 6:7, and 11:19, God, again and again, emphasizes the importance of children knowing who He is. This is not some kind of parenting but a preparation of the next generation. We live in a world where the school that your child goes to matters more than anything else. The internet content, the … Continue reading THE NEXT GENERATION →

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 “Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse!You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the lord your God that I am giving you today. But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the lord your God and turn away from him … Continue reading DEUTERONOMY 11: THE DANGER OF A TRANSACTIONAL RELATIONSHIP →

Deuteronomy 1:37 The Lord was angry with me also on your account, and said, you also shall not go in there Deuteronomy 3:26 But the Lord was angry with me because of you and would not hearken to me; and the Lord said to me let it suffice you, speak no more to me on … Continue reading BECAUSE OF YOU →

G. R HARDING, one of my favorite Old Testament Scholars, was once asked to summarise the Pentateuch and he said the Pentateuch is 5Rs. In Genesis, Israel arrives in Egypt. Keyword is RUINED In Exodus, Israel moves from Egypt to Sinai. Keyword is REDEEMED In Leviticus, Israel is stationary at Sinai. Keyword is RESTORED In … Continue reading DEUTERONOMY 4 SCANNED: ALWAYS REMEMBER →

Thanks to God we are reading the 5th book of the Bible. We started in Genesis where God introduced himself to Abraham as the first patriarch and he gave him a threefold promise (Seed, Gospel and Land). God gave Abraham the seed through the son Isaac, and God gave him the land through his grandchild … Continue reading AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF DEUTERONOMY →

Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me; perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed." (Numbers 22:6 RSV) They slew the kings of Midian with … Continue reading NUMBERS 22 SCANNED IN THE LENS OF NUMBERS 31:8: BALAAM THE KIFEESI PROPHET →