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The Tribes and Us: Simeon and Anger
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. (ESV) “C’mon, dad, couldn’t I get my own personal
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Reuben and His Legacy
Just before the people of Israel begin their invasion of Canaan, Moses speaks the messages of Deuteronomy, reminders of the covenant relationship Israel has with Yahweh and the requirements for that relationship.
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Reuben and Better Choices
Reuben made a horrible choice to have sex with his father’s concubine (secondary wife), Zilpah. He lost the right of firstborn because of this. No doubt great shame attended this action and
Continue reading...The Tribes and Us: Reuben and Sexuality
heard of it.” Leah was Reuben’s mother and he certainly would have been around Zilpah often. Did Zilpah have any role in this, or any choice? Sexual temptation is perhaps the strongest
Continue reading...Getting a Realistic Picture of Missions and Missionaries
I was recently at a prayer meeting for a missionary who was seeking healing so he and his family could return to the field. Before we prayed he shared a litany of woes he and his family had experienced:
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 1:30,31: Wilderness (Yeshimon)
41 Wilderness (Yeshimon) Yahweh your God, who is going ahead of you, will fight on your behalf, just as he accomplished all those things for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31 and likewise in the desert,
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 4:34: Ordeals (Massot)
40 Ordeals (Massot) Or has God ever tried to go and take for himself a nation from the very bowels of another nation, by means of ordeals, signs, wonders, war, a mighty hand, an outstretched arm and great
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 34:10-12: A Prophet Like Moshe (Navi K’Mosheh)
39 A Prophet Like Moshe (Nabi K’Mosheh) Since that time there has not arisen in Isra’el a prophet like Moshe, whom Yahweh knew face to face. What signs and wonders Yahweh sent him to perform
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 34:9: Spirit of Wisdom (Ruach Chak’mah)
38 Spirit of Wisdom (Ruach Chak’mah) Y’hoshua the son of Nun was full of the Spirit of wisdom, for Moshe had laid his hands on him, and the people of Isra’el heeded him and did what Yahweh had
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 34:7,8: Mourned (Vayiv’ku)
37 Mourned (Vayiv’ku) Moshe was 120 years old when he died, with eyes undimmed and vigor undiminished. The people of Isra’el mourned Moshe on the plains of Mo’av for thirty days; after this, the
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 34:1-6: All the Land (Kal-et Haaretz)
36 All the Land (Kal-et Haaretz) Moshe ascended from the plains of Mo’av to Mount N’vo, to the summit of Pisgah, across from Yericho. There Yahweh showed him all the land — Gil‘ad as far as Dan, all
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 33:1-3: This Is the Blessing (V’zoth Hab’rakah)
35 This is the Blessing (V’zoth Hab’rakah) This is the blessing that Moshe, the man of God, spoke over the people of Isra’el before his death: “Yahweh came from Sinai; from Se‘ir he dawned
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 32:3-6: This Song (Hashirah)
34 This Song (Hashirah) “For I will proclaim the name of Yahweh. Come, declare the greatness of our God! The Rock! His work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A trustworthy God who does no wrong, he
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 31:7,8: Joshua (Y’hoshua)
33 Joshua (Y’hoshua) Next Moshe summoned Y’hoshua and, in the sight of all Isra’el, said to him, “Be strong, be bold, for you are going with this people into the land Yahweh swore to their ancestors
Continue reading...Daily Thoughts from Deuteronomy 30:6: He Circumcises (Umal)
32 He Circumcises (Umal) Then Yahweh your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your children, so that you will love Yahweh your God with all your heart and all your being, and thus you
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