DEUTERONOMY 3:21–29; 4:21–24 The Lord was angry with me because of you, and He solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance (Deuteronomy 4:21). Yesterday we saw that each time God renewed the covenant with His people, the first … Continue reading “THE SIN OF MOSES”
PROBLEMS WITH GIANTS
DEUTERONOMY 2 They were a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites. The Lord destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place (Deuteronomy 2:21). After God created Adam and announced the covenant with him, Adam fell into sin and rebelled. In this and each subsequent … Continue reading “PROBLEMS WITH GIANTS”
COVENANT AND DYNASTY
DEUTERONOMY 1 But your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will enter it [the land]. Encourage him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it (Deuteronomy 1:38). The book of Deuteronomy is laid out as a covenant or treaty document. In the Bible, covenants have a literary structure containing several sections. The first is the preamble. … Continue reading “COVENANT AND DYNASTY”
WHO WROTE DEUTERONOMY?
2 KINGS 22 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan, who read it (2 Kings 22:8). In the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah gave orders that the temple of the Lord be … Continue reading “WHO WROTE DEUTERONOMY?”
LOVING GOD’S LAW
PSALM 119 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long (Psalm 119:97). When we teach our children the alphabet we start with the song, “ABCDEFG, HIJK.…” When they get to school they learn lesson such as, “A is for apple; B is for ball.…” In the Bible there is an … Continue reading “LOVING GOD’S LAW”
JUNE BIBLE STUDIES
Throughout the month of June we will study the book of Deuteronomy. Although we skipped much of Exodus, Numbers, and Leviticus, we will review the highlights of those books in the first few chapters of Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy is one of the most important books of the Bible since it sets forth in a full way … Continue reading “JUNE BIBLE STUDIES”
OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST
HEBREWS 4 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess (Hebrews 4:14). At Mount Sinai God established priests and also a high priest. In David’s day there were so many priests that they were divided … Continue reading “OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST”
GARMENTS OF GLORY
EXODUS 28 Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron, to give him dignity and honor (Exodus 28:2). Two chapters of the Bible are given to a description of the priestly garments worn by Aaron and his sons as they served God (Exodus 28 and 39; see also Leviticus 8). Two sets of garments are described. … Continue reading “GARMENTS OF GLORY”
AT THE GOLDEN CALF
EXODUS 32 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron (Exodus 32:3). While Moses was on the mountain getting plans for the Tabernacle, the people on the plain below invented their own ideas for worship. Before they had a chance to donate the Egyptian spoils of gold and silver to … Continue reading “AT THE GOLDEN CALF”
A HOUSE FOR GOD
EXODUS 25 “Then have them make a sanctuary for Me, and I will dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8). At the center of the Israelite camp was a courtyard marked out by white linen curtains hung on posts. The curtains were seven and one half feet high, which prevented anyone from seeing what was inside the … Continue reading “A HOUSE FOR GOD”