Outline Ruth’s clings to Naomi (Chapter 1) Ruth’s work and character are noticed by Boaz (Chapter 2) Ruth obeys Naomi and asked Boaz to Redeem her (Chapter 3) Boaz does not rest until he gets the matter settled (Chapter 4) Naomi is blessed in Ruth’s son (Chapter 4) Author and Date The earliest accounts in … Read More “Ruth: Why the Book of Ruth?” »
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Some important notes about the book of Judges Chronology The book of judges takes place over 400 years, from roughly 1450 BC – 1050 BC. In this book, we see the fledgling Israel seek to find leadership. The Lord told Israel that they could appoint a king in Deuteronomy 17:15, but Israel is not ready … Read More “Judges: Everyone did what was right in their own eyes” »
Outline Welcome to the book of Joshua. More than a record of events, the book of Joshua is the story of Joshua leading the people of Israel into the land of promise. The book fits into five general sections. Prolog (Ch 1)Entering the Land (Ch 2-4)Conquering the Land (Ch 5-12)Allocating the Land (Ch 13-21)Epilogue (Ch … Read More “Joshua: Outline. Who is the commander of the Lord’s Army? Jesus in the Old Testament?” »
Intro This week is a recap of what has come before. Since we have already talked about timelines and maps for these events, I thought it might be interesting to talk about the types of covenants we see in scripture—specifically the Suzerain and the royal grant. God has always interacted with his people through covenant. … Read More “Deuteronomy: The Heart of the Suzerain Covenant (Blessings and Curses)” »
Deuteronomy can be a problematic good to understand. The book of Deuteronomy seems to repeat much of what happened in the book of Numbers. The reader asks, why are we re-reading information we already read? It helps to understand the purpose of Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy is primarily a document to outline the covenant agreement between God … Read More “Deuteronomy: Understanding the Covenant Document” »
We read this week that Israel is sent by God to “[a]venge the people of Israel on the Midianites” (Nu 31:2, ESV). Some have charged God with evil for having the Israelites kill even man, even children, and every woman that had known a man. Only the virgins were kept alive. Why did God have … Read More “Numbers: Keep Only the Virgins Alive” »
As Israel approach canna for the first time, they sent spies into the land. Not a lot of time had passed between the wilderness of Sinai and these events. The Spies traveled the full length of the land of Canaan. Map of The Route the Spies Took Israel’s Rejection and Wandering After Israel’s rejection and … Read More “Numbers: They Spied Out the Land” »
This week we will focus on the beginning of the Book of Numbers. The earliest and most accepted date for the writing of the Book of Number is about 1407 BC. As with all old Biblical dates, there are arguments as to exactly when the evens in writing happened; however, the biblical account is considered … Read More “Numbers: The Wilderness of Sinai” »
In our reading this week we see the mighty hand of God working signs and wonders for the redemption of His people from slavery in Egypt. One consideration for us this week is that in sending the plagues God established himself as the one true God by defeating the gods of the Egyptians. Let’s walk … Read More “Gleanings from Exodus: God’s Judgement on the gods of Egypt.” »
One of the attributes of God is His omniscience, meaning God is all knowing. Scripture speaks to this reality in many places. God, exhorting the people of Israel for their idolatry says to them “remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is … Read More “Exodus 3 (Pastor’s thoughts): The Omniscience of God” »