52 Weeks in the Word

  Week 12!  I know for several of our readers, last week was a difficult week with many challenges in your personal lives!  We are praying for you.  We want to encourage you all that we serve a faithful God, and I'm sure you all can share testimonies about that!   Last week we finished the Books of Judges and Ruth.  Judges had some interesting parts that brought up some questions, and the Book of Ruth was more of a refreshment read after reading Judges.     A brief recap of Week 11's discussions: Jephthah made a vow to sacrifice what first comes through the door to greet him when he returns home.  That ended up being his only child, his only daughter.  The question was raised, did Jephthah offer a human burnt sacrifice to the Lord?  Human sacrifices were against the law that they were under at this time.  Some believe she went to live a life serving in the temple, never marrying or gaining her inheritance.  ...

Yay!  You are doing great!  This time of year is usually the time people begin stepping away from their reading.  Spring is in the air, and many other activities can fill our time.  If you've found yourself behind on your reading, don't give up!  Take some time and listen to the Word while you are walking, cleaning, or even driving!  Get caught up and join us for our discussions!   The Book of Joshua gave us a look at the way the Children of Israel occupied the Promised Land.  We also saw after Joshua died and was no longer their leader, that next generation decided to worship false gods and did not know about the power of the One True God who had delivered them, time and time again.  In Judges we see the Lord sent certain people to help deliver them out of the hands of the enemy.   A brief recap of Week 10's discussions: Joshua asked the Lord to make the sun and the moon stand still during a battle, and it did! We find that Ca...

Can you believe we are ready for Week 10?  You all are doing great with your reading, and keeping up with the discussions.  Again, I want to encourage you all to have a moment of prayer with the Lord prior to your daily reading.  Some of the reading can be difficult to grasp in understanding or why it seems to be repeated over and over.  Let the Lord reveal what HE wants you to take from the reading. A brief recap of Week 9's discussions: We learn they were supposed to read the law at the Feast of Tabernacles every 7 years; however, they were also supposed to be telling these things to their children, including what the Lord has done. God and Moses both knew the Children of Israel were not going to listen and would turn from God after Moses dies because they didn't listen very good while he was living! Moses goes up on the mountain and sees the promises land and dies, and God buries him. Joshua now is leading the children of Israel, about to cross the Jordon and take...

Last week we began reading the book of Deuteronomy, and we were reminded of what the Lord had done for the children of Israel.  Had we already read almost the exact same accounts previously?  Yes, but we have also seen that when something is repeated in the Bible, we should pay attention!  A reminder of God's provision, goodness, and mercy is never a wasted moment.  We see that Moses was passing this information on to the children of Israel who did not have first-hand account of these events because they had not yet been born.  It is important for us to pass on our testimonies to future generations of what we have seen the Lord do.   What are some examples of God's character that we read about in Week 8? In Chapter 4, we read He is a jealous God. We also read He is a merciful God. A brief recap of Week 8's discussions: The children of Israel messed up several times, yet God kept His promises and they are given the Promised Land.  However, Moses, t...

Week 8!  Can you believe March 1st is Saturday?  At this point we have almost finished 4 books of the Bible.  This week's reading was thought provoking and at times, difficult to understand the necessities of war for the Children of Israel.  Our God is Sovern.  Nothing surprises God.  His plans are the very best!  So, clearly, as we finish Numbers, we can now understand the book is not simply a bout counting, but really, so much more. Where did we see examples of the Christ or the Gospel message in Week 7? In Numbers 27, we see a foreshadowing of Christ with the judgment of Urim.  For more information on this, see Week 7's comments . What did you learn about God's character this week? A brief recap of Week 7's discussions: Don't complain!  - This seems to be an important lesson that was repeated several times. Balaam and the talking donkey with the Angel that only the donkey could see at first.  The Angel of the Lord was an adversary aga...

  How is the reading going? Today, we are beginning Week 7 of 52 Weeks in the Word.  Last week's reading was rich for thought.  It brought on several meaningful conversations within our home.  We also discovered there's a lot more to the Book of Numbers than actual numbers. A brief recap of Week 6's discussions: Over 600,000 men were counted, ready for battle of the children of Israel. The Lord gave us a visual of how he set all these people up by tribe to camp around the temple. God was still leading them cloud by day, fire by night... other's could also find them and welcome join in their camp. Redemption money was mentioned, later Christ will stand in to be their redemption as He is ours today. We also saw the Nazarite Vow. Moses' cry out to God, pleading for help or death.  And God answering that prayer in a significant way.  Ministry leaders could probably relate to this. God answering their complaining with what they want, only to punish them with dea...