Tag: Israelites
Biblical Principle #131: Moses Established Judges for Israel
Biblical Principles List Principle Moses appointed judges to help oversee Israel’s concerns during the exodus. Explanation Moses was burdened with the judging of concerns brought to him by Israelites. Seeing this, Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, suggested that Moses appoint other reliable men to serve subsets of Israel as judges. Moses heeded this advice. 13 So it…
Biblical Principle #104: God’s Children are the Remnant
Biblical Principles List Principle God’s children are called the remnant. Explanation GOD created everything, the heavens and the earth. Sin corrupted GOD’s creation. Satan exerted his evil influence to draw away the majority of people to do evil. Most people do not choose to follow GOD. In the first world, Noah and his seven family…
Biblical Principle #76: Isaac was the Child of Promise (Descendants vs Seed)
Biblical Principles List Principle Isaac was the child of God’s promise. Explanation When GOD told Abraham that Abraham would have a son, Sarah thought logically and gave her handmaid Hagar to Abraham as a wife. Sarah apparently thought there was no way that she would bear that child, so it would have to come from someone…
The Fascinating Contrast of the Two Israel’s of Scripture (Physical Israel vs spiritual Israel)
In the two-part article on the Song of Moses, I showed that Deuteronomy 32 introduced a distinction between the Israelites GOD was angry with and those servants He would vindicate in a coming judgment. The writings of the Old Testament (OT) Prophets can sometimes be difficult to understand. One reason is that, often within the…
October 5 – Malachi’s Message of Repentance
Reading Mal. 1:1-4:6 Devotional The book of Malachi was written sometime between 500-460 B.C. The prophet Malachi receives a message from GOD which is a series of questions and answers given in rebuke of the Jews who have fallen into discouragement and are guilty of simply going through the motions of serving GOD, but their…
September 23 – First Return to Jerusalem
Reading Ezra 1:1-4:5 Devotional Now that Cyrus King of Persia ruled the former Babylonian Empire, he made a great decree, in accordance with what the LORD had said: 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build…
May 14 – Solomon Dedicates the Temple
Reading 2 Chron. 5:2-14; 6:1-35 1 Kings 8:46-53 2 Chron. 6:40-42 1 Kings 8:54-61 2 Chron. 7:1-10 Devotional Today’s reading is among my favorite Scripture. Now that the temple construction has been finished Solomon calls an assembly of all the elders of Israel, heads of the tribes, and the chiefs of the Israelite families. He has…
April 24 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 6)
Reading Psalm 88; 91; 95; 108; 109 Devotional As we journey through the Psalms, our daily focus is upon what we learn of GOD. Today’s reading begins with Psalm 88, which is a song from a person who was dying and wondering if GOD hears him. It focuses upon the discipline of GOD, possibly for…
April 16 – The Discipline of GOD
Reading 2 Sam. 21:1-14; 24:1-9 1 Chron. 21:1-30; 22:1-19 Psalm 30 Devotional In today’s reading GOD punished Israel for some specific sins which were committed. The first occurred during King Saul’s lifetime when he attempted to kill all the Gibeonites whom Joshua had made a covenant to protect hundreds of years earlier. As a result GOD sent…
April 14 – Absalom is Killed in Battle
Reading 2 Sam. 16:15-19:4 Devotional Absalom had taken Jerusalem after David and his army had fled the city. David’s former confidant Ahithophel had betrayed David and allied with Absalom. Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God.(2 Sam. 16:23 NIV) David’s friend Hushai went to Absalom’s…