Tag: possessions
Biblical Principle #314: Israelites Not to Covet
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid Israelites from coveting their neighbor’s wife, house, land, servant, animals, and possessions. Explanation We previously established in the ten commandments how GOD had commanded Israel not to covet. Later, as Moses recounted the Law to Israel not far from the land of Canaan, he said: 1…
Biblical Principle #277: Land Inheritance for Israelites without Sons
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God instructed how Israel was to protect the land inheritance of Israelites who died without sons. Explanation The book of Numbers records a situation where a man name Zelophehad died with no sons and four daughters. The daughters went to Moses to ask that their father’s…
Spiritual ADHD (The Inability to Stay Spiritually Focused)
Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD (more commonly known as ADHD these days), is a very frequently used phrase today. I believe there are some strong parallels between the symptoms of ADHD and spiritual issues—a spiritual ADHD, if you will. According to Wikipedia, an individual who may suffer from ADD: In short, these individuals may have…
November 21 – Persecution of Christians Begins; the Church Grows
Reading Acts 3:1-6:7 Devotional One day Peter and John healed a crippled beggar outside one of the gates of the temple court. The man got and leaped and jumped around, praising GOD. Everyone recognized the man and were amazed at what happened to him. A crowd gathered there as people realized what happened, and Peter…
November 9 – For the Love of Money
Reading Matt. 19:3-12 Mark 10:10-27 Matt. 19:27-30 Mark 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-34 Matt. 20:20-23; Mark 10:35-45 Luke 19:1-10 Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43 Luke 19:11-28 John 11:55-57 Matt. 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-11 Devotional Jesus has begun His trip to Jerusalem, marching toward His quickly-approaching death. Along the way, He stops in Jericho and Bethany. In today’s…
September 8 – Job’s Great Loss
Reading Job 1:1-3:26 Devotional Today we begin reading the account of Job. Our reading will be taken from the book of Job through the next ten days. It is uncertain when the book of Job was written, but the man Job lived a long, long time ago, hundreds of years before Abraham. Job is referred…
May 29 – Meaningless Human Pursuits
Reading Eccl. 1:12-18; 2:1-11, 17-26; 4:1-16; 5:1-20; 6:1-9; 7:13-14; 8:2-15; 9:13-18 Devotional Solomon applied his heart to learning a lot about life in the search for happiness and true meaning. He began by pursuing much wisdom and knowledge. What he found, however, was that everything was meaningless. He said, “For with much wisdom comes much…
April 9 – David is Rewarded for Obeying God
Reading 1 Chron. 16:37-43 2 Sam. 6:20-23; 8:15-18; 9:1-13 1 Chron. 17:1-2 2 Sam. 7:4-29 Devotional Now that the ark of the covenant had been brought to Jerusalem, David set about restoring the proper priestly duties and sacrifices, “in accordance with everything written in the Law of the LORD.” David established officials within his government and did…