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Biblical Principle #227: Israel to Keep Year of Jubilee
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel was to celebrate every 50th year as a Year of Jubilee. Explanation GOD told Moses to have Israel celebrate a year-long Jubilee every 50th year. It was to be a holy year where the land was to be left unworked, just like the Sabbath year…
August 29 – Lamentations (Part 1)
Reading Lam. 1:1-2:22 Devotional Today’s reading is part 1 of 2 regarding the book of Lamentations. Although the writer is never identified, it is generally accepted that Jeremiah wrote the book. The name, Lamentations, is a composition of several sad songs, called laments, regarding the fall of Jerusalem and the pitiful state of the destroyed…
June 18 – GOD’s Case Against Israel
Reading Hos. 4:1-19; 5:1-15; 6:1-11; 7:1-16; 8:1-14; 9:1-17 Devotional As we continue Hosea’s prophecy, in today’s reading GOD lays out His case against Israel: 1 Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no…
January 22 – So GOD Heard
Reading Ex. 1:1-4:31 Ex. 6:14-27 Devotional After Joseph died a new king came to power in Egypt who had not known Joseph. The Hebrews prospered and they multiplied and grew mighty in the land. The new Pharaoh feared that the Hebrews were becoming more powerful than the Egyptians, so he decided to make slaves of…
January 20 – True Forgiveness and Seventeen Years
Reading Gen. 45:16-47:28 Devotional Joseph was 17 years old when he was thrown into the pit and sold to the Ishmaelites as a slave. It is pretty safe to assume that at some point during his suffering Joseph felt a sense of anger toward his brothers for their mistreatment. But by the time Joseph revealed…
January 18 – Obeying GOD Always Pays Off
Reading Gen. 39:1-42:5 Devotional After Joseph got to Egypt he was purchased by Potiphar, captain of the Egyptian guard. He served faithfully in Potiphar’s house and over time Potiphar trusted him because GOD blessed Joseph and everything he did prospered. No doubt Joseph wondered why GOD allowed him to suffer in slavery even though he…
January 17 – Be Careful What You Say
Reading Gen. 37:1-38:30 Devotional Jacob had twelve sons, but he loved Joseph more than the others. The other sons saw that their father loved Joseph more than them and they hated Joseph. It was so bad that they couldn’t even speak peaceably with Joseph. The Bible doesn’t say whether Joseph knew that his brothers hated…
February 24 – Do Not Take Advantage of One Another
Reading Devotional GOD gave the Israelites instructions regarding the land they were to possess. Every seventh year the Israelites were to allow the land to lie desolate—that is, to not farm it. As long as they obeyed GOD He would bless them with three years-worth of produce every sixth year so they had plenty to…
February 17 – The LORD Crosses Ahead of You
Reading Deut. 9:1-11:32 Devotional Moses said to the Israelites: “Hear, O Israel: You are to cross over the Jordan today, and go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, a people great and tall, the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you…
February 7 – Complain or Give Thanks
Reading Num. 10:1-34; 9:15-23; 10:35-36; 11:1-35 Devotional Three days after the Israelites left Mount Sinai they started to complain to Moses and before GOD. When they complained, GOD was angry and He sent fire to consume them. The people cried out to Moses and Moses prayed and GOD stopped. Afterward, some within the group began…