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  • Biblical Principle #169: Israel Sentenced to Forty Years of Wandering

    Biblical Principles List Principle God sentenced Israel to forty years of wilderness wandering because they refused to take the land of Canaan and, instead, complained. Explanation When Israel disbelieved that they could take the land of Canaan by defeating the inhabitants who were stronger and mightier than they, GOD punished them. 10 Then all the…

  • Biblical Principle #166: Israel Sent Spies into Canaan

    Biblical Principles List Principle Israel sent 12 spies into the land of Canaan. Explanation Having left Mount Sinai, Israel was headed for the land of Canaan. GOD told Moses to send a spy from each tribe (except Levi) to scout out the land and bring back a report. 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses,…

  • What Does it Mean to Believe (According to the Bible)? [part 1]

    What it means to believe is the single most foundational concept in the Bible. And it’s also perhaps the most misunderstood concept. The Bible says that an unbeliever cannot be approved by GOD (see Heb. 11:6; Rev. 21:8). Yet, some passages regarding belief seem to contradict one another. For example, Rom. 10:13 says that everyone who…

  • 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…

  • April 13 – Absalom Rebels Against David

    Reading 2 Sam. 14:25-16:14 Psalm 3 Devotional Two years after Absalom returned to Jerusalem he and David finally saw each other. Absalom bowed before David and David kissed him. However, it seems that Absalom developed contempt for the king over time. In time Absalom acquired a chariot and fifty men to run ahead of him.…

  • March 10 – Crossing the Jordan

    Reading Josh. 1:1-9; 3:1; 2:1-24; 1:10-18; 3:2-17; 4:1-24; 5:1-15 Devotional After the mourning of Moses had ended, GOD spoke to Joshua and told him that He would be with him and bless him as He had Moses. Then Joshua sent two spies into the city of Jericho which was across the Jordan River from where the Israelites were camped. While the…

  • March 13 – Caleb Receives His Land

    Reading Josh. 13:1-17:18 Devotional In today’s reading, Joshua began dividing the promised land among the families of the tribes. The text reads: Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him: “You know the word which the LORD said to Moses the man…

  • February 8 – A Different Spirit

    Reading Num. 12:1-14:45 Devotional As the Israelites were about to enter into Canaan GOD told Moses to have 12 men spy out the land. One man from each tribe of Israel was sent into the land. They traveled around for forty days before returning to Moses. When they returned, there was a mixed message: “We…