Christ our refuge
“Then the Lord said to Joshua: “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee ...
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Ungratefulness
"All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If we had died in Egypt! Or in this desert! Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us fall by ...
Filled with Joy
... all the power to respond to anything that happens to us. In the Old Testament, the Israelites lost the joy of serving the Lord on many occasions because they became concerned more with material things ...
Wait upon the Lord
... example for us. Not waiting for the Lord has terrible consequences. We lose the favor of God like King Saul (1 Samuel 13:1-14). We delay God’s planned blessings for us like the Israelites in the wilderness ...
Taking God’s love for granted
... (Deuteronomy 7:7-8). Therefore, to wonder and question, “How has God loved us?”, tells it all, that indeed something was amiss. (Luke 24:29)
The Israelites had already suffered multiple captivities (by ...
The storms will surely pass away
“He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe” (NIV) Proverbs 28:26
Bible Reading: Exodus 5:1-14, 22-23
The story of the Israelites provides valuable lessons for our ...
We are weak but He is Mighty
... describes the historical event of the Israelites, their salvation from slavery in Egypt and Moses been the person through whom the deliverance will come.
God first saved the infant Moses from death and ...
Bitterness
... you uncomfortable can actually cause you bitterness.
Some causes of bitterness are intense suffering like the Israelites in Egypt (Ex. 1:14) and the health challenges of Job (Job 7:11). Bitterness may ...
Wisdom and Temptation
... to us when we read a story like this but often times in our life it is not so easy. Whenever I think of this I’m reminded of Joshua speaking to the Israelites:
Joshua 24:14-18 says: “Now fear the Lord ...
The urgency of prayer
... you think of prayer, think of being with God. Just as the Israelites in the Old Testament were powerless against their enemies whenever God was not fighting with them, we also stand no chance against any ...
Faithful prayer
Joshua 10:12-15: On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said, “Let the sun stand still over Gibeon and ...
He is the God of possibilities- just trust and obey
... came their way, they long forgot that the Lord was with them. At the end of the day, at the Lord’s own appropriate time, the Israelites attested to the fact that the Lord fulfilled all His promises.
I ...
The Power of God’s word
... 33, God talked about a new covenant with the Israelites’, which he will write on their hearts. This covenant has to do with his words which he will write in their hearts. Today through Jesus’s sacrifice ...
Don't ignore Go
... The Israelites were a people that God “chose” for Himself as a treasured possession (Deuteronomy 7:6); a people that He loved and wanted the very best for. How frustrating it must have been for Him to ...
Trapped in the fire
... The journey took hours but was filled with songs of praise to God for his love and mercy. A few metres to my destination, something happened but the God who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and Daniel ...
Do we know the God we serve?
“Moses said to God, suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, the God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, what is His name? Then what shall I tell them? God said to Moses, I AM ...
No other Gods
... with the Israelites for their lack of commitment to God. The passage above refers to a time near the end of Moses' life when the Israelites were just about to cross over the Jordan River into the Promised ...
Wait upon the Lord
... example for us. Not waiting for the Lord has terrible consequences. We lose the favor of God like King Saul (1 Samuel 13:1-14). We delay God’s planned blessings for us like the Israelites in the wilderness ...
A legacy in God’s Kingdom
... of Arimathea was a rich man and a prominent member of the Jewish council according to scriptures (Matthew 27:57, Mark 15:43). Because of fear and intimidation by his colleagues and Israelites, he could ...
Bread of Life
... bread (manna) to the people of Israel to sustain their lives in the wilderness for 40 years. Manna was given to the Israelites also as a sign that God was with them.
Let’s examine some link between the ...