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Exodus 32:11-14 meaningJanuary 3, 2021
Moses interceded for the people in an effort to convince God to relent from destroying them. He appealed to the LORD's work protecting Israel and His love for Abraham. Moses also suggested that other nations might misunderstand God's actions.
Exodus 32:7-10 meaningJanuary 3, 2021
The LORD informed Moses of the events happening in the Israelite camp. He then told him to go down from Mount Sinai to observe the golden calf that they were worshipping. The LORD then asked Moses to let Him alone so He could execute His judgment upon the people for this grievous sin.
Exodus 32:1-6 meaningJanuary 3, 2021
After Moses stayed on Mt. Sinai longer than expected, the Israelites decided they would make their own god. Aaron went along with the plan and created a golden calf idol. After proclaiming the calf as their god, the Israelites worshipped the calf through sexual immorality, typical of pagan practice.
Deuteronomy 11:29-32 meaningJanuary 2, 2021
Moses commands the Israelites to have a covenant-renewal ceremony in Canaan soon after entering the land.
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 meaningJanuary 2, 2021
Moses sets the condition for Israel’s destiny in the Promised Land. If the people of God obey His principles, they will be blessed. If they fail to obey them, they will be cursed.
Deuteronomy 11:22-25 meaningJanuary 2, 2021
Moses explains that if the Israelites love God and obey His commandments, they will successfully conquer the land of Canaan and will possess a vast territory.
Deuteronomy 11:18-21 meaningJanuary 2, 2021
The Israelites are instructed to constantly reflect on God’s covenantal laws, to diligently teach them to their children, and to share these laws with the entire community.
Deuteronomy 11:13-17 meaningJanuary 2, 2021
Moses commands Israel to love their Suzerain God and to serve Him faithfully in order that the land of Canaan may continue to receive rain from God to yield its fruits.
Deuteronomy 11:8-12 meaningJanuary 2, 2021
Moses exhorts the Israelites to keep every commandment of God so that they may be strong to go in and possess the land of Canaan. To encourage the people, Moses contrasts the prosperous land of Canaan — which depends on God for irrigation — with the land of Egypt, a land whose fertility depends on the exploitation of water from the Nile through human effort.
Deuteronomy 11:1-7 meaningJanuary 2, 2021
Moses commands the Israelites to love their Suzerain God for who He is and what He has done.
Proverbs 2:20-22 meaningDecember 26, 2020
After uplifting the benefits of wisdom and warning against the lies of temptation, Solomon ends chapter 2 by summing up the difference between the life of the wise and the life of the foolish.
Proverbs 2:16-19 meaningDecember 26, 2020
Temptation threatens to drive us away from reality, from truth. Its falsity leads to deadness. Wisdom can save us from believing in the seduction of the flesh.
Proverbs 2:12-15 meaningDecember 26, 2020
Wickedness is a perversion of God’s design for the world and for each individual life. Those who chose it find themselves fighting against reality.
Proverbs 2:6-11 meaningDecember 26, 2020
God is the source of wisdom, the arbiter of wisdom, the giver of wisdom and the gifts that accompany it.
Proverbs 2:1-5 meaningDecember 26, 2020
Continuing his introduction to The Book of Proverbs, Solomon uses cause-and-effect descriptions to communicate the value and benefit of wisdom.
Genesis 22:19-24 meaningDecember 24, 2020
Abraham, Isaac, and the two servants return to Beersheba where they lived. Abraham's brother, Nahor, had eight children with his wife Milcah. One of the eight children, Bethuel, became the father of Rebekah. Nahor also had four children with his concubine, Reumah. Rebekah would grow up to marry Isaac.
Genesis 22:15-18 meaningDecember 24, 2020
God speaks again, saying that because of Abraham's faithfulness he will be blessed. God promises that Abraham’s descendants will be many and they will conquer their enemies. Through Abraham’s obedience, all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Genesis 22:13-14 meaningDecember 24, 2020
Just then, Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in a thicket. Abraham offered the ram as the burnt offering instead of Isaac. The place was then called, “The Lord will Provide.”
Genesis 22:9-12 meaningDecember 24, 2020
Abraham binds Isaac and places him on an altar. As Abraham takes the knife to slay his son, the angel of the Lord calls to him from heaven.
Genesis 22:4-8 meaningDecember 24, 2020
Abraham takes Isaac, a knife, and the wood needed for the offering. As they walk, Isaac asks Abraham what they will sacrifice. Abraham replies that God will provide the lamb.
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