1 Sam. 13-14 I can feel Saul’s angst…the Philistines are gathering against him and the people are getting scared and beginning to scatter. It has been seven days and Samuel has not showed up yet. ...
Day 116 – 1 Sam 10-12; Luke 19:1-27Day 116 – 1 Sam 10-12; Luke 19:1-27
1 Sam. 10-12 Israel made a mistake in rejecting God – the perfect King – and demanding an imperfect, human king for themselves. When they confessed their evil, Samuel’s response was this: “’Do not be ...
Day 115 – 1 Sam 7-9; Luke 18:24-43Day 115 – 1 Sam 7-9; Luke 18:24-43
1 Sam. 7-9 When Saul met Samuel for the first time, Samuel said to him, “And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s ...
Day 114 – 1 Sam 4-6; Luke 18:1-23Day 114 – 1 Sam 4-6; Luke 18:1-23
1 Sam. 4-6 In 1 Sam 4:3, the people of Israel were losing to the Philistines in battle. They decided to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD on site, hoping that might ...
Day 113 – 1 Sam 1-3; Luke 17:20-37Day 113 – 1 Sam 1-3; Luke 17:20-37
1 Sam. 1-3 Peninnah had a false heart. When they went up as a family to worship the LORD, she would torment Hannah because Peninnah had children and Hannah did not. There is no worship ...
Day 112 – Ruth 1-4; Luke 17:1-19Day 112 – Ruth 1-4; Luke 17:1-19
Ruth 1-4 I love the story of Ruth! Not only is it a beautiful story, but I believe it is a more significant one than at first meets the eye. It is a fantastic example ...
Day 111 – Judges 19-21; Luke 16Day 111 – Judges 19-21; Luke 16
Judges 19-21 This story of the Levite and his concubine is one of the most disturbing stories in Judges. A similar thing happened when the two angels of the LORD visited Lot in Sodom – ...
Day 110 – Judges 16-18; Luke 15:11-32Day 110 – Judges 16-18; Luke 15:11-32
Judges 16-18 One thing God asked of Samson, to not cut his hair. (Well, probably to stay away from the fruit of the vine, as well, but whatever). God stayed with him in spite of ...
Day 109 – Judges 13-15; Luke 15:1-10Day 109 – Judges 13-15; Luke 15:1-10
Judges 13-15 Wow – I love Manoah’s response to God’s word here! (And funny, his wife remains nameless…) Manoah never questioned or doubted the word from God (and he didn’t even realize that it had ...
Day 108 – Judges 11-12; Luke 14:25-35Day 108 – Judges 11-12; Luke 14:25-35
Judges 11-12 It’s amazing how little has really changed in the world. Humans will always be the same selfish, corrupt, and deceitful beings that they have always been. We see a couple case-and-points here in ...
Day 107 – Judges 9-10; Luke 14:1-24Day 107 – Judges 9-10; Luke 14:1-24
Judges 9-10 At the end of chapter 10, God had become weary of saving Israel, only to have them turn away from Him again and again, so when they pleaded for His help this time ...
Day 106 – Judges 7-8; Luke 13:23-35Day 106 – Judges 7-8; Luke 13:23-35
Judges 7-8 I wish I had the confidence to face my fears that Gideon did! He was given multiple, clear signs to confirm what God was asking of him and would do through him. This ...
Day 105 – Judges 4-6; Luke 13:1-22Day 105 – Judges 4-6; Luke 13:1-22
Judges 4-6 The story of Jael is a little confusing to me. She broke a peace between her family and the King of Hazor (Jabin). Then she deceived Sisera into believing she would take care ...
Day 104 – Judges 1-3; Luke 12:32-59Day 104 – Judges 1-3; Luke 12:32-59
Judges 1-3 It seems that God always leaves us with a choice. When He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, He gave them one tree – just one – from which they ...
Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31
Josh. 22-24 When the two and a half tribes returned to their side of the Jordan, they stopped and built a very large alter at the crossing point. When the rest of Israel heard of ...
Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54
Josh. 19-21 “Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” (Josh. 21:45). God keeps His word in spite of us ...
Day 101 – Josh 16-18; Luke 11:1-28Day 101 – Josh 16-18; Luke 11:1-28
Josh. 16-18 I stand corrected – Jerusalem was actually one of Benjamin’s cities (should have known that, as that is why Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem when she was pregnant with Jesus for the ...
Day 100 – Josh 13-15; Luke 10:25-42Day 100 – Josh 13-15; Luke 10:25-42
Josh. 13-15 How fitting that Jerusalem (God’s chosen city) was in Judah’s territory, as it is Judah through whom God chose to extend His line to Christ. And interesting to me that the people of ...
Day 99 – Josh 10-12; Luke 10:1-24Day 99 – Josh 10-12; Luke 10:1-24
Josh. 10-12 Note that when Israel went to fight on behalf of the people of Gibeon, who were attacked by the Amorites, they evidently did not make the same mistake that they made at Ai. ...
Day 98 – Josh 7-9; Luke 9:37-62Day 98 – Josh 7-9; Luke 9:37-62
Josh. 7-9 In Joshua 7, Israel was defeated before Ai because one man among them had disobeyed God. In chapter 9, Israel was deceived by the Gibeonites because they “did not seek counsel from the ...
Day 97 – Josh 4-6; Luke 9:18-36Day 97 – Josh 4-6; Luke 9:18-36
Josh. 4-6 We continue to see the importance of remembrance when God had the people set up 12 stones after crossing the Jordan. Traditions do serve a purpose. God knows that we forget so very ...
Day 96 – Josh 1-3; Luke 9:1-17Day 96 – Josh 1-3; Luke 9:1-17
Josh. 1-3 Once again, God gives a command (not a pep talk) to be strong and courageous and not to fear. So it seems God commands us not to fear. Fear is a lack of ...
Day 95 – Deut 32-34; Luke 8:26-56Day 95 – Deut 32-34; Luke 8:26-56
Deut. 32-34 Simeon is missing from Moses’ blessing of the tribes in Deut. 33. Looking into this a bit, I found that most believe this is due to the fact that Jacob cursed his two ...
Day 94 – Deut 30-31; Luke 8:1-25Day 94 – Deut 30-31; Luke 8:1-25
Deut. 30-31 It seems we humans are wired to choose death. Adam and Eve chose it in the Garden. The Israelites chose it after entering into the Promised Land. So I would say that we ...
Day 93 – Deut 28-29; Luke 7:31-50Day 93 – Deut 28-29; Luke 7:31-50
Deut. 28-29 Blessings and curses for obedience to God’s law – some people subscribe to the thought that bad things happen when you sin but if you live in obedience all will be well; that ...
Day 92 – Deut 26-27; Luke 7:1-30Day 92 – Deut 26-27; Luke 7:1-30
Deut. 26-27 Egypt is often a representation of sin in the OT (I’m sure there is an interesting study in that thought). Apply that thought here and we see that God’s rescuing His people from ...
Day 91 – Deut 23-25; Luke 6:27-49Day 91 – Deut 23-25; Luke 6:27-49
Deut. 23-25 I sure don’t understand God’s OT laws! There is no mercy or forgiveness in so many of them. But righteousness is righteousness, I suppose, and we ain’t got it. I guess that’s where ...
Day 90 – Deut 20-22; Luke 6:1-26Day 90 – Deut 20-22; Luke 6:1-26
Deut. 20-22 In the first few verses of Deut. 20, God tells His people not to be afraid of their enemies who are greater than they – this is not a pep talk, it is ...
Day 89 – Deut 17-19; Luke 5:17-39Day 89 – Deut 17-19; Luke 5:17-39
Deut. 17-19 Reading through this section in Deuteronomy, it seems to me that the children of Israel did not do any of the things God told them to do. Even the Godly men, like David ...
Day 88 – Deut 14-16; Luke 5:1-16Day 88 – Deut 14-16; Luke 5:1-16
Deut. 14-16 Look at God’s promise in Deut. 15:18 regarding His command for His people to release their Hebrew slaves in the seventh year: “It shall not seem hard to you when you let him ...