Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Deuteronomy 15:1–2: “At the end of every...

March 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This chapter has been called God's anti-poverty program. God had already told His people ...

Deuteronomy 14:1–2: “You are the children...

March 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God was forbidding the Egyptian religious practice of cutting and shaving the head in ...

Deuteronomy 13:3: “you shall not listen to...

February 28th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
For every thing that is true, genuine, and real in this world, there is ...

Deuteronomy 12:12: “And you shall rejoice before...

February 27th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Throughout Deuteronomy 12 the people of God were told to rejoice, both in all ...

Deuteronomy 11:31: “For you will cross over...

February 26th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Moses reminded the people that God was giving them the land but that they ...

Deuteronomy 10:12–13: “And now, Israel, what...

February 25th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Through Moses, God gave them 5 basic requirements that were expected of them as ...

Deuteronomy 9:6: “Therefore understand that...

February 24th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
As Israel prepared to enter the Promised Land, there was a looming spiritual danger ...

Deuteronomy 8:3: “So He humbled you, allowed...

February 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Israelites food in the wilderness was decreed, commanded by the Word of God. ...

Deuteronomy 7:7–8: “The LORD did not set...

February 22nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God directed Moses to humble the people by reminding them that they were "the ...

Deuteronomy 6:5–6: “You shall love the LORD...

February 21st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The heart is considered to be the center, the core, of a human being. ...

Deuteronomy 5:32–33: “Therefore you shall...

February 20th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Deuteronomy is the most quoted Old Testament book by Jesus in the Gospels. The ...

Deuteronomy 4:1–2: “Now, O Israel, listen...

February 19th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Deuteronomy the Israelites finally enter into the good land God had appointed for ...

Deuteronomy 3:23–25: “Then I pleaded with...

February 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This chapter gives interesting insight into private prayers to God for very personal requests. ...

Deuteronomy 2:14: “And the time we took to...

February 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
If you travel to the Sinai Peninsula today, you find that from Kadesh Barnea ...

Deuteronomy 1:35–36: “Surely not one of these...

February 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Of all the old generation that God swore would not enter the Promised Land, ...

Numbers 36:12: “They were married into the...

February 15th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Numbers 27, the daughters of Zelophehad received a land inheritance even though their ...

Numbers 35:10–11: “Speak to the children...

February 14th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the Old Testament, if someone was killed, either intentionally or accidentally, the victim's ...

Numbers 34:1–2: “Then the LORD spoke to Moses,...

February 13th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Today when someone acquires property, they record the deed at the local county recorders' ...

Numbers 33:1–2: “These are the journeys of...

February 12th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Whenever the Israelites set out, God ordered Moses to keep a journal of all ...

Numbers 32:5–6: “Therefore they said, ‘If...

February 11th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The children of Gad and Reuben liked where they were and didn't want to ...

Numbers 31:1–2: “And the LORD spoke to Moses,...

February 10th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is a challenging chapter because it describes God's command to the Israelite men ...

Numbers 30:2: “If a man makes a vow to the...

February 9th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God places great importance on the words that come out of our mouths. Here ...

Numbers 29:1: “And in the seventh month, on...

February 8th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Feast of Trumpets, or Shofar, is literally Yom T'ruach, meaning the "day of ...

Numbers 28:30–31: “also one kid of the goats,...

February 7th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
God underscores the importance of the public sacrifices: daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly, already ...

Numbers 27:18: “And the LORD said to Moses:...

February 6th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Moses was coming to the end of his leadership. They had reached the Promised ...

Numbers 26:65: “For the LORD had said of them,...

February 5th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Numbers 1, God commanded Moses to take a census of the people, and ...

Numbers 25:3: “So Israel was joined to Baal...

February 4th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the last few chapters, Balak, king of the Moabites, frightened at the size ...

Numbers 24:1–2: “Now when Balaam saw that...

February 3rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Twice in Numbers 23 King Balak took Balaam, the backslidden prophet, to a place ...

Numbers 23:19–20: “God is not a man, that...

February 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After Balaam heard his donkey speak and saw the angel, he was a changed ...

Numbers 22:28: “Then the LORD opened the mouth...

February 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The old, radio pastor, J. Vernon Magee, observed, "it was a miracle in Balaam's ...

Numbers 21:9: “So Moses made a bronze serpent,...

January 31st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This image is very descriptive and loaded with Messianic symbolism. There are 3 things ...