January 30, 2023 — All Creatures Great & Small

A wise use of the Lord’s creation will result in fruitful living and careful stewardship, too. You’ve probably noticed that little things often speak loudest when it comes to thoughtful Christian living. Easily overlooked deeds of kindness, a few heartfelt words, help with the dishes, or replacing something that has been used up­—very often these […]

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January 27, 2023 — Challenges In Family Life

Life isn’t complicated as God designed it; we complicate it by taking detours from the narrow way. Life can get very complicated, especially family life. God designed the nuclear family to be the basic self-governing building block of a healthy society. No wonder the devil has made it the prime target for his fiercest salvos. […]

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January 26, 2023 — Ancient Murder Mysteries

God was not going to micromanage Israel. They needed ways to handle the unknown as well. Unsolved murders in Israel were no light matter. Deuteronomy 21:1-9 describes such a murder mystery. What do the townspeople do “if anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the Lord your God is giving […]

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January 25, 2023 — Woodman, Spare That Tree!

These verses show the balance between preserving natural resources and utilizing them. Times of war not only can bring death to the population but also devastation to the countryside. At the conclusion of Deuteronomy 20 we see the wisdom of God in balancing both the need for utilization and preservation of the resources He has […]

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January 24, 2023 — The Special Case Of The Canaanites

There is no mercy only for those who despise it; there is no pardon only for those who reject it. In our last study, we saw that we are to “Pursue peace with all people” (Heb 12:14). Israel was to offer peace to cities at war if they would covenant with them (Deut 20:10-11). However, […]

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January 19, 2023 — Battling Your Enemies

They say that if blood was indelible, Jerusalem, the “city of peace,” would be red, all red. Few other nations, if any, have faced more warfare than Israel. The land they occupied was at the crossroads of the ancient world, with the superpowers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Nubia to the south and Chaldea, Assyria and […]

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