February 6 Reading 37: Loving God Deuteronomy 5-7 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deut. 6:5). These chapters identify the fundamental principles of personal relationship with God. The rules which come later are merely illustrations of howRead More …

February 5. Reading 36. God’s Mighty Acts Deuteronomy 1-4 “These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything” (Deut. 2:7). Moses’ review of the Exodus reminds a new generation that God is faithful despite human failure. But only if they are faithfulRead More …

February 4. Reading 35. Promises To Pilgrims Numbers 31-36 “Take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given you the land to possess” (Num. 33:53). Israel reached the border of the Promised Land. Everything in these last chapters can be taken as a firm promise thatRead More …

February 3. Reading 34. Prospects For Pilgrims Numbers 26-30 “The land is to be allotted to them as an inheritance” (Num. 26:53). Purified again, the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land. The incidents and laws reported in these chapters serve as promises to God’s people. Canaan was ahead, andRead More …

February 2. Reading 33. Hostility To Pilgrims Numbers 22-25 “Now come and put a curse on these people” (Num. 22:6). In one way or another, believers on pilgrimage to God’s Promised Land do threaten others. When opposition comes, it’s good to remember that while some may curse us, God isRead More …

February 1. Reading 32. Purity For Pilgrims Numbers 15-21 “They are to be responsible” (Num. 18:3). Repetition of earlier laws on sacrifice, and severe judgments that God inflicts on disobedient priests remind Israel that believers are called to be pure while on pilgrimage. Overview A review of sacrifices and offeringsRead More …

January 31. Reading 31. Perils For Pilgrims Numbers 10-14 “How long will they refuse to believe in Me, in spite of all the miraculous signs I have performed among them?” (Num. 14:11) Every defeat believers experience is ultimately rooted in unbelief. In these pivotal chapters of Numbers, we learn thatRead More …

January 30. Reading 30. Ready For Pilgrimage Numbers 1-9 “At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out” (Num. 9:18). Pilgrimage demands each believer prepare for warfare and for worship. When God’s people are on the march, they need to be ready for both. Overview After a year at Mount Sinai,Read More …

Numbers Introduction This fourth book of the Old Testament picks up the story of Israel’s origins. The descendants of Abraham, God’s man of faith, have been freed from slavery in Egypt. They have been guided to Sinai, where they were given a complex Law to live by and a tabernacleRead More …

January 29. Reading 29. Worship As Commitment Leviticus 23-27 “Follow My decrees and be careful to obey My laws, and you will live safely in the land” (Lev. 25:18). Believers demonstrate commitment to the Lord by the decisions they make. These last chapters of Leviticus survey a number of decisionsRead More …