It’s a dangerous business, telling God where you are. When those words come out of your mouth, you can’t take them back. They have been spoken, heard, and heeded before you will ever get a chance to think about their implications. One day you are minding your own business. The next day you are on … Continue reading
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Judges 6 part 1: Gideon and The Angel
Things got bad in Post-Deborah Israel. Real bad. Midian took over. And they did something that no other nation had done: destroyed Israel’s crops and livestock. They were like locusts. The only way Israel could survive was to hide in the mountains and caves. So that’s what Israel did. And that’s exactly what our plucky … Continue reading
Joshua 5: To This Day . . .
Do you think if the Israelite men knew they were going to get circumcised upon crossing the river they still would have done it? I don’t know. I’m just asking. Geez! Well, apparently this generation of Israel was not so hot on cutting off their sons’ foreskins because none of them are circumcised. And we … Continue reading
Joshua 4: Out of the River
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Confession: I was wrong. I take back what I said yesterday about the limited amount of space given to the crossing of the Jordan. Joshua 4 actually gives a lot of airtime to the ceremony following the crossing. My bad. I spoke too soon. The New Moses Remember what Moses’ name meant? “Out of the … Continue reading
Joshua 1: Hello, Joshua
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Oh man! Can you feel it? Everything is so new! We’re kicking off Joshua today, I have new markers and a new binder for my manuscript, Spring is in the air, I saw The Avengers on Saturday and couldn’t fall asleep because I was thinking about how awesome it was. Maybe I didn’t need that last part … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 34: So Long, Moses
Then Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, at the LORD’s command. There it is. Moses is gone. But doesn’t it seem fitting? There is nothing showy or heroic about that sentence. No fanfare. No slow-motion emotional manipulation. It says what it says. That is how you would expect … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 33: Famous Last Tweets
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Remember back in Genesis 49 when Jacob blessed his sons using twitter? I know, I thought it was weird too. Weirder still is the fact that now that Moses is at the end of his life, he has decided to bless the tribes using the same method! What is it with these guys? Here they … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 32: Rock Song
In the last chapter we were promised a song. Not just any song, but a song that would be a witness against Israel should they turn from the LORD and follow other gods. And boy, does Deuteronomy 32 deliver! But what kind of song is it? What is the tone? The lyrical structure? The emotion? … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 31: Was It Worth It?
Happy Birthday to me!!! 30 years young! I am exactly 1/4 as old as Moses is at the start of this chapter. He’s 120. Dang. Nice work, Old Man. Well done. We are coming up on the last words he ever speaks. These are important. This is like the last things you say to your … Continue reading
Deuteronomy 29: Not Quite As Scary as The Last Chapter
One of my students asked me yesterday why I left him hanging with Wednesday’s post about Deuteronomy 28. Well, the chapter didn’t resolve nice and neat so neither should my post. Duh! But fear not! Today we had a slightly less scary description of the consequences of disobedience and a hopeful promise to close the … Continue reading
The Whole Dang Thing 