Commandments
2 Samuel 12:24-25, 1 Chron. 3:4-9 (2 Sam. 5:13-16, 1 Chron. 14:3-7), 2 Sam. 13, 2 Sam. 14:1-24 Ryan: And herein lies another perfect example of how 99% of all problems could be avoided by improved communication. At every point in the Amnon & Tamar story, there is a situation that could have been made [...]
2 Samuel 5:6-8 (1 Chron. 11:4-5), 1 Chron. 11:6-9 (2 Sam. 5:9-10), 2 Sam. 5:11-12 (1 Chron. 14:1-2), 1 Chron. 13:1-11 (2 Sam. 6:1-11), 1 Chron. 14:8-17 (2 Sam. 5:17-25), 2 Sam. 22, Psalm 18 Ryan: I don’t think anyone could ever accuse David of being an “armchair” Jew. He’s not one to sit back [...]
Continue reading about Day 97: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress”
1 Samuel 28:4-7, 1 Sam. 28:3, 1 Sam. 28:8-25, 1 Sam. 31:1-13 (1 Chron. 10:1-12), 1 Chron. 10:13-14, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Sam. 1 Ryan: Apparently, no one ever told David, “Don’t kill the messenger.” After Saul committed suicide (according to 1 Samuel and 1 Chronicles), a young Amalekite went to David and told him [...]
Continue reading about Day 95: “How the mighty have fallen!”
1 Samuel 14:46-48, 1 Sam. 14:52, 1 Chronicles 5:10, 1 Chron. 5:18-22, 1 Sam. 15 Ryan: I love Samuel’s words to Saul that were recorded in 1 Samuel 15:22-23. They take on so much more meaning having read through all of the laws and sacrifices and offerings just a few weeks ago. Having so much [...]
Continue reading about Day 89: “He has rejected you as king”
Lev. 22:31-33, Deut. 12:32, Num. 15:37-41, Deut. 31:9-13, Lev. 26:3-46 Ryan: We always love reading and talking about God’s love and the blessings that he pours on us. We read through a whole slew of them today: “the ground will yield its crops” (Lev. 26:4), “I will grant peace” (Lev. 26:6), “your enemies will fall [...]
Leviticus 11:46-47, Deut. 14:3-5, Lev. 11:4-23, Lev. 11:41-45, Lev. 11:24-28, Lev. 11:29-38, Lev. 20:25-26, Lev. 11:39-40, Deut. 14:21, Lev. 17:15-16, Ex. 22:31, Lev. 17:10-14, Lev. 7:22-25, Ex. 23:19 Ryan: I’m sure almost everyone reading this blog has been on a diet at some point in his/her life, whether for weight loss, medical tests/procedures, or even [...]
Leviticus 13, Lev. 14:33-57, Deut. 24:8-9, Lev. 15:1-12, Lev. 15:16-27, Lev. 15:32-33, Num. 5:1-4, Lev. 15:31 Ryan: One of the many uses for a time machine would be to introduce the Israelites to common household bleach. If you were reading today’s daily bible reading, you surely noticed that if a house (or an article of clothing) [...]
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