Reading Through the Bible with Elder Linda

In this episode we continue to see the fulfillment of God’s promises as the Israelites receive their land allotments in Canaan. In Chapter 17 we are reminded that even though they have been given the land they are required to go up and possess it, take it! What can we learn from them? That God has given us many promises and provisions, but we still have to apply ourselves and possess and receive t...

In this episode from Joshua Chapters 11:21 - 13:22, we read about all the kings that were defeated by the Israelites. We also began to see how they divided up the land between the 12 tribes. One takeaway from the book of Joshua is that this book records ‘judgement day’ for the Canaanites, and records ‘promises fulfilled" for the Israelites. As we reviewed Genesis 12:1-3, 5, 7 and Genesis Chap...

In this week’s lesson from Joshua Chapter 11, we read about how the Israelites defeated the Northern kingdoms of Canaan land. One thing we have continued to remind ourselves is that God is a just and patient God. He had given the people of Canaan over 400 years to repent. Leviticus Chapter 18 tells us what they had been doing for the past 400 years - incest, bestiality, sacrificing their own child...

In this episode from Joshua Chapter 10:14-43, we read the details on how the Israelites defeated 5 kings and their armies of the Southern kingdom in Canaan land. After the battle they returned to their home base of Gilgal. I believe this is significant because Gilgal could be seen as their starting point, their foundation. Here at Gilgal, before they could fight the battle of Jericho (the first ci...

In this episode we read about how the Gibeonites deceived the Israelites into making a treaty with them. Although a deceitful act, their desperation showed that they knew it was better to be on the side of Israel’s God. We also read about two miracles in Chapter 10. One miraculous event was when God sent large hail stones to kill Israel’s enemies. The second miracle was when Joshua prayed for the...

In this episode we read about the Israelites victory over Ai. One thing we should take note of is how the Israelites included and treated the foreigners and those who were not Israelites. What we should learn from this is that we should remember that non Christians are always watching us. Do we represent God well? Do people look at us and want to know the God we serve? We are His ambassadors and w...

In this week’s lesson from Joshua Chapter 7, we read about how God allowed the Israelites, His chosen people, to lose a battle because they sinned and disobeyed Him. Achan took some of the items from their Jericho victory instead of dedicating those items to God as God had instructed them to do. One of our takeaways from this lesson is that what we do (or don’t do) can affect the body of Christ. W...

In this week’s episode we discussed some things we need to know like the unpardonable sin, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, the work of the Holy Spirit, and what is a reprobate mind? #blasphemy #unpardonablesin #holyspirit #foryou #foryourpage #christian #biblestudy  @readingthroughthebiblewith3242  ​

In this week’s lesson we read about the battle of Jericho which was the very first battle the Israelites fought after entering the promised land of Canaan. We noticed how they did everything God told them to do and the city of Jericho fell! What can we learn from this? Doing things God’s way results in us having victory in all our trials and tests. Just remember that God is with you as you go thru...

In this episode from Chapters 4 and 5 of Joshua we summed up the process Joshua went thru before he was ready to start possessing the land. 1. He receives encouragement from God. 2. He tells the people to prepare themselves. 3. He made sure his army was ready. 4. He sent out 2 spies secretly to confirm what he already knew (the Canaanites were afraid of them). 5. He crossed the Jordan miraculously...

The Israelites were told to watch the ark carried by the Priest and follow it into the Jordan River (which parted like the Red Sea). The ark of the covenant represented the presence of God. We are also supposed to keep our eyes on God and follow where He leads. If we keep our minds stayed on Him, He will keep us in perfect peace even with all the chaos going on in our nation. Pray for those in aut...

In this episode we read about God’s charge to Joshua and about how Rahab hid the spies. We talked about how Rahab’s faith was mixed with her works. She believed in the God of Israel and she showed it with her works by hiding the spies. We talked about faith without works is dead (James 2:19-26). Faith and works go hand in hand. If we have faith, we will do works. Our works include the gifts God ha...

We reviewed the books of the law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). We also did an overview of the rest of the Bible. We will start on the Historical Books next week beginning with Joshua.

In this episode Moses blesses the people just before he dies. Moses was not able to go to the promised land with the Israelites because he didn't do what God told him to do. The people were complaining about not having water. God told Moses to speak to the rock and water would come out of the rock for the people. Instead of speaking to the rock, Moses got angry and struck the rock twice. What...

In Chapter 32 Moses teaches the Israelites a song that warns them about what will happen if they disobey God. God also tells Moses he will see the promised land, but he will not be allowed to go there. Although we might feel sad for Moses after he put up with the Israelites for 40 years, there is something we can learn from Moses. Namely that we must always do what God tells us to do. Taking matte...

In this episode Joshua is chosen to replace Moses, and Moses gives them instructions to read the law to all the people every 7th year at the Feast of Tabernacles. In this Chapter Moses is also told that the people will disobey after Moses dies. One thing I want us to remember from this lesson is how Joshua use to spend time in the presence of God (Exodus 33:11) which helped prepare him for his des...

In this episode Moses reviews the covenant with the Israelites and reminds them that in the future if they repent, God will restore them to their land. Moses is days away from dying. So these last words are very important. This lesson reminded me of the grace and mercy of God. Even after the Israelites fail, God tells them ahead of time that if they repent He will forgive them. The same is true fo...

In this episode we read about the horrible things that would happen to the Israelites if they disobeyed God’s instructions and laws. This was a rough Chapter to read as it talked about how the Israelites would even be forced to eat their own children because they were under siege and starving to death. What can we learn from them? That there are serious consequences for disobeying God. God is both...

In this lesson we read about the blessings and curses the Israelites will receive depending on if they are obedient to God or not. Although Moses was talking to the Israelites, God also has blessings for us if we walk in His ways. Our sin nature is cursed. If we give our lives to Jesus and invite Him into our hearts, He takes care of our cursed sin nature. The choice is ours, Jesus already made a...

In this episode from Deuteronomy Chapter 26, Moses tells the Israelites that they will have to give a tithe to the Lord from their very first harvest. They were also told to give a tithe every three years for the needy in their towns. As Christians today God still expects us to give. We are not only to give to the Church and the kingdom of God, but we are also expected to bless others when God put...

In this episode from Deuteronomy Chapters 25:17 - 26:10, Moses continues to give the Israelites instructions about what they must do once the get into the promised land. At the end of Chapter 25, Moses instructs them to destroy the Amalekites. The Amalekites had attacked God’s people when they first left Egypt. We read Galatians 5:16-25 and Romans 7:21 - 8:4 where Paul talks about the war between...

In Deuteronomy Chapters 24:8 - 25:16, Moses continues to give instructions to the Israelites about the laws they must keep once they enter the promised land. One of the laws he gave them was about having integrity in their business practices. This law still holds true for us today. We must have integrity as Christians, in everything we do. One way you know you have integrity is when you do the rig...

In this episode Moses continues to give the Israelites more rules and regulations they must follow when they get into the promised land. Remember the law will just show them what a kingdom citizen should look like and how they should behave. However, due to their sin nature, they will not be able to keep all these laws. But God knows they will not be able to keep them all. Jesus Christ is God’s se...

In this episode we zoomed out to study the 7 major dispensations (periods of God’s dealings with His people through the Bible). The Dispensations include the following: 1. Dispensation of Innocence (the time in the garden - Adam and Eve), 2 The Dispensation of Conscience (men’s evil thoughts led to the flood), 3. The Dispensation of Human Government (tower of Babel where the people were dispersed...

In this episode Moses begins by telling the Israelites who would be restricted from joining the community when it was time to gather in the presence of the Lord. The list included those who had been emasculated, those born from forbidden foreign relations (they could participate after 10 generations), the Ammonites and the Moabites (who refused to help the Israelites and tried to get Balaam to cur...