Steadfast Love and Faithfulness The Rule of Law: Government of the Home (1) Obedience to God’s Law makes for a faithful home. “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the rules that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to ...
Assist The Rule of Law: Government of Relationships (7) Neighbor-love requires that we be ready to help when help is needed. “You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother.” Deuteronomy 22:1 Neighbor-love requires that we be ready ...
Admonish The Rule of Law: Government of Relationships (6) It is always appropriate, when needed, to warn our neighbors. “But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ...
Do Justice The Rule of Law: Government of Relationships (5) All our relationships must be governed by the requirements of justice. “Justice, and only justice, shall you follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 16:20 As a general term, “justice” describes the ...
Instruct The Rule of Law: Government of Relationships (4) We are all called to teach and exemplify God’s Law. “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, ...
Protect The Rule of Law: Government of Relationships (3) Loving our neighbors means that we look out for their well-being. “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from ...
Respect The Rule of Law: Government of Relationships (2) Loving our neighbor begins in respect. “Honor your father and your mother….” Exodus 20:12 The commandment to honor our parents, inculcated throughout childhood, establishes a kind of template for all our relationships with others. Implicit in the idea of “honoring” is the notion of ...
Victory! June 26, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 6:1–27 Key Verse: Joshua 6:16 aaaa Introduction To enter into this portion of God's Word is to encounter one of those incidents in the Redemptive Acts of God that is filled with color and sound, with excitement and expectation. God's work in history is nothing short of ...
The Lord has Given June 19, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 2:1–24 Key Verse: Joshua 2:24 aaa Introduction Joshua had been appointed, after the death of Moses, to lead God's people into the land of promise. Canaan was to be their inheritance according to the covenant given to Abraham. The Canaanites were to be expelled from ...
Be Strong and Courageous June 12, 2011 Lesson: Joshua 1:7–16 Key Verse: Joshua 1:7 aaa Introduction Our Lord desires that we be strong and courageous in following Him. We are encouraged to grow strong in the Lord by remembering what the Lord has done in the past. The Psalmist gives this picture of the ...