Let us Start Building! September 27, 2009 Lesson: Nehemiah 2:1-5, 12-18 Key Verse: Nehemiah 2:18 Introduction Nehemiah (meaning, Jehovah Comforts), the son of Hachaliah, and the cupbearer to the king of Persia, led the third and last return of those who were held bondage in Babylonia. Nehemiah worked alongside Ezra in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. ...
Iniquities Higher than the Heavens September 20, 2009 Lesson: Ezra 9:5-11, 15 Key Verse: Ezra 9:6 Introduction “The significance of the book of Ezra in sacred history lies in the fact that it enables us to perceive how the Lord, on the one hand, so disposed the hearts of the kings of Persia, the then ...
Gideon’s Commission September 13, 2009 Lesson: Judges 6:1-14 Key Verse: Judges 6:14 Introduction For forty years after their deliverance through Deborah and Barak, the children of the Lord found peace. Deborah’s prayer was “O Lord; but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might” (Judges 5:31). But ...
Be Strong and Courageous September 6, 2009 Lesson: Joshua 1:1-11, 16-18 Key Verse: Joshua 1:9 Introduction What’s in a name? A lot! The Spirit gives names to his prophets and servants to reveal the nature and covenant activities of God. One of these servants of the Lord is Joshua. This servant is first mentioned in ...
The Lord will not Fail August 30, 2009 Lesson: Deuteronomy 31:1-8, 34:7-12 Key Verse: Deuteronomy 31:8 Introduction “Be strong and of a good courage” are not just words to inspire or provoke obedience in time of distress, but are sustained by the strength and faithfulness of the Lord. We are to be strong and of ...
The Great Commandment August 23, 2009 Lesson: Deuteronomy 6:1-15 Key Verses: Deuteronomy 6:4-6 Introduction God's promise is that he will be our God, and we will be his people. In this relationship we see the love of God manifested in us, toward him who first loved us, and toward one another. This covenantal relationship between ...
It is God who Blesses August 16, 2009 Lesson: Deuteronomy 2:1-7 Key Verse: Deuteronomy 2:7 Introduction Deuteronomy resumes where Numbers leaves off. Israel is in the Plains of Moab, ready for an invasion. The laws of God, and the work and words of the Lord during their wilderness wanderings, are brought to remembrance by Moses ...
Trust in the Lord August 9, 2009 Lesson: Psalm 40:1-11 Key Verse: Psalm 40:3 Introduction The Psalmist has found a new song to sing, “even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord” (40:3). Fear is the motivation that brings us to our knees before the Creator ...
The Lord’s Delight August 2, 2009 Lesson: Numbers 14:1-24 Key Verse: Numbers 14:8 Introduction The people murmured against Moses and Aaron, crying, “Is it not better for us to return to Egypt?” Moses had sent leaders of the various tribes (Num. 13:3-16) to spy out the land of Canaan. On their return the people heard ...
Proclaim Liberty July 26, 2009 Lesson: Leviticus 25:1-38 Key Verse: Leviticus 25:10 Introduction God's Word tells us that “as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God;” for we have not “received the spirit of bondage,” but the “Spirit of adoption” (Rom. 8:14-15). When the Holy Spirit regenerated ...