Cover to Cover Reading: Joshua 7:1-10:15 Focus: Joshua 7 Where one’s leadership is as good as their followers (see yesterday’s entry), the strength of a group is only as good as its weakest link, regardless of its leadership. This was certainly the case with Israel. Already,…
Cover to Cover Reading: Joshua 1:1-6:27 Focus: Joshua 1:12-18 A leader is only as good as those who follow him. After all, what good is a leader who has no followers? Kinda pointless to be a leader when no one follows you… What is worse is you…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 32:48-34:12 Focus: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 The Buddhist have Siddhārtha Gautama (that is, Buddha), the Muslim have Muhammad, the Christians have Jesus and the Jews have Moses. If you say anything against Buddha, Buddhist think you’ll just be reincarnated a bug; if you…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 30:1-32:47 Focus: Deuteronomy 30:11-20 The society we live in finds itself dissatisfied with rules, structures, and anything else really that limits their “freedom”. Human nature has never been satisfied with any of these settings and have always sought to break out from…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 28:1-29:29 Focus: Deuteronomy 28:1-6, 15-19 When it comes to the issue of reward and penalty in life, they are polar opposites. For a job well done, there is one reward, for a job not done well, the penalty is often the opposite…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 24:1-27:26 Focus: Deuteronomy 26:16-19 The people of Israel have an interesting story. Starting with God’s calling of Abraham, continuing through Isaac, Jacob, and the 12 sons of Jacob—the namesakes of the 12 tribes of Israel. Through Joseph, the family of…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 20:1-23:25 Focus: Deuteronomy 22:1-4 I remember growing up that most of the houses in my neighbourhood were generally fairly open. It was safe to leave your doors open and unlocked, there was little concern about the kids playing out on the streets,…
Cover to Cover Reading: Deuteronomy 16:1-19:21 Focus: Deuteronomy 18:14-22 In the ancient world, there were oracles and sorcerers, to which people would seek the future; in animistic societies, the shamans and witch doctors, seek the guidance of the spirits; in modern society, people refer to astrologists, psychics,…
