Tag: Christian Living

16 October 2014

106. God decides

The Israelites were still camped on the banks of the Jordan river and Moses was reminding them of how God had looked after them during their wilderness journey. And in...
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10 October 2014

105. God rules

Moses is recounting the journey of the Israelites to them. And here he tells them something interesting. He recalls the time that they passed by the countries of the Edomites,...
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25 September 2014

104. Obey God, not the scouts

In Deuteronomy Moses is giving his last and final speech to the Israelites. And to start off his speech he reminds them of the journey that they took up and...
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11 September 2014

102. Follow God

The Israelites were poised and ready to take their Promised Land. But Moses first addressed them. He reminded them of what God had done for them in the past, he...
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28 August 2014

100. If God says I can, I can

The Israelites are on the verge of entering into the Promised Land, but before they do, Moses was going to give them a speech. The whole of Deuteronomy records Moses’...
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21 August 2014

99. Reach your full potential

Whilst camping out close to the Jordan river, God gave Moses several instructions to follow once they enter the Promised Land. Moses in turn told Joshua and the leaders as...
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15 August 2014

98. Put to death all sinful practices

The Israelites were camped close to the Jordan river, ready to move into the Promised Land. And whilst camping there, God gave them the following command: “Speak to the Israelites...
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7 August 2014

97. Keep a spiritual journal (1)

The Israelites were ready to go in and conquer their Promised Land. But before they could, they reflected on several things first. Amongst others, the whole Law of God was...
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24 July 2014

96. Think before you speak

The tribes of Gad, Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh owned vast numbers of livestock. And when they saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead on the east...
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10 July 2014

96. Remember to thank God

As we have seen last week, the Israelites took vengeance on the Midianites and killed all 5 their kings as well as all their men. They totally demolished the tribe,...
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3 July 2014

94. Say goodbye to sin

As you might remember, the Midianites led the Israelites into idolatry through their woman enticing the Israelite men to rather worship their gods. And you all know how furious God...
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26 June 2014

93. Honour your word (1)

The Israelites were on the verge of entering the Promised Land. But before they did, God wanted to remind them of a couple of things. First of all He wanted...
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13 June 2014

91. God’s miracles in our lives

The Israelites were on the verge of entering the Promised Land. They were camped on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan river, across from Jericho. God then told Moses...
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5 June 2014

90. Godly anger is justified

Balaam had told the King of Moab to entice the children of Israel through sexual sin. The sexual sin led to the men of Israel attending Moabite festivals to the...
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22 May 2014

88. The power of prayer

Balak, King of Moab, took Balaam to three different viewpoints of the Israelites camped out below. He hoped that Balaam would curse them from there, instead he blessed them. He...
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15 May 2014

87. Don’t try to buy God’s favor

Balak, the Moabite King, wanted Balaam, the sorcerer, to curse Israel. He believed that those that Balaam curse, are cursed and those that Balaam bless are blessed. God told Balaam...
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