Inside Story for Friday 12th of September 2025 By Andrew McChesney Sixteen-year-old Domenico didn’t want to lose Fulvia after meeting her at a dance in Florence, Italy. So, he lied when she asked about his parents. “What do your parents do?” she asked. “My parents are rich,” he replied. “They own a beautiful car.” Then … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 12th of September 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Idolatry at Sinai,” Pages 315–327, in Patriarchs and Prophets. This week’s lesson presents a special focus on God’s work in believers. The Lord can do in us “immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine” (Ephesians 3:20, NIV). We should not … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 11th of September 2025 Read Exodus 32:30-32. How far did Moses go in his intercessory prayer for sinners? Because of their rebellion, terrible things happened in the Israelite camp, including the deaths of many people (Exodus 32:28). The following day, Moses declared to the people: “ ‘You have committed a great … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 10th of September 2025 Read Exodus 32:9-29. What was Moses’ reaction to God’s threat to destroy Israel? While Moses was still on Mount Sinai, God said that He would destroy the rebels and make Moses’ posterity into a great nation. But that was not what Moses wanted. Instead, he pleaded with … Continue reading –>
Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors, there is safety. Proverbs 11:14 NKJV As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Proverbs 27:17 NKJV As we study this week’s Sabbath School lesson, about the apostasy of Israel, including Aaron, their priest, I am … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 9th of September 2025 Read Exodus 32:7-8. Why did God send Moses back to the camp of Israel? By turning to an idol, the Israelites were in the process of divorcing themselves from the true God, the One who had delivered them from Egypt. The Lord squarely placed the blame on … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 8th of September 2025 Read Exodus 32:6. Where did their idolatry quickly lead them? (See also Psalms 115:4-8; Psalms 135:15-18; Isaiah 44:9-10.) The golden calf resembled the Egyptian bull god, called Apis, or cow god, called Hathor. This was a blatant transgression of the first and second commandments (Exodus 20:3-6). This … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 7th of September 2025 God called Moses to spend time with Him. Forty days and forty nights might have been a short period for Moses, but it seemed long, too long, for the Israelites. Their visible leader was absent. They became disoriented, impatient, fearful, and insecure. They wanted to have a … Continue reading –>
The question, “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” causes many to scratch their heads, but scientists have the answer: Scientific consensus states that the egg came first. But if we believe the Bible to be factual, we know that the “scientists” are wrong, because the Bible tells us that the chicken came … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 6th of September 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Exodus 32:1-6; Psalms 115:4-8; Isaiah 44:9-10; Romans 1:22-27; Exodus 32:7-32; Isaiah 53:4. Memory Text: “Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, ‘Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made for themselves a god of gold! Yet now, if You … Continue reading –>
