Daily Lesson for Friday 25th of April 2025 Further Thought: Read Isaiah 44:24-28; Isaiah 45:1-13. “Little by little, at first in stealth and silence, and then more openly as it increased in strength and gained control of the minds of men, ‘the mystery of iniquity’ carried forward its deceptive and blasphemous work. Almost imperceptibly the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 24th of April 2025 The primary purpose for which God established the nation of Israel was not to condemn the rest of the world but to save it. Certainly, most of us feel condemned when we are confronted by righteous behavior in someone else; so the existence of Israel also served … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 23rd of April 2025 God’s dealings with Israel provide rich insights into His dealings with the New Testament church. In fact, in many ways, the nation of Israel served to foreshadow the errors of the church. Far from being able to claim any kind of superiority to ancient Israel, Christians have … Continue reading –>
Several years ago, I read Cowan and Kuenster’s compelling yet depressing book To Sleep With the Angels: The Story of a Fire. It was about a horrific fire where a Catholic school burned, and 92 students and three teachers perished. The book investigated all the things that went wrong that day. For example, the Mother … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 22nd of April 2025 As originally established, Israel was not to have a human monarch, the way that other nations did. In time, however, the people’s faith faltered, and they found themselves pining for the things that “the nations,” the Gentiles, had. Read 1 Samuel 8:4-18. Why do you suppose the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 21st of April 2025 In the tenth chapter of Genesis, we see the birth of various nations. The word usually translated “nations” is goyim, which also can refer to Gentiles. Genesis 10:1-32 tells us that the human race divided up into lands, languages, families, and “nations” (Genesis 10:5; see also Revelation … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 20th of April 2025 Eden was created as the ideal home for the human race. Once sin entered, God had no choice but to separate humanity from the Garden and the tree of life, at least for now. Outside of the Garden, humans were required to work hard to provide for … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 19th of April 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 10:1-12, Genesis 12:1-9, 1 Samuel 8:4-18, Matthew 20:25-28, Revelation 18:1-4. Memory Text: “ ‘Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 18th of April 2025 By Andrew McChesney After someone stole the family cow, Mother got a dog to watch their new cow. Mother also wanted the dog to guard the tithe: a big bucket of butter. Father, a Seventh-day Adventist pastor, was far away in a Soviet labor camp on charges … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 18th of April 2025 Further Thought: Read John 2:1-11, Matthew 22:1-14, 2 Corinthians 11:1-5, and Matthew 25:1-13. Once you realize how much data is available in the rest of the Bible to help you broaden your understanding of prophecy, it can be tempting to over-apply it. Throughout the centuries, some … Continue reading –>
