Do you avoid the Old Testament because of the violence which you cannot explain? I mean, the penalties for breaking the laws are really harsh! So, dear readers, what do you think? Could we be kinder than God and come up with better results? I am purposely asking questions, rather than providing answers. Let’s think … Continue reading –>
“We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.”—Ellen G. White, Life Sketches, p. 196. Long before Sabbath School Net, my blogsite, and Facebook, I loved to write. When I was a teenager, Earl Hamner inspired me … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 29th of October 2025 Read Deuteronomy 20:10,15-18; Deuteronomy 13:12-18; and Joshua 10:40. How does the law of warfare and the procedure against an idolatrous town in Israel, expressed in Deuteronomy, help us understand the limitations of total destruction in the war that the Israelites were engaged in? The Hebrew text uses … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 28th of October 2025 Compare Exodus 23:28-30; Exodus 33:2; Exodus 34:11; Numbers 33:52; and Deuteronomy 7:20 with Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 9:3; Deuteronomy 12:2-3; and Deuteronomy 31:3-4. What do these texts reveal about the purpose of the conquest and the extent of the destruction? God’s original purpose for the Canaanites … Continue reading –>
As we work our way through the book of Joshua this quarter, we will see that he is ready to Fight The Good Fight – Hymn 613 and to move forward into the Promised Land. We may still use last quarter’s theme hymn as this will pop up throughout this quarter as well: Hymn 620 – … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: This week, we explore the complexity, limitations, conditions, and the spiritual implications of Divine war. November 1, 2025 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 18:25, Psalm 7:11, 50:6, 82:1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. How does the role of God … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 27th of October 2025 Read Genesis 18:25; Psalms 7:11; Psalms 50:6; Psalms 82:1; Psalms 96:10; and 2 Timothy 4:1,8. What are these verses saying about God’s moral character? How does the role of God as the Judge of the universe help us understand the question of divine war? The holiness of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 26th of October 2025 Read Genesis 15:16, Leviticus 18:24-30, Deuteronomy 18:9-14, and Ezra 9:11. What are these texts telling us about God’s larger plan in offering the land of Canaan to the Israelites? We need to look beyond the book of Joshua to completely understand what was meant by the iniquity … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 25th of October 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 15:16; Leviticus 18:24-30; 2 Timothy 4:1,8; Exodus 23:28-30; Deuteronomy 20:10,15-18; Isaiah 9:6. Memory Text: “And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel” (Joshua 10:42, ESV). The book of Joshua … Continue reading –>
Our Sabbath School program has always been linked to the support of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission program. This video provides a little insight into this important work. (1)
Continue reading -->Inside Story for Friday 24th of October 2025 By Laurie Denski-Snyman A missionary and his local partner were selling Christian books in a non-Christian neighborhood in a large city in southern Asia. They could see residents’ religious devotion by their clothing. Women wore scarves; men had long beards. Some people even had dark spots on … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 24th of October 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Fall of Jericho,” Pages 487–493, in Patriarchs and Prophets. When rebellion against God’s authority arose in the universe, either God was going to cease to be what He essentially, immutably, and eternally is and give away the leadership of the whole universe … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Do you love it when a reasonable and logical plan of action comes together in success? I do. In our study of the Bible, we have been looking at some difficult-to-understand plans of action. Before crossing the Jordan, God told the people to consecrate themselves instead of preparing for war. They crossed the Jordan … Continue reading –>
