Daily Lesson for Wednesday 8th of October 2025 Read Joshua 9:1-20. What are the similarities and differences between the story of Rahab and that of the Gibeonites? Why are they meaningful? This chapter of Joshua starts by informing us that the Canaanite kings who usually ruled over small city-states decided to create a coalition against … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 7th of October 2025 Read Joshua 2:12-21 and Exodus 12:13,22-23. How do the texts in Exodus help you understand the agreement between the spies and Rahab? Rahab’s deal is very clear: life for life and kindness for kindness. The word cḥesed (Joshua 2:12), “loving-kindness,” has a richness of meaning that is … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 6th of October 2025 Read Joshua 2:2-11, Hebrews 11:31, and James 2:25. What do these texts tell us about Rahab? Central to Rahab’s story is the lie told to protect the spies. In considering her lie, we have to realize that she was embedded in a society that was extremely sinful, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 5th of October 2025 Read Joshua 2:1, along with Numbers 13:1-2,25-28,33; and Numbers 14:1-12. Why would Joshua start the mission of conquering the Promised Land by sending out spies? The place from which the two spies are sent out, Acacia Grove (Joshua 2:1, NKJV), is called Shittim in the Hebrew text, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 4th of October 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Joshua 2:1-21, Numbers 14:1-12, Hebrews 11:31, Exodus 12:13, Joshua 9:1-27, Nehemiah 7:25. Memory Text: “By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace” (Hebrews 11:31, NKJV). Why did I do … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 3rd of October 2025 Pray for Global Mission pioneers who, like Sudhakar, have accepted the challenge of proclaiming the gospel to unreached people groups around the world. Learn more about Global Mission pioneers: bit.ly/GMPioneers Sudhakar immediately noticed the tree when he arrived on the Bangkok Noi campus to work as a … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 3rd of October 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “Crossing the Jordan,” Pages 481, 482, in Patriarchs and Prophets; “Entering the Promised Land,” p. 175, in The Story of Redemption. “In His promises and warnings, Jesus means me. God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that I by … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 2nd of October 2025 Read Joshua 1:7-9 together with Genesis 24:40, Isaiah 53:10, and Psalms 1:1-3. Based on these texts, what does it mean to be prosperous and successful? The Hebrew term tsalakh, “prosperous” (Joshua 1:8), implies the satisfactory accomplishment of what was planned, or a state of favorable circumstances. The … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 1st of October 2025 Read Joshua 1:7-9. Why did the Lord need to emphasize twice to Joshua that he had to be strong and courageous? The task set before Joshua seemed to involve overwhelming challenges. The walls of the Canaanite cities appeared unassailable, and the population of the land was trained … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 30th of September 2025 In Joshua 1:2-3, the Lord tells Joshua that He is giving the land to them. On the other hand, He said that He has already given it. What does that mean? The land was a gift from the Lord, who was the real Owner. In Joshua 1:2-3, … Continue reading –>
