Inside Story for Friday 4th of July 2025 By Andrew McChesney Peter Siamikobo enjoyed digging for rats in a mountainous village in Zambia. The boy and his family ate the rodents with maize-meal porridge at mealtime. They also enjoyed eating pigs and bubble fish. Pork was always on the table at Christmas. Bubble fish was … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 4th of July 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Moses,” Pages 241–251, in Patriarchs and Prophets, which will give you significant insights into the studied portion of the biblical text for this week. The biblical text states that “the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 3rd of July 2025 Read Exodus 2:11-25. What events quickly transpired to change the entire direction of Moses’ life? What lessons can we learn from this story? What would Moses do? Would he succumb to the lure of Egypt and to the pleasures of the court, or would he endure hardship … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 2nd of July 2025 Read Exodus 2:1-10. What role did God’s providence and protection play in Moses’ birth story? The historical background of Moses’ birth and life is thrilling because he lived during the time of the famous Egyptian eighteenth dynasty. One king during this dynasty—Thutmose III, called the “Napoleon of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 1st of July 2025 One cannot understand the book of Exodus without presupposing the teachings of Genesis. The Jews moved to Egypt, and, after a time of great prosperity and peace, they were enslaved. But God did not abandon His people to their problems, even though it may sometimes have seemed … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 30th of June 2025 When Jacob’s family arrived in Egypt after experiencing famine in Canaan (Genesis 46:1-34), the Egyptian king was friendly toward the Hebrews because of Joseph and all that he had done for the Egyptians. “And Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘See, I have set you over all the land … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 29th of June 2025 The book of Exodus is called in Hebrew shemot, literally “names” in English, according to the opening words of that ancient document. “And these are the names” is how it begins. The names of the patriarch Jacob’s family are enumerated right at the start. Read Exodus 1:1-7. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 28th of June 2025 Read for This Week’s Study Exodus 1:1-22; Genesis 37:26-28; Genesis 39:2,21; Acts 7:6; Galatians 3:16-17; Exodus 2:1-25. Memory Text: “The children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. So God heard their … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 27th of June 2025 By Laurie Denski-Snyman Maria was happy when a homeowner invited her in to look at the books that she was selling in a non-Christian country in Southeast Asia. Maria pulled several health books from her bag, but the man stopped her. “I see what you’re doing,” he … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 27th of June 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Unseen Watcher,” Pages 535–538, in Prophets and Kings. “Every nation that has come upon the stage of action has been permitted to occupy its place on the earth, that the fact might be determined whether it would fulfill the … Continue reading –>
