Daily Lesson for Wednesday 12th of November 2025 Read Joshua 8:32-35. What is the meaning of the act described in these verses, and what should it say to us today? Mount Ebal is mentioned only in Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 27:4,13) and in the book of Joshua (Joshua 8:30,33). Along with Gerizim, it was the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 11th of November 2025 What was Joshua’s motivation for building an altar to the Lord? Read Joshua 8:30-31; compare with Deuteronomy 11:26-30, Deuteronomy 27:2-10. In the time of the patriarchs, altars marked the path of their pilgrimage and became tangible representations of their claim to the land, which had been promised … Continue reading –>
Immediately, Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now, when evening came, He was alone there. Matthew 14:22-23 NKJV When I was … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 10th of November 2025 Why is it significant that Joshua chose to celebrate Passover despite the pressing and immense task of taking the Promised Land? Read Joshua 5:10; Exodus 12:6; Leviticus 23:5; Numbers 28:16; Deuteronomy 16:4,6. The second important activity that precedes the conquest is the celebration of Passover. This takes … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 9th of November 2025 Read Joshua 5:1-7. Why did the Lord command Joshua to circumcise the second generation of Israelites at this particular time of the conquest? After the exploration of the country, the encouraging report of the spies, and the miraculous crossing over the Jordan, we would expect an immediate … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 8th of November 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Joshua 5:1-7; Exodus 12:6; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Joshua 8:30-35; Deuteronomy 8:11,14; Hebrews 9:11-12. Memory Text: “ ‘But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you’ ” (Matthew 6:33, ESV). This week we are … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 7th of November 2025 Read the rest of the mission story next week. Frank Mukube ran short on money after moving to a new town in Namibia and furnishing his rented home with many things bought on credit: a bed, a couch, a stove, a radio, a television, a rug, and … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 7th of November 2025 Read: Ellen G. White, “The Fall of Jericho,” Pages 493–498, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “The deadly sin that led to Achan’s ruin had its root in covetousness, of all sins one of the most common and the most lightly regarded. . . . “Achan acknowledged his … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 6th of November 2025 As we have learned, God had given the pagan nations an opportunity to know about Him and to turn from their evil ways (see Lesson 5). They, however, had refused and were ultimately facing the judgment of God. Read Joshua 7:6-9, which deals with Joshua’s initial reaction … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 5th of November 2025 Read Joshua 8:1-29. What does this story tell us about how God can transform our most abysmal failures into opportunities? The strategy of Yahweh converts Israel’s initial defeat into a tactical advantage, thus transforming the Valley of Achor (Hebrew word for “trouble”) into a door of hope … Continue reading –>
