(1732)Daily Lessons
(1732)(1732)What Was Really Wrong With the Sinai Covenant?
For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar— Galatians 4:24 NKJV What did Paul mean by Mount Sinai? Many believe he was referring to the Ten Commandments. Was he? Paul speaks favorably of the Ten Commandments in Ephesians 6, and I doubt he would … Continue reading –>
Are the Ten Commandment *The* Law of God?
Seventh-day Adventists are known for defending the Law of God with vigor – sometimes to the extent of eclipsing the gospel and the grace of God. Perhaps it’s time to take a closer look at what we mean by the “Law of God.” Events in various countries have recently demonstrated that without laws that are … Continue reading –>
At the Cross, Did God Change the Law Given from Sinai?
Many people believe that God changed His covenant at the cross, speaking of the covenant in the Old Testament, God told us through David, My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips. Psalms 89:34 NKJV Here God is saying He is not going to change His … Continue reading –>
Sunday: The Code of the Covenant
Daily Lesson for Sunday 24th of August 2025 At Sinai, with the giving of His law, God set the foundation for teaching His people how, through connection with Him, they could live holy lives. But the principles of the law needed to be applied in everyday life, so God gave them additional laws, the so-called … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Living the Law
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 23rd of August 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Exodus 21:1-32, Exodus 22:16-31; Exodus 23:1-33, 2 Kings 19:35, Matthew 5:38-48, Romans 12:19, Matthew 16:27. Memory Text: “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: “You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: A Dream Comes True
Inside Story for Friday 22nd of August 2025 By Andrew McChesney Eniah Ngulube grew up in a non-Adventist home that observed the seventh-day Sabbath in Zambia. In addition to the Sabbath, her parents’ church taught that sick people should refuse medicine and instead seek prayer from church leaders. If an ill person died, church members … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Covenant at Sinai
Daily Lesson for Friday 22nd of August 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Law Given to Israel,” Pages 303–310, and “Satan’s Enmity Against the Law,” Pages 331–342, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “God purposed to make the occasion of speaking His law a scene of awful grandeur, in keeping with its exalted character. The … Continue reading –>
Thursday: The Law as God’s Promise for Us
Daily Lesson for Thursday 21st of August 2025 Read Romans 3:20-24. Though Paul is very clear that we cannot be saved by keeping the Ten Commandments, how then should the commandments function in our lives? The Hebrew meaning of the term dabarim, used in the writing of Moses to describe the Ten Commandments (Exodus 34:28, … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Different Functions of God’s Law
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 20th of August 2025 The law of God reveals God’s character, who He is. As God is holy, righteous, and good, so also is His law. Paul confirms: “So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good” (Romans 7:12, ESV). In the Bible, the law of … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: The Gift of the Decalogue
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 19th of August 2025 Read Exodus 20:1-17. What are the principles of the Decalogue, and how is it organized? Note that the Decalogue does not begin with the commands but with God’s gracious action for His people: “ ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out … Continue reading –>