(1816)Daily Lessons
(1816)(1816)It’s Nice to be Alone Sometimes
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 –>
Inside Story: Returning God’s Things: Part 2
Inside Story for Friday 14th of November 2025 The store sent a delivery truck to collect the household items that Frank Mukube had bought on credit and wanted to return, even though he had paid for them. Frank, who had signed a paper that he didn’t seek compensation, rode in the truck to his … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – ‘Ultimate Loyalty: Worship in a War Zone’
Daily Lesson for Friday 14th of November 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Blessings and the Curses,” Pages 499–503, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “According to the directions given by Moses, a monument of great stones was erected upon Mount Ebal. Upon these stones, previously prepared by a covering of plaster, the law was inscribed—not … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Longing for His Presence
Daily Lesson for Thursday 13th of November 2025 Read Joshua 18:1-2. What was the activity for which Joshua interrupted the process of allotting the land? After the description of the territories allotted to the two greatest tribes on the west side of the Jordan and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, this passage portrays an assembly … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Written on Stones
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 –>
Tuesday: Altars of Renewal
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 –>
Monday: Passover
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 –>
Sunday: Covenant First
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 –>
Sabbath: Ultimate Loyalty: Worship in a War Zone
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: Returning God’s Things: Part 1
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 –>