(1738)Daily Lessons
(1738)(1738)Slavery Today
When we read about slavery in the Bible, we think of it as something from ancient history, or even from more recent history. Many people are unaware that slavery is a current event in our world. In fact, it is estimated that there are more slaves in the world today than at any time in … Continue reading –>
Sunday: The Book and the Blood
Daily Lesson for Sunday 31st of August 2025 Read Exodus 24:1-8. What roles do the reading of the Word of God and the sprinkling of blood play in the ratification of the covenant between God and His people? The living God of the Bible is the God of relationships. The important element for our Lord … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: The Covenant and the Blueprint
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 30th of August 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Exodus 24:1-18; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29; Leviticus 10:1-2; Ezekiel 36:26-28; Exodus 25:1-9; Exodus 31:1-18. Memory Text: “So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, ‘All … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: All Things Working Together
Inside Story for Friday 29th of August 2025 By Andrew McChesney Carl Casey, a helicopter pilot and science teacher in Alaska, had a stroke at the age of 51. He couldn’t understand why. Long before becoming a Seventh-day Adventist, he had stopped eating unclean meat after seeing that the Bible spoke against it and reading … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Living the Law
Daily Lesson for Friday 29th of August 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Law Given to Israel,” Pages 310–314, in Patriarchs and Prophets. Because we live in the territory of our enemy, it is no wonder we may be hurt in real life by his skillful and deceptive schemes. Who among us has … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Vengeance
Daily Lesson for Thursday 28th of August 2025 “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord’ ” (Romans 12:19, ESV; see also Deuteronomy 32:35). What promise and command are found in these verses, and how are they closely … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: An Eye for an Eye
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 27th of August 2025 Read Matthew 5:38-48. How does Jesus interpret the meaning of the retaliation law? How should we apply it today? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ cited texts from the Old Testament, texts that people were surely familiar with. However, He was speaking against the current … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: God’s Original Plan
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 26th of August 2025 Read Exodus 23:20-33. What methods did God desire to use for conquering the Promised Land? It was not God’s intention for the Israelites to fight for their new territory; it was to be given to them. It had been promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and should … Continue reading –>
Monday: More Laws
Daily Lesson for Monday 25th of August 2025 In God’s mercy, He taught the judges how to deal with people in various situations regarding property rights. Several case studies are enumerated, indicating what to do if a bull attacked a neighbor’s bull, if people stole a domestic animal and sold it, if animals grazed in … 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 –>