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 –>
Thursday: Finishing Well
Daily Lesson for Thursday 25th of December 2025 Read the concluding words of the book of Joshua written by an inspired editor (Joshua 24:29-33). How are these words not only looking back to Joshua’s life but also looking forward to the future? In the epilogue reporting on the deaths of Joshua and Eleazar, the high … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: The Dangers of Idolatry
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 24th of December 2025 Read Joshua 24:22-24. Why would Joshua need to repeat his appeal to the Israelites to get rid of their idols? The threat of idolatry is not a theoretical one. Earlier, on the plains of Moab, in a similar context, Moses asked for the same decision (Deuteronomy 30:19-20). … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Free to Serve
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 23rd of December 2025 As a true and faithful leader, Joshua respects the free will of his people and wishes that Israel would serve the Lord out of free choice rather than compulsion. That was exactly the point made by the deliberate use of the verb “chosen” (see Joshua 24:22). In … Continue reading –>
Monday: In Sincerity and Truth
Daily Lesson for Monday 22nd of December 2025 What did Joshua appeal to the Israelites to do (Joshua 24:14-15)? What does it mean to serve the Lord in sincerity and in truth? Joshua’s appeal clearly expresses the fact that the Israelites have to decide whether, through loyalty to their Creator, to keep their uniqueness and … Continue reading –>
Sunday: You Were There!
Daily Lesson for Sunday 21st of December 2025 “Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God” (Joshua 24:1, NKJV). Shechem was the place where Abraham had built an altar upon … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Choose This Day!
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 20th of December 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Joshua 24:1-33; Genesis 12:7; Deuteronomy 17:19; Deuteronomy 5:6; 1 Kings 11:2,4,9; 2 Timothy 4:7-8. Memory Text: “ ‘And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. . . . But as for … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: “Tell Us About the Bible”
Inside Story for Friday 19th of December 2025 Kim Sun is associate director of the 1000 Missionary Movement, whose headquarters in Silang, Philippines, were constructed with the help of a 1996 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering. Read the rest of the story next week. __ The woman didn’t want any help when Kim Sun arrived at her … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – God Is Faithful!
Daily Lesson for Friday 19th of December 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Last Words of Joshua,” Pages 521, 522, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “Satan deceives many with the plausible theory that God’s love for His people is so great that He will excuse sin in them; he represents that while the threatenings of … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Cling to God
Daily Lesson for Thursday 18th of December 2025 The only way Israel will be able to avoid the temptation of idolatry and the wrath of God is not by constantly remembering the “don’ts” of the covenant but by fostering a conscious and consistent allegiance to the Lord. The same verb, “to cleave, adhere” to the … Continue reading –>