Asking Questions Instead of Making Accusations
I really enjoyed studying this week’s Sabbath School lesson, as it shows us how to appropriately handle situations where we suspect sin and apostasy. At the beginning of Joshua 22, Israel was concerned about their brothers’ actions, and they had every right to be. But after a proper investigation, there was understanding and reconciliation amongst … Continue reading –>
Monday: A Sign of Concern
Daily Lesson for Monday 15th of December 2025 The glorious conclusion of the whole section (Joshua 21:43-45) carries within it the fulfilled condition of obedience. Success is never to be taken for granted; it is always linked to obedience to God’s Word. Thus, the allotment of the land, besides being the token of God’s faithfulness … Continue reading –>
Sunday: All Came to Pass
Daily Lesson for Sunday 14th of December 2025 In Joshua 21:43-45, what picture does the book paint of God? How do these words apply not only to the historical Promised Land but also to the reality of our salvation (2 Timothy 2:11-13)? These verses constitute the climax of the book and its theological summary. They … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: God Is Faithful!
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 13th of December 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Joshua 21:43-45; 2 Timothy 2:11-13; Joshua 23:1-16; Revelation 14:10,19; Deuteronomy 6:5. Memory Text:“Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass” (Joshua 21:45, ESV). When John F. Kennedy … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Living in the Land
Daily Lesson for Friday 12th of December 2025 Further Thought: Read Ellen G.White, “The Division of Canaan,” Pages 517–520, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “While it is important on the one hand that laxness in dealing with sin be avoided, it is equally important on the other to shun harsh judgment and groundless suspicion. . . … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Mission: God’s Helping Hand
Inside Story for Friday 12th 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 more next week. __ Kim Sun was excited to be sent to a remote area of the Philippines to serve … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Conflict Resolution
Daily Lesson for Thursday 11th of December 2025 Read Joshua 22:30-34. How does this entire incident give us some insights into conflict resolution and ways of ensuring the unity of the church? (Compare with Psalms 133:1-3; John 17:20-23; 1 Peter 3:8-9.) The story of Joshua 22:1-34 has several principles of communication that can apply to … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: A Gentle Answer
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 10th of December 2025 Read Joshua 22:21-29 in the light of Proverbs 15:1. What can we learn from the answer of the eastern tribes? The answer of the accused, as straightforward and powerful as the accusation, constitutes both thematically and structurally the heart of the chapter. So far, the tribes have … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Haunted by the Past
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 9th of December 2025 Read Joshua 22:13-15 again, but now in the light of Numbers 25:1-18. Why do the Israelites choose Phinehas as the head of the delegation to the two-and-a-half tribes? Before giving full credit to the rumors of what might be perceived as a declaration of independence, the nine-and-a-half … Continue reading –>
Monday: Accusations . . .
Daily Lesson for Monday 8th of December 2025 Read the story of the returning tribes in Joshua 22:9-20. What accusations do the West Jordan tribes level against the East Jordan tribes? To what extent were these accusations well founded? In contrast with verse 1, where the tribes on the east side are called by their … Continue reading –>