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 –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 7th of November 2025 Read: Ellen G. White, “The Fall of Jericho,” Pages 493–498, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “The deadly sin that led to Achan’s ruin had its root in covetousness, of all sins one of the most common and the most lightly regarded. . . . “Achan acknowledged his … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 6th of November 2025 As we have learned, God had given the pagan nations an opportunity to know about Him and to turn from their evil ways (see Lesson 5). They, however, had refused and were ultimately facing the judgment of God. Read Joshua 7:6-9, which deals with Joshua’s initial reaction … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 5th of November 2025 Read Joshua 8:1-29. What does this story tell us about how God can transform our most abysmal failures into opportunities? The strategy of Yahweh converts Israel’s initial defeat into a tactical advantage, thus transforming the Valley of Achor (Hebrew word for “trouble”) into a door of hope … Continue reading –>
The story of Achan in this week’s Sabbath School lesson teaches us about the dangers of cherishing sin in our hearts. Fortunately, we have a Savior who is always quick to forgive, time and again, and even cleanse us, time and again. Whenever I see someone mopping a floor and a child tracks dirt on … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 4th of November 2025 Read Joshua 7:19-21. What is Joshua asking Achan to do? What is the significance of such a request? How do we understand his confession? Joshua asks Achan to do two things: First, to give glory to God and honor Him. Second, to confess what he had done … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 3rd of November 2025 Read Joshua 7:16-19. What does the entire procedure tell us about both God and Achan? Instead of unveiling the identity of the transgressor, God sets up a procedure that reveals both His justice and grace. After explaining the reason for Israel’s defeat and calling for the sanctification … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 2nd of November 2025 Read Joshua 7:1-26. What were the two major causes of Israel’s defeat by the inhabitants of Ai? It is interesting to observe that the reader knows, from the outset, the reason for Yahweh’s anger as well as the name of the offender. Thus, the suspense of the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 1st of November 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Peter 1:4, Joshua 7:1-26, Psalms 139:1-16, Ezra 10:11, Luke 12:15, Joshua 8:1-29. Memory Text: “ ‘I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds’ ” (Jeremiah … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 31st of October 2025 By Laurie Denski-Snyman Maria glanced nervously at David as the man approached them in his home in a large city in southern Asia. The man’s cellphone was recording as he waited for them to answer his wife’s question about their religious beliefs. “As I already said, we … Continue reading –>
