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 –>
As we work our way through the book of Joshua this quarter, we will see that he is ready to Fight The Good Fight – Hymn 613 and to move forward into the Promised Land. We may still use last quarter’s theme hymn as this will pop up throughout this quarter as well: Hymn 620 – … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Israel’s worst enemy was the stubbornness and disregard to the guidance and instructions of God to them. Success depended only on surrender to Christ and a willingness to follow His will. November 8, 2025 1. Have a volunteer read Joshua 7. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most … 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 –>
Our Sabbath School program has always been linked to the support of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission program. This video provides a little insight into this important work.
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 –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 31st of October 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Fall of Jericho,” Pages 491–493, in Patriarchs and Prophets. As with everything in the Bible, knowing the context and the background is crucial. As we have seen, the cosmic conflict and the motif of God as judge are crucial in understanding these … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Are you surprised that one of our lessons on Joshua contains almost no readings from Joshua? That is our situation this week! Why is that? When my wife and I moved to the Virginia Beach area, she pointed out that we were now a prime target in a nuclear war because the world’s largest … Continue reading –>
