They Fought from Heaven
2022-03-27
ON THE surface, the song of Deborah and Barak in Judges 5 is a celebration of a miraculous military victory over a superior enemy. It is that, but it’s much more.Continue Reading
Strong Women in Time of War
2022-03-13
STRONG WOMEN rose to the occasion when Israel fell under the oppressive hand of Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor.Continue Reading
The Lord Raised Up Judges
2022-02-27
IT DIDN’T take long for Israel to forget God. Within thirty years of arriving in Canaan, God was compelled to tell the Israelites that because of their disobedience, He would not drive out the people before them.Continue Reading
“Choose this day whom you will serve…”
2022-02-20
THE PEOPLE of Israel are finally dispatched to their homes. Before they go, however, Joshua binds them with another oath, demanding that the people choose who they will serve.Continue Reading
Dividing the Land
2022-02-13
THE DIVISION of the land continues in this week’s study as we read through the boundaries of the lands allotted to the seven tribes who had not yet claimed their inheritance.Continue Reading
“Give me this hill country…”
2022-01-30
THE SECOND HALF of the Book of Joshua begins with a list of kings defeated by Moses and Joshua.Continue Reading
The Anakim War
2022-01-23
THE CONQUEST of Canaan was a war to drive the Anakim out of the hill country of Judah and Israel.Continue Reading
The walls came tumbling down
2022-01-16
THE DESTRUCTION of Jericho was not just a military victory. It was another statement of God’s superiority over the gods of the Amorites, whose land was about to be given to the Israelites.Continue Reading
Crossing over Jordan
2022-01-09
THE CROSSING of the Jordan River by the Israelites was more than preparation for the conquest of Canaan. It represented God breaching the veil between the spirit realm and the land of the living.Continue Reading
You Will Not Fear the Terror of the Night
2021-12-12
PSALM 91 is often called the Soldiers’ Psalm, but the warfare it describes is spiritual rather than physical.Continue Reading