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✝️ Deuteronomy continued ✝️ Deuteronomy is Moses’ farewell address to Israel as they camp on Moab’s plains, poised to cross the Jordan. Their tents flutter beneath hot desert winds as they gather to listen. He rehearses the forty-year trek from Sinai, recalling rebellions, manna, serpents, and victories so the new generation will trust God and avoid past failures. Moses restates the covenant, adapting its commands for settled life in farms and villages rather than tents. At the center stands the Shema: “Hear, O Israel… love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and strength.”  Laws stress justice for the poor, honest trade, mercy toward refugees, and purity in worship. Annual festivals and sabbath years weave gratitude and rest into everyday rhythms, while cities of refuge curb blood feuds. Moses paints a vivid choice: blessing and life for loyalty, curse and exile for idolatry. He writes the law on a scroll, commissions Joshua to lead, and teaches a cautionary song the peo...

End of Numbers recap... 5 | A New Generation (Numbers 26–32) Another census counts the next generation, marking a new beginning. Joshua is appointed as Moses’ successor, preparing to lead. God sets laws on vows, calling Israel to keep their promises. God grants Zelophehad’s daughters inheritance rights, shaping Israel’s land laws. God gives laws for life in the Promised Land, ensuring Israel’s faithfulness. 6 | Final Instructions (Numbers 33–36) God recounts Israel’s journey and commands them to drive out Canaan’s inhabitants. The book ends with Israel on the brink of the Promised Land, ready to enter under Joshua’s leadership.  ✝️ Deuteronomy ✝️  Deuteronomy is Moses’ farewell address to Israel as they camp on Moab’s plains, poised to cross the Jordan. Their tents flutter beneath hot desert winds as they gather to listen. He rehearses the forty-year trek from Sinai, recalling rebellions, manna, serpents, and victories so the new generation will trust ...

Summary: Numbers opens in the Sinai wilderness with God instructing Moses to count the tribes. The census lists every able man for battle and sets the camp around the tent of meeting, showing order in the middle of chaos. Levites are set apart to guard worship, and a silver trumpet blast will move the nation when God’s cloud rises. Yet the march quickly reveals Israel’s heart. The people crave Egypt’s food, complain about hardship, and even Miriam and Aaron (Moses’s siblings) speak against Moses. God answers with fire, quail, and temporary leprosy.  At the border of Canaan, twelve spies scout the land. Ten see giants and spread fear, two recall God’s promise. The crowd chooses fear, so God turns them back to wander forty years until that unbelieving generation fades.  Rebellion erupts again: Korah challenges Aaron, the earth swallows his camp; later Moses strikes a rock in anger and forfeits his own entry into the land. Venomous serpents bite the grumbl...

Leviticus picks up with Israel camped at Mount Sinai, the newly built tent of meeting glowing at the center. God now speaks from that tent, teaching how rescued people can live close to His holy presence. First come five types of sacrifices that cover sin, express thanks, and keep fellowship alive.  Aaron and his sons are ordained as priests, yet two sons die for careless fire, warning that worship is never casual. Laws on clean and unclean animals, childbirth, skin disease, and mold guard everyday life, showing that holiness touches meals, bodies, and homes.  The Day of Atonement stands out: one goat is slain for sin, another carries guilt into the wilderness, symbolically resets the camp each year, foreshadowing Christ’s definitive atonement. Next, moral commands defend life, marriage, and justice, calling Israel to love neighbors as themselves.  The sacred calendar lists Sabbath, Passover, Firstfruits, Weeks, Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and ...

✝️ This is a continuation of Exodus this week. ✝️ 4 | Ten Commandments (Exodus 19–24) God descends on Mount Sinai in fire and smoke. He gives the Ten Commandments, moral laws, and civil instructions. Israel solemnly agrees to the covenant, sealing their commitment through blood and obedience. 5 | Tabernacle (Exodus 25–31) God commands the construction of the Ark of the Covenant, the tabernacle, and the priestly system, establishing a dwelling place for His presence among His people. These detailed instructions lay the foundation for Israel’s worship. 6 | The Golden Calf & Second Tablets (Exodus 32–40) While Moses is on the mountain, Israel makes a golden calf to worship. God is furious, but Moses intercedes. God forgives, renews the covenant, and tells Moses to carve new tablets, as Moses in his anger had broken the 10 commandments tablets when he saw the golden calf. When the tabernacle is finished, God’s cloud fills it. Key Verses: Exodus 20:2-3 "– I am the LORD thy God, whi...