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A Study Through Joshua
Samson: A Man of Raging Passions (Judges 14; Judges 15)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading - Judges 14-15 The Scriptures do not describe Samson’s physical appearance; however, he must have been striking. Nevertheless, various artists have portrayed him as a hulk of a man with bulging...
Gideon: Gone and Forgotten (Judges 8)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading - Judges 8 Our study of the Book of Judges continues with Gideon’s army being reduced from 32,000 men to only three hundred brave and vigilant soldiers (Judges 7:7). Humanly, the task before...
The Third Generation: A Tragic Rejection of Spiritual Leadership (Judges 3)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading - Judges 3 Today’s Scripture reading introduced a new era in Israel’s history, as the LORD began to raise up judges to rule the nation. Why judges and not a king? Because the LORD was Israel’s...
The Failure of Third Generation Leaders: They Tend to Lack the Convictions and Spiritual Fortitude of Their Fore-fathers (Judges 1; Judges 2)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading: Judges 1-2 The Book of Judges began with a statement indicating a leadership void that followed Joshua’s death. We read, “Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of...
Joshua’s Parting Challenge: Choose Whom You Will Serve! (Joshua 24)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading – Joshua 24 Our study of the Book of Joshua concludes with today’s Scripture reading. Beginning with the Book of Exodus, our devotions have followed Israel’s forty-year journey through the...
Joshua: A Model of Faith, Strength, and Courage (Joshua 22; Joshua 23)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Joshua 22-23 Proving humanity's propensity is often war, and little peace, Israel’s victories over the...
The Sanctity of Human Life (Joshua 20; Joshua 21)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Joshua 20-21 Joshua 20 The Law of the LORD Concerning Cities of Refuge (Joshua 20:1-3) After the...
Joshua: A Place to Call Home (Joshua 19)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. Scripture reading – Joshua 19 The narrative concerning the division of the land the LORD promised Israel for an inheritance continues in Joshua 19. Here we read the record of the lands assigned to the remaining...
Trust and Obey, For There’s No Other Way! (Joshua 17; Joshua 18)
Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Joshua 17-18 The tribe of Judah was assigned its inheritance in Canaan in Joshua 15 and was followed...
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