Continue reading »]]> Below, you can comment to The Daily Bible readings from February 5-7 that were discussed in Bible class on Wednesday night, February 8. Perhaps we didn’t discuss in class a point or application you wanted to make or discuss. You can do that here. We learned about the Levites and their new role in the service of the tabernacle, setting it up and taking it down and carrying it to the next location. God assigns marching and camping orders by tribe and levitical clan. Also, the Israelites grumble about not having meat to eat. Moses reaches a point of great discouragement feeling the burden of the people is too heavy for him to continue to carry. God appoints 70 elders in Israel to share in Moses’ workload. God also provides quail for the Israelites and then plagues them to make strong point about his anger of their complaining.

Continue reading »]]> Moses and the Israelites are led by God out of Egypt into the Wilderness, escaping servitude to a hardened and tyrannic Pharaoh, for which the Passover and redemption are instituted by God. It’s not long before the Israelites fear their circumstances and grumble about it to Moses. In spite of their grumblings God hears their cries and delivers them through a parted sea from the pursuing Egyptians as well as providing them with food enough for each day to test their obedience and to prove to them that he is the Lord. Moses receives the 10 commandments while the Israelites demand of Aaron to make them a god to praise for their deliverance. It’s a trying time for Moses who is both angry with them and yet pleads with God to forgive them and exercise patience for his own glory to be seen in it all.

A few of the questions from the “Proclamation” section of the worksheets might serve well for some blog discussion. Ask questions or leave comments about these questions below or anything you observed from your reading.

1. How we view God in our lives makes a big difference in how we live. How did the Israelites view both God and their life circumstances before and after he parted the Red Sea?
2. What do you learn about God from this?
3. What lessons did you learn from January 27 about leadership?
4. What is something significant you learn from or about the 10 commandments?
5. How did God bring the Israelites to the point of willfully affirming, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey”? How does God persuade you to want to obey him?

Continue reading »]]> For the year 2012 as a congregation we are taking an eventful journey of reading through the Bible in a year. The purpose: Getting to Know God’s Word. We have incorporated our daily readings into our Sunday and Wednesday Bible classes to get the most out of our readings and share them with each other. This blog is where we can further discuss with each other our “observations,” “interpretations,” and “applications” from our daily readings. If you’re interested in joining us on this exciting journey through God’s word, you can acquire a copy of The Daily Bible: In Chronological Order, 365 Daily Readings with comments by F. LaGard Smith. Lesson sheets are located here

Tonight marked the first class incorporating our Daily Bible readings. We’re curious to hear any feedback from the church members about how you felt about the class format, material, and approach. Or just comment with any further discussion or questions from the texts of the daily readings discussed in class.

Your brother in the blood of the Lamb,
Danny Matchniff