Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Feb 24

February 24, 2024 - Joshua 2-4

Now, the hard work begins. The spies are sent into Jericho, where they meet up with Rahab and face all sorts of intrigue. In this...

George Martin

Feb 23

February 23, 2024 - Joshua 1

Joshua is one of my favorite OT books. After much wandering around in the wilderness and all, events really start moving ahead. To...

George Martin

Feb 22

February 22, 2024 - Deuteronomy 31-34

Soon, the people will cross over the Jordan River and they will set up large stones, plaster them with plaster, and write the words of...

George Martin

Feb 21

February 21, 2024 - Deuteronomy 28-30

Such blessings for the people of Israel if they obey the Lord: “The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the...

George Martin

Feb 20

February 20, 2024 - Deuteronomy 23-27

There were those who were forbidden to enter the assembly but of some others, the Lord commanded, “You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he...

George Martin

Feb 19

February 19, 2024 - Deuteronomy 19-22

The cities of refuge. This story has always been one of my favorites from the wilderness wanderings. The provision is for instances of...

George Martin

Feb 18

February 18, 2024 - Deuteronomy 16-18

Moses instructed the people, “Observe the month of Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in the month of Abib the Lord...

George Martin

Feb 17

February 17, 2024 - Deuteronomy 13-15

Moses continues to stress that Israel is to be set apart for the Lord. They are not to be or do as the nations. They are to be...

George Martin

Feb 16

February 16, 2024 - Deuteronomy 9-12

Israel is about to see fulfilled God’s promise to Abraham of a land. It’s not an exact analogy (I suppose, by definition, an analogy is...

George Martin

Feb 16

February 15, 2024 - Deuteronomy 5-8

Moses rehearses the Ten Commandments for the people. In short paraphrase, they are . . . 1. No other gods before Me 2. No idols 3. Do...

George Martin

Feb 14

February 14, 2024 - Deuteronomy 1-4

“Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them . . . Beyond the Jordan, in the...

George Martin

Feb 13

February 13, 2024 - Numbers 31-36

The closing chapters of Numbers are filled with additional instructions about various types of offerings and vows. And then, in chapter...

George Martin

Feb 13

February 12, 2024 - Numbers 26-30

I want to make several quick observations from today’s reading. The Lord said to Moses, “Take a census of all the congregation of the...

George Martin

Feb 11

February 11, 2024 - Numbers 21-25

An episode both sad and full of hope. “The people spoke against God and against Moses, ‘Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die...

George Martin

Feb 10

February 10, 2024 - Numbers 17-20

The selection of Aaron and God’s provisions for him and his fellow priests is our story, this morning. From the tithes and offerings...