Deuteronomy 1:17 “Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God.”  There is an importance of not being afraid of criticism in the pursuit of truth. In Moses’ instructions to the judges that he appointed to help lead the nation, he said, “Do not be afraid of...

Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab.    Moses opened his first speech by rebuking Israel. After only a few...

Psalm 126:6 Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.  Israel has spent much time weeping as they sow the seeds of a new country. Some of those sacrifices have come in the form of working long days in...

Proverbs 26:20 Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. It’s human nature to be curious about a juicy piece of information. People want to be in the know, and they want to hear all about who did what or said what.  Proverbs teaches us the...

 Numbers 33:1 Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. Have you ever had the experience of looking back on your life’s journey and finally understanding what God was doing?...

Numbers 13:16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)   After listing the names of the 12 spies, Moses sent to survey the promised land, the Bible tells us that Moses changed one of their names,...

Psalm 120:2. Save me, LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.    Psalm 120 is the first of 15 called “Songs of Ascent.” These psalms are given this title is because they are conducive to lifting a person up from hopelessness and helplessness into...