I'm reading The Daily Walk Bible now. It is designed to help you read the entire Bible in a year. 2-4 chapters a day with a commentary each day. Slogging through the early parts of the Old Testament is slow, but the commentary helps as it gives the reasons for the genealogies and ritual descriptions. The narratives give insight to our reluctance and rebellion as humans. And God's mercies as well.
Today was an example. I'm in Numbers and the Israelites are getting ready to enter Canaan. The scouts have been sent into the new land promised by God and they are back with their report. Remember, God has brought the Israelites out of slavery and across the desert to this promised land. Many times they are rebellious and resistant, but here is the land for them to settle on and prosper. What do they do? Whine, complain and say the inhabitants are too big and strong. A repeat of the last year.
We would never do that would we? It was a reminder to me that we all have our Canaans. Those promises and things in our lives that we won't accept or believe. We just have to thank God.
Halaszle, Hungarian Fish Soup
3 days ago
1 comment:
Often we don't want to take that leap into a future that is unfamiliar and instead want to fall back to the way things were, even if they weren't great - horrible for the former slaves who then spent a generation wandering in the desert. Thanks for the reminder!
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