Friday 15-March Deuteronomy 13-14 Eccl 1:1-11 Luke 17 Deuteronomy 13: What were they to do if anyone tried to lead them to follow other gods?  What if a whole town was led astray? Deuteronomy 14: What was to be done with their tithe (first fruits, first crops, etc) if they lived far from the place designated by God to bring their offering.…

Thursday 14-March Deuteronomy 11-12; Ps 32 Luke 16 Deuteronomy 11: What disciplines are the Israelites to adopt? Deuteronomy 12: Where were the sacrifices to be made? Luke 16: What is highly esteemed among men but an abomination to God?What is the meaning of the rich man and Lazarus? Journal Prompt: What lesson can you learn from the parable of the dishonest manager?…

Wednesday 13-March Deuteronomy 9-10; Prov 31 Luke 15 Deuteronomy 9: What does Moses warn the people about once the future enemy has been vanquished? How long was Moses on the mountaintop and what did he do?  (v 9) Deuteronomy 10: What did Moses do when he met with God on the mountain? What did Moses do with the second set of the…

Tuesday 12-March Deuteronomy 7-8; Ps 31 Luke 14 Deuteronomy 7: What are the Israelites to fear, and what are they not to fear?  Will victory be immediate? Why or why not? Deuteronomy 8: What do you find interesting in interesting in verses 3-5? What does God warn them against in verses 11-17? Luke 14: What do you find interesting about verse 1?…

Saturday 9-March Deuteronomy 3-4; Psalm 30; Luke 12 Deuteronomy 3: Where was the land that belonged to the kings Og and Sihon? What special note is included about Og’s lineage?Who settled there? Who received the Dead Sea (Sea of salt)?  Did Moses accept God’s declaration that he would not be permitted to enter the Promised Land? Deuteronomy 4: What did Moses say…

Friday 8-March Deut 1-2; Prov 29; Luke 11 Essentially, the Book of Deuteronomy is a sermon – or a series of sermons, preached by Moses to Israel as they were on the verge of entering the Holy Land. Moses preached with a heavy and passionate heart as he had led them for forty years, but would not be accompanying them past this…

Thursday 7-March Num 34-36; Ps 29; Luke 10 Numbers 35:  What inheritance did the Levites receive? What is a city of refuge? Numbers 36: What stipulation was placed upon the daughters of Zelophahdad? Luke 10:  How many apostles were sent out and what was their mission? Why did Jesus tell the lawyer the parable of the Good Samaritan? Journal Prompt: Who is…

Wednesday 6-March Num 30-33; Prov 28; Luke 9 Numbers 31:  Who did the Israelites go to war with and what was the result? Numbers 32: What request did the tribes of Reuben and Gad make and what was Moses’ response? Numbers 33: This chapter is basically a recap of the exodus journey – it’s well worth reading. Refer to the map that…

Tuesday 5-March Num 27-29; Ps 28; Luke 8 Numbers 27: What did the daughters of Zelophehad ask Moses? Who did the Lord tell Moses would succeed him and why? Numbers 28 & 29:  I’m not going to post any questions about the sacrifices required, but I am always a bit overwhelmed by the number of animals that were sacrificed to atone for…

Below is our reading schedule for the upcoming week.  It’s hard to believe that we are already in March and we’re just two weeks away from having completed the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament) and we’ve read 3/4 of the Gospels.  I hope you have been able to keep up! Sunday 3-March Reflect on God as Redeemer Monday…