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…

Saturday 2-March Numbers 22-23 Ps 27 Luke 6 Numbers 22: Who was Balak and who was Balaam?  What do you remember about Moab?  What do you find interesting aobut Balaam? Numbers 23: Why did Balak take Balaam to another area to curse them? What was the result of this second attempt? Luke 6: Ths chapter is so dense in terms of spiritual…

Friday 1-March Numbers 19-21 Prov 26 Luke 5 Numbers 20:  Does the story about the Israelites complaining about not having water and Moses striking a rock to provide water sound familiar?  Why was God so upset with Moses so as to prohibit him from entering the Promised Land?  What did Moses ask of the king of Edom?  Why did he address them…

Thursday 28-Feb Numbers 16-18 Ps 26 Luke 4 Numbers 16: Who led the rebellion and why were they angry with Moses and Aaron? Numbers 17:  Why did God command all the leaders of the tribes to bring a staff? Luke 4: What scripture did the devil use (or misuse) to tempt Jesus? Why were the people who heard Jesus preach in his…

Wednesday 27-Feb Numbers 13-15 Prov 25 Luke 3 Numbers 13: What did the spies bring back with them and what was their report about the Promised Land? Numbers 14: What did the Israelites say after hearing the report?  Numbers 15: What happened to the man who ‘worked’ on the Sabbath?  What purpose were the tassels to serve? Proverbs 25: What is a…