The Gospel Of Repentance

Israel just conquered Jericho in a military campaign when they crossed the Jordan River. They were instructed by Joshua not to take in any of the accursed things from Jericho for it was appointed for destruction (Joshua 6:18). One of the soldiers named Achan decided to disobey the Lord's command and steal a little spoil for himself which provoked the Lord to anger against Israel (Joshua 7:2). The result of this blatant disobedience is that Israel was defeated by men in a town by the name of Ai. Even worse, about thirty-six men were killed in battle as the troops fled from their much smaller foes.  Joshua and all the leaders tore their clothes (in distress) and fell on their face before the Lord. Joshua inquired of the Lord as to why this happened to them. Joshua is afraid that all of their enemies will hear how they were defeated and wipe them out. Joshua asks the Lord, "What will you do for your great name (Joshua 7:9)?" The Lord told Joshua to get up! Israel has s...

I n the gospel of Luke Jesus teaches three parables. Parables is one of the main teaching methods of Jesus. The word parable comes from the Greek word parabol ē . It means to place things side by side for the purpose of comparison. So, when Jesus spoke in parables he was creating stories using natural things like seeds, people, talents, kings, etc to convey a spiritual truth about the kingdom of God. His most personal parable is the one of what is commonly called The Parable of the Prodigal Son. There are three main characters in the parable. The writer will identify who the characters represent. Before I do that, I need to present the entire chapter of  Luke 15.               The Lost Sheep   Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.  2  Both the Pharisees and the scribes  began  to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with ...

Joshua sends out two spies in the second chapter of the book of Joshua to travel to Jericho. They encounter a prostitute named Rahab. Word gets out to the king of Jericho that Israelites are in the land so he sends men to capture them; Rahab hide the men on her roof. When the pursuers inquire if the men had come to her. she lies and tells them they were here, but they left. Pursue them out of the city gate so that you can find them (Joshua 2:1-7). Rahab goes to tell the Israelite spies that she knows that the Lord has given them the land and all of Jericho is in great fear because of them (Joshua 2:9). She goes on to declare that we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the Lord your God, He is God in heav...

D euteronomy 32 is called the Song Of Moses. This chapter discusses for Israel who God is; Creator and sustainer of the universe. He is the one that provided all their needs and fought all their battles. Because He (The Lord) loved them, He gave them the land of Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey to possess it. Moses describes God's faithfulness against Israel's unfaithfulness. This song recounting Israel's past, present and future according to the time it was written by Moses around 1400 B.C. right before he died. Let's take a look at some passages to see what we can glean from them. The past and present - Moses begins by commanding the whole earth to listen to his words for they are like rain that waters the earth. Dew upon the grass, and fresh rain drops on the grass (vs 1-2). Moses is commanding all to acknowledge the Lord and give Him praise because all His ways are righteous and true. There is never injustice with God (vs 3-4)! Despite God...