The Voice

Reading Joshua 16 for Saturday, November 11th. Ephraim and Manasseh received their land, but couldn’t get the Canaanites to leave.

Reading Joshua 15 for Friday, November 10th. The boundaries are described for Judah.

Reading Joshua 14 for Thursday, November 9th. Caleb wants the land God Promised him years ago, so Joshua lets him have it.

Reading Joshua 13 for Wednesday, November 8th. God Points out to Joshua, ‘so little time, so much land still to be taken.’

Reading Joshua 12 for Tuesday, November 7th. 31 Kings were defeated by Israel.

Reading Joshua 11 for Monday, November 6th. God hardened the hearts of Israel’s enemies so they would fight them and be destroyed.

Reading Joshua 10 for Saturday, November 4th. God fought for the Israelites by throwing large hail stones on the heads of their enemies, and “keeping the lights on“ by stopping the sun and moon for an entire day.

Reading Joshua 9 for Friday, November 3rd. Better to be a wood cutter or a water carrier than extinct. Don’t forget to inquire of the Lord before making a major decision.

Reading Joshua 8 for Thursday, November 2nd. After the Israelites got right with God, God lead them to victory over Ai through an ambush.

Reading Joshua 7 for Wednesday, November 1st. Achan stole and hid devoted things, resulting in Israel losing a battle, and him and his family being stoned and burned in disgrace.

Reading Acts 26 for Monday, October 30th. Paul is invited to make his defense, and shares his testimony.

Reading Acts 25 for Saturday, October 28th. Paul went to court again to be accused without basis.

Reading Acts 24 for Friday, October 27th. Paul was on trial before Felix and faced the accusers who made some false accusations against him. He stayed in prison.

Reading Acts 23 for Thursday, October 26th. People wanted Paul dead, and soldiers protected him when they learned of a conspiracy to murder him.

Reading Acts 22 for Wednesday, October 25th. Paul shared his testimony with the Jews who were accusing him.

Reading Joshua 6 for Tuesday, October 24th. The Israelites marched around Jericho for seven days, and then destroyed it, aside from Rahab and her family.

Reading Joshua 5 for Monday, October 23rd. The Israelite men were circumcised, and Joshua met the commander of the Lord’s Army, who told him to take off his sandals.

Reading Joshua 4 for Saturday, October 21st. The Israelites crossed over the Jordan River and it was dry. 12 men, representatives of each of the tribes, picked up stones from the riverbed and made an altar to remember what God had done.

Reading Joshua 3 for Friday, October 20th. God performed a miracle to affirm that he is with Joshua and the Israelites as they enter the promised land.

Reading Joshua 2 for Thursday, October 19th. Rahab the prostitute gave shelter and hid the the Israelite spies, and made a deal with them to spare her and her family when they invaded the city.

Reading Joshua 1 for Wednesday, October 18th. God tells Joshua to be strong and courageous, and the Israelites also tell him that.

Reading Deuteronomy 34 for Tuesday, October 17th. Moses died with his full strength and vision, and was a significant prophet in the history of Israel.

Reading Deuteronomy 33 for Monday, October 16th. Moses speaks a blessing for each of the tribes of Israel.

Reading Deuteronomy 32 for Saturday, October 14th. Moses recites a song for the Israelites to remember and to teach to their children, and Moses died on a mountain after seeing the promised land from a distance.

Reading Deuteronomy 31 for Friday, October 13th. Joshua is commissioned, and God predicts the idolatry that the Israelites will fall into after they have reached the promised land.

Reading Deuteronomy 30 for Thursday, October 12th. God offers the Israelites positive and negative reinforcement for their behavior; for their obedience and for their disobedience.

Reading Deuteronomy 29 for Wednesday, October 11th. There are blessings and curses for the Israelites and for others who hear the words of God‘s covenant with his people.

Reading Deuteronomy 28 for Tuesday, October 10th. God has curses for the Israelites when they disobey him and blessings for when they obey him.

Reading Deuteronomy 27 for Monday, October 9th. A monument is built and an altar is prepared to to set up and reaffirm the laws that God has given to the Israelites.

Reading Deuteronomy 26 for Saturday, October 7th. The tithe is collected to feed the Levite, the alien, the fatherless, and the widow.

Reading Deuteronomy 25 for Friday, October 6th. You don’t want to be known as the family of the unsandaled.

Reading Deuteronomy 24 for Thursday, October 5th. Each man is to die for his own sins, not for the sins of his son or of his father.

Reading Deuteronomy 23 for Wednesday, October 4th. Various instructions are given for many scenarios, including when you’re walking through a friend’s vineyard: how many grapes it’s OK to eat.

Reading Deuteronomy 22 for Tuesday, October 3rd. Punishment for adultery is death, the punishment for rape (in some cases) is marriage.

Reading Deuteronomy 21 for Monday, October 2nd. What to do with unsolved murders in your city.

Reading Acts 21 for Saturday, September 30th. Paul went to Jerusalem and the people rioted.

Reading Acts 20 for Friday, September 29th. Paul raises a young man from the dead who fell out of a three story window, and then visits the Ephesians knowing that this is the last time they will see his face.

Reading Acts 19 for Thursday, September 28th. Paul baptizes some disciples who didn’t know that there was a holy spirit. Then the people of Ephesus started to riot because their goddess and their industries were threatened by Paul’s preaching.

Reading Acts 18 for Wednesday, September 27th. God encouraged Paul to keep on speaking and not to be afraid. As Christians, we can be encouraged by that same word.

Reading Acts 17 for Tuesday, September 26th. Paul went around reasoning with Jewish people in the synagogues each Sabbath day, but some people didn’t like that and tried to get him thrown in jail.

Reading Deuteronomy 20 for Monday, September 25th. Fearful soldiers should not engage in battle because they might make the other soldiers become afraid.

Reading Deuteronomy 19 for Friday, September 22nd. God calls for the establishment of three cities of refuge, or six if their city grows too large for three. Malicious witnesses will be punished severely.

Reading Deuteronomy 18 for Thursday, September 21st. There is an easy test to find out if a prophet has gone rogue.

Reading Deuteronomy 17 for Wednesday, September 20th. Don’t offer defective sacrifices, don’t worship other things, and any new king should not have excessive wealth or wives, and have a copy of the law and be aligned with it himself.

Reading Deuteronomy 16 for Tuesday, September 19th. God has a place where the Passover and other observances should happen. He also wants to be worshipped without any other gods acknowledged beside His altar.

Reading Deuteronomy 15 for Monday, September 18th. A year for canceling debts is established by God.

Reading Deuteronomy 14 for Saturday, September 16th. God gave the Israelites special rules about what they could eat, and what they could not eat. He also told them how to tithe.

Reading Deuteronomy 13 for Friday, September 15th. God explains to the Israelites that there is no room for the worship of other gods among his people, and the penalty is death.

Reading Deuteronomy 12 for Thursday, September 14th. God asks His people not to take on new worship practices from the nations that they take over and possess. Also, they should not eat blood, but should only pour it onto the ground.

Reading Deuteronomy 11 for Wednesday, September 13th. God wants His people to love and to trust Him, not forgetting His promises to bless them when they obey and curse them when they forget or turn away from Him.