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Reading Deuteronomy 10 for Tuesday, September 12th. Moses made two more tablets and a wooden chest as God instructed, and then God wrote the Ten Commandments on them with his finger.

Reading Deuteronomy 9 for Monday, September 11th. All of the land and blessings given to the Israelites have nothing to do with their own righteousness.

Reading Deuteronomy 8 for Saturday, September 9th. God gives you the ability to produce wealth, so don’t think too highly of yourself.

Reading Deuteronomy 7 for Friday, September 8th. God wants His children to detest even the silver and gold used to make the images of other gods.

Reading Deuteronomy 6 for Thursday, September 7th. God wants His children to teach the law to their children too.

Reading Deuteronomy 5 for Wednesday, September 6th. Moses reminded the Israelites about the 10 Commandments and how they promised to obey them.

Reading Deuteronomy 4 for Tuesday, September 5th. Moses reminded the Israelites to obey God’s commands, to not make or worship idols, to teach these commands to their children, and to just keep doing the right thing.

Reading Deuteronomy 3 for Monday, September 4th. Moses was not allowed to cross over the Jordan but he was allowed to look around and to commission and equip Joshua to continue the work he had done. God said He would fight the battles for the Israelites and give them victory.

Reading Deuteronomy 2 for Saturday, September 2nd. The Israelites wandered around the desert until the last of the fighting men died as God had planned. God also told them who to avoid having war with and from who to go to war with, and acquire land from.

Reading Deuteronomy 1 for Friday, September 1st. Moses explains Israel’s recent history and their fearful and arrogant rebellion, as well as God’s instructions for when they should leave Horeb.

Reading Acts 16 for Thursday, August 31st. Paul and Silas were joined by Timothy. They were put into prison after removing an evil spirit from a slave girl who was also a fortune teller. Even in prison the mission continued effectively.

Reading Acts 15 for Wednesday, August 30th. Some believers thought that believing Gentiles had to be circumcised as well as Jews, and Paul and Barnabas disagreed about whether or not to allow John (also called Mark) to come with them on the mission, because of his previous desertion.

Reading Acts 14 for Tuesday, August 29th. Paul and Barnabas continued in the ministry to several towns, even being stoned to near death, then returning again to preach some more. They also appointed some new elders and churches where the newest disciples were.

Reading Acts 13 for Monday, August 28th. Paul and Barnabas shared the good news with the Jews, and then also the Gentiles after many of the Jews rejected it.

Reading Acts 12 for Friday, August 25th. Peter is removed from prison by an angel and Herod is struck dead for receiving worship meant only for God.

Reading Numbers 36 for Thursday, August 24th. Zelophehad’s daughters could only marry men within their own tribe.

Reading Numbers 35 for Wednesday, August 23rd. Lines are drawn for the development of towns and pasturelands, and cities of refuge are delineated for accidental killers to flee to to avoid vengeance.

Reading Numbers 34 for Tuesday, August 22nd. The boundaries are defined for Canaan and a list of people are designated to help define allotments for each of the nine and a half tribes that have not already gotten their inheritance on the other side of the Jordan.

Reading Numbers 33 for Monday, August 21st. God led His people through many towns, and warned them not to allow idols and inhabitants to remain there in the promised land.

Reading Numbers 32 for Friday, August 18th. Some people wanted their land inheritance on the side of the Jordan that they already were on, instead of crossing the Jordan first to get land. This did not make God happy, but since they promised to go into battle before receiving their inheritance, it was allowed, after… Continue reading Numbers 32

Reading Numbers 31 for Thursday, August 17th. God told the Israelites to attack and plunder the Midianites, taking no prisoners, except for some young women who had not slept with a man.

Reading Numbers 30 for Wednesday, August 16th. In Israel, Vows and oaths are only binding for women if their husband or father does not object when he hears about it. Widows and divorced women are bound by their word.

Reading Numbers 29 for Tuesday, August 15th. God wanted lots of sacrifices for different events on the calendar.

Reading Numbers 28 for Monday, August 14th. God tells Moses to instruct the people specifically how they are to present offerings to Him daily and monthly and to observe the Sabbath, the Passover, and have a sacred assembly for the feast of weeks.

Reading Numbers 27 for Friday, August 11th. Zelophehad's daughters brought up their predicament that their father would lose out on an inheritance because he had only daughters, so God allowed daughters to receive inheritances as well for this scenario, and other relatives when there are no daughters to inherit land.

Reading Numbers 26 for Thursday, August 10th. Another census is taken and the land is divided and given in proportion to the names counted.

Reading Numbers 25 for Wednesday, August 9th. Moabite women seduced Israelite men, and influenced them to engage in Baal worship and inciting God’s anger until Phinehas killed an Israelite man and a Midianite woman with a single spear thrust, ending the plague which killed 24,000.

Reading Numbers 24 for Tuesday, August 8th. Balak was disappointed that Balaam would not curse Israel for him. Balaam only spoke as God directed.

Reading Numbers 23 for Monday, August 7th. Balak keeps trying to get Balaam to curse the Israelites. Three separate places have sacrifices prepared, seven at a time.

Reading Numbers 22 for Saturday, August 5th. Balak requests that Balaam come and meet with him, to curse Israel. Balaam’s donkey has more insight about the risks involved in straying from God’s will than Balaam does, initially.

Reading Numbers 21 for Friday, August 4th. God gave Israel victory in their battles, but He also sent poisonous snakes when they started to complain against Him or Moses.

Reading Numbers 20 for Thursday, August 3rd. Moses disappointed God by striking the rock twice, but God asked him to speak to the rock for it to produce water. Edom wouldn’t let Israel pass through their territory peacefully. Aaron died on top of a mountain and his son succeeded him as priest.

Reading Numbers 19 for Wednesday, August 2nd. How to make and use the water of cleansing.

Reading Numbers 18 for Tuesday, August 1st. God commands the priests and Levites to present offerings in a certain way, and that these offerings be given with only the first and best portions devoted to God.

Reading Acts 11 for Monday, July 31st. Peter explained his actions to the circumcised believers in Jerusalem.

Reading Acts 10 for Friday, July 28th. God shows Peter in a vision that Gentiles are worth visiting, and that he needs to share the message of the gospel with them. God also tells Cornelius with an angel that he needs to send for Peter to come over.

Reading Acts 9 for Thursday, July 27th. Saul, an enemy of the way, is confronted and blinded by Jesus, then is healed of blindness three days later. He is then sent to preach boldly and eventually suffer for Jesus Christ. 

Reading Acts 8 for Wednesday, July 26th. Simon thought he could buy the apostolic power of the Holy Spirit, but he was wrong. 

Reading Acts 7 for Tuesday, July 25th. Stephen gives a speech, and then is stoned by friends of Saul. 

Reading Acts 6 for Monday, July 24th. The apostles get back to prayer and the word, after delegating food distribution operations and management to seven, including Stephen, who was falsely accused of crimes.

Reading Numbers 17 for Saturday, July 22nd. God uses a miraculous budding staff to show that He only chose Aaron and not the other 11 tribes of Israel to come before Him as a priest.

Reading Numbers 16 for Friday, July 21st. It did not go well for those who chose to rise up against the authority of Moses, Aaron, and God. Only those who were successfully atoned for survived.

Reading Numbers 15 for Thursday, July 20th. Sacrifices are detailed for the unintentional sins, but defiant sin causes the sinner to be thrown out. The first sabbath breaker is sentenced to death by God, and God instructs His people to attach tassels to their clothes with a blue cord to remember to obey God.

Reading Numbers 14 for Wednesday, July 19th. The Israelites complained a lot, and God decided to wipe them out. Moses prayed for mercy, God decided instead to let them die in the desert naturally over the course of forty years.

Reading Numbers 13 for Tuesday, July 18th. 12 men from the Israelite tribes explore Canaan and bring both bad news and good news.

Reading Numbers 12 for Monday, July 17th. Miriam and Aaron are called out by God for their self promotion at humble Moses' expense, and Miriam gets a week of leprosy before being healed and restored.

Reading Numbers 11 for Saturday, July 15th. God burns up some complainers, gives his spirit to 70 elders to help Moses not to be overwhelmed with the people, and strikes some ungrateful seekers of other food with a plague. 

Reading Numbers 10 for Friday, July 14th. Moses invited his father-in-law to come with the Israelites, even though he was a Midianite. 

Reading Numbers 9 for Thursday, July 13th. God showed the Israelites when they should camp and when they should go out. He explained to Moses that it was only OK to not observe the Passover at the appointed m time for those who were unclean or if they were traveling. Others who did not observe… Continue reading Numbers 9

Reading Numbers 8 for Wednesday, July 12th. The Levites were set apart to be wholly God’s people, and worked until they were 50.