Gilbert House Fellowship #51: Psalm 91, Joshua 1-5
2015-11-08
TODAY, WE begin studying the fulfillment of the patriarchal promise, the occupation of the land that Yahweh had allotted to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #50: Deuteronomy 32-34
2015-11-01
WE REACH the end of the life of Moses today, concluding the Book of Deuteronomy with a more detailed discussion of the Divine Council, the warnings of Yahweh to the Israelites, and prophecies over the tribes.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #49: Deuteronomy 26-31
2015-10-25
OUR STUDY nears the end of the life of Moses, as the prophet gives final instructions to Israel before turning them over to Joshua and sending them across the Jordan River into Canaan.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #48: Deuteronomy 22-25
2015-10-18
GOD’S STANDARDS of morality as revealed in His word is a lot more egalitarian than skeptics will admit. Today we discuss God’s instructions for caring for the poor, widows, and orphans, and we go into some depth on marriage, divorce, and gender roles for men and womenContinue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #47: Deuteronomy 17-21
2015-10-04
THE CONCEPT of holy war is developed in the passages we read today (specifically Deut. 20:16-18), where the Hebrew verb kharam is translated “devote to complete destruction”. The concept relates to the coming war between Israel and enemies who served — and were spawned by — lesser gods.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #46: Deuteronomy 14-16
2015-09-27
OUR STUDY this morning is very timely. The chapters we discuss include descriptions of the three major feasts decreed by Yahweh for Israel: Unleavened Bread, Weeks, and Tabernacles (Booths), or Sukkot, which begins at sundown tonight along with the fourth “blood moon” of this tetrad.Continue Reading