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Day 094: The Nazirite and the Nazarene (Judges 13-15)
Samson and Jesus could not be more different. And yet, in one surprising sense, Samson still points us to Christ: a promised son, announced before birth, who would begin to save God’s people.
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Day 089: Making Sense of the Cycles in Judges (Judges 1-2)
The book of Judges is thrilling, violent, tragic, and painfully repetitive. But Judges is not just Israel’s sin. It is God’s mercy.
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Day 087: Joshua and Yeshua (Joshua 19-21)
How the Old Testament Joshua foreshadows Jesus.
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Day 085: Caleb’s Different Spirit (Joshua 14:11-12)
At eighty-five, Caleb does not ask for comfort. He asks for a mountain full of giants. His bold faith reminds us how much the church still needs older saints with a different spirit, ready to trust God for one more battle.
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Day 083: Obedience is Painful, Disobedience is Deadly (Joshua 5:8-9)
What we try to keep from God, God will expose. But what we entrust to Him, He will protect.
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Day 066: A Woman’s Word (Numbers 30:3-5)
Numbers 30 allows a father or husband to overturn a woman’s vow, which can sound troubling to modern readers. But when we step back and look at the whole story of Scripture, we see something deeper: God’s grace for people who say things they later regret. In Christ, even our careless words and broken promises…
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Day 065: God’s Provision, by the Numbers: A Devotional with a Spreadsheet (Numbers 26-27)
Through the Bible: Numbers 26-27
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Day 064: The Lord in Heaven Laughs (Numbers 23-25)
The story of Balak and Balaam reads almost like comedy: a talking donkey, a king dragging a prophet from mountain to mountain, and twenty-one altars built in a desperate attempt to curse God’s people. But every attempt backfires. The curses become blessings, and even a pagan prophet winds up announcing the coming Messiah. Psalm 2…
