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  • March 19 - 1 Samuel (Part 2) & 2 Samuel (Part 1)

    March 19 - 1 Samuel (Part 2) & 2 Samuel (Part 1)
    Mar 19 2026

    First Samuel can be summed up in one word:
    REVIVAL!

    It's a book that covers three main characters: Samuel, Saul and David. This week our focus is on David.

    David
    - More chapters devoted to David than any other Old Testament character
    - Author of over half of the Psalms
    - Quoted more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure.
    - David was a great warrior
    - He had a heart for God and worshiped God
    - Significant individual in God's plan for salvation
    - David's story is not simply about what God did long ago, it's about what God is doing today and how God wants to minister to His people still today.
    - God used David to bring revival to Israel.
    - War - David's life is all about spiritual warfare. Spiritual war rages in a dramatic fashion and in seeing that we can apply some of the critical truths from David's life to our own.

    Pastor lays out a timeline of 1 & 2 Samuel with Saul's reign and David's reign covering 1050 BC through 970 BC.

    Pastor shares the story of David's defeat of Goliath (Philistine giant) in exciting detail.

    After defeating Goliath in his mid-teens David began to rise to fame. In his early 20s he was a respected general in the Israelite army with a history of victories. Shortly thereafter his life is turned upside down because Saul, possessed by an evil spirit, is obsessed with wanting to kill David.

    Saul vs. David (verses all from 1 Samuel)
    - Two spear attacks (18:10-11)
    - "Let the Philistines do it!" (18:25)
    - Sends Jonathan and friends (19:1)
    - Spear attack (19:9-10)
    - Home invasion (19:110
    - Three companies to Ramah (19:18-21)
    - Saul to Ramah (19:22-24)
    - New Moon Feast (20)

    There is obvious spiritual warfare in several of these accounts. The enemy trying to thwart the plans of God and to destroy the seed of Abraham who would become the Messiah.

    King Saul rejected the Lord's guidance in his life, disobeyed the word of God over and over, and as a result he opened himself up to evil spirits. And that evil spirit seeks to destroy David.

    Through all the persecution from Saul, David continued to serve King Saul, continued in his position in the army, but he knows his days are numbered, so he flees to Ramah and the spiritual war continues. At the new moon feast Jonathan, Saul's son, advises David to flee from his dad who is determined to kill David.

    David flees and has many years as a fugitive.

    David the Fugitive (all verses are from 1 Samuel)
    - Nob (21:1-9)
    - Gath (21:10ff)
    - Abdullam (22:10
    - Moab (22:3)
    - Stonghold* (22:4-5)
    - Forest of Hereth (22:5)
    - Keilah (23:1ff)
    - Desert of Ziph (23:15ff)
    - Desert of Maon (23:25)
    - En Gedi! (24)
    - Carmel-Nabal/Abigail (25)
    - Hakilah* (26)
    - Gath (27)
    - Ziklag(27-30)

    Pastor shares the story of David's years on the run in riveting detail.

    In a battle against the Philistines, Saul is killed and David is anointed King over Judah in the south and 7 years later he will become king over all of Israel, including the north after the death of Saul's son, Ishbosheth.

    Join us next week for the rest of David's story and a look at Solomon's kingship as we study 2 Samuel and 1 Kings.

    For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year

    Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today!

    Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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  • March 12 - 1 Samuel (Part 1)

    March 12 - 1 Samuel (Part 1)
    Mar 12 2026
    First Samuel is an important book because it helps to give us a fundamental understanding of God's salvation. This book is more than history. It shows us how God works. It shows us God's plan, God's timing and the way God can turn things around. It is a very relevant account of what God wants to do today. It is a book about God moving in a powerful way and reversing what seems impossible to reverse. It not only speaks to what God used to do, but what He is still doing today: renewing nations, changing people, transforming families, renewing communities. It gives us application for our prayer lives, for our walk of faith and the way we deal with the condition of the world today. And we see that God can be trusted. First Samuel can be summed up in one word: REVIVAL! First Samuel has three Key Figures: - Samuel - (from the tribe of Levi) He was the last of the Judges and he was a prophet. - Saul (from the tribe of Benjamin) would become Israel's first king. - David (from the tribe of Judah) the one who will fulfill the prophetic word to Jacob. Judah would be the tribe from which the King of kings, Jesus, the Lion of Judah came. David becomes the king of Israel. God used David to do amazing things in a single generation. The book starts with the story of Samuel the son of Hannah who had promised that if God would give her a child she would give him back to God. God answers her prayer and when he was around 5 or 6 or so Hannah brings her son, Samuel, to Eli the priest. Next we hear of the Lord speaking to Samuel. And all Israel recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord and through him God's Word came to all Israel opening up a time of revival that begins with a tragedy. The tragedy: The Philistines attack and defeat the Israelites, taking the Ark of the Covenant. Eli's sons die in the battle and when he hears his sons have died and that the Ark of the Covenant of God was taken by the Philistines, Eli falls forward, dead. But the tragedy of the Ark being taken is not where the story ends. The Philistines take the Ark of God. The Ark was sacred and holy - the symbol of the presence of God and they take it to their city of Ashdod and into Dagon's temple. But the next day Dagon is found tipped over. They set him back up but the next day he is again tipped over and his hands are broken off and people begin to break out in tumors. They send the Ark of God to the city of Gath (the Philistine town that Goliath is from). Again people start getting sick with tumors, so they give the Ark to city of Ekron and again people become sick. Many who made light of the Ark of God died. The story continues until the Ark arrives at Kiribath Jearim, back with the Israelites. It remains there for the next 20 years. What do we learn from this story of the Ark of God? We learn the truth of who can stand in the presence of a God who is a holy, awesome, and gracious. He is not to be treated lightly. We are to humble ourselves before Him and when we do, what happens? Just what happened amongst the Israelites who humbled themselves. Repentance and revival break out. The Israelites turn back to God. The children of Israel decide they want to have kings instead of judges. Saul is the first king of Israel. Rise and Fall of Saul: - Encounter with Samuel (9-10) - Chosen at Mizpah (10:17-27) - Defense of Jabesh Gilead (11) - Consequences (13:`3-14; 15:22-24) - God's choice (16) Saul starts out so well and ends so poorly. He doesn't remain obedient to God. We also learn from Saul that we are to please God and not people. Because Saul did not remain obedient to God, God seeks a man after His own heart to be the new king. Samuel anoints David to be king, the shepherd boy. David is a picture of the King of Kings, Jesus, who is to come. David: - More chapters devoted to David than any other Old Testament character - Author of over half of the Psalms - Quoted more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure Join us next week for part 2 of our study of 1 Samuel and part 1 of 2 Samuel. For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today! Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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  • March 5 - Judges & Ruth

    March 5 - Judges & Ruth
    Mar 5 2026
    The Book of Judges has some of the most painful accounts in the Old Testament, one that highlights the sinfulness of human beings and emphasizes the importance of repentance, turning back to God, but at the same time it shows us the faithfulness and patience of God. A book that shows us as we study the past we can learn from it. Judges refers not so much to a judge in a court, but rather a person appointed and anointed by God to protect, restore, redeem and defend His people. They stand between disaster and hope in the living God. We see a repeated pattern in the book of Judges: God is faithful, then His people become unfaithful, disaster comes, they cry out to God, and God who is faithful answers them. It is a tragic time, but it keeps us reminded of God's faithfulness. Pastor shares a timeline from the exodus (around 1446 BC) through King David (1010 BC) and shows the period of the Judges from 1374-1050 BC. A 300 year period of immorality, chaos, upheaval, idolatry, and where they wandered away from God. Summary of Judges There are many parallels to our world today… 2:10 …another generation grew up who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel. 3:7 …they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs. 21:25 …everyone did as they saw fit. The Judges that Pastor focuses on: Ehud ( Judges 3) Eglon, the King of Moab had oppressed the Israelites for 18 years. They cried out to God and He sent them a deliverer - Ehud. Ehud killed King Eglon and the Israelites defeat their Moabite oppressors and there is peace for 80 years. Deborah (Judges 4-5) A prophetess of great faith and great courage. Through a prophetic word from Deborah, Barak and Deborah lead the Israelites in battle against Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite King Jabin's army. Sisera flees as the Israelites defeat the Canaanite army and he comes to Jael's tent to hide and she kills him. The Israelites defeat the Canaanites and there is peace for 40 years. Gideon (Judges 6-8) This story reminds us that God does things His own way and that when God's people follow Him, He brings victory, renewal and triumph, though He does it in ways that are counter-intuitive. God is to be in charge and He is to get the glory. The Israelites have again fallen away from the Lord and Midianites are oppressing them. An angel of the Lord comes to Gideon and tells him he will be their deliverer. And from this story we see that what man calls impossible is never impossible with God. Gideon, following God, takes 300 men with 300 shofars, torches and jugs at night to surround the huge Midianite army camp. They blow shofars, shout "a sword for the Lord and for Gideon," shatter the pottery and the Midianites turn on each other as the power of God is revealed. But Gideon and the people lapse again into spiritual ruin. Jephthah (Judges 10-11) A skilled warrior but again the people fall into spiritual sin. Samson (Judges 13-16) Samson's mom and dad receive a visit from an angel saying that their son Samson will be raised up as the Israelite's deliverer. He is a powerfully strong man. But he goes against what he is supposed to be and who God had called him to be. It's the story of a wedding gone wrong that ends in a contest of Samson against the Philistines where he is captured, blinded, and his hair cut. Samson ends up in his death killing more Philistines than he had throughout his whole life. Throughout the rest of the book we see how moral indifference and chaos lead to spiritual rejection of God and great chaos. We see the decay of the people and the Benjaminite tribe nearly wiped out through their evils ways. Pastor moves into the Book of Ruth, a love story that took place in the 300 year window of the judges. During this time ungodly time, we see there are still godly people. The book starts with a famine in Bethlehem so Elimelek takes his family to Moab. He dies and his sons die. His wife Naomi and her 2 daughter's in-law are alone. One daughter in-law stays with her, a moabite woman named Ruth. Naomi returns to Bethlehem taking Ruth with her. Widows with nothing. Ruth, by God's design, gleans wheat from a field owned by Boaz. Boaz is a man who lives his faith and he allows her to continue to glean wheat from his field and promises her protection. And the story ends with Boaz marrying Ruth. The Book of Ruth ends with a genealogy showing us that Boaz was the son of Salmon and Rahab (the prostitute from Jericho who had protected the Israelite spies). Boaz marries Ruth (a moabite) and they have a child named Obed who had a child named Jesse (David's father) who has a son name David (King David). We see this genealogy in Matthew 1 in the lineage of Jesus. We see God in the details in this story of Ruth! God always wins! Join us next week for a study of the book of 1 Samuel. For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus...
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  • February 26 - Joshua

    February 26 - Joshua
    Feb 26 2026
    Joshua is not just a book of history, it is God taking the events of the past to show us how we are called to live by faith in Him today, in our own walk of faith with Jesus, our Savior. Authorship: Joshua 24:26 Dating: ~ 1406-1374 BC Pastor encourages viewing the movie "Patterns of Evidence." And throughout the teaching shares archeological discoveries that support the scriptures. Our faith is not about how much can be proven, but our faith is a rational, logical, reasonable faith because these things really did happen, they took place in history. Outline: - Conquest of the land (chapters 1-12) - Division of the land (chapters 13-24) Throughout Joshua we see that God keeps His word. What was promised, He delivers. Joshua is the first of the Prophetic books in the section of Scriptures called the Nevi'im. Title of Joshua: Deuteronomy 3:21 Joshua 1:1 Nehemiah 8:17 Joshua's name means Yeshua/Yahweh saves, God is Salvation. Joshua, pronounced Yeshua - is also Jesus' name. It is the name the angel gave to Marywhen she was told what to name her baby. Yeshua Hamashiach, means Jesus the Messiah. Who leads the Israelites into the promised land? Joshua (Yeshua) just like Jesus leads us into the Promised Land (Heaven forever with God). Even the title of this book is prophetic, as Joshua is a forerunner of the real Yeshua, Jesus. Pastor does an overview using a map of the area and talks about how the Lord guided the Israelites and that following God and allowing Him to guide us is biblical because when we do things in our own power we are setting ourselves up for failure. If we are to live lives of faith, living a life of faith means being completely dependent on our Heavenly Father, trusting Him for everything. It means we do what He says to do, we go where and when He says to go, we follow where He leads. This book screams the importance of listening to God and doing what He would have us do. The book opens with a promise to Joshua with God saying He will never leave him, and God encourages Joshua to not be afraid and to be strong and courageous. We see this become a motto of God's people. When God is the Lord of our lives, we do not need to fear the future, we do not need to be anxious about anything. The book then moves into the story of Jericho. (Today it is called Tell es-Sultan and it is an archeological site - that substantiates the biblical story of Jericho.) We learn obout Rahab the prostitute whose life and the lives of her family were saved as she helped the spies when they came to check out Jericho and protected them. In Matthew 1:5 we read more about Rahab: In the genealogy of Jesus, we see that Rahab is part of Jesus' genealogy. This shows us that no one is irredeemable and that God uses the redeemed for His purposes. God turns lives around! And He continues this today!! He is our Redeemer! As they enter the land we read that God once again parted the waters, the Jordan River, and they crossed on dry land. They celebrate the Passover for the first time in 38 years and they conquer Jericho by following the Lord's direction, everyone followed the Lord except one man. They were told to not take anything from Jericho when then conquered it, but one person did and that judgement came on the whole people of Israel. All of us are called to follow God and even the failure of one or a few has impact on the whole body. God wants our full trust, complete devotion, absolute faith and consistent obedience. Their victories continue and they recommit themselves to God and build monuments to remind themselves of all God has done and given them. They mark down and build monuments with the laws of God like historical markers. God wants them to remember His faithfulness and throughout the book we see God encouraging His people to follow Him. We end with a look at the "Cities of Refuge" in Joshua 20 and the purpose of the cities and the rules of these cities and how we see even in these a prophetic picture of Jesus, our great High Priest who secures life and salvation for us through His death. The book ends with these words from Joshua: "Choose this day whom you will serve. But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord." This is personal, it's about each of us individually saying: "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord!" Join us next week for a study of the book of Judges. For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews ...
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  • February 19 - Deuteronomy

    February 19 - Deuteronomy
    Feb 19 2026

    Deuteronomy is written by Moses and is the last of the five book he wrote .(Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Deuteronomy is the conclusion of the Torah. It is the final message God gives through Moses to the children of Israel.

    Jesus considers this an important book. Matthew 4 tells the story of Jesus' temptation and He uses the words of Deuteronomy three times to battle and answer the enemy. Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:13, 6:16 and 6:13.

    The Book of Deuteronomy was written in the 11th month of the 40th year of the Israelite wanderings - they are getting close to the Promised Land, they have almost arrived - they are only a few weeks for the end of their journey..

    This book can be outlined as three sermons of Moses:
    1st sermon - 1:1 - 4:43
    2nd sermon - 4:44 - 28:68
    3rd sermon - 29-33

    Deuteronomy is a legal document. Covenant. Treaty. So a second way to outline Deuteronomy is according to the Treaty Structure that was used at that time in history:

    Treaty Structure
    Preamble 1:1-5
    Historical Prologue 1:6-4:44
    Law/Stipulations 4:45-26:19
    General laws 4:45-11:32
    Specific laws 12:1 - 26:19
    Blessings & Curses 27:1 - 30:20
    Succession & Witnesses 31:1 - 34:12

    God establishes a treaty with His people - in Deuteronomy He is setting up a covenant with Himself as the High King over all - over the universe - and setting up His agreement - His treaty - with the Israelites. It is a legal agreement.

    Pastor shares that our motivation for following God's commands is not to earn His favor but because He first loved us and our obedience is a response to that love. We are called to be obedient not for forgiveness but because we are forgiven.

    Pastor shares a personal story showing the difference between:
    A performance-based life vs grace-based life. It's law vs love.

    The greatest commandment is found in Deuteronomy 6:4 - the Shema. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!"
    God is asking us to not just know this intellectually - but to show it - do it. As we read on we read in verse 5: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength." We are to love Him with all we have, with every part of our being, with everything that we are.

    Verses 6-9 continue: "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

    We are to remember what God has done, to hold them close in our hearts, to impress them onto our children, write them on our door frames of our homes. When we know the mercy of God it changes the way we behave.

    We close the class looking at the prophetic words in Deuteronomy 28:68. Pastor shares the story of the fullfilment of these words in the summer 70 AD along with Jesus' words from the New Testament. In 70AD Josephus tells us that between 600,000 - 1.1 million died in that siege of Jerusalem and those that remained were sold off as slaves in Egypt.

    Pastor ends with two passages:
    Deuteronomy 18:15-19
    And
    Deuteronomy 34:10-12

    These are prophetic words of a Savior to come. One like Moses only greater. The Gospel of John tells us, "The law came through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." Jesus fulfills what the Torah was pointing to.

    Join us next time for our study of Joshua.

    Join us next week for a study of the book of Joshua.


    For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year

    Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today!

    Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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  • February 12 - Numbers

    February 12 - Numbers
    Feb 12 2026
    Pastor considers the Book of Numbers to be one the more important books of the Bible. The Book of Numbers is the story of the children of Israel wandering in the wilderness starting 13 months after their deliverance and shares the importance of following God. The book opens with God having Moses take a census. And we see that the group was as many as 2 million total. The numbers show the incredible provision of God to guide, direct and feed this many people. God even provided the first "fast food" by providing manna for them to eat. We also see the hand of God teaching the Israelites to do things in His strength, to go where He leads, to go when He says to go and to go where He tells you to go. God is into details and this book is a carefully and accurately kept book of numbers! Chapter 1-10 are about the first 20 days beginning at the 13 month after deliverance from Egypt. God organizes them as they prepare to set out for the promised land. He goes into detail about how each tribe is situated, who goes first, how to lead, how to mark the tribes and which tribes go where with lots of details. Pastor shares the location of the Levites around the Tabernacle which was located in a position of being in the middle of everything. God dwelling right in the heart and center of His people. Pastor then follows up with the locations of each tribe. They are clustered into 4 groups with 3 tribes/each group and placed around the 4 locations of the Levitical groups. There is significance to Judah - the tribe from which Jesus will come - being positioned in the east and given the lead position. We are told each group had a specific flag for their group. Pastor shares what the image on each group's flag was according to ancient Hebrew tradition. Pastor draws some significance of the flags to Ezekiel chapter 1 and Revelation 4 and the living creatures described there. (Lion, Man, Ox and Eagle.) God's visible presence came down on the tabernacle as a cloud and by night was like a firelight. As it was in the center of the camp, all 2 million Israelites would see a visible sign of the presence of the Living God right before them. It was God's way of saying, "I am dwelling in your midst. You belong to me. You are precious to me. Follow me, go where I lead, don't do anything other than what I tell you to do and when I tell you to do it." When did they brake camp? They did so if the cloud lifted and they followed wherever the cloud lead them and when the cloud came down that's where they camped until the cloud again rose. Number 9:12 discusses the celebration of the Passover and compares it to John 19:36 and not breaking the sacrificial lamb's bones where we read that like the Israelite lambs of Passover, not one of Jesus' bones as the Lamb of God were broken. Twelve spies are sent into the promised land. When they return they say the land does flow with milk and honey, BUT the people there are powerful. Caleb advised to go and attack and take the land, but the other spies said it would be impossible because the people there were stronger. Even though Caleb and Joshua said God is faithful and would give them the land He had promised, the Israelites side with the negative accounts of 10 and say they would have been better off in Egypt. At this point God says that the spies spied for 40 days and that the people will wander one year for each day. Joshua and Caleb are the only two spies that live through the years of wandering in the dessert. The rest of the book of numbers is about the refining and purifying that God brought the Israelites through in preparation to enter the promised land. We see Moses, God's chosen, lead the people. Moses has authority but God is directing and leading. We see "The LORD said to Moses…" over 150 times throughout the book of Numbers. We close with the story of the bronze snake and how the people were instructed to look to the bronze snake on the cross to be saved from the venomous bites and we see how this points to Christ - John 3:14-16 "'Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.' For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Throughout the book we learn how important it is to do what God says, to obey Him, and to honor Him. God wants to be treated as holy because He is holy. For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - go here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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  • February 5 - Leviticus

    February 5 - Leviticus
    Feb 5 2026
    Pastor takes us on an exploration of the Book of Leviticus, a book that many would choose as their least favorite book of the Bible. However, what we will see in Leviticus is the foundation of true worship, the foundation of God's plan for the world and His people. This book may surprise you - as you see it's filled with some really good instruction. Exodus speaks of WHERE to worship God. Leviticus speaks of HOW to worship God. (Sacrifices and Festivals). The life of God's people revolved around worship and Leviticus sets forth life time patterns of how to worship God. Differences between Israel's Worship and the worship of other nations: - Sacrifices for the Israelites had nothing to do with discerning the future. Instead they were all about an innocent victim dying to cover sin. A foreshadowing of what Jesus would do on the cross. He was the perfect, innocent Lamb of God who shed His blood to cover our sin. - Sacrifices for the Israelites were linked to God's Covenantal relationship. He keeps His word. He keeps His promises. - God's moral and ethical nature demands holiness. Holiness was not a part of the ancient worship culture. We, today, often do not see God as holy. We read the importance of lifestyle and living in a way that honors God. The Six Foundational Blocks in Leviticus: - Worship - daily and continuous, joyful and God-directed, and specific directions to the priests on how to worship. - Sacrifice - is at the heart of genuine, biblical worship and points right to the sacrifice of Christ. We sin and we need a Savior to cover our sin. Sacrifice is God's preview to what Jesus will do because our sin demands restitution, something to shed its blood to pay for our sins. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. He paid the price for all. - Penitence - come before God humbly admitting our sin. Recognizing our sin. - Priesthood - God placed intermediaries - priests - mediators - that went to God on behalf of the people. They had to make sacrifice to cover their sin before going to God in the Holy of Holies. - Blood - shedding of blood brings forgiveness. They were not to eat or drink blood as it was sacred. Life is in the blood. Blood is atoning - through the blood of Jesus. - Lifestyle - Biblical faith is more than intellectual knowledge. It is a way of life. God shares His plan for how we live, our relationship with Him, and the right way to live - a God-pleasing way. We want to live His way because it is the best way. When we are caught up in sin and not living how God desires that we live we can also know that the Lord wants us back and He says, "There is no one that I cannot change! There is no one outside the reach of My love and My mercy and My grace." He alone gives us the strength to change our ways, to turn back to Him in repentance. Covered in the Blood of His Son, Jesus, our sins are forgiven and we are changed and our life-styles are changed. Because we understand that we are saved, we want to live as God has told us to live. Pastor ends with a study of the Festivals in Leviticus 16 & 23: Passover - celebrate deliverance from Egypt when they put the blood of a lamb on their doors and God passed over and freed them. Jesus went to the cross at Passover - He is the Passover Lamb slain for us. Firstfruits - The first of the crops are offered to God specifically on the day after the first Sabbath of Passover. Jesus died on Passover and he rose on the Day of FirstFruits. Jesus is the Firstfruit of God. Weeks - celebrated 50 days after Passover. It is the time when the harvest is brought in. It's a time of celebration. It is our day of Pentecost - it is God saying He is bringing in the harvest through His Holy Spirit. Trumpets - the Jewish New Year - a reminder that we are a new creation in Christ. Atonement - the high priest brings out 2 goats. One is slain to cover the sins of God's people. The other goat "carries away the sins" of the people as it is let go. Tabernacles - reminder of how their ancestors were lead through the wilderness and protected for 40 years as they waited to come to the promised land. This is a picture of the final harvest when Christ returns. God will fulfill everything He has said. Leviticus points to the Lord Jesus - His first coming and His final appearing. For our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, a study guide for each book of the Bible, extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year Our study will walk you through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus in both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! It is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And it has the power to impact us still today!...
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  • January 29 - Exodus (Part 2)

    January 29 - Exodus (Part 2)
    Jan 29 2026

    This class continues our study of Exodus.

    Pastor opens with a look at the Red Sea and where it is traditionally thought that the Israelite crossing took place. But then shares new information that points to a possible different location. It's an exciting look at circumstantial evidence like trade routes, to a peninsula in the Gulf of Aqaba, an underwater "land bridge," and the possibility of having discovered that Mt. Sinai maybe isn't where we traditionally thought it was. Pastor shares discoveries of interesting artifacts, petroglyphs, circular stone patterns which may be the possible remains for the Israelite camps in the area, 12 pillars which may possibly be 1 for each tribe and more. They are things that really bring a fresh look to this familiar story of the exodus.

    As we continue with the story of the exodus we see the Israelites beginning to complain and God provides them with manna, food for their daily lives.

    Pastor goes on to expose the "on the third day" words that are often read throughout the Bible. "On the third day" God showed the Isrealites fire on the mountain. From the mountain they heard trumpets and they heard God speaking which caused them to become very fearful. They tell Moses to go to the top of the mountain to meet with God. This is when Moses received the 10 commandments.

    Exodus 20 - the first words of the commandments are, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery." Some people see this as the first commandment. There are several numberings of the 10 commandments. The important thing is not how they are numbered, but rather that we listen to them.

    Moses is on the mountain for 40 days and while he's up there the people, with Aaron's help, build a golden calf harkening back to the Gods of Egypt while they were in slavery. God wants us molded and shaped not by the culture or it's influence, but by His Word, His Spirit and His Truth.

    After the golden calf was completed they have a festival. The story is found in Exodus 32. And Moses comes down and sees this party they are having in celebration of the Golden Calf. Moses throws down the tablets and breaks them. And then he goes to the golden calf and grinds it up, puts that grounds in water and tells them to drink it. When Moses confronts Aaron, Aaron says, "… I threw the gold into the fire and out came the calf." God is angry and says He's going to destroy the people, but Moses pleads for God not to do that, if someone has to die that God would take it out on him and not the people and for the honor of God's name, that God would not destroy a nation He had delivered. Many do die, but God is gracious and merciful. They had turned their back on God, but God doesn't turn His back on them. And we see the goodness of God.

    Exodus is filled with Jesus. There are so many fingerprints of the Lord Jesus in this book - we see the story of the Israelite deliverance reenacted by Jesus.

    EXODUS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
    "Tabernacled" - John 1:14
    "Egypt" - Matthew 2:15 (Hosea 11:1)
    "Exodus" - Luke 9:31
    "Baptized" - 1 Corinthians 10:2
    "Passover Lab" - 1 Corinthians 5:7
    "Blood of the Covenant" - Luke 22:20 (Exodus 24:8)

    Pastor closes with a look at worship of God and the plans for the tabernacle, the furnishings, and how they were to worship including rules and regulations God had put into place.

    Join us next week for Leviticus, a book many think is nothing but boring and filled with rules and regulations, but it actually shows us the foundation of true worship and of God's plan for His people.


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