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Post by Admin on Nov 23, 2014 19:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Nov 23, 2014 19:55:06 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Dec 12, 2014 17:09:27 GMT -5
Dec 087. Are we requried to utter in a low voice all the words we read from Genesis to Revelation ? Explain. (Joshua 1:8) [w13 4/15 p. 7 par. 4 ][/i]” (Josh. 1:8; Ps. 1:2) Does this instruction require that you literally utter in a low voice all the words you read from Genesis to Revelation? No. It means that you should read at a pace that allows for meditation. When you read the Bible “in an undertone,” it will help you to fix attention on portions that are especially useful and encouraging to you at that moment. On finding such phrases, verses, or accounts, read them slowly, perhaps forming the words with the tongue and lips. The full weight of a Scriptural point may strike you in a deeply personal way. Why is this important? Because getting the sense of God’s counsel gives you strong motivation to put it into practice."[/ul] Dec 088. Who is “the prince of Jehovah’s army” mentioned at Joshua 5:14, 15, and how can this account encourage us? (Joshua 1:8) [w04 12/1 p. 9 par. 2][/u] in his prehuman existence. (John 1:1; Daniel 10:13) How strengthening it is t o have the assurance that the glorified Jesus Christ is with God’s people today as they engage in spiritual warfare!"[/ul] Dec 159. What led to Achan’s fall into sin, and what can we learn from his bad example? (Josh. 7:20, 21) [w10 4/15 p. 20-21 pars. 2, 5][/u]. And because we live in a depraved and self-gratifying world ruled by Satan the Devil, we are bombarded with images and propaganda that can easily lead us astray—even if we would give them only a quick glance. (1 John 5:19) It is no wonder, then, that the psalmist implored God: “Make my eyes pass on from seeing what is worthless; preserve me alive in your own way.”—Ps. 119:37." "5. Centuries later, the Israelite Achan’s eyes seduced him into stealing some items from the captured city of Jericho. God had commanded that all things in that city should be destroyed except for certain things that were to be given to the treasury of Jehovah. The Israelites were warned: “Keep away from the thing devoted to destruction, for fear you may get a desire” and take some items from the city. When Achan disobeyed, the people of Israel suffered defeat at the city of Ai, and a number of them died. Achan did not admit to his theft until he was exposed. “ When I got to see” the items, Achan said, “then I wanted them, and I took them.” The desire of his eyes led to his destruction, along with “everything that was his.” (Josh. 6:18, 19; 7:1-26) Achan desired in his heart what was forbidden to him."[/ul] Dec 2910. How does Caleb’s example serve as encouragement for us today? (Josh. 14:10-13) [w04 12/1 p. 12 par. 2][/u]."[/ul]
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Post by Admin on Dec 18, 2014 17:07:08 GMT -5
Jan 05 [km 1/04]1. How did the cities of refuge in ancient Israel differ from pagan sanctuaries for fugitive criminals? (Josh. 20:2, 3) [w13 4/15 p. 7 par. 4 ][/u] (Deuteronomy 19:4, 5) He could flee to the nearest city of refuge, out of reach of the victim’s nearest male relative, who could otherwise avenge the shed blood. After stating his case to the city’s older men, the fugitive was taken to stand trial in the city having jurisdiction over the location where the death occurred. There he had opportunity to prove his innocence. The elders reviewed the relationship between the fugitive and the victim, noting if prior hatred existed.—Numbers 35:20-24; Deuteronomy 19:6, 7; Joshua 20:4, 5. If found innocent, the fugitive returned to the city of refuge and had to remain in its immediate vicinity. These cities were not prisons. The refugee worked and served as a useful member of society. Upon the death of the high priest, all refugees could leave the cities of refuge in safety.—Numbers 35:6, 25-28."[/ul] Jan 12 [km 1/12]2. Why could Joshua say the words recorded at Joshua 23:14 with complete confidence, and why can we have absolute confidence in Jehovah’s promises? [w07 11/1 p. 26 par. 19]
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Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2015 16:55:29 GMT -5
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