(1778)Daily Lessons
(1778)(1778)When Love and Grace Made the Universe Stand Still
There is a saying, “kids who are loved at home come to school to learn. Kids who are not loved at home come to school to be loved.” Is it any different in Sabbath School? Is it also true that God’s children (ages 0-125) who know they are loved come to Sabbath school to learn, … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Surprising Grace
Daily Lesson for Thursday 9th of October 2025 Read Joshua 9:21-27. How did Joshua’s solution combine justice with grace? Even if the people of Israel had wanted to attack the Gibeonites, they would not have been allowed to pursue it because of the oath sworn by the rulers of the congregation. The Israelite leaders acted … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Conflicting Values
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 8th of October 2025 Read Joshua 9:1-20. What are the similarities and differences between the story of Rahab and that of the Gibeonites? Why are they meaningful? This chapter of Joshua starts by informing us that the Canaanite kings who usually ruled over small city-states decided to create a coalition against … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: New Allegiance
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 7th of October 2025 Read Joshua 2:12-21 and Exodus 12:13,22-23. How do the texts in Exodus help you understand the agreement between the spies and Rahab? Rahab’s deal is very clear: life for life and kindness for kindness. The word cḥesed (Joshua 2:12), “loving-kindness,” has a richness of meaning that is … Continue reading –>
Monday: Value in Unexpected Places
Daily Lesson for Monday 6th of October 2025 Read Joshua 2:2-11, Hebrews 11:31, and James 2:25. What do these texts tell us about Rahab? Central to Rahab’s story is the lie told to protect the spies. In considering her lie, we have to realize that she was embedded in a society that was extremely sinful, … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Second Chance
Daily Lesson for Sunday 5th of October 2025 Read Joshua 2:1, along with Numbers 13:1-2,25-28,33; and Numbers 14:1-12. Why would Joshua start the mission of conquering the Promised Land by sending out spies? The place from which the two spies are sent out, Acacia Grove (Joshua 2:1, NKJV), is called Shittim in the Hebrew text, … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Surprised by Grace
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 4th of October 2025 Read for This Week’s Study: Joshua 2:1-21, Numbers 14:1-12, Hebrews 11:31, Exodus 12:13, Joshua 9:1-27, Nehemiah 7:25. Memory Text: “By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace” (Hebrews 11:31, NKJV). Why did I do … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Worshiping a Tree
Inside Story for Friday 3rd of October 2025 Pray for Global Mission pioneers who, like Sudhakar, have accepted the challenge of proclaiming the gospel to unreached people groups around the world. Learn more about Global Mission pioneers: bit.ly/GMPioneers Sudhakar immediately noticed the tree when he arrived on the Bangkok Noi campus to work as a … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Recipe for Success
Daily Lesson for Friday 3rd of October 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “Crossing the Jordan,” Pages 481, 482, in Patriarchs and Prophets; “Entering the Promised Land,” p. 175, in The Story of Redemption. “In His promises and warnings, Jesus means me. God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that I by … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Prosperous and Successful
Daily Lesson for Thursday 2nd of October 2025 Read Joshua 1:7-9 together with Genesis 24:40, Isaiah 53:10, and Psalms 1:1-3. Based on these texts, what does it mean to be prosperous and successful? The Hebrew term tsalakh, “prosperous” (Joshua 1:8), implies the satisfactory accomplishment of what was planned, or a state of favorable circumstances. The … Continue reading –>