DLC for July 7

DLC for July 7

Judges 2:6–23, a new book, a new phase in God’s dealings with his people, and the basic pattern, repeated over and over again in the book of Judges: apostasy, punishment, repentance, redemption, apostasy; Acts 13:13–41, Paul and Barnabas preach at a Jewish synagogue in the city in Pisidian Antioch.

DLC for July 6

Joshua 24:1–31, the history of God’s dealings with Israel is recounted up to this point, and the people are called to renew their devotion to their Lord, who had done all this, for them; Acts 13:1–12, the church in Syrian Antioch, commissions Barnabas and Saul to begin the first missionary journey to the Gentiles, and the worldwide mission of the Church begins in earnest.

DLC for July 5

Joshua 23:1–16, Joshua, now old, warns the next generation of leaders to be faithful or suffer the consequences; Acts 12:1–25, before the gospel makes its first foray into Gentile missionary work, Luke returns our attention to Jerusalem, and what’s happening in the mother church.

DLC for July 4

Joshua 10:1–25, Israel, allied with a Canaanite city, fights with them against five other Canaanite cities – how did this happen? Acts 11:19–30, a new congregation, in Syrian Antioch, an entirely gentle affair, and a big step For the Christian faith.

DLC for July 3

Joshua 8:1–28, the fall of the city of Ai, the second city in Canaan to be captured by the Israelites; Acts 11:1–18, the aftermath of Peter’s visit to Cornelius, his baptizing of Gentiles, and his powerful defense of what he did there, before the other disciples in the church in Jerusalem.