DLC for July 1

DLC for July 1

Joshua 6:6–27, the utter destruction of Jericho, and how he should feel about God ordering such a thing; the mercy shown to Rahab; Acts 10:18–33, having been prepared by the Holy Spirit, Peter goes where he never would have gone before: to the home of a Gentile!

DLC for June 30

Joshua 5:1–6:5, a nomadic people finally come home, and the changes attendant to that; the commander of the Lord’s army, a pre-incarnate vision of Jesus? Acts 10:1–17, the Holy Spirit prepares the church to go to receive Gentiles.

DLC for June 29

Joshua 4:1–24, Joshua sets up a pile of 12 stones as a memorial of what God has done for his people– we’ll discuss the significance of memorials in the Old Testament and New; Acts 9:23–43, fallout from Saul’s conversion — nobody seems to want him!

DLC for June 28

Joshua 3:1–17, the crossing of the Jordan river on dry ground, and what makes this a “Holy” war; Acts 9:1–22, the conversion of the great persecutor of the church, Saul of Tarsus, which, aside from the death and resurrection of Jesus, was perhaps the most impactful event described in the New Testament!

DLC for June 27

Joshua 2:1–24, Rahab, and the Israelite spies, the scarlet thread; Acts 8:26–40, the God-fearing Ethiopian eunuch enters the kingdom of God by Baptism.