https://odb.org/2024/12/09/encouragement-in-a-box As we are not creatures of the water, passing through deep waters is always risky and to some even a dangerous endeavour. It is thus a good picture of what could lie ahead in life. We may be the cautious kind and only walk on dry land and avoid rivers or sea, but life,Continue reading “For I am with you, says the LORD”
Category Archives: God with us
Manna from heaven
https://odb.org/2024/10/17/gods-provision It is one of the great and amazing miracles in the Bible that the Israelites could survive in the desert for 40 years without any proper farming. In fact, a whole new generation was raised in the wilderness to enter the Promised Land with Caleb and Joshua. To put the scale in perspective, thereContinue reading “Manna from heaven”
The 10 spies
https://odb.org/2024/10/03/saying-yes In Numbers 13 and 14, we will find the account of the 12 spies who were sent to Canaan, the Promised Land, to investigate and give an account of what they saw and their assessment of the land. The spies were no ordinary people as each represented a tribe of the Israelites who hadContinue reading “The 10 spies”
What’s in your hand?
https://odb.org/2024/08/30/whats-in-your-hand-2 When God first appeared at the burning bush and called Moses to deliver the Israelites out of Egypt (you may read this in Exodus 3), Moses queried who was he that the Pharoah would listen to him? The LORD replied that He would be with him. In Exodus 4:1-5, Moses continued to query GodContinue reading “What’s in your hand?”
