Galatians 4:8-5:1 Dear RTB’ers, I often look for one or two key verses for each day’s reading. Surprisingly, 4:20 is that verse for today: I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you. Yes, these words encapsulate Paul’s thoughts for today’s reading, especially the second …
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August 24 / Galatians 3:19-4:7
Galatians 3:19-4:7 Dear RTB’ers, Although Paul spends many words and various examples to explain his theology, to me it seemed that today’s reading could be stated very simply. First, the Law was there to show the Jewish people their sin, their need for God. My NASB notes had a second translation for It was added …
August 23 / Galatians 3:1-18
Galatians 3:1-18 Dear RTB’ers, We continue where we left off yesterday, justification by faith: …we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, … because by works of the law no one will be justified. (Gal. 2:16) Let’s follow Paul’s argument in today’s reading. First, …
August 22 / Galatians 2
Galatians 2 Dear RTB’ers, Scholars disagree as to when Paul’s letter to the Galatians was written. Basically it comes down to either (1) after Paul’s first missionary journey and before his second or (2) after his second. In between his first and second missionary journeys we have the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 where the …
August 21 / Galatians 1
Galatians 1 Dear RTB’ers, Today we begin another of Paul’s epistles, our third, this one to the Galatians. To get a better handle on Galatians, we need to go back to Paul’s first missionary journey in Acts 13-14. After he and Barnabas had shared the gospel in Cyprus, they sailed north to Asia Minor and …
August 20 / Revision: Joshua 1-24
Joshua 1-24 Dear RTB’ers, Today we have no new reading; STS calls it a “Revision” day. I like the second half of the second question in STS – God’s character and His purpose for us… A couple of my own thoughts from Joshua. First, my Study Bible noted seven occasions when the Israelites set up …
August 19 / Joshua 24
Joshua 24 Dear RTB’ers, Yesterday we had two sets of three times that Joshua had reminded Israel of God’s giving them the Promised Land and of the possibility of them losing that land due to their disobedience. Again today, we have two sets of three interchanges, “And Joshua said to the people…” (vv. 2, 19, …
August 18 / Joshua 23
Joshua 23 Dear RTB’ers, Three times Joshua warns the Israelite leaders that they could lose the Promised Land: until you perish from off this good ground that the LORD your God has given you (v. 13); until He has destroyed you from off this good land that the LORD your God has given you (v. …
August 17 / Joshua 22
Joshua 22 Dear RTB’ers, Two sets of sentences stood out for me today: And when Joshua sent them away to their homes and blessed them, he said to them, “Go back to your tents with much wealth and with very much livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and with much clothing. Divide the spoil …
August 16 / Joshua 20-21
Joshua 20-21 Dear RTB’ers, My computer is still in the shop, so another crippled post today. Again, the geography is interesting, so please look back at the maps that I sent two days ago. It’s a straightforward read today – setting apart cities of refuge in chapter 20 and cities for the Levites in chapter …