I've heard that the words 'do not be afraid' can be found in the Bible 366 times. I didn't count how many times I read the words 'do not be afraid' or 'be strong and very courageous' in Joshua, but a good number of those 366 times must be found in this book! There is [...]
I'm starting February strong with another Bible blog. Here we are with Deuteronomy, the last book of the Penteteuch (meaning '5') and Torah (meaning 'law'). Again, I found that The Bible Project video gives a great overview of the book, explaining that Deuteronomy is essentially Moses' last speech to the Israelite people as they were [...]
The last time I read the Bible in full, Numbers was my least favourite book. With apprehension, I started off, but having recently finished, my main thought is that it wasn't as bad as last time! I think I found it difficult because of the lists of names in the (not one but two) censuses [...]
Just to catch you up, I'm blogging as I work my way through the Bible. This is blog number 2. I've been inspired by a youth at church who is reading the Bible we got her for her baptism. It's been a while since I read through the Bible, so I thought I'd blog as [...]
Rev Poppy 