The lesson on October 31, 2010 continued the study with part 17 of "From the Beginning". The scripture reading for this lesson was in Numbers 25:10-13 KJV "10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel." This lesson is broken down into three categories: 1) God Speaks, 2) Man Listens, and 3) God Rewards. We see in Numbers chapter 25 an example of these principles.
The lesson on October 31, 2010 gave a quick prelude to the celebration of Halloween. What is the history of this holiday and is it something a Christian should celebrate? Listen now to this short lesson on Halloween and then decide.
The lesson on October 24, 2010 was given by William Champion who had listened to an audio lesson by Leland Maples from the REC Room series entitled "What's In Your Hand?". This lesson expounds on that theme and covers the scripture reading from Exodus 4:1-4 KJV "1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:" After 40 years in Egypt, and 40 years as a shepherd, the Lord called Moses to do something for God... and all he needed was the rod that was in his hand. So the question goes out to all of us... what's in your hand? Are you doing the Lord's work?
The lesson on October 17, 2010 was the 16th lesson in the "From the Beginning" audio study. This lesson started with the scripture reading of Psalms 106:24-31 KJV "24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: 25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: 27 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
