The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible

How do we know this is God? First, He receives worship. God’s elect angels don’t let people worship them; they reject it because they know they don’t deserve it. Second, the Angel of YHWH tells Joshua to take off

it’s not the size of our faith that makes things happen—it’s the plan of our God.

To anoint is to apply oil to something. To consecrate is to set it apart for sacred use. And to ordain is to establish.

God calls for three different censuses.

Remember back in Genesis 49:8–12 when Jacob-Israel was dying and he prophesied a blessing over each of his sons? What we learn today about the size and preeminence of the tribe of Judah aligns perfectly with what Jacob-Israel said about Judah on that day over four hundred years ago.

Why is it so much easier to trust His wrath than His grace?

At the very least, prophecy is truth telling.

The second person in trouble is the rebellious prisoner who is now being oppressed by other people.

our God is a God of detail.