“This is my commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.”John 15:12 Love one another Jesus commanded His disciples to love each other. Each of the disciples were from a different background, and they all had different ways of thinking. Jesus knew that, and He taught Read more…
Joshua, the new leader It was back in the book of Genesis that God had promised to Abraham that He will give the land of Canaan to him, and after 14 generations, finally Joshua was about to set foot into the Promised Land. Moses, who had freed the Israelites from Read more…
History of the Bible The Bible we have in our hands have come a long ways through history. The Bible used by the Protestant church is composed of the Old and New Testaments, and has 66 books. The original copy of the Bible no longer exists, and the current Bible Read more…
Final words of Moses The last of the Torah, the title Deuteronomy means “The second law”. The Israelites had been wandering through the wilderness for 40 years, and have come to the Jordan river. They are about to enter the Promised Land. Deuteronomy is the final speech given to the Read more…
Census The book of Numbers, along with Leviticus, is a very difficult to read through. The beginning starts off immediately with the census of Israel. Many people see the names of tribes and their numbers, and get stuck there. The book in our current Bible is called “Numbers”, but the Read more…
Leviticus is the 3rd book in the Bible, and part of The Five Books of Moses(the Torah). The “Levi” in the title refers to the descendants of Levi, son of Israel. When Moses was on Mount Sinai, many of the Israelites fell away from God. However, Moses and his tribe Read more…
What is the book of Enoch? There are currently 66 books in the Bible, but there are other books which have not been included for various reasons. The book of Enoch is one of them. There is evidence that the book existed somewhere around 1st and 2nd century BC. There Read more…
“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 Good works are important, right? We all agree that doing good things for others and being kind are “good”. In Japanese culture, doing “good works(善い行い)”, or morally good works, are important. Even if you hate the other person, Read more…
Seeing that Moses did not come down the mountain for a long time, the Israelites became worried. They told Aaron to make a “god” that they can see and rely on. So Aaron went around and gathered gold from the other people. Escape from Egypt Moses divides the sea Ten Read more…
The Israelites rejoiced, after witnessing the many miracles in Egypt, and also the miracle at the sea which destroyed the Egyptian army. Moses, Miriam, and the people of Israel spontaneously burst out into a song! Escape from Egypt Moses divides the sea Ten commandments Life in the wilderness The complaining Read more…