Study Desk

You belong to the family of his servant Abraham. You are descendants of Jacob, the people God chose.

The Lord is our God. He rules the whole world.

At the time God said this, there were only a few of his people, and they were strangers there.

They traded their glorious God for a statue of a grass-eating bull!

They forgot all about God, the one who saved them, the one who did the miracles in Egypt.

God wanted to destroy those people, but Moses, the leader he chose, stood in the way. God was very angry, but Moses begged him to stop, so God did not destroy the people.

But then they refused to go into the wonderful land of Canaan. They did not believe that God would help them defeat the people there.

But Phinehas prayed to God, and God stopped the sickness.

Lord our God, save us! Bring us back together from those nations. Then we will give thanks to your holy name and joyfully praise you.

Praise the Lord , the God of Israel! He always was and will always be worthy of praise. Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the Lord !

That was because they had fought against what God said. They refused to listen to the advice of God Most High.

God made life hard for those people because of what they did. They stumbled and fell, and there was no one to help them.

Some people became fools and turned against God, and they suffered for the evil they did.

Praise God in the great assembly. Praise him when the older leaders meet together.

God blessed them with many children and plenty of animals.

God shames even great leaders and makes them wander through empty deserts.

A praise song of David. God, I am ready, heart and soul, to sing songs of praise. Wake up, my soul!

Rise above the heavens, God. Let all the world see your glory.

God has made this promise in his Temple: "I will win the war and rejoice in victory! I will divide this land among my people. I will give them Shechem. I will give them Succoth Valley.

But, God, it seems that you have left us! You do not go out with our army. So who will lead me into the strong, protected city? Who will lead me into battle against Edom? <