The Hummingbird

The Hummingbird 

Hummingbird oh how you fly like a butterfly to each little morning glory that opens their doors. You are like a beautiful rainbow with all your colors. You are so very little, Hummingbird, but so beautiful as you and your hummingbird friends around. You come from flower to flower. You do not sing that is true, but hum so very beautifully. You are the best as you are as God made you, Hummingbird. 

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Overview of the Book of Joshua

Joshua

Joshua 1:1-3(NKJV)

"Ater the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD

spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying:

"Moses My servant is dead. Now, therefore. arise. go over this Jordan, you and all this

people, to the land which l am giving to them-the children of Israel.

"Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to

Moses."

Author

• It is believed that the majority of the book of Joshua was written by Joshua himself
• It is possible that a scribe recorded some of the events of the book of Joshua that actually occurred after his death

Date

• 400-1375 B.C.

Theme

• The central theme of the book of Joshua is "Possessing the Inheritance"
• Victory through Faith

Purpose

• The book of Joshua describes the conquest of the land promised to Abraham, the land of Canaan. 
• Joshua's name means "the Lord saves" or "the Lord is salvation". The Greek translation of the name Joshua is Jesus.

Genesis 15:18-21(NKJV)

On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your

descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river

Euphrates-

the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites.

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Content

• Preparation for Possession: Joshua 1:1-5:15

Joshua 1:11(NKJV)

"Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions Tor

yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the

land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

• Circumcision of the Second Generation: Joshua 5:1-1
• The Conquest: Joshua 6:1-12:24

Joshua 10:40(NKJV)

So, Joshua conquered al the land: the mountain country and the South and the

lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly

destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.

• The Division of the Land: Joshua 13:1-22:34

Joshua 21:43-45(NKJV)

So, the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers,

and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.

The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their

fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all

their enemies into their hand.

Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of

Israel. All came to pass.

• The Death of Joshua: Joshua 23:1-24:33

Joshua 23:14(NKJV)

"Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts

and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD

your God spoke concerning you. Al have come to pass for you; not one word of them has

failed.

Joshua 24:14, 15(NKJV)

""Now therefore, fear the LORD, Serve Him in sinceriy and in truth, and put away the

gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the

LORD!

And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom

you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of

the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my

house, we will serve the LORD.

• Christ in the book of Joshua
• The very name of the book speaks of Jesus our savior as the name of Joshua means, "the Lord saves" or "the Lord is salvation."
• Christ revealed as the Commander of the Army of the Lord

Joshua 5:13-15(NKJV)

"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked,

and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua

went to Him and said to Him. "Are You for us or for our adversaries?"

So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have noW Come.

And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does

my Lord say to His servant?"

Then the Commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, "Take your sandal off your

foot, for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.

• The Redemptive work of Christ on the Cross

Joshua 2:17, 18(NKJV)

So, the men said to her: "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have

made Us swear, unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window

through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, your mother, your

brothers, and all your father's household to your own home.

• Christ as a fulfillment of all of God's Promises

Joshua 23:14(NKJV)

Behold, this day l am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts

and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD

your God spoke Concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has

failed.

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God Made Pets For us to Love

God made all pets for us to love, and care for. He made dogs and cats for us to love. We need them and they need us. We need each other, to get thought it all. God knew this, so he made them and us for each other to care about each other and love each other. God loves us and them, too. He does, he really does love us all. We need pets because we tell them our feelings and they listen to us and to our feelings. When we feel blue, they make us feel so good inside. We love our pets, and they love us.

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O' What an Amazing World We Live In

 

O' what an amazing world we live in. O' the places we could go.  All because God made them for us. Look around and you will see them. God has made them just for us, if you look around you will see God's amazing works. In the amazing world we live in. Just stop and listen you can hear them all around us like the river running and the birds singing in the wonderful word we live in. You can hear them all around us and smell the wonders in the amazing word; like the smells of the flowers budding out, the bees buzzing around, and the butterflies flying from flower to flower, in the amazing word we live in that our God made for us. 

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Overview of the Book of Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 17:18-19(NKJV)

Also, it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for

himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one before the priests, the Levies. Shall be with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God and be careful to observe all the words of this law and these statutes,

Author

• Moses (120 years old)

Date

• About 1400 B.C.
• Just before the death of Moses and Joshua's leading the people into Canaan

Theme

• Remembrance of the Law
• Obedience & Blessings
• Disobedience & Cursing

Purpose

• The title of the book of Deuteronomy comes from the Greek meaning "second law." The Israelites spend forty years wandering in the wilderness. During this time all those who were twenty and above died according to the Word of the Lord in Numbers 14:29 (except for Joshua and Caleb). 
• Moses reminds this new generation of Israelites of their history, what God had done for them, and God's laws. The book of Deuteronomy is a reminder of God's faithfulness and a challenge to possess the promise land.

Content

• Moses Reviews Israel's History: Deuteronomy 1:1-4:43
• Deuteronomy 1:1(NKJV) These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, ..
• Moses Reviews the Law: Deuteronomy 4:44-11:32
• Deuteronomy 4:44(NKJV) Now this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel
• Guidelines for Daily Living: Deuteronomy 12:1-26:19
• Burnt Offerings
• Clean and Unclean Meat
• Cancellation of Debt and Bondservants
• Review of the Feasts
• Priesthood
• Cities of Refuge
• Offerings and Tithes
• Obedience and Disobedience: Deuteronomy 27:1-28:68
• Deuteronomy 28:1(NKJV) "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 28:15(NKJV) "But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
• Renewal of Covenant: Deuteronomy 29:1-30:20
• Deuteronomy 29:1(NKJV) These are the words of the covenant which the LORD Commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.
• Deuteronomy 30:19(NKJV) "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore, choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
• Moses' Blessings and Death: Deuteronomy 31:1-34:12
• Joshua the new Leader: Deuteronomy 31:17
• Deuteronomy 33:1(NKJV) Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
• Deuteronomy 34:5(NKJV) So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the Word of the LORD.
• Deuteronomy 34:6(NKJV)And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab., opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day.
• Deuteronomy 34:10(NKJV) But since then there has not arisen in lsrael a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,
• Christ in the book of Deuteronomy
• Christ Jesus the Prophet
• Deuteronomy 18:15(NKJV) The LORD Your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,
• Christ's emphasis on the Word and Obedience
• Jesus' Quotes from the book of Deuteronomy
• Deuteronomy 6:5: Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30
• Deuteronomy 6:13, 10:20: Matthew 4:10
• Deuteronomy 6:16: Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12
• Deuteronomy 8:3: Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4

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Overview of the book of Numbers

Numbers

Numbers 1:2-3 (NKJV)

Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their familles, by

their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male individually,

From twenty years old and above-all who aro able to go to war in lsrael. You and

Aaron shall number them by their armies.

Author

• Moses

Date

• About 1400 B.C. (shortly before his death)

Theme

• God's guiding presence from Sinai to Trans-Jordan

Purpose

• The book of Numbers tells of the preparation and journey to the promise land.
•  It describes the murmuring, complaining and disobedience of the Israelites that led to forty years of wandering in the wilderness. 
• The Hebrew title for this book is "ln the Wilderness."

Content 

• Instructions for Camping and Marching: Numbers 1:1-10:10
• Numbers 2:2(NKJV) "Everyone of the children of Israel shall camp by his own standard, beside the emblems (flag or banner) of his father's house; they shall camp some distance from the tabernacle of meeting.
• 1 Corinthians 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
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North Camp	East Camp	South Camp	West Camp
Dan	Judah	Reuben	Ephraim
Asher	Issachar	Simeon	Manasseh
Naphtali	Zebulun	Gad	Benjamin
Total: 157,600	Total: 186,400	Total: 151,450	Total: 108,100

• Sinai to Moab: Numbers 10:11-21:35
• Numbers 10:11-12 (NKJV) Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. And the children of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys, then the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran.
• Spies sent out: Numbers 13:1-14:45
• Balaam and Balak: Numbers 22:1-25:18
• Balak hires Balaam to come and curse the Israelites
• Instructions for Conquering and Possessing the Promise Land: Numbers 26:1-36:13
• The appointing of a new leader: Joshua- Numbers 27:12-23
• Christ in the book of Numbers
• Christ the Rock and Provider
• Numbers 20:8(NKJV) Take the rod; you and your brother Aaron gather the congregation together. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and it will yield its water; thus you shall bring water for them out of the rock, and give drink to the congregation and their animals."
• 1 Corinthians 10:4(NKJV) and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
• King Jesus
• Numbers 24:17(NKJV) I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and batter the brow of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.
• Balaam's prophecy concerning the future rule and reign of Jesus

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Overview of the Book of Leviticus

Leviticus

Leviticus 11:44(NKJV)

For I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you

Shal be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing at

creeps on the earth.

Leviticus 11:45(NKJV)

For I am the LORD Who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You

shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

• Author
• Moses
• Date written
• About 1400 B.C. (1445 B.C.)
• Theme
• Holiness (A form of the word holy is found 78 times within the book of Leviticus)
• Priesthood
• Purpose
• The book of Leviticus is a handbook for the priests and Levites outlining their duties in worship, and a guidebook of holy living for the Hebrews. The Hebrew meaning of Leviticus is "And He Called." The Greek meaning is "Matters Pertaining to the Levites."
• Content
• Offerings: Leviticus 1:1-7:38
• Leviticus 1:2(NKJV) "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the livestock-of the herd and of the flock.
• Priesthood: Leviticus 8:1-10:20
• Leviticus 8:2(NKJV) Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
• Guidelines for Holy Living: Leviticus 11:1-15:33
• Leviticus 11:2(NKJV) "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, "These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth:
• Foods, Childbirth, Leprosy, and Bodily Discharges
• The Day of Atonement: Leviticus 16:1-34
• Leviticus 16:2(NKJV) and the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat, which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
• Leviticus 16:3(NKJV) Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.
• Practical Holiness: Leviticus 17:1-22:33
• Eating (do not eat blood)
• Unlawful Sexual Relations
• Punishments for Sin
• The Sabbath, Feasts, and Seasons: Leviticus 23:1-25:55
• Leviticus 23:44(NKJV) So Moses declared to the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.

	The Three Major Feasts
Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover)	Celebration of God’s deliverance	March – April
Feasts of Harvest/ Weeks (Pentecost)	50 days after the feast of Unleavened bread, celebrating the early harvest	May – June
Feast of Tabernacles (Booths) Feast of Ingathering	Celebration of the completed harvest, and a remembrance of their dwelling in temporary shelters in the wilderness	September- October

• The Year of Jubilee: Leviticus 25:8-17
• Blessings and Retribution: Leviticus 26:1-27:34
• Leviticus 26:3-4 (NKJV) If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, then I will give you rain in its season. the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 
• Christ in Leviticus
• Jesus as the Spotless Sacrifice
• 1 Peter 1:19(NKJV) but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
• Jesus as our High Priest
• Jesus as our Jubilee

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