Three And One With Pastor Dominic Dinger

Impossible odds from man’s perspective made even worse by God so that He would get all the glory. Abimelech appoints himself by slaughtering seventy of his family. And, Jesus is inspected by the skeptics, including His own brothers.

Two women willing to take the lead, a jug of milk, a hammer, a tent peg and a defeated foe. A song of gratefulness to God.  Gideon is enlisted in the Lord’s service. And, The Bread of Life miraculously feeds five thousand.

A house divided starts to wobble, The Angel of the Lord makes an appearance to warn, but instead Israel starts the slippery cycle of sin, desperation, deliverance and right back to sin again, and again, and again. And, Jesus gives an impossible command.

The Eastern tribes return to their land and erect an altar on their side that almost starts a war, Joshua gathers the people for a farewell address challenging them to courageous obedience and a Samaritan woman meets her Messiah.

Joshua considers others interests above his own. The cities of refuge are implemented. The Levites are assigned their cities to live in. And, a Pharisee named Nicodemus visits Jesus at night for a conversation that is foundational for our faith.

Ephraim, Manasseh and the daughters of Zelophehad seek an inheritance in different ways leading to different outcomes. Seven tribes stall on claiming their inheritance. Jesus attends a wedding and cleanses the temple.

Joshua, old and advanced in years, with still so much more land that has yet to be possessed. Kid Caleb calls out, "Give me my mountain!".  And, Jesus, The Word made flesh, full of grace and truth, THE Lamb of God.

Battle after battle after battle, all belonging to the Lord, as the Lord fought for Israel, established Israel and ended the wicked ones and the events on and immediately after Resurrection Sunday.

Achan, Ai and the valley of Achor, the consequences of coveting and acquiring without asking God, the consequences of making a covenant without asking God and Jesus faces Pilate, faces Herod, takes the place of Barabbas is crucified, dies and is buried.

Joshua leads Israel to cross the Jordan. Joshua encounters the pre-incarnate Christ. Jericho falls as the people of God fight by faith and Jesus endures the events leading up to the cross.

Joshua is encouraged exhorted and enabled by God’s presence, and by God’s command, to be strong and very courageous. Joshua sends in spies, prepares the people and crosses the Jordan. And, Jesus prepares His people for His second coming.

Moses blesses Israel, Moses is shown the promised land, Moses dies on the mountain, Joshua in the new leader and the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the scribes all try to trap Jesus.

Moses on his way to Mt. Nebo to die as discipline for misrepresenting God, Jesus invites Himself over, gives a parable about faithful stewardship and weeps over Jerusalem because they did not know the TIME of their visitation.

Blessings on obedience, curses on disobedience, the Covenant renewed, including drastic discipline for walking away, including amazing grace for returning to obey and parables concerning prayer.

More miscellaneous laws, the heart behind giving our first fruits to to God, the law inscribed on stones as testimony of blessing and of cursing and Jesus miraculously heals ten lepers but only one returns to say, "Thank You!".

Common courtesy with property and with reputations, a clean congregation and a clean campsite, a list of laws touching almost every area of life and money; a wonderful servant, a terrible master and an abominable god.

Further review of the cities of refuge, laws concerning witnesses, principles of warfare, laws concerning unsolved murders and the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son.

Fellowship Feasts reviewed, justice at a local level, what to look for in the character of a king, the priests portion, avoiding abominations, the prophecy of a coming Prophet, and Jesus teaches on the priority of people over process.

Rejecting temptation to follow other gods, being separate and obedient in what we eat, in what we give to God, in what we give or restore to others, in the offering of ourselves to the Lord to willingly become His slave and Jesus tackles some tough questions concerning suffering.

The Law and love, loving obedience is life and strength under the Old Covenant, a prescribed place of worship to worship the One true God, and Jesus teaches His disciples to live in the light storing up treasures in heaven without worrying about tomorrow ready for His return.