&quot;When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.&quot; - 2 Samuel 7:12-13&quot;and Jesse the father of David the king.  And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,&quot; - Matthew 1:6The Un-named GrandmaWhen you read through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew you’ll notice that there are 5 women who show up in the line of Jesus but only 4 of them are mentioned by name. This one is simply called, “the wife of Uriah”. Isn’t that interesting? Why wouldn’t Matthew mention the name of this woman? I think it’s because this isn’t a particularly bright spot in Israel’s history. This episode in King David’s life is not something that they were proud of. It gets even more interesting when you realize that Matthew was writing to a mostly Jewish audience who would have known all about who this lady was. The bottom line is that I think the reason Matthew didn’t mention her name is probably the same reason you don’t know many ladies named Bathsheba.Wrong Place, Wrong TimeThere are 2 things that everybody remembers about King David. The first is that he killed Goliath and the second is his relationship to Bathsheba. We hear all about this in 2 Samuel 11. At the beginning of the chapter, there is some not-so-subtle foreshadowing that should tip us off that something bad is going to happen. It says “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle … but David remained at Jerusalem.” There you have it. David is the king of whom they used to say had “slain ten thousands”. He should be out there with his men, leading them in battle, but instead, he’s lounging around the palace in the middle of the afternoon. It’s pretty embarrassing.A Man of HonorThe rest of the story is even worse. David sees a beautiful woman and asks about her. Even though he knows that she is married to one of his most valiant soldiers it doesn’t stop him from pursuing her. Soon afterward he finds out that she’s pregnant and tries to get her husband to come home to be with her so that everyone will think that he is the one who got her pregnant. This plan might have worked except for the fact that her husband was way more honorable than David. Uriah would not come home and enjoy the comfort of his normal life while the army was out in battle. How ironic is that? The king didn’t care that they were at war, but the soldier did.After all of this, when David couldn’t think of anything else to do, he sends Uriah to the front line of battle and orders everyone around them to retreat. Who knows how many people David ordered to their death just to cover up his sin...Read the full article at: <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-13-grace-from-disgrace-the-wife-of-uriah/'>https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-13-grace-from-disgrace-the-wife-of-uriah/</a> Follow the whole study of <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'>The Things Concerning Himself</a> at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/ Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&apos;ll be publishing daily advent study posts (written and audio versions) on our website. You can also access the audio recordings on the <a href='https://subsplash.com/snowbirdwildernessoutfitters/app'></a>Please <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'>leave a review on Apple</a> or <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'>Spotify</a> to help others grow in their faith. <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'>Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.&amp;quot; - 2 Samuel 7:12-13&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;and Jesse the father of David the king. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt; And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,&amp;quot; - Matthew 1:6&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Un-named Grandma&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When you read through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew you’ll notice that there are 5 women who show up in the line of Jesus but only 4 of them are mentioned by name. This one is simply called, “the wife of Uriah”. Isn’t that interesting? Why wouldn’t Matthew mention the name of this woman? I think it’s because this isn’t a particularly bright spot in Israel’s history. This episode in King David’s life is not something that they were proud of. It gets even more interesting when you realize that Matthew was writing to a mostly Jewish audience who would have known all about who this lady was. The bottom line is that I think the reason Matthew didn’t mention her name is probably the same reason you don’t know many ladies named Bathsheba.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wrong Place, Wrong Time&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are 2 things that everybody remembers about King David. The first is that he killed Goliath and the second is his relationship to Bathsheba. We hear all about this in 2 Samuel 11. At the beginning of the chapter, there is some not-so-subtle foreshadowing that should tip us off that something bad is going to happen. It says “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle … but David remained at Jerusalem.” There you have it. David is the king of whom they used to say had “slain ten thousands”. He should be out there with his men, leading them in battle, but instead, he’s lounging around the palace in the middle of the afternoon. It’s pretty embarrassing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Man of Honor&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The rest of the story is even worse. David sees a beautiful woman and asks about her. Even though he knows that she is married to one of his most valiant soldiers it doesn’t stop him from pursuing her. Soon afterward he finds out that she’s pregnant and tries to get her husband to come home to be with her so that everyone will think that he is the one who got her pregnant. This plan might have worked except for the fact that her husband was way more honorable than David. Uriah would not come home and enjoy the comfort of his normal life while the army was out in battle. How ironic is that? The king didn’t care that they were at war, but the soldier did.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After all of this, when David couldn’t think of anything else to do, he sends Uriah to the front line of battle and orders everyone around them to retreat. Who knows how many people David ordered to their death just to cover up his sin...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read the full article at: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-13-grace-from-disgrace-the-wife-of-uriah/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-13-grace-from-disgrace-the-wife-of-uriah/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Follow the whole study of &lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Things Concerning Himself&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at:&lt;br/&gt;https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&amp;apos;ll be publishing daily advent study posts (written and audio versions) on our website. You can also access the audio recordings on the &lt;a href='https://subsplash.com/snowbirdwildernessoutfitters/app'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'&gt;&lt;em&gt;leave a review on Apple&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to help others grow in their faith.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'&gt;Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever." - 2 Samuel 7:12-13 "and Jesse the father of David the king.   And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah," - Matthew 1:6 The Un-named Grandma When you read through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew you’ll notice ...

Advent 13 | Grace From Disgrace - The Wife of Uriah 2025

&quot;Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem, and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the LORD will give you by this young woman.&quot; - Ruth 4:11-2 &quot;Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king.&quot; - Matt 1:5-6 A Widowed Daughter-in-lawIf you haven’t picked up on this yet, our journey through the Old Testament on our way to Jesus often reads more like the plot to a soap opera than a religious text. This goes to show us that God uses all kinds of people from every type of background to bring about his plan for the world.This episode in the drama of Scripture starts out very dark. I mean no sooner do we get introduced to the main characters than they start dying off. There’s a man named Elimelech from Judah who moves to Moab because of a famine and there he and his two sons die, leaving his wife Naomi with two daughters-in-law. One of them goes back to her family and our story follows Naomi and Ruth as they go to live in the little town of Bethlehem.Gleanings and SandalsAs soon as they get settled in Bethlehem, Ruth gets to work. You see God had already made a way for faithful Jews to take care of the poor and Boaz was a faithful Jew. It just so happened that this takes place in the time of the harvest and Ruth just so happened to stumble across Boaz’s field. As was their custom Boaz’s workmen would harvest the fields but would leave anything that fell to the ground for the poor to pick up for themselves. This is where Ruth comes in. She was busy all day picking up the leftovers when Boaz noticed her. He had already heard of the kindness she had shown to Naomi and he wanted to help reward her so he told his men to leave out even more for her. When Naomi hears about this she realizes that Boaz is in a unique position to help because he is a close relative of theirs and could be their redeemer.I realize that some of this might be confusing because it is talking about ancient Jewish traditions and customs, but the really crazy part is that these practices had been a part of the Jewish culture for generations and now God is using them to bring about his plan of salvation through Jesus. Then we come to the climax of the story. Boaz decides that is going to redeem them but he has to get past another relative who is first in line. This guy doesn’t want to ruin his own inheritance so Boaz redeems them and hands over his sandal, which is kinda like a handshake. The deal is done...Read the full article at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-12-davids-moabite-grandma/ Follow the whole study of <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'>The Things Concerning Himself</a> at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/ Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&apos;ll be publishing daily advent study posts (written and audio versions) on our website. You can also access the audio recordings on the <a href='https://subsplash.com/snowbirdwildernessoutfitters/app'>Snowbird App</a>, <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'>Apple Podcasts</a>, and <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'></a>Please <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'>leave a review on Apple</a> or <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'>Spotify</a> to help others grow in their faith. <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'>Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem, and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the LORD will give you by this young woman.&amp;quot; - Ruth 4:11-2 &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David the king.&amp;quot; - Matt 1:5-6 &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Widowed Daughter-in-law&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you haven’t picked up on this yet, our journey through the Old Testament on our way to Jesus often reads more like the plot to a soap opera than a religious text. This goes to show us that God uses all kinds of people from every type of background to bring about his plan for the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode in the drama of Scripture starts out very dark. I mean no sooner do we get introduced to the main characters than they start dying off. There’s a man named Elimelech from Judah who moves to Moab because of a famine and there he and his two sons die, leaving his wife Naomi with two daughters-in-law. One of them goes back to her family and our story follows Naomi and Ruth as they go to live in the little town of Bethlehem.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gleanings and Sandals&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As soon as they get settled in Bethlehem, Ruth gets to work. You see God had already made a way for faithful Jews to take care of the poor and Boaz was a faithful Jew. It just so happened that this takes place in the time of the harvest and Ruth just so happened to stumble across Boaz’s field. As was their custom Boaz’s workmen would harvest the fields but would leave anything that fell to the ground for the poor to pick up for themselves. This is where Ruth comes in. She was busy all day picking up the leftovers when Boaz noticed her. He had already heard of the kindness she had shown to Naomi and he wanted to help reward her so he told his men to leave out even more for her. When Naomi hears about this she realizes that Boaz is in a unique position to help because he is a close relative of theirs and could be their redeemer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I realize that some of this might be confusing because it is talking about ancient Jewish traditions and customs, but the really crazy part is that these practices had been a part of the Jewish culture for generations and now God is using them to bring about his plan of salvation through Jesus. Then we come to the climax of the story. Boaz decides that is going to redeem them but he has to get past another relative who is first in line. This guy doesn’t want to ruin his own inheritance so Boaz redeems them and hands over his sandal, which is kinda like a handshake. The deal is done...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read the full article at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-12-davids-moabite-grandma/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Follow the whole study of &lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Things Concerning Himself&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at:&lt;br/&gt;https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&amp;apos;ll be publishing daily advent study posts (written and audio versions) on our website. You can also access the audio recordings on the &lt;a href='https://subsplash.com/snowbirdwildernessoutfitters/app'&gt;Snowbird App&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'&gt;&lt;em&gt;leave a review on Apple&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to help others grow in their faith.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'&gt;Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Then all the people who were at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem, and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring that the LORD will give you by this young woman." - Ruth 4:11-2  "Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of J...

Advent 12 | David's Moabite Grandma 2025

&quot;… and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab,&quot; - Matthew 1:5Don’t Forget the LandFor the people of Israel, the most tangible part of God’s covenant with them was that he would give them the promised land. It’s really cool for us to look back on how all of this played out because we usually don’t think much of the land. After all, we don’t live in Israel and most of us don’t ever plan to. But for the Jewish people this meant everything to them. And in reality, if we don’t keep the promise of the land in mind we will miss out on a lot of what the Old Testament is about.Today we will talk about the events that take place in the book of Joshua. Let’s do a quick summary to get us up to this point in history. Remember that when God made his promise to Abraham he told him that his people would be slaves in a land not their own for 400 years and that afterward, God would bring them back to possess their own land. This is exactly what happened. They went down as sojourners to Egypt and then when a new Pharaoh came on the scene he put them in slavery. Moses then rises up as their deliverer and God brings them out with great possessions to wander the wilderness for 40 years. During this time God gives them victory over everyone that opposes them, which will bring us up to the book of Joshua.The Faith of a PaganThe first city of the promised land that they face is Jericho. This is a city surrounded by walls that seem impenetrable to the people of Israel. So Joshua sends in two men to spy out the land. This is where we first meet up with Rahab. Now Rahab is not a godly woman. Not only is she living in a sinful environment but she has a very sinful profession. She makes her living sinning against God’s design for marriage. In other words, she is an unlikely convert. But look at what she does. She risks her neck to save these foreigners. Why would she do that? It’s because she has heard all about the God of the Jews.Let’s look at God’s Word in Joshua chapter 2.<blockquote>Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath. Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.” (Joshua 2:8-13)</blockquote> Rahab is confessing in Yahweh and putting her faith in him...Read the full article at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-11-the-savior-of-the-world-and-rahab/Follow the whole study of <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'>The Things Concerning Himself</a> at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/ Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&apos;ll be publishing daily advent study posts (written and audio versions) on our website. You can also accesPlease <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'>leave a review on Apple</a> or <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'>Spotify</a> to help others grow in their faith. <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'>Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;… and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab,&amp;quot; - Matthew 1:5&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don’t Forget the Land&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For the people of Israel, the most tangible part of God’s covenant with them was that he would give them the promised land. It’s really cool for us to look back on how all of this played out because we usually don’t think much of the land. After all, we don’t live in Israel and most of us don’t ever plan to. But for the Jewish people this meant everything to them. And in reality, if we don’t keep the promise of the land in mind we will miss out on a lot of what the Old Testament is about.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today we will talk about the events that take place in the book of Joshua. Let’s do a quick summary to get us up to this point in history. Remember that when God made his promise to Abraham he told him that his people would be slaves in a land not their own for 400 years and that afterward, God would bring them back to possess their own land. This is exactly what happened. They went down as sojourners to Egypt and then when a new Pharaoh came on the scene he put them in slavery. Moses then rises up as their deliverer and God brings them out with great possessions to wander the wilderness for 40 years. During this time God gives them victory over everyone that opposes them, which will bring us up to the book of Joshua.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Faith of a Pagan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first city of the promised land that they face is Jericho. This is a city surrounded by walls that seem impenetrable to the people of Israel. So Joshua sends in two men to spy out the land. This is where we first meet up with Rahab. Now Rahab is not a godly woman. Not only is she living in a sinful environment but she has a very sinful profession. She makes her living sinning against God’s design for marriage. In other words, she is an unlikely convert. But look at what she does. She risks her neck to save these foreigners. Why would she do that? It’s because she has heard all about the God of the Jews.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let’s look at God’s Word in Joshua chapter 2.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the LORD your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath. Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.” (Joshua 2:8-13)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rahab is confessing in Yahweh and putting her faith in him...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read the full article at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-11-the-savior-of-the-world-and-rahab/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow the whole study of &lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Things Concerning Himself&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at:&lt;br/&gt;https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&amp;apos;ll be publishing daily advent study posts (written and audio versions) on our website. You can also acces&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'&gt;&lt;em&gt;leave a review on Apple&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to help others grow in their faith.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'&gt;Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"… and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab," - Matthew 1:5 Don’t Forget the Land For the people of Israel, the most tangible part of God’s covenant with them was that he would give them the promised land. It’s really cool for us to look back on how all of this played out because we usually don’t think much of the land. After all, we don’t live in Israel and most of us don’t ever plan to. But for the Jewish people this meant everything to them. And in reality, if we don’t keep the promise of th...

Advent 11 | The Savior of the World (and Rahab) 2025

“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God or see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’ And the LORD said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.&quot; -  Deut. 18:15-18  Ready, Set…First off, the book of Deuteronomy is one of the most enjoyable books to read. It’s so good because in it we get to see God’s heart for his people. It is constantly talking about how special these people are to God and how special God should be to these people. It’s really good.Anyway, it is basically a series of sermons that Moses is giving to prepare the people for the promised land. One of the biggest reasons why Moses is doing this is because he, himself is not going to get to go in (that and he is recording the Word of God for God’s people). And part of preparing the people for their next chapter is the passing on of the leadership from Moses to Joshua.Joshua, but Not JoshuaIf you are reading through the Old Testament and you come across this passage, it seems pretty cut and dry Moses is transferring the authority to lead over to Joshua but there is more going on here. This is another one of those situations where we see God is giving a promise that will have more than one fulfillment. Spoiler alert: it’s also about Jesus.First, let’s look at Joshua. Is it fair to say that he is a prophet like Moses? Absolutely. Let’s look at a few examples. In Joshua chapter 1, God has a conversation with Joshua where he appoints him to lead the people of Israel. Several times in this conversation God tells him to “be strong and courageous” and to back it up he tells him, “Just like I was with Moses, so I will be with you”. God actually makes the comparison between Joshua and Moses.In addition to that in 4:14, the people seem to acknowledge that he is like Moses. Scripture says, “On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they stood in awe of him just as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life”. If you needed any more confirmation that Joshua is the guy, look at 5:13-15:<blockquote>When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” And the commander of the LORD’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.</blockquote> Read the full article at: <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-10-a-prophet-like-moses/'>https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-10-a-prophet-like-moses/</a>Follow the whole study of <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'>The Things Concerning Himself</a> at: https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/ Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&apos;ll be publishing daily advePlease <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'>leave a review on Apple</a> or <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'>Spotify</a> to help others grow in their faith. <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'>Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God or see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’ And the LORD said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.&amp;quot; -  Deut. 18:15-18  &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ready, Set…&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First off, the book of Deuteronomy is one of the most enjoyable books to read. It’s so good because in it we get to see God’s heart for his people. It is constantly talking about how special these people are to God and how special God should be to these people. It’s really good.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyway, it is basically a series of sermons that Moses is giving to prepare the people for the promised land. One of the biggest reasons why Moses is doing this is because he, himself is not going to get to go in (that and he is recording the Word of God for God’s people). And part of preparing the people for their next chapter is the passing on of the leadership from Moses to Joshua.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joshua, but Not Joshua&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are reading through the Old Testament and you come across this passage, it seems pretty cut and dry Moses is transferring the authority to lead over to Joshua but there is more going on here. This is another one of those situations where we see God is giving a promise that will have more than one fulfillment. Spoiler alert: it’s also about Jesus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First, let’s look at Joshua. Is it fair to say that he is a prophet like Moses? Absolutely. Let’s look at a few examples. In Joshua chapter 1, God has a conversation with Joshua where he appoints him to lead the people of Israel. Several times in this conversation God tells him to “be strong and courageous” and to back it up he tells him, “Just like I was with Moses, so I will be with you”. God actually makes the comparison between Joshua and Moses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition to that in 4:14, the people seem to acknowledge that he is like Moses. Scripture says, “On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they stood in awe of him just as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life”.&lt;br/&gt;If you needed any more confirmation that Joshua is the guy, look at 5:13-15:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” And the commander of the LORD’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;Read the full article at: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-10-a-prophet-like-moses/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;https://www.swoutfitters.com/resource/advent-10-a-prophet-like-moses/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow the whole study of &lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Things Concerning Himself&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at:&lt;br/&gt;https://www.swoutfitters.com/advent/&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Every day, Dec. 1-25, we&amp;apos;ll be publishing daily adve&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'&gt;&lt;em&gt;leave a review on Apple&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to help others grow in their faith.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'&gt;Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God or see this great fire anymore, lest I die.’ And the LORD said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he...

Advent 10 | A Prophet Like Moses 2025

&quot;Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,...&quot; – Matthew 1:2&quot;And one of the elders said to me, &apos;Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.&apos;&quot; – Revelation 5:5It’s Not a Love StoryIf you think your family is crazy then you really need to pay attention to Jesus’ family. Today we are going to be looking at Genesis 38. This chapter is really confusing and pretty dark. For the sake of those who might be using this to read to your children we are going to handle this in a very sensitive way. The truth of the matter that shines through is that our world is full of sin and sinful people, but that will never stop God from keeping his promises. In the lineage of Jesus as recorded in Matthew 1 there are 5 women mentioned in Jesus’ family line. During this season we are going to take a day to think through each one their parts in God’s plan for our salvation. Now we will turn our attention to the unlikely couple of Judah and Tamar.Skipping BranchesAs you remember God planned to have Judah be the tribe that would produce the kings. And since Jesus was going to be born the King of Kings, that means that Judah is going to be his great, great, great, great grandfather. So when we see that Judah has a son named Er, we automatically assume that he is going to be in the line also. However, the Bible just has one sentence about him, “But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD put him to death.” Whuh oh, now what? Well in Jewish culture they had a custom where if the oldest son died without having a baby then the wife would marry her dead husband’s brother so that they could continue the family line. This might sound really weird to us, but that is the way they did it back then. The second son’s name was Onan. However, Onan didn’t like this setup. He didn’t want his brother to get credit for his son so he wouldn’t keep up this custom. And you guessed it, God put him to death too. This is where Judah got really concerned. He only had 3 sons and his first 2 died after being married to Tamar, so he wouldn’t let his third son get married to her. He told Tamar that she needed to just stay single.This is where our story gets really crazy. Tamar was not content to just stay single, she wanted to have a child to carry on the family name, so she tricked Judah into having a baby with her by disguising herself as someone else. Then 3 months later Judah found out that she was pregnant. He was so angry and was going to have her put to death until she let him know that he, himself was actually the father. Whoa, talk about a surprise. He then realized that he had sinned before God and didn’t try to have her punished at all.We Shouldn’t Be SurprisedIsn’t it just like God to accomplish his plans in a way that we would have never guessed? As God makes it clear in Isaiah 55, his ways are not our ways, his thoughts are not our thoughts. As high as the heavens are above the earth so are his thoughts higher than our thoughts. He is thinking on a different plane altogether and he sees all of time from the beginning to the end. Whenever we find ourselves thinking that this isn’t what we would have done we shouldPlease <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'>leave a review on Apple</a> or <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'>Spotify</a> to help others grow in their faith. <a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'>Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,...&amp;quot; – Matthew 1:2&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;And one of the elders said to me, &amp;apos;Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.&amp;apos;&amp;quot; – Revelation 5:5&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;It’s Not a Love Story&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you think your family is crazy then you really need to pay attention to Jesus’ family. Today we are going to be looking at Genesis 38. This chapter is really confusing and pretty dark. For the sake of those who might be using this to read to your children we are going to handle this in a very sensitive way. The truth of the matter that shines through is that our world is full of sin and sinful people, but that will never stop God from keeping his promises. In the lineage of Jesus as recorded in Matthew 1 there are 5 women mentioned in Jesus’ family line. During this season we are going to take a day to think through each one their parts in God’s plan for our salvation. Now we will turn our attention to the unlikely couple of Judah and Tamar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Skipping Branches&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you remember God planned to have Judah be the tribe that would produce the kings. And since Jesus was going to be born the King of Kings, that means that Judah is going to be his great, great, great, great grandfather. So when we see that Judah has a son named Er, we automatically assume that he is going to be in the line also. However, the Bible just has one sentence about him, “But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD put him to death.” Whuh oh, now what? Well in Jewish culture they had a custom where if the oldest son died without having a baby then the wife would marry her dead husband’s brother so that they could continue the family line. This might sound really weird to us, but that is the way they did it back then. The second son’s name was Onan. However, Onan didn’t like this setup. He didn’t want his brother to get credit for his son so he wouldn’t keep up this custom. And you guessed it, God put him to death too. This is where Judah got really concerned. He only had 3 sons and his first 2 died after being married to Tamar, so he wouldn’t let his third son get married to her. He told Tamar that she needed to just stay single.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is where our story gets really crazy. Tamar was not content to just stay single, she wanted to have a child to carry on the family name, so she tricked Judah into having a baby with her by disguising herself as someone else. Then 3 months later Judah found out that she was pregnant. He was so angry and was going to have her put to death until she let him know that he, himself was actually the father. Whoa, talk about a surprise. He then realized that he had sinned before God and didn’t try to have her punished at all.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We Shouldn’t Be Surprised&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Isn’t it just like God to accomplish his plans in a way that we would have never guessed? As God makes it clear in Isaiah 55, his ways are not our ways, his thoughts are not our thoughts. As high as the heavens are above the earth so are his thoughts higher than our thoughts. He is thinking on a different plane altogether and he sees all of time from the beginning to the end. Whenever we find ourselves thinking that this isn’t what we would have done we should&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resources-snowbird-wilderness-outfitters/id1159653004?mt=2'&gt;&lt;em&gt;leave a review on Apple&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; or &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/5hLShuVSf8vnxH3W13eCQI?si=o_9YHBA2Qa6tH4WGvYFNrw'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spotify&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to help others grow in their faith.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.swoutfitters.com/colossians-preeminence-of-christ/'&gt;Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,..." – Matthew 1:2 "And one of the elders said to me, 'Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.'" – Revelation 5:5 It’s Not a Love Story If you think your family is crazy the...

Advent 9 | By Any Means Necessary 2025

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