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Deuteronomy chapter 1 the command to Leave Horeb these are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan, in the wilderness, in the Aravah, opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hezeroth and dezahav. It is 11 days journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea. In the 40th year, on the first day of the 11th month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them. After he had defeated Sachon, the king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og, the king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and in Ed Rei, beyond the Jordan, in the land of Moab. Moses undertook to explain this law, saying, the Lord our God said to us in have stayed long enough at this mountain. Turn and take your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negeb, and by the sea coast, the land of the Canaanites in Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them. Leaders appointed at that time I said to you, I am not able to bear you by myself. The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven. May the Lord, the God of your fathers make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you as he has promised you. How can I bear myself the weight and burden of you and your strife? Choose for your tribes, wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads. And you answered me. The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do so I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you. Commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens and officers throughout your tribes. And I charged your judges at that time. Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, or the alien who is with him. You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by any one, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it. And I commanded you at that Time all the things that you should do. Israel's refusal to enter the land. Then we set out from Horeb. And went through all that great and terrifying wilderness. That you saw. On the way to the hill country of the Amorites. As the Lord our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh Barnea. And I said to you. You have come to the hill country of the Amorites. Which the Lord our God is giving us. See, the Lord your God has set the land before you go up. Take possession. As the Lord the God of your fathers has told you. Do not fear or be dismayed. Then all of you came near me and said. Let us send men before us. That they may explore the land for us. And bring us word again of the way by which we must go up. And the cities into which we shall come. The thing seemed good to me. And I took 12 men from you. One man from each tribe. And they turned and went up into the hill country. And came to the valley of Eshcol and spied it out. And they took in their hands some of the fruit of the land. And brought it down to us. And brought us word again and said. It is a good land that the Lord our God is giving us. Yet you would not go up. But rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. And you murmured in your tents and said. Because the Lord hated us. He has brought us out of the land of Egypt. To give us into the hand of the Amorites. To destroy us. Where are we going? Up. Our brothers have made our hearts melt. Saying, the people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we have seen the sons of Anakim there. Then I said to you, do not be in dread or afraid of them. The Lord your God who goes before you. Will himself fight for you. Just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes. And in the wilderness. Where you have seen how the Lord your God carried you. As a man carries his son. All the way that you went. Until you came to this place. Yet in spite of this word. You did not believe the Lord your God. Who went before you in the way to seek you out. A place to pitch your tents and fire by night and in the cloud by day. To show you by what way you should go. The penalty for Israel's rebellion. And the Lord heard your words and was angered. And he swore. Not one of these men of this evil generation. Shall see the good land. That I swore to give to your fathers. Except Caleb the son of Yepunnehe. Shall See it. And to him and to his children, I will give the land on which he has trodden. Because he has wholly followed the Lord, even with me. The Lord was angry on your account and said, you also shall not go in there. Joshua, the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. And as for your little ones, who you said would become a prey, and your children, who today have no knowledge of good or evil, they shall go in there, and to them I will give it, and they shall possess it. But as for you, turn and journey into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea. Then you answered me, we have sinned against the Lord. We ourselves will go up and fight, just as the Lord our God commanded us. And every one of you fastened on his weapons of war. And thought it easy to go up into the hill country. And the Lord said to me, say to them, do not go up or fight, for I am not in your midst, lest you be defeated before your enemies. So I spoke to you, and you would not listen. But you rebelled against the command of the Lord and presumptuously went up into the hill country. Then the Amorites who lived in the hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do, and beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah. And you returned and wept before the Lord. But the Lord did not listen to your voice or give ear to you. So you remained at Kadesh many days. The days that you remained there. Deuteronomy, chapter 2, verses 1 through 23. The wilderness years. Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as the Lord told me. And for many days we traveled around Mount Seir. Then the Lord said to me, you have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward and command the people. You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers and the people of Esau who live in Seir. And they will be afraid of you. So be very careful. Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land. No, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on. Because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. You shall purchase food from them with money that you may eat. And you shall also buy water from them with money so that you may drink. For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows you're going through this great wilderness. These 40 years. The Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing. So we went on away from our brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, from Eloth and Esion Geber. And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab. And the Lord said to me, do not harass Moab or contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the people of Lot for a possession. The Emim formerly lived there, a people great and many and tall as the Anakim. Like the Anakim, they are also counted as Rephaim, but the Moabites call them Amim. The Horites also lived in Seir formerly, but the people of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them and settled in their place as as Israel did to the land of their possession which the Lord gave to them. Now rise up and go over the brook Zered. So we went over the brook zered. And the time from our leaving Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the BROOK Zered was 38 years, until the entire generation, that is, the men of war, had perished from the camp as the Lord had sworn to them. For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them to destroy them from the camp until they had perished. So as soon as all the men of war had perished and were dead from among the people, the Lord said to me, today you are to cross the border of Moab at Ar, and when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Amman as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession. It is also counted as a land of Rephaim. Rephaim formerly lived there, but the Ammonites call them Zamzamim, a people great and many and tall as the Anakim. But the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites, and they dispossessed them and settled in their place, as he did for the people of Esau who live in Seir when he destroyed the Horites before them, and they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day. As for the Avim who lived in the villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtareim who came from Captor destroyed them and settled in their place. Luke chapter 9, verses 57, 62 the cost of following Jesus as they were going along the road, someone said to him, I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said, To him, foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head. To another he said, follow me. But he said, lord, let me first go and bury my Father. And Jesus said to him, leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God. Yet another said, I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home. Jesus said to him, no one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke, chapter 10, verses 1 through 24. Jesus sends out the 72. After this, the Lord appointed 72 others and sent them on ahead of him two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way. Behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no money, bag no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road whatever house you enter. For say, peace be to this house, and if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you and remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you, heal the sick in it, and say to them, the kingdom of God has come near to you. But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless, know this, that the kingdom of God has come near. I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than that town. Woe to unrepentant cities. Woe to you, Chorazin. Woe to you, Bethsaida. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon. Then for you and you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven. You shall be brought down to Hades. The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me. And the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me the return of the 72. The 72 returned with joy, saying, lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name. And he said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. And nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Jesus rejoices in the Father's will. In the same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father. For such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. And no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Then, turning to the disciples, he said privately, blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see and did not see it, and to hear what you hear and did not hear it. Psalm 57:7 11. My heart is steadfast, O God. My heart is steadfast. I will sing and make melody Awake my glory Awake, O harp and lyre. I will awake the dawn. I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
Host: Erika Kirk (with Pastoral Advisor James Kaddis)
This episode continues the year-long journey through the Bible, focusing on:
The readings collectively highlight themes of obedience, leadership, trust in God’s promises, the seriousness of discipleship, and the joy of God’s faithfulness.
Call to move forward (00:03–02:09):
Moses recounts God’s command to leave Horeb, reminding Israel that God has “set the land before you”—an urgent call to claim God’s promise without fear.
“See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the Lord swore to your fathers…” (Deuteronomy 1:8, 01:19)
Leadership Appointment (02:10–03:30):
Moses, unable to bear the people alone, asks for wise leaders from every tribe.
“Choose for your tribes, wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.” (Deuteronomy 1:13, 02:35)
Call for Impartial Judgment (03:31–04:11):
The appointed judges are reminded:
“You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God’s.” (Deuteronomy 1:17, 03:44)
Israel’s Rebellion & Refusal (04:12–06:15):
“Yet in spite of this word, you did not believe the Lord your God…” (Deuteronomy 1:32, 05:27)
Consequences and Wandering (06:16–10:42):
“For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows you're going through this great wilderness. These 40 years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.” (Deuteronomy 2:7, 08:51)
Three Encounters on Discipleship (10:43–12:00):
“Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Luke 9:58, 11:02)
“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62, 11:52)
Sending the 72 (12:01–16:29):
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Luke 10:2, 12:33)
Woes to Unrepentant Cities (16:30–18:16):
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago…” (Luke 10:13, 16:45)
Return and Joy of the 72 (18:17–20:28):
“Do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:20, 19:57)
“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children…” (Luke 10:21, 20:02)
Blessing of Revelation (20:29–21:03):
“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see and did not see it…” (Luke 10:23, 20:44)
“My heart is steadfast, O God… I will sing and make melody. Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre!” (Psalm 57:7–8, 21:08)
“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.” (Psalm 57:11, 21:53)
“These 40 years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing.” (Deuteronomy 2:7, 08:51)
“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62, 11:52)
“Do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:20, 19:57)
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.” (Psalm 57:9, 21:35)
Day 94's readings remind us that God’s faithfulness persists through generations—even when His people doubt—and that true discipleship requires undivided commitment. Jesus’ followers are called to bold mission and humility, rejoicing not in their own authority but in the security of belonging to God. David’s psalm concludes the episode with a declaration of steadfast praise, exalting God’s unwavering love over all circumstances.