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Chapter by Chapter
Chapter by Chapter is a four-year journey through the greatest book given to the human race – the word of God, the Bible – one chapter at a time, 7 minutes a day, 7 days a week.
Episodes
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 9: Godless Christianity...A Plea to Obey the Nudge
Joshua 9 warns against living with selective dependence on God, showing how Joshua and Israel’s failure to seek God’s counsel led them into a binding covenant…
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 8: Fighting the Same Battle Twice but With Different Results
Israel’s second battle at Ai becomes a lesson in the necessity of God’s guidance, showing how hidden sin silenced His voice in defeat and how obedience…
Chapter by ChapterDETOUR with O.S. Hawkins | Joshua 7: The Digression of Sin
Join us for a detour in Joshua 7 with Dr. O.S. Hawkins.
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 7: How Long Does It Take to Say I'm Sorry?
Joshua 7 exposes the danger of an Achan heart—a heart that hides sin until it is exposed—and reminds us that true repentance responds quickly to the conviction…
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 6: I Know Joshua Six Is About a Wall, but Don’t Forget the Prostitute
Joshua 6 is remembered for the miraculous fall of Jericho’s walls, but the greater miracle may be Rahab’s transformation from a prostitute living on the city…
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 5: A Lot of Funerals in Order to Move Forward
Joshua 5 reminds us that before Israel could conquer the Promised Land, an entire generation of unbelief had to pass away, making room for a new people who…
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 4: Rocks That Tell a Story
Joshua 4 reveals how God instructed Israel to build memorial stones so future generations would remember His faithfulness, while Joshua’s hidden stones beneath…
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 3: The Morning Before the Miracle Can’t Be Overlooked
Joshua 3 reveals that before God parted the Jordan River and led His people into a new season, Joshua consistently sought the Lord in the early morning…
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 2: Déjà Vu
Joshua 2 revisits the painful memory of Israel’s first spy mission, but this time faith replaces fear as two spies return with a victorious report and Rahab’s…
Chapter by ChapterJoshua 1: Just Three More Sleeps
Joshua 1 marks the beginning of a new season as Israel stands three days away from entering the Promised Land, Joshua steps into leadership, and God repeatedly…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 34: Field Trips
Deuteronomy 34 closes the life of Moses with a remarkable picture of a servant, prophet, and friend of God who died strong, only to discover that God’s mercy…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 33: My God With Me at 33,000 Feet
In Deuteronomy 33, Moses’ final blessing over the tribes reveals a promise of God’s strength and protection that became a personal deliverance from the fear of…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 32: Learning From Sheet Music
Deuteronomy 32 presents Moses’ final song as more than poetry—it is a battle hymn meant to be remembered, obeyed, and carried into the future. Through its…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 31: So Now in Conclusion...
As Moses reaches the end of his life in Deuteronomy 31, his final words become a charge to Joshua and a reminder of the power of words. Moses speaks “be strong…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 30: Choose Life
Deuteronomy 30 places a clear choice before God’s people: life and blessing through loving God, obeying His voice, and holding fast to Him, or death and…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 29: Living with Unanswered Questions
Deuteronomy 29 reminds us that not everything belongs to human understanding. While God has clearly revealed His will through His Word, there are “secret…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 28: Thrilling and Chilling in the Same Long Chapter
Deuteronomy 28 presents a dramatic contrast between blessings and curses tied to obedience or disobedience to God’s commands. The chapter opens with powerful…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 27: Shouting Back and Forth Between Two Mountains
Deuteronomy 27 records Israel’s dramatic covenant ceremony between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, where blessings and curses echoed across the valley and the…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 26: Retelling the Story but Skipping 40 Years
Deuteronomy 26 presents a future worship ceremony in which Israel recounts God's faithfulness from slavery to inheritance, focusing on His deliverance…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 25: An Attack From the Back
Deuteronomy 25 emphasizes the power of remembering God’s faithfulness, discipline, and guidance while warning Israel never to forget Amalek’s cowardly attack…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 24: Sounds Like Jesus
Deuteronomy 24 weaves together varied laws on marriage, justice, care for the vulnerable, and ethical responsibility, and right in the middle of its…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 23: Refreshed Yes, Dependent No
In Deuteronomy 23, Moses teaches that God provides people and moments along life’s journey that can refresh and strengthen us like grapes and grain along a…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 22: Do You Know What Gravel Tastes Like?
In Deuteronomy 22, the command to restore lost property becomes a powerful lesson on integrity, teaching that keeping what does not belong to us may feel…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 21: I Used To Be Fearful Of This Chapter, Now I Am Grateful
In Deuteronomy 21, what first appears to be a scary chapter about rebellion and judgment becomes a powerful picture of the gospel as the author realizes that…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 20: Contagious Fear
In Deuteronomy 20, Moses warns that fear spreads like a disease among God’s people and teaches that victory in battle comes when faith-filled voices remind us…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 19: A Commandment That Will Get Some Help
Deuteronomy 19 reminds God’s people that careless slander destroys lives, steals reputations, and must never be treated lightly.
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 18: You Need Strength and Discernment to Fight the Sniffing Dog Test
Deuteronomy 18 warns Israel that following God will require both strength to resist the obvious darkness of the surrounding culture and discernment to…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 17: Where Did Those Verses Come From?
Deuteronomy 17 shows how God speaks into Israel’s future centuries in advance by warning about the coming institution of kingship and outlining the dangers…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 16: Three Feasts to Tell One Big Story
Deuteronomy 16 lays out three key feasts—Passover, Weeks, and Booths—that together form one continuous story of God delivering His people from slavery…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 15: Annoyed, Avoid, or Embrace
In Deuteronomy 15, Moses commands Israel to open their hands to the poor and warns that generosity is not just about resources but about the condition of the…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 14: Count Me In for This Tithing Promise
In Deuteronomy 14, Moses instructs Israel to tithe their increase and connects giving with learning the fear of the Lord, showing that generosity is not about…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 13: A New Enemy with a Good Prefix
In Deuteronomy 13, Moses warns Israel that the most dangerous threats will not always come from obvious enemies, but from prophets, dreamers, and even close…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 12: Don’t Be Curious About Darkness
In Deuteronomy 12, Moses warns Israel not to become fascinated with the pagan practices surrounding them, teaching that curiosity toward darkness can become a…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 11: Water by Foot or Rain from Heaven?
Moses contrasts the exhausting self-effort of “watering by foot” in Egypt with the promised land’s dependence on rain from heaven, warning believers and the…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 10: Rethinking Praise
Drawing from Deuteronomy 10, Moses' declaration that “He is your praise” calls believers to recover worship that is centered wholly on the greatness of God…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 9: Search and Rescue from Our Knees
In Deuteronomy 9, Moses reveals that his intercessory prayers rescued both Aaron and the nation of Israel from God's judgment, demonstrating that prayer is a…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 8: Jesus and Deuteronomy
In Deuteronomy 8, Moses teaches that God's Word sustains His people in the wilderness, and Jesus later wields this same truth against Satan in Matthew 4…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 7: You and Israel Exist for the Same Reason
In Deuteronomy 7, Moses reminds Israel that God chose them not because of their strength or greatness but simply because He loved them, revealing that both…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 6: A Warning to the Next Generation
In Deuteronomy 6, Moses urges a generation that will inherit cities, homes, and blessings they did not build to remember both God and the sacrifices of those…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 5: He Added No More
In Deuteronomy 5, the phrase “He added no more” underscores the perfection and sufficiency of God’s Word, revealing that the Ten Commandments were complete as…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 4: Stop Talking in the Fire and Listen
In Deuteronomy 4, Moses repeatedly reminds Israel that God spoke from the midst of the fire, teaching us that fiery trials are not merely seasons to endure but…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 3: Thank God for a God Who Says No
In Deuteronomy 3, Moses pleads to enter the Promised Land, but God's firm refusal reveals that divine "no" answers are not acts of cruelty but expressions of a…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 2: Choose Your Battles Wisely
In Deuteronomy 2, God instructs Israel to pass peacefully through some territories and fight only the Amorites, teaching us that not every conflict deserves…
Chapter by ChapterDeuteronomy 1: How to Turn an 11-Day Journey into a 14,600-Day Journey
In Deuteronomy 1, Moses reminds Israel that disobedience transformed an eleven-day trip from Mount Sinai to the Promised Land into forty years of wandering…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 36: Losing Ground
Numbers 36 revisits the five daughters of Zelophehad and reveals that preserving their inheritance depended on marrying within their tribe. The chapter closes…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 35: God Loves to Speak Opposite Jericho
In Numbers 35, while Israel stands facing the towering walls of Jericho, God speaks confidently about establishing forty-eight cities for the Levites and…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 34: I Have a Promise but It’s Going to Be a Fight
In Numbers 34, God clearly defines Israel’s promised inheritance, but the surrounding context makes it clear that receiving what God promises requires driving…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 33: We Have Never Seen a List Like This Before
Numbers 33 is Moses’ God-ordained journal of Israel’s forty-two wilderness stops, reminding us that every place of testing, failure, and victory becomes a…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 32: Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out
Numbers 32 looks at the sin of settling into personal comfort while refusing to fight alongside others until they receive their inheritance.
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 31: A Big Gift and a Bad Ending
Numbers 31 highlights the tragic death of Balaam, a prophet with extraordinary spiritual gifting whose compromise and love of reward led him far from home and…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 30: Silence Has a Voice
Numbers 30 shows that silence can function as a powerful form of approval, challenging believers to recognize that saying nothing in the face of truth and…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 29: Regular Is So Important
Numbers 29 emphasizes that what appears to be repetitive instructions about offerings is actually God’s way of teaching each new generation the power of…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 28: Seems Like a Repeat
Numbers 28 explains why God repeats the instructions for offerings and festivals to a new generation of soldiers and leaders, reminding them that before they…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 27: Blindsided in Prayer
In Numbers 27, Moses seeks God’s wisdom regarding inheritance, only to be unexpectedly told that his own journey is ending, prompting him to pray not for…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 26: Renumbered
Numbers 26 shows how God’s second census of Israel proves His faithfulness to His promises, with only Joshua and Caleb remaining from the original generation…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 25: When the Journey Turns Into a Camp
Numbers 25 warns that Israel’s downfall began when they stopped moving and remained too long in Moab, allowing compromise, temptation, and idolatry to take…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 24: Open My Eyes
Numbers 24 looks at how Balaam’s spiritual blindness was removed when God opened his eyes, transforming a prophet distracted by greed into one who could see…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 23: The Same Word in Different Places
Numbers 23 shows how King Balak tried to move Balaam to different locations hoping God’s message about Israel would change, but each time the same truth came…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 22: For Those Who Won’t Take “No” for an Answer
A reflection on Numbers 22 showing Balaam’s decision to revisit a clear “no” from God after a second, more tempting invitation, leading him into a dangerous…
Chapter by ChapterNumbers 21: A Snake Story Before the Greatest Verse in the Bible
A teaching from Numbers 21 about Israel’s impatience in the wilderness, where their complaint leads to judgment through fiery serpents and healing comes when…