Daily GNT Bible Reading Podcast

Phil Fields

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  1. 3D AGO

    093: Deuteronomy 2-3; Psalm 50; Acts 8:1-25

    DEUTERONOMY 2-3: Yesterday we heard Moses preaching and confronting the people of Israel about their bickering and their incredible stubbornness in refusing to believe the Lord's commands, and their refusal to believe God's loving intent in his commands. PSALM 50: Remember what Moses said yesterday in Deuteronomy? This Psalm tells us what God wants most from his people. ACTS 8: Yesterday we heard the conclusion of Stephen's speech. He confronted the high council with the indisputable fact that the people of Israel had always refused to follow what God told them and killed the prophets. "They (our ancestors) even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered." Shortly after saying that, Stephen died as Saul watched. GNT Translation notes: Deut. 1:46 "So then, after we had stayed at Kadesh for a long time, 2:1 we finally turned and went into the desert, on the road to the Gulf of Aqaba, as the Lord had commanded, and we spent a long time wandering about in the hill country of Edom. ==== Ps. 50:7 [And He speaks,] "Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel. I am God, your God. 14 [No! But] Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to [Me, your Almighty] God, and give [Me//the Almighty] all that you promised.   16 But [I, your God say//God says] to the wicked, "Why should you recite my commandments? Why should you talk about my covenant? ==== Acts 8:5 Philip went to the principal city in Samaria and preached [about believing in] the Messiah to the people there. 28 and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah [while a driver was driving the carriage//0]. [See v. 38! Even back in that day, it was not a good thing to be a distracted driver.]

    25 min
  2. 3D AGO

    092: Deuteronomy 1; Psalm 49; Acts 7:30-60

    DEUTERONOMY 1: Yesterday in the conclusion of Numbers, we learned that each clan's allotment of land must stay within that clan, even when parcels of land could be inherited by daughters. Mears says, "Deuteronomy is a book of remembrance. The name 'Deuteronomy' means "second law," which indicates that the law is repeated. Moses did this to remind the people what God had done for them and what they were to do to serve Him when they reached the Promised Land. This book omits the things that relate to the priests and Levites but includes the things that the people should know. And the happenings in this book would cover only about two months, including the 30 days of mourning for Moses." I love this book because it seems to be a transcription of Moses' last sermons to the people. Imagine sitting at the feet of the aged and revered leader and hearing him tell what is most important! I love the way this book frequently records Moses speaking in the first person. PSALM 49: This powerfully thought-provoking psalm shares important wisdom which should help us be content with whatever our situation is in this life. Note the parallels with Jesus' teaching. ACTS 7: Yesterday we heard the first part of Stephen's speech. Stephen was accused of two things: "This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses. We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us." So far it is clear that Stephen was NOT teaching against the laws or customs Moses gave the people of Israel. GNT Translation notes: Deut. 1:46 "So then, after we had stayed at Kadesh for a long time, 2:1 we finally turned and went into the desert, on the road to the Gulf of Aqaba, as the Lord had commanded, and we spent a long time wandering about in the hill country of Edom. ==== Acts 7:43 It was the tent of the god Molech that you carried, and the image of Rephan, your star god; [— the//they were] idols that you had made to worship. And so I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.'

    23 min
  3. 3D AGO

    89: Joysightings 12 The Enchanted City

    I am releasing this episode number 12 of Joysightings at the DBRP feed in order to let you know about my recordings of Tales of the Kingdom and Tales of the Restoration, by David and Karen Mains. You can find the other chapters of these two books at joysightings.info. It was perhaps in 1989 that a precious friend sent the two books to us, when we were living in the rainforest of Papua, Indonesia. Our children were at just the right ages to enjoy the full impact of these stories. It is a joy for me now to share these with you also. Each book consists of 12 chapters written as allegories. You will enjoy the deep symbolic meanings that underlie the story of characters with names like Caretaker, Mercy, and Hero. At the Joysightings.info site, the first chapter of Tales of the Kingdom is episode 12, and the first chapter of Tales of the Resistance is episode 25. When I made the podcast recordings, I was reading from the first edition of the two books of Tales, published in 1983 and 1986 by David C. Cook. The books have beautiful color pictures (one per chapter) by Jack Stockman. I tried repeatedly to reach out to David C. Cook to ask for permission to share these recordings on my podcast. In 2019 I reached out to David and Karen Mains via their Facebook page, and David answered giving his permission for my podcasts. Now in 2023 I discovered that the copyright for the books now belongs to Mainstay Ministries. In February I attempted to more formally re-confirm the Mains' permission for my podcasts. However I found that the Mainstay Ministries website is not currently working and both numbers given for contacting them have been disconnected. If any of you listeners can connect me with the Mains family, I would appreciate it very much. The two sites I find for Mainstay Ministries are https://www.sundaysolutions.com/ https://kingdomtales.com/

    22 min

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