Yesterday in Joshua we heard an inventory of the kings conquered so far and details about the allotments for the three tribes east of the Jordan.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/jos.14.nlt
This is one of my favorite psalms because it speaks to an intellectual problem that so often bothers me. The turning point is verse 17 in this poem by Asaph.
Translation notes:
27Those who desert [You, O Lord//him] will perish,
for you destroy those who abandon you.
28But as for me, how good it is to be near God!
I have made [You O//the] Sovereign LORD my shelter,
and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/psa.73
Paul before the council cried out words that divided the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!” Note that no one said, “But who says that Jesus has risen from the dead?!” The leaders could produce no proof that Jesus had not risen from the dead, and this fact also refuted the teaching of their sect, the sect of the Sadducees. So the resurrection of Jesus touched a very raw nerve for them. In the night, Jesus came personally to encourage Paul.
https://www.bible.com/bible/116/act.23
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