Thank you for this Bible recap study. I’ve never read through the Bible in my 63 years of life. I’m on day 82 and I love it! I wake up each day eager to read the Bible. Thank you Tara !
Joshua 1:5b-6 is a favorite scripture of mine and has a special place in my heart. My dad was shot and killed almost 18 years ago on April 10th. When I was leaving the trial walking to my car, I stood at a stop light waiting to cross the street, full of emotion. There was a man standing next to me. He looked at me and quoted this passage: "I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous." I broke down crying and told the man he had no idea what I'd just been through and he said he may not but that God does. El Roi- The God who sees- saw me that day and sent an angel to encourage me! ❤🙌🏽
So sorry to hear about your pain, I've experienced the same many years ago, and yet it's amazing how our beautiful God comes alongside us, hugs us, loves and encourages us and takes us by the hand and leads us forward. Be strong and courageous, love and obey Him.
My husband Kevin passed away 2-22-2022 and the Bible Recap has helped me find strength and courage through God’s Word. I’m so thankful to be reading the Bible everyday and gaining so much understanding and insight. What a blessing to see in everydays reading that God is where is true peace, comfort, rest and joy is 💕
My favorite Bible verse: “Be strong and courageous” (Josh 1:6)! What an encouragement, what an assurance, for those who have experienced a wilderness of grief, and for those who are perhaps struggling in their marriage or with trusting God for a hopeful future. “Be strong and very courageous” (Josh 1:7) because when we worship the Lord daily and “meditate on His word day and night” and obey it (Josh 1:8), He will grant us success. He will heal our grief, repair the relationship, and give us hope for the future because “the Lord is with you wherever you go” (Josh 1:9).
I noticed how the Israelites were told to stay their distance from the Arc of the Covenant as it went ahead of them. Then, as they crossed the Jordan, the Arc stayed right there in the middle where the Israelites would pass by. It stayed there until all the people had crossed, and then it was behind everyone. Such a literal picture of how God goes before, beside us, and behind us 🩷
I am so thankful and grateful that God loves me! I have chronic pain and He gives me the strength and courage to face each day. I start and end my day with Him!
His word makes us understand that by His stripes, we're made whole. I pray for total and permanent healing for you. I rejoice with you this day because He has done you well. Check yourself and give your testimony when you're ready. 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉
I’m 74 and have been a Christian for 50 years but have never read the Bible from cover to cover straight through…but with your help I’m doing it now…and loving it ❣️❤️
'Walking with God requires increasing amount of faith and obidience'.... Thats deep!! Without Faith we can't see God, our God requires our Faith in him, and he is one that encourage us to walk in Faith.
Attending a small church and living near a metropolitan area where faith is usually disregarded or mocked - I love to read the comments and see the numbers of God’s people with whom I can sorrow and rejoice. What an amazing joy we will have in heaven when we can meet all our brothers and sisters!!
I have been saved for years and have struggled with staying on track with Bible devotions or finding the motivation to be faithful to reading the Bible each day. The Bible recap has revealed to me that I was searching for me in the Bible. Searching for God in the Bible will not lead me to failure! Looking for Who He is and how He is working in the Scriptures helps me each day. Thank you Bible Recap and Tara Leigh Cobble.
This is my 3rd year going through the Bible with the Bible Recap and my first year watching the video devotional. Its so helpful. I've struggled with certain passages and it nice to know others struggle as well. The "God Shots" are on point. I'm glad this is a part of the plan.
I love the Bible Recap. Tara Leigh helps summarize and highlight the passages I’ve just read and bring them to life. I find so much joy watching these videos and it has strengthened my daily walk with Jesus❤️
They had to Step Into the water first!! Then the waters parted. !!! Taking those first steps. Trust and obey. And can not get enough of be strong and courageous. I will never leave you or forsake you.
Several years ago my daughter and grandson gave me a copy of your Bible Recap book because they had enjoyed it so much. Finally, in January of 2024, I began the Bible Recap Plan via the YouVersion Bible App. Oh. My. Dear. Goodness!!! Your chronological approach and your enlightening daily commentary have blessed me SO much. I’ve been actively studying the Bible for 60+ years, and it has never captivated me the way reading it with you has done. Thank You Thank You Thank You for showing me that He is where the Joy is!!!! 10:22 am
The Bible recap has helped me experience God’s Joy like never before. I feel like the blinders have been lifted. Nothing has transformed my mind more than reading His word and actually understanding what I am reading. I am so thank for for my friend Tammie Brown who never stopped talking about the Bible recap. I am so grateful for everyone involved in creating the Bible recap. I can just imagine how putting this into the hands of people in jail would change hearts and transform minds. My church needs this, my family needs this, everyone needs this!!! ❤❤❤
Rahab’s presence and the provision for her in Gods plan is everything to me. It’s a lesson in humility that we’re too trust God, have compassion, and courage.
Great reminder: “Joshua is the first of the history books in the Bible. The goal of these books is not so much to reveal history as to reveal God, so keep looking for Him!” Thanks Tara-Leigh.
God has given Tara-Leigh a special gift of understanding to point us in His Word and the stories He has used to make clear His intention. Holy Spirit guides and directs our steps as we obey His leading through her. 9:17! I am grateful for her leadership in this study of His Word.
My 'God shot' was seeing hoe consistent God is. He never changes. He is the same yesterday today and forever. He's faithful reliable and dependable. Why do we find it so hard to trust Him sometimes? Lord, give us hearts after You, that long for Your presence, that we may worship You in Spirit and in truth, that we may worship You and You alone. Help us to be pleasing in Your sight for Christ' sake Amen
The Bible has become so living and active in my life! I am soaking in this word that I have read my whole life in new ways! Thank you for bringing the word alive each day!!
Thanks for what you do! I pastor a church in Ontario, Canada. I have encouraged our whole church to journey through the Bible recap this year, and I know many are doing this. What's even more exciting is that three of my children are doing this too. This is their first trip through the whole Bible. I've heard them randomly say, "Hey Bible Readers" in a perfect Tara Leigh Cobble voice 😂
My God shot today is the red cord. To me, it represents mercy. It represents the blood of the Lamb, the Passover, Christ's blood that saves us from wrath. "And she tied the scarlet cord in the window." "Tie the red cord around your soul." ~Michael Omartian in the song White Horse ua-cam.com/video/B-R5UgpF7N4/v-deo.html
Wow, the difference that this time, the priests of Israel had to trust and obey God by stepping into the Jordan river before the waters parted! We don't always see ahead of time, but we must entrust ourselves to the Father.
I love this whole beginning of Joshua. I love how it is repeated 3x in Joshua 1:6-9 to be strong and courageous. God does not stutter but He knows that we can have a hard time believing so He repeats for emphasis and reassurance. Obedience is not always the easiest, but when God goes before us, we can rest in strength and courage that He is going before us and making a way. These 4 chapters show me how God is the way maker. I love the story of Rahab and her reward for just fearing the Lord...she is honored to be a mother in the lineage of Jesus! Then, the crossing of the Jordan. Love this story. The Lord goes before the Israelites and God performs the same miracle as He did at the Red Sea. Most of these Israelites had not been alive or old enough to remember witnessing this and just like our God, He does it again! He parts the waters but this time He commands them to build a memorial to remember what He has done. It's so easy for us to dwell in what God hasn't done rather than what He has done so we need to keep records! Write them down! Look at them, dwell on them. God is always making ways for us if we just take our eyes off the water and remember our stones. Love it!
This is the first time I have attempted to read the entire Bible. I am learning so much and can't wait until the next day. The recap helps a lot. Thank you TBR!
I have always tried to read the Bible from beginning to end but always got confused, or I was not reading the way I should. I absolutely love Tara Leigh’s Bible Recap Bible study!! I feel so much closer to God. I lost my dad in 2019, my grandma in 2021, and most recently, and unexpectedly, my mama. It has been so hard. But even through my grief, I opened my Bible Recap books and my Bible and stayed in God’s word. I am grieving, but Jesus is carrying me through. He truly IS where the joy is, and I know I will see my family again someday because they had Jesus in their heart! I thank God for leading me to the Bible Recap. Thank you Tara Leigh for helping us to understand God’s word. My heart is so full! ❤
It is so much fun to look for lessons from TLC that I can take into daily life. I have even turned to calling my manager Moses to get him interested in the Bible and since he is leading us through a time of transition. Thanks TLC; you are changing lives!!
God loves His chosen people and guides them through the entry into the promised land. God displays His power and His work and the people display their faith in God and in His appointed leader for the nation, Joshua. Moses has just died and now Joshua leads the people and their entry into the Promised Land is imminent. It is important to note that in Hebrew, Joshua's name is identical to Jesus - Jehoshua (one of the anglicized spellings), meaning "Jehovah is salvation". Of course, this is not random, but by God's design. Moses is a symbol of the law and this transition from Moses to Joshua immediately before they enter the land is significant. This is intended to show the inadequacy of the law to lead us to our Promised Land - our paradise, our salvation rest. Joshua and Jesus are both the only way, Joshua in the first and lesser physical instance, then Jesus in the second and greater spiritual instance. The meaning is plain - following the law faithfully cannot bring one to the promised rest, but only by following Jehoshua in faith can we achieve what God has ultimately promised. God communicates to Joshua and encourages him. He wants Joshua to know that just as He was with Moses, He will be with Joshua. Joshua has but to be faithful in his obedience, courage, and strength and God will ensure their success. Joshua tells the people to prepare to cross the flooding Jordan river in three days. This is a significant event in the eyes of the people - will God work though Joshua as He did with Moses? Even though they may have privately thought this, publicly they pronounce their loyalty and obedience to Joshua and threaten death to anyone who isn't obedient. Immediately Joshua secretly sends two spies to investigate the land ahead, especially Jericho. The last time spies were sent, it was a public event and it turned into a huge debacle before the people. This time was handled differently, with only two faithful spies sent in secret. The spies go to Jericho where they encounter a prostitute, Rahab, who helps them. She seems to be transformed by the encounter, changing from a sinful pagan to a faithful believer in God through God's work with the spies. Ultimately she is noted as marrying one of the Israelites and is an ancestor of Jesus. The story of Rahab and the spies is rich in symbolism. She is offered salvation from the coming destruction if she is faithful to God by helping the agents of God - the spies. Jericho is on high alert and they know they are in the path of the Israelites. It is likely that for the spies the only way in or out of the city in such a state of alert is through a relatively narrow window in the wall where Rahab lived. Entering normally through the city gate will surely result in the spies' capture and death. Rahab was accustomed to using this window both as a way of circumventing the security of the city by egress and a way of communicating to the outside world. Where previously this window was used for sinful purposes, now it is used for Godly purposes. A pact is made between the spies and Rahab that she and her family will be protected when the Israelites attack. The way of salvation for the people under this pact is indicated by the red rope hanging from the window. This is symbolic of the blood of Jesus which indicates the way of our salvation as Christians. The way to salvation here is narrow and only the chosen few will find it and use it. The way to death is wide and many will go that way. The spies will bring back a good report of what happened in Jericho. They will report of what they learned through Rahab when she told of how the people of the city have been affected by what they have seen God do previously. She was a testimony of God's good work in her and the people of the land. Now God provides a powerful display of His power for Joshua's sake just as He did for Moses. The Jordan river is in the middle of its normal flood cycle in this time of year and is not reduced to a trickle in drought. It is overflowing its banks and is impassable by foot. The priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant are ahead of everyone else. They don't wait for the water to stop before they proceed. In faith, they walk right into the water and then the water upstream is stopped in a heap a considerably distance way. God then dries the riverbed and the those holding the ark remain in the riverbed while the people proceed on firm dry ground and not through deep mud. God has demonstrated for all the people that He will continue to act in great ways for Joshua and for them. Joshua commemorates this event by commanding the gathering of stones for a memorial, undoubtedly large, from the middle of the now dry riverbed. A pile of stones is placed in the flooded part of the riverbed as a testimony to God's powerful work. This pile will only be visible when the river recedes during a period of drought. Another pile of stones will be established as a memorial where the people first camped in the Promised Land - at Gilgal. God is loving and faithful to His people and sends powerful messages both to them and us so that we will know He will work for us and in us just as He did then when we have faith as the Israelites did.
Thank you TLC and Team. What a great encouragement and blessing to finally understand more clearly what I have been trying to understand from God’s Word! May He bless you all richly for this Ministry! 🙏🏼
My Godshot was that God's love is enduring. The Israelites have been disobedient, rebellious and downright difficult. But God still loves, provides for and protects them. He keeps His word. Therefore, I can count on Him to do the same for me, and I can do my best to keep His commandments, because He also provides the power to do so. What an amazing God He is!
I am already excited about reading through the Bible next year! I have come to realise that reading the Bible is not a season or a one time wonder it is a daily finidng God on every page and I am beginning to see why I struggled on so many levels to break with sin and to break with rekindling it because it requires "obedience and trust" "courage and strength" "keeping God near equips me to be obedient and fight off sin". Thank you Thank you, Tara-Leigh and the TBR team, your obedience in bringing us this reading plan and podcast is changing my life.
This study is excellent! It is the best way I have found to read the Bible in a Year fully engaged and learning! Thank you to Tara-Leigh and her entire staff for all of your hard working preparing this study! ❤
Reading through the Bible this year and listening to the Bible Recap has changed my life. I have come to know the true love of God and his presence in my life. Thanks!
Uau! To see how God provides to Joshua to be a leader, saying that he needed to be strong and courageuos... but remind the most important: "God will be with him!"... The Holy Spirit dwell in us today, He is our provider, conselour, be with us all the time. It is amazing!!!
Thank you, Tara Leigh!!! I’m so thankful I learned about you and your Bible Recap. I was praying one day that I could find something to help me read through the Bible this year and I follow Candace Cameron Bure and she introduced me to you! ❣️♥️🥰. God is working through you two.
FINALLY I am reading the Bible! Thank you Bible Recap and Tara Leigh for making it not only a challenge but fun and interesting and especially inspiring. Just like Tara Leigh said yesterday I am surprised I am actually looking forward to reading the Bible each day. Even when I was reading Numbers putting my " eyes on every word".
I love the Bible Recap. I learn something new almost every day. I've read the Bible front to back with groups and plans but still learning new things each time. How exciting. Thank You LORD for getting through to my heart.
On my 3rd trip through the Bible with you, the first time at the suggestion of a dear friend at our chorus rehearsal. And I'm so grateful to God for the work you are doing. Every day, I ask Him to let me be a little closer to Him, and I believe that you are a big part of the answer to that prayer. Thank you so much.
The peace that we don’t do this on our own. That the Father is with us. I also love how Tara Leigh said, walking with God requires increasing obedience and trust, there is peace in that as well.
It is so very encouraging to see so many reading through the Bible. As a teenager I was hit and miss on reading my Bible, I read many books from the Bible, primarily New testament and Psalms but when I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, at age 29, The Holy Spirit gave me a hunger for the word and I read through cover to cover. I've read cover to cover maybe 15 times over the years, rereading many of my favorite books multiple times. Then came the lean years, where I Lost my hunger, partly due to my own rebellion and circumstances. This year however, The Lord has drawn me back to his word, hallelujah! All my previous years of reading I never did it with commentary, this is my first time using an app, at 61 I have been a bit technologically challenged, lol, and I have thoroughly enjoyed having commentary from Tara Leigh.
I’m so excited to start Joshua today. I often need the reminder to be strong and courageous because God is in control. I often like to be in control so this book helps me lean more into Him! So thankful for TLC following His lead to faithfully do these videos!!
Keep tying this together for us. This discussion ties the Bible together as a single, unified story of God, the Messiah and what our part is in this story. Thank you.
I just keep falling in love with Gods Word! Over and over we are shown Gods perfect way of order! This day being the Day of Preparation for the Passover is a perfect example!
I love that you mentioned Canada explaining Rehab. Unfortunately many Americans no absolutely nothing of Canada or it’s existence. I am enjoying immensely listening to you TLC and reading the Bible I also have the The Bible recap book. This is my second year reading the Old Testament. But I have read parts of the New Testament. May God bless you TLC and bless your ministry and protect you from every evil.✝️ 🇨🇦Canada 🌹
I’ve reached the book of Joshua in TBR and my pastor just happens to start a new series on the book of Joshua the same week. How timely! He shared these words that caused me to stop in my tracks. “we are not responsible for developing strategies to overcome obstacles. We are called to look for God’s activity and join in.” For someone who’s a planner - this hit me. I thought about those Israelites, who were like many of us, thinking let’s have strategy to get us across, tie rope to hold on too, put together a bridge of sorts, something! But no, God said stand back so you all can SEE what I’m doing and just join in. Thank you The Bible Recap. This is my first time reading through the Bible and I can’t get enough of His joy!
I am also new to the Bible Recap. I first heard of it from a couple of friends that posted on Facebook. I have always wanted to read the Bible but, although I did start, I wasn’t really “involved.” Once I started with the Bible Recap, I find myself anxious to do the daily readings, watch your videos and listen to your show. It is so much easier, and enjoyable, and you do such a wonderful job explaining it all. From a fellow North Texan, thank you for all you do!
I'm really pleased I ran across this series to help with my Bible reading this year. Thank you very much, Bible Recap, for helping add dimension to my reading! He IS where the joy is! :)
Thank you for walking us through the scriptures. I have read the Bible my whole life but with the Bible Recap, I am reading and learning more about God than ever before. I look forward to seeing what is next! In the meantime, be strong and courageous!
I memorized Joshua 1:8-9 forty years ago and they are still foundational verses in my heart. Day and night, meditating on the Word, knowing God will be with me wherever I go!
Going through the Bible with you is like watching this amazing movie that never ends! Thank you for bringing it to life.... because it is changing mine❤
I have read the bible dozens of times And reading it with your Comments in the morning plus reading and listening in the evening Makes even the dry portions of torah powerful.
TBR has been an incredible way for my wife and me to read thru His Word together. We oftentimes listen aloud thru the house and our six year old is also making comments and resonating with the commentaries.
The first chapter of Joshua is encouraging to me. Be strong and of God courage. The second chapter is ec even more of a blessing to me when I see God's redeeming love in the life of Rahab.
Still with you Tara-Leigh and loving every day of reading with you, sometimes four days’ worth at a time. God’s Word is alive and He is where the joy is!
In Joshua 1, Joshua assumes his role as leader of Israel now that Moses has died. I love that the Lord encouraged Joshua. He promises to never leave or forsake him (verse 5) and 3 times God tells him to be strong and courageous ( verses 6, 7, and 9). The tribes of Gad, Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh are reminded of the vow that they made. These tribes have received their inheritance land beyond the Jordan River. They agreed to have all men of age arm for battle to help their brethren secure their land on the other side of the river. How encouraging it was that these men keep their vow, but they also tell Joshua once more to be strong and courageous (verses 18). In chapter 2, Joshua sends 2 spies into Jericho to spy out the land. Those spies encounter a woman named Rahab, who was a prostitute. She hides them in her home and tells them that the people in Jericho are terrified. Their hearts have melted because they have heard about all of the things that the Lord has done. Rahab and the 2 spies make an agreement with one another. She helped them by hiding them and not turning them over to the king of Jericho. In exchange, the men agree that when Israel comes to take the land, Rahab and her family's lives will be spared. She must have all of her family members in the house and put a scarlet cord on her window. Having that symbol on the outside of her home will spare her and her family's lives. This reminds me of the Passover. Both the Passover and Rahab leaving the scarlet cord on her window are foreshadowing God's ultimate plan of redemption for humanity, His Son Jesus Christ! What an amazing God! He made a way for all people to come to Him! In Chapter 3, Israel crosses over the Jordan River. The priests go in first, holding the ark of the covenant, and by God's amazing power, the waters part so that everyone can cross over on dry land. God displays once that He controls everything, including nature and the elements. God is so powerful. In Chapter 4, all the people have crossed the Jordan River. God commands that a man from each tribe gets a stone from the river before it is closed up. They are to place them where they are lodging for the night. This serves as a memorial to Israel of what God did for them, and they are to tell their children about this. It serves us well today to keep a remembrance of all that the Lord has brought us through. I certainly can look back at my life and see how God has provided for me, cared for me, and protected me when I was acting like a fool. Thank God for His faithfulness! Once again, TLC provides an awesome recap of today's reading. I never thought about the similarities between Rahab lying to the king of Jericho with Shiphrah and Puah lying to Pharaoh back in Exodus. In both cases, the women were blessed because they had their faith and trust in the One True God.
I am thankful that He never asks us to be our own strength and provision. This is especially meaningful after becoming a widow in Aug. '22. He is helping me day by day...He is where the joy is. Thank you TLC.
Good morning BR family! It is such a blessing that to be a part of the BR family. Amazing 82 days reading and learning more about God's words. I look forward to starting my day with the verse of the day, prayer and of course TLC recap day of the chapters. God is good all the time; all the time God is good. He will never leave nor forsake us and He is where the joy is!!!💯🥰
Thank you very much Tara Leigh for doing the Bible Recap. I have just recently read through the Bible for the first time. You help me to better understand what I have read. I appreciate you and your time you put into the Bible recap.
Thank you Tara Leigh so much for helping me walk through reading the Bible in a year. You make it so easy to stay on track and I truly appreciate all the insights. May God Bless you and your ministry!
I loved this recap today. I hadn't even considered what you said about Rahab knowing about something that happened so far away and so long ago. The part about the Israelites having to step into the water first was profound as well.
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Love the Bible recap! Can’t believe I’m 80+ days in of consistently reading through the Bible!
I am new to the Bible recap I am new to Jesus. My life has been forever changed. I thank the Bible recap for helping me on my journey with God
I'll be remembering you in prayer as you grow in the Lord. Welcome to the family! 🤗♥️🙏🏻 (this is a great place to be to grow in the Lord)
Praise the Lord and welcome to the FAMILY
Praise the Lord and welcome to the FAMILY
Thank you for this Bible recap study. I’ve never read through the Bible in my 63 years of life. I’m on day 82 and I love it! I wake up each day eager to read the Bible. Thank you Tara !
Joshua 1:5b-6 is a favorite scripture of mine and has a special place in my heart. My dad was shot and killed almost 18 years ago on April 10th. When I was leaving the trial walking to my car, I stood at a stop light waiting to cross the street, full of emotion. There was a man standing next to me. He looked at me and quoted this passage: "I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous." I broke down crying and told the man he had no idea what I'd just been through and he said he may not but that God does. El Roi- The God who sees- saw me that day and sent an angel to encourage me! ❤🙌🏽
So sorry to hear about your pain, I've experienced the same many years ago, and yet it's amazing how our beautiful God comes alongside us, hugs us, loves and encourages us and takes us by the hand and leads us forward. Be strong and courageous, love and obey Him.
@@stevef1160 sorry to hear you have experienced the same. God truly is amazing! 🙌🏽
Wow. Thank you for sharing this story. So thankful you have comfort in Christ. May the Lord continue to bless you and be with you ALWAYS! 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing that beautiful story with us.
Praise GOD!!! Wow I love this! Thank you for sharing.
My husband Kevin passed away 2-22-2022 and the Bible Recap has helped me find strength and courage through God’s Word. I’m so thankful to be reading the Bible everyday and gaining so much understanding and insight. What a blessing to see in everydays reading that God is where is true peace, comfort, rest and joy is 💕
My favorite Bible verse: “Be strong and courageous” (Josh 1:6)! What an encouragement, what an assurance, for those who have experienced a wilderness of grief, and for those who are perhaps struggling in their marriage or with trusting God for a hopeful future. “Be strong and very courageous” (Josh 1:7) because when we worship the Lord daily and “meditate on His word day and night” and obey it (Josh 1:8), He will grant us success. He will heal our grief, repair the relationship, and give us hope for the future because “the Lord is with you wherever you go” (Josh 1:9).
Amen Friend!
Thank you for sharing Mr. Zimmerman. I always look forward to your thoughts.
God bless you sir. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I noticed how the Israelites were told to stay their distance from the Arc of the Covenant as it went ahead of them. Then, as they crossed the Jordan, the Arc stayed right there in the middle where the Israelites would pass by. It stayed there until all the people had crossed, and then it was behind everyone. Such a literal picture of how God goes before, beside us, and behind us 🩷
Amen!
That's a good analogy! He encamps about us
I am so thankful and grateful that God loves me! I have chronic pain and He gives me the strength and courage to face each day. I start and end my day with Him!
His word makes us understand that by His stripes, we're made whole. I pray for total and permanent healing for you. I rejoice with you this day because He has done you well. Check yourself and give your testimony when you're ready. 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉
I’m 74 and have been a Christian for 50 years but have never read the Bible from cover to cover straight through…but with your help I’m doing it now…and loving it ❣️❤️
You’re seeking the Lord daily and he is meeting your needs.
“Walking with God requires increasing amounts of obedience and trust”
And ceaseless prayer.
'Walking with God requires increasing amount of faith and obidience'.... Thats deep!! Without Faith we can't see God, our God requires our Faith in him, and he is one that encourage us to walk in Faith.
Attending a small church and living near a metropolitan area where faith is usually disregarded or mocked - I love to read the comments and see the numbers of God’s people with whom I can sorrow and rejoice. What an amazing joy we will have in heaven when we can meet all our brothers and sisters!!
Amen to fellowship
I have been saved for years and have struggled with staying on track with Bible devotions or finding the motivation to be faithful to reading the Bible each day. The Bible recap has revealed to me that I was searching for me in the Bible. Searching for God in the Bible will not lead me to failure! Looking for Who He is and how He is working in the Scriptures helps me each day.
Thank you Bible Recap and Tara Leigh Cobble.
Joshua 1:9, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
This is my 3rd year going through the Bible with the Bible Recap and my first year watching the video devotional. Its so helpful.
I've struggled with certain passages and it nice to know others struggle as well. The "God Shots" are on point. I'm glad this is a part of the plan.
I love the Bible Recap. Tara Leigh helps summarize and highlight the passages I’ve just read and bring them to life. I find so much joy watching these videos and it has strengthened my daily walk with Jesus❤️
They had to Step Into the water first!! Then the waters parted. !!! Taking those first steps.
Trust and obey.
And can not get enough of be strong and courageous. I will never leave you or forsake you.
I took one step of faith...and He came running to me. He's our God, this is what He does. He Loves Us!!
Amen to taking a step of obedience.
We rest in the fact that it is God who fights for us ❤
I love your recaps. I reflect on the readings again with renewed understanding. This is my second time reading the Bible. You add so much. Thank you.
Sometimes we need to walk out into the river before God parts the waters. Let me do that in my own life!
Several years ago my daughter and grandson gave me a copy of your Bible Recap book because they had enjoyed it so much. Finally, in January of 2024, I began the Bible Recap Plan via the YouVersion Bible App. Oh. My. Dear. Goodness!!! Your chronological approach and your enlightening daily commentary have blessed me SO much. I’ve been actively studying the Bible for 60+ years, and it has never captivated me the way reading it with you has done. Thank You Thank You Thank You for showing me that He is where the Joy is!!!! 10:22 am
Bible Recap has been a great motivator to keep reading the Bible!
The Bible recap has helped me experience God’s Joy like never before. I feel like the blinders have been lifted. Nothing has transformed my mind more than reading His word and actually understanding what I am reading. I am so thank for for my friend Tammie Brown who never stopped talking about the Bible recap. I am so grateful for everyone involved in creating the Bible recap. I can just imagine how putting this into the hands of people in jail would change hearts and transform minds. My church needs this, my family needs this, everyone needs this!!! ❤❤❤
Rahab’s presence and the provision for her in Gods plan is everything to me. It’s a lesson in humility that we’re too trust God, have compassion, and courage.
82 days in a row! Yay God!!! He is most definitely where the JOY is!!! ❤❤❤
Great reminder: “Joshua is the first of the history books in the Bible. The goal of these books is not so much to reveal history as to reveal God, so keep looking for Him!” Thanks Tara-Leigh.
Amen!
God has given Tara-Leigh a special gift of understanding to point us in His Word and the stories He has used to make clear His intention. Holy Spirit guides and directs our steps as we obey His leading through her. 9:17! I am grateful for her leadership in this study of His Word.
Walking with God requires an increasing amount of obedience and trust. Thank you Tara- Leigh
Rahab married Salmon, their son Boaz married Ruth who had a son named Obed who had a son named Jesse who was the father of King David!
Thank you for sharing that❣️ I was wondering ❣️😁
2 gentile brides. We the church are the gentile bride of Jesus
My 'God shot' was seeing hoe consistent God is. He never changes. He is the same yesterday today and forever. He's faithful reliable and dependable. Why do we find it so hard to trust Him sometimes?
Lord, give us hearts after You, that long for Your presence, that we may worship You in Spirit and in truth, that we may worship You and You alone. Help us to be pleasing in Your sight for Christ' sake Amen
Beautiful prayer! Thank you!
The Bible has become so living and active in my life! I am soaking in this word that I have read my whole life in new ways! Thank you for bringing the word alive each day!!
He provides all that He requires of us ❤I’m excited to keep reading Joshua and see Gods blessings unfold as well as his mercy❤️
Thanks for what you do! I pastor a church in Ontario, Canada. I have encouraged our whole church to journey through the Bible recap this year, and I know many are doing this. What's even more exciting is that three of my children are doing this too. This is their first trip through the whole Bible. I've heard them randomly say, "Hey Bible Readers" in a perfect Tara Leigh Cobble voice 😂
Love that!
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Hey...I'm from Ontario also!!
We don't have to muster up strength and courage on our own! He promises to be with us!! Hallelujah!! ❤🔥
Hallelujah! 🙏❤️👑
I’m enjoying the Bible Recap! For my 86 year old mom’s birthday I gave her the written copy of the Bible Recap. 😊
Love this!
My God shot today is the red cord. To me, it represents mercy. It represents the blood of the Lamb, the Passover, Christ's blood that saves us from wrath. "And she tied the scarlet cord in the window."
"Tie the red cord around your soul." ~Michael Omartian in the song White Horse
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Me too! And we need to keep our eyes on the red cord in the midst of our storms in life
Wow, the difference that this time, the priests of Israel had to trust and obey God by stepping into the Jordan river before the waters parted! We don't always see ahead of time, but we must entrust ourselves to the Father.
I love this whole beginning of Joshua. I love how it is repeated 3x in Joshua 1:6-9 to be strong and courageous. God does not stutter but He knows that we can have a hard time believing so He repeats for emphasis and reassurance. Obedience is not always the easiest, but when God goes before us, we can rest in strength and courage that He is going before us and making a way. These 4 chapters show me how God is the way maker. I love the story of Rahab and her reward for just fearing the Lord...she is honored to be a mother in the lineage of Jesus! Then, the crossing of the Jordan. Love this story. The Lord goes before the Israelites and God performs the same miracle as He did at the Red Sea. Most of these Israelites had not been alive or old enough to remember witnessing this and just like our God, He does it again! He parts the waters but this time He commands them to build a memorial to remember what He has done. It's so easy for us to dwell in what God hasn't done rather than what He has done so we need to keep records! Write them down! Look at them, dwell on them. God is always making ways for us if we just take our eyes off the water and remember our stones. Love it!
Funny, you're so right! God does not stutter! But He does repeat Himself a lot...to remind us, to drill His point home, to comfort us, etc.
Those of you that are new to reading the whole bible. Take heart it’s never too late. I have been reading with the. Bible recap for 3yrs😊
Me too only this is my 5th year.
This is the first time I have attempted to read the entire Bible. I am learning so much and can't wait until the next day. The recap helps a lot. Thank you TBR!
He is where the Joy is!!!! 😌
I have always tried to read the Bible from beginning to end but always got confused, or I was not reading the way I should. I absolutely love Tara Leigh’s Bible Recap Bible study!! I feel so much closer to God.
I lost my dad in 2019, my grandma in 2021, and most recently, and unexpectedly, my mama. It has been so hard. But even through my grief, I opened my Bible Recap books and my Bible and stayed in God’s word. I am grieving, but Jesus is carrying me through. He truly IS where the joy is, and I know I will see my family again someday because they had Jesus in their heart!
I thank God for leading me to the Bible Recap. Thank you Tara Leigh for helping us to understand God’s word. My heart is so full!
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It is so much fun to look for lessons from TLC that I can take into daily life. I have even turned to calling my manager Moses to get him interested in the Bible and since he is leading us through a time of transition. Thanks TLC; you are changing lives!!
"His nearness is what equips us to obey."
God loves His chosen people and guides them through the entry into the promised land. God displays His power and His work and the people display their faith in God and in His appointed leader for the nation, Joshua.
Moses has just died and now Joshua leads the people and their entry into the Promised Land is imminent. It is important to note that in Hebrew, Joshua's name is identical to Jesus - Jehoshua (one of the anglicized spellings), meaning "Jehovah is salvation". Of course, this is not random, but by God's design. Moses is a symbol of the law and this transition from Moses to Joshua immediately before they enter the land is significant. This is intended to show the inadequacy of the law to lead us to our Promised Land - our paradise, our salvation rest. Joshua and Jesus are both the only way, Joshua in the first and lesser physical instance, then Jesus in the second and greater spiritual instance. The meaning is plain - following the law faithfully cannot bring one to the promised rest, but only by following Jehoshua in faith can we achieve what God has ultimately promised.
God communicates to Joshua and encourages him. He wants Joshua to know that just as He was with Moses, He will be with Joshua. Joshua has but to be faithful in his obedience, courage, and strength and God will ensure their success. Joshua tells the people to prepare to cross the flooding Jordan river in three days. This is a significant event in the eyes of the people - will God work though Joshua as He did with Moses? Even though they may have privately thought this, publicly they pronounce their loyalty and obedience to Joshua and threaten death to anyone who isn't obedient.
Immediately Joshua secretly sends two spies to investigate the land ahead, especially Jericho. The last time spies were sent, it was a public event and it turned into a huge debacle before the people. This time was handled differently, with only two faithful spies sent in secret. The spies go to Jericho where they encounter a prostitute, Rahab, who helps them. She seems to be transformed by the encounter, changing from a sinful pagan to a faithful believer in God through God's work with the spies. Ultimately she is noted as marrying one of the Israelites and is an ancestor of Jesus. The story of Rahab and the spies is rich in symbolism. She is offered salvation from the coming destruction if she is faithful to God by helping the agents of God - the spies. Jericho is on high alert and they know they are in the path of the Israelites. It is likely that for the spies the only way in or out of the city in such a state of alert is through a relatively narrow window in the wall where Rahab lived. Entering normally through the city gate will surely result in the spies' capture and death. Rahab was accustomed to using this window both as a way of circumventing the security of the city by egress and a way of communicating to the outside world. Where previously this window was used for sinful purposes, now it is used for Godly purposes. A pact is made between the spies and Rahab that she and her family will be protected when the Israelites attack. The way of salvation for the people under this pact is indicated by the red rope hanging from the window. This is symbolic of the blood of Jesus which indicates the way of our salvation as Christians. The way to salvation here is narrow and only the chosen few will find it and use it. The way to death is wide and many will go that way. The spies will bring back a good report of what happened in Jericho. They will report of what they learned through Rahab when she told of how the people of the city have been affected by what they have seen God do previously. She was a testimony of God's good work in her and the people of the land.
Now God provides a powerful display of His power for Joshua's sake just as He did for Moses. The Jordan river is in the middle of its normal flood cycle in this time of year and is not reduced to a trickle in drought. It is overflowing its banks and is impassable by foot. The priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant are ahead of everyone else. They don't wait for the water to stop before they proceed. In faith, they walk right into the water and then the water upstream is stopped in a heap a considerably distance way. God then dries the riverbed and the those holding the ark remain in the riverbed while the people proceed on firm dry ground and not through deep mud. God has demonstrated for all the people that He will continue to act in great ways for Joshua and for them.
Joshua commemorates this event by commanding the gathering of stones for a memorial, undoubtedly large, from the middle of the now dry riverbed. A pile of stones is placed in the flooded part of the riverbed as a testimony to God's powerful work. This pile will only be visible when the river recedes during a period of drought. Another pile of stones will be established as a memorial where the people first camped in the Promised Land - at Gilgal.
God is loving and faithful to His people and sends powerful messages both to them and us so that we will know He will work for us and in us just as He did then when we have faith as the Israelites did.
Thank you TLC and Team.
What a great encouragement and blessing to finally understand more clearly what I have been trying to understand from God’s Word!
May He bless you all richly for this Ministry!
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Love the Bible Recap❤ Third time through! Love it more each time.
I’m on my third trip as well!
Last year, a Sister in Christ from our church introduced me to the Bible Recap and I consider it a Blessing and a wonderful way to read God's Word 🙏 ❤
My Godshot was that God's love is enduring. The Israelites have been disobedient, rebellious and downright difficult. But God still loves, provides for and protects them. He keeps His word. Therefore, I can count on Him to do the same for me, and I can do my best to keep His commandments, because He also provides the power to do so. What an amazing God He is!
I am already excited about reading through the Bible next year! I have come to realise that reading the Bible is not a season or a one time wonder it is a daily finidng God on every page and I am beginning to see why I struggled on so many levels to break with sin and to break with rekindling it because it requires "obedience and trust" "courage and strength" "keeping God near equips me to be obedient and fight off sin".
Thank you Thank you, Tara-Leigh and the TBR team, your obedience in bringing us this reading plan and podcast is changing my life.
This study is excellent! It is the best way I have found to read the Bible in a Year fully engaged and learning! Thank you to Tara-Leigh and her entire staff for all of your hard working preparing this study! ❤
Reading through the Bible this year and listening to the Bible Recap has changed my life. I have come to know the true love of God and his presence in my life. Thanks!
Uau! To see how God provides to Joshua to be a leader, saying that he needed to be strong and courageuos... but remind the most important: "God will be with him!"... The Holy Spirit dwell in us today, He is our provider, conselour, be with us all the time. It is amazing!!!
Be strong and courageous and WALK WITH GOD!
This recap today was EVERYTHING!
His presence gives us strength and courage 💪 🙏 His nearness is what equips us to obey!
Thank you, Tara Leigh!!! I’m so thankful I learned about you and your Bible Recap. I was praying one day that I could find something to help me read through the Bible this year and I follow Candace Cameron Bure and she introduced me to you!
❣️♥️🥰. God is working through you two.
This was how I found The Bible Recap too!! I’m so thankful I did!!
That's how I found the Bible Recap, too!! :)
FINALLY I am reading the Bible! Thank you Bible Recap and Tara Leigh for making it not only a challenge but fun and interesting and especially inspiring. Just like Tara Leigh said yesterday I am surprised I am actually looking forward to reading the Bible each day. Even when I was reading Numbers putting my " eyes on every word".
I love the Bible Recap. I learn something new almost every day. I've read the Bible front to back with groups and plans but still learning new things each time. How exciting. Thank You LORD for getting through to my heart.
Trust is vital in my relationship with my Lord! He asks for my obedience to Him to show others who He is…the Light of the World!
Be strong and courageous. He's always with you.
On my 3rd trip through the Bible with you, the first time at the suggestion of a dear friend at our chorus rehearsal. And I'm so grateful to God for the work you are doing. Every day, I ask Him to let me be a little closer to Him, and I believe that you are a big part of the answer to that prayer. Thank you so much.
Is it different every year?
I love how God uses the unexpected people to be big contributors to His story. ❤
I love this bible recap. Review it every day after reading passages from the Bible.
The peace that we don’t do this on our own. That the Father is with us. I also love how Tara Leigh said, walking with God requires increasing obedience and trust, there is peace in that as well.
So good!! In love that we are never asked to do anything without God!
God’s is so faithful and these first few chapters remind me of that! I love hearing of God’s faithfulness and His power.
❤ the Bible recap!!
Thanks so much TLC.
It is so very encouraging to see so many reading through the Bible. As a teenager I was hit and miss on reading my Bible, I read many books from the Bible, primarily New testament and Psalms but when I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, at age 29, The Holy Spirit gave me a hunger for the word and I read through cover to cover. I've read cover to cover maybe 15 times over the years, rereading many of my favorite books multiple times. Then came the lean years, where I Lost my hunger, partly due to my own rebellion and circumstances. This year however, The Lord has drawn me back to his word, hallelujah! All my previous years of reading I never did it with commentary, this is my first time using an app, at 61 I have been a bit technologically challenged, lol, and I have thoroughly enjoyed having commentary from Tara Leigh.
Thanks so much for the things you point out in the daily reading. I am so blessed. He is where strength, courage and joy is.
My Godshot was when God moved the Jordan river for them like he did for their parents crossing the Red Sea. He still loves His people!
I’m so excited to start Joshua today. I often need the reminder to be strong and courageous because God is in control. I often like to be in control so this book helps me lean more into Him! So thankful for TLC following His lead to faithfully do these videos!!
I love the Bible Recap so much ! I’m only 11 and it has helped me read the Bible so much ! Thank you so much Tara Leigh 💖
Keep tying this together for us. This discussion ties the Bible together as a single, unified story of God, the Messiah and what our part is in this story. Thank you.
I just keep falling in love with Gods Word! Over and over we are shown Gods perfect way of order! This day being the Day of Preparation for the Passover is a perfect example!
I love that you mentioned Canada explaining Rehab.
Unfortunately many Americans no absolutely nothing of Canada or it’s existence.
I am enjoying immensely listening to you TLC and reading the Bible I also have the The Bible recap book.
This is my second year reading the Old Testament. But I have read parts of the New Testament.
May God bless you TLC and bless your ministry and protect you from every evil.✝️
🇨🇦Canada 🌹
Tara Leigh is so skilled at summarizing and tying the stories together!
I love the bible recap it has been so helpful for and my quiet time with God
I’ve reached the book of Joshua in TBR and my pastor just happens to start a new series on the book of Joshua the same week. How timely!
He shared these words that caused me to stop in my tracks. “we are not responsible for developing strategies to overcome obstacles. We are called to look for God’s activity and join in.”
For someone who’s a planner - this hit me. I thought about those Israelites, who were like many of us, thinking let’s have strategy to get us across, tie rope to hold on too, put together a bridge of sorts, something! But no, God said stand back so you all can SEE what I’m doing and just join in.
Thank you The Bible Recap. This is my first time reading through the Bible and I can’t get enough of His joy!
I am also new to the Bible Recap. I first heard of it from a couple of friends that posted on Facebook. I have always wanted to read the Bible but, although I did start, I wasn’t really “involved.” Once I started with the Bible Recap, I find myself anxious to do the daily readings, watch your videos and listen to your show. It is so much easier, and enjoyable, and you do such a wonderful job explaining it all. From a fellow North Texan, thank you for all you do!
Rehab is one of my favorite women in the Bible. She is an example that shod will use anyone!
So blessed to be able to study and learn God's word through the Recap! Praise God!
I'm really pleased I ran across this series to help with my Bible reading this year. Thank you very much, Bible Recap, for helping add dimension to my reading! He IS where the joy is! :)
Thank you for walking us through the scriptures. I have read the Bible my whole life but with the Bible Recap, I am reading and learning more about God than ever before. I look forward to seeing what is next! In the meantime, be strong and courageous!
I memorized Joshua 1:8-9 forty years ago and they are still foundational verses in my heart. Day and night, meditating on the Word, knowing God will be with me wherever I go!
Going through the Bible with you is like watching this amazing movie that never ends! Thank you for bringing it to life.... because it is changing mine❤
Thank you, Tara-Leigh! Many prayers for you and your staff!
God’s Word NEVER disappoints, and it certainly provides JOY. Thank you for allowing me to journey with you.
I have read the bible dozens of times And reading it with your Comments in the morning plus reading and listening in the evening Makes even the dry portions of torah powerful.
God is a god of relationship. Be strong and courageous to walk in his way because you are his. 🥰
Tara Leigh Cobble Thank you for making the Torah 'enjoyable'. I've read it many times but you brought out things I'd never seen. God bless you
Same. Amen!
TBR has been an incredible way for my wife and me to read thru His Word together. We oftentimes listen aloud thru the house and our six year old is also making comments and resonating with the commentaries.
The first chapter of Joshua is encouraging to me. Be strong and of God courage. The second chapter is ec even more of a blessing to me when I see God's redeeming love in the life of Rahab.
Still with you Tara-Leigh and loving every day of reading with you, sometimes four days’ worth at a time. God’s Word is alive and He is where the joy is!
In Joshua 1, Joshua assumes his role as leader of Israel now that Moses has died. I love that the Lord encouraged Joshua. He promises to never leave or forsake him (verse 5) and 3 times God tells him to be strong and courageous ( verses 6, 7, and 9). The tribes of Gad, Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh are reminded of the vow that they made. These tribes have received their inheritance land beyond the Jordan River. They agreed to have all men of age arm for battle to help their brethren secure their land on the other side of the river. How encouraging it was that these men keep their vow, but they also tell Joshua once more to be strong and courageous (verses 18).
In chapter 2, Joshua sends 2 spies into Jericho to spy out the land. Those spies encounter a woman named Rahab, who was a prostitute. She hides them in her home and tells them that the people in Jericho are terrified. Their hearts have melted because they have heard about all of the things that the Lord has done. Rahab and the 2 spies make an agreement with one another. She helped them by hiding them and not turning them over to the king of Jericho. In exchange, the men agree that when Israel comes to take the land, Rahab and her family's lives will be spared. She must have all of her family members in the house and put a scarlet cord on her window. Having that symbol on the outside of her home will spare her and her family's lives. This reminds me of the Passover. Both the Passover and Rahab leaving the scarlet cord on her window are foreshadowing God's ultimate plan of redemption for humanity, His Son Jesus Christ! What an amazing God! He made a way for all people to come to Him!
In Chapter 3, Israel crosses over the Jordan River. The priests go in first, holding the ark of the covenant, and by God's amazing power, the waters part so that everyone can cross over on dry land. God displays once that He controls everything, including nature and the elements. God is so powerful. In Chapter 4, all the people have crossed the Jordan River. God commands that a man from each tribe gets a stone from the river before it is closed up. They are to place them where they are lodging for the night. This serves as a memorial to Israel of what God did for them, and they are to tell their children about this. It serves us well today to keep a remembrance of all that the Lord has brought us through. I certainly can look back at my life and see how God has provided for me, cared for me, and protected me when I was acting like a fool. Thank God for His faithfulness!
Once again, TLC provides an awesome recap of today's reading. I never thought about the similarities between Rahab lying to the king of Jericho with Shiphrah and Puah lying to Pharaoh back in Exodus. In both cases, the women were blessed because they had their faith and trust in the One True God.
I am thankful that He never asks us to be our own strength and provision. This is especially meaningful after becoming a widow in Aug. '22. He is helping me day by day...He is where the joy is. Thank you TLC.
Good morning BR family! It is such a blessing that to be a part of the BR family. Amazing 82 days reading and learning more about God's words. I look forward to starting my day with the verse of the day, prayer and of course TLC recap day of the chapters. God is good all the time; all the time God is good. He will never leave nor forsake us and He is where the joy is!!!💯🥰
Thank you very much Tara Leigh for doing the Bible Recap. I have just recently read through the Bible for the first time. You help me to better understand what I have read. I appreciate you and your time you put into the Bible recap.
Be strong and courageous our faith strengthen comes from Christ He will help us to be strong and courageous. He goes before us!
This has been a great Journey!!! I’m looking forward to each day diving into God’s creation word!!!
Thank you Tara Leigh so much for helping me walk through reading the Bible in a year. You make it so easy to stay on track and I truly appreciate all the insights. May God Bless you and your ministry!
I loved this recap today. I hadn't even considered what you said about Rahab knowing about something that happened so far away and so long ago. The part about the Israelites having to step into the water first was profound as well.