Lest We Forget (2011)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Israel's forgetfulness stands as a stark warning of the consequences of neglecting God's presence and blessings. In the wilderness, as recorded in Psalm 78, Israel failed to remember His power, forgetting within a mere two years the mighty acts He performed in Egypt to liberate them for the journey to the Promised Land. This …

The Doctrine of Israel (Part Three): A Cycle of Rebellion

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Israel consistently cycles through God's deliverance, apostasy through idolatry and immorality, God's chastening, national repentance, then deliverance again.

The Doctrine of Israel (Part Two): The Old Covenant

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God made the New Covenant because Jacob's offspring did not have what it took to fulfill the terms of the Old Covenant. The carnal mind is hostile to God's law.

Faith and Remembering

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We will not have faith tomorrow simply because we had it yesterday; we must renew faith daily by deliberately remembering God's prior interventions.

Use It or Lose It

Sermonette by Hunter D. Swanson

Israel's forgetfulness serves as the central historical example of a spiritual danger that continues to threaten God's people today. Despite witnessing extraordinary miracles—being guided by a pillar of fire and a cloud of smoke, having water brought forth from flinty rock, and being fed with manna in the …

Lessons on Remembering

Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh

Israel's forgetfulness stands as a serious and sobering illustration of how memory failure carries consequences far beyond simple absent-mindedness. This is shown through the prophetic indictment in Jeremiah 2:29-32, where God laments that His people have transgressed against Him, resisted correction, and even declared, "We are …

Is Education the Answer? (Part 3)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Through forgetting God, the modern nations of Israel (America, Britain, Australia, United Kingdom) are following the same pattern that doomed their forebears.

Deuteronomy and History

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

The Israelites lost their identity when they went into captivity. They failed to teach their children, to keep the Sabbath, and to remember who they were.

Micah (Part Three): Who Is a God Like You?

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Micah 5 describes legal proceedings against the people who have rejected God, promising a harsh retribution but future restoration for a physical remnant.

Souvenirs

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh