Reflections of God's Law Books

By Julie Ryan

Reflections of God’s Law Books is a direct result of Julie’s reading, reflecting, and journaling through the Bible during her daily quiet time with Jesus. It is a chapter-by-chapter review of the first five books of the Bible, and the first in a series of reflection books. It is intentionally designed as a resource to help readers slow down and think about each chapter of the Bible. Reflections of God’s Law Books will help you:
• See how each chapter of the Bible is relevant to your daily life.
• Internalize what you read in Scripture.
• Learn and understand the Bible.
• Grow in your relationship with God.
• Experience life transformation by the truth of God’s Word.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Mar 30, 2023
• ISBN: 9781664295773

Julie Ryan

Julie Ryan is a registered nurse, Christian speaker, life coach, and author who loves Jesus. She is a Midwestern farmer's daughter, born and raised in the rural thumb area of Michigan, who has experienced life transformation from a renewed relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

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CONTENTS

Genesis

Genesis 1

Genesis 2

Genesis 3

Genesis 4

Genesis 5

Genesis 6

Genesis 7

Genesis 8

Genesis 9

Genesis 10

Genesis 11

Genesis 12

Genesis 13

Genesis 14

Genesis 15

Genesis 16

Genesis 17

Genesis 18

Genesis 19

Genesis 20

Genesis 21

Genesis 22

Genesis 23

Genesis 24

Genesis 25

Genesis 26

Genesis 27

Genesis 28

Genesis 29

Genesis 30

Genesis 31

Genesis 32

Genesis 33

Genesis 34

Genesis 35

Genesis 36

Genesis 37

Genesis 38

Genesis 39

Genesis 40

Genesis 41

Genesis 42

Genesis 43

Genesis 44

Genesis 45

Genesis 46

Genesis 47

Genesis 48

Genesis 49

Genesis 50

Exodus

Exodus 1

Exodus 2

Exodus 3

Exodus 4

Exodus 5

Exodus 6

Exodus 7

Exodus 8

Exodus 9

Exodus 10

Exodus 11

Exodus 12

Exodus 13

Exodus 14

Exodus 15

Exodus 16

Exodus 17

Exodus 18

Exodus 19

Exodus 20

Exodus 21

Exodus 22

Exodus 23

Exodus 24

Exodus 25

Exodus 26

Exodus 27

Exodus 28

Exodus 29

Exodus 30

Exodus 31

Exodus 32

Exodus 33

Exodus 34

Exodus 35

Exodus 36

Exodus 37

Exodus 38

Exodus 39

Exodus 40

Leviticus

Leviticus 1

Leviticus 2

Leviticus 3

Leviticus 4

Leviticus 5

Leviticus 6

Leviticus 7

Leviticus 8

Leviticus 9

Leviticus 10

Leviticus 11

Leviticus 12

Leviticus 13

Leviticus 14

Leviticus 15

Leviticus 16

Leviticus 17

Leviticus 18

Leviticus 19

Leviticus 20

Leviticus 21

Leviticus 22

Leviticus 23

Leviticus 24

Leviticus 25

Leviticus 26

Leviticus 27

Numbers

Numbers 1

Numbers 2

Numbers 3

Numbers 4

Numbers 5

Numbers 6

Numbers 7

Numbers 8

Numbers 9

Numbers 10

Numbers 11

Numbers 12

Numbers 13

Numbers 14

Numbers 15

Numbers 16

Numbers 17

Numbers 18

Numbers 19

Numbers 20

Numbers 21

Numbers 22

Numbers 23

Numbers 24

Numbers 25

Numbers 26

Numbers 27

Numbers 28

Numbers 29

Numbers 30

Numbers 31

Numbers 32

Numbers 33

Numbers 34

Numbers 35

Numbers 36

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 3

Deuteronomy 4

Deuteronomy 5

Deuteronomy 6

Deuteronomy 7

Deuteronomy 8

Deuteronomy 9

Deuteronomy 10

Deuteronomy 11

Deuteronomy 12

Deuteronomy 13

Deuteronomy 14

Deuteronomy 15

Deuteronomy 16

Deuteronomy 17

Deuteronomy 18

Deuteronomy 19

Deuteronomy 20

Deuteronomy 21

Deuteronomy 22

Deuteronomy 23

Deuteronomy 24

Deuteronomy 25

Deuteronomy 26

Deuteronomy 27

Deuteronomy 28

Deuteronomy 29

Deuteronomy 30

Deuteronomy 31

Deuteronomy 32

Deuteronomy 33

Deuteronomy 34

LAW BOOK 1

Genesis

Reading:

GENESIS 1

Passage: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Reflection:

Creation—it’s such a huge topic! But that’s how God started this earth. How excited and thrilled the Trinity must have been bringing light and life to something that was dark and dead.

God’s first words during creation were, Let there be light. The lights were created to bring light to others, to govern, and to separate. And as children of God, that’s also our role. While we live on this earth, we must let there be light in every aspect of our lives: our thoughts, words, and actions. For we know that God, our Father, is pure light. One day, when he replaces this earth with the new earth, there will be no need for the sun or moon. God himself will illuminate the earth with his glorious light as we live with him forever!

Reading:

GENESIS 2

Passage: Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.

Reflection:

This is a chapter of many firsts.

The first holy day of rest.

The first underground watering system, before God created rain.

The first human, a man formed by God from the dust.

The first warning from God; a violation would result in sin and death.

The first anesthesia.

The first operation performed by God himself.

The first woman created by God from man.

The first marriage between the man and the woman, his wife.

The man and woman were naked and felt no shame because they were sinless up to this point. It was like Heaven on earth at that time, pure and full of love, joy, and peace.

Reading:

GENESIS 3

Passage: ‘The serpent deceived me,’ she replied. ‘That’s why I ate it.’

Reflection:

This is when sin entered the world. Satan deceived Eve and caused her to doubt what God said. After she saw the forbidden tree and its fruit, she wanted it. She took it. She ate it. Then Eve gave the fruit to her husband, and he ate it. Their eyes were opened. They felt shame and hid from God when he called for them.

However, God killed an animal and shed its blood to provide a covering for their nakedness and shame from their sin. This is a picture of the sacrifice that Jesus would later make for the sins of the world.

Since this original sin, all people are infected with sin. But Jesus shed his blood for us. If we will accept him as our Savior, we are covered forever.

Reading:

GENESIS 4

Passage: The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, but he did not accept Cain and his gift.

Reflection:

Cain refused to do what God said was right, so the Lord did not accept him. People today think that they can do whatever they want and still be accepted by God. However, they are only saved by receiving the sacrifice of Jesus through faith. Thank God for the Bible where he clearly explains how we become his children.

Reading:

GENESIS 5

Passage: Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.

Reflection:

With an average age of 846 years old, the lifespan of the people in Genesis 5 was about ten times as long as today’s average lifespan. They didn’t even start having children until they were sixty-five or older. They did not have lives of ease, comfort, and pleasure. Lamech named his son Noah, saying, May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord cursed.

Some people today would like to live 846 years or more on this earth. However, believers are blessed to have shorter lives so we can go to Heaven sooner and eternally live the truly good life with Jesus.

Reading:

GENESIS 6

Passage: The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

Reflection:

Do you ever think about God’s heart being broken? According to the Bible, it happens when God sees wickedness in our thoughts. It doesn’t even have to go as far as actions. It is what is in our hearts that breaks God’s heart.

Sin starts in the mind, thoughts, and heart. Sin separates us from God. For the unsaved, sin separates them from a relationship with God. For the saved, sin separates them from fellowship with God. Ask God to point out anything that offends him, confess the sin in your heart, and ask the Holy Spirit to fill your mind with his thoughts.

Reading:

GENESIS 7

Passage: When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, ‘Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.’

Reflection:

Just as Noah and his family were allowed on the ark because they were the only righteous people on earth, only believers in Jesus Christ will be allowed to enter Heaven because only Jesus can make people righteous.

Just as the Lord closed the door to the ark, he will also close the door to Heaven, and those who do not enter will be destroyed.

Reading:

GENESIS 8

Passage: And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.’

Reflection:

God tells us that everything the human race thinks or imagines is bent toward evil from childhood. Have you ever met someone who doesn’t believe that he or she is a sinner? Everyone is a sinner from childhood. It’s just a fact.

However, God loves sinners (not sin). He sent his Son, Jesus, to offer the perfect, eternal sacrifice of his life for our sins. Jesus’s blood pays for our