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Day 092 Judges 8-9

Day 092 Judges 8-9

Welcome to Day 092. After his great victory, Gideon does something troubling. He asks the people for gold... You know, all the spoils from the battle. He uses it to make an idol.

Gideon was humble when he was afraid. But success changes him. He begins to rely on his own reputation rather than on God. He forgets who gave him the victory.

Then Gideon dies. His son Abimelech sees an opportunity. He wants to be king, which is something God never intended. Abimelech/Abimeleck is ruthless. He kills his own brothers to secure his power. He leads the city into civil war.

The contrast is stark. Gideon's humility in weakness became pride in strength. And his son's ambition for power destroys everything.

The Heartbeat: God's character doesn't change, but power can corrupt ours. The areas where we feel strongest are often where we're most vulnerable to pride. We need God's humility at every level! Not just in weakness, BUT especially when we gain affluence.

Heart-Check: Where has success made you proud? How can you stay humble even when you're winning?

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Our Foundation: In 2023, Kanoe took the first dive. It began as a raw, real-time experimental Bible study in consistency; a commitment to walk through the Word chronologically and see what happened when we showed up for God every day.

This was where Heart Dive was birthed, not as a ministry but as a personal call to obedience. Kanoe didn't intend for it to catch fire and grow beyond her "junk journaling" of #NOTESandHUES.

Yet, it was where she found her rhythm, testing the waters of daily video commentary and discovering a community of "Heart Divers" hungry for more than just a surface-level reading.

These early reflections may contain doctrinal or technical errors. We ask for your grace as you listen, and always encourage you to study the Word for yourself.

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Phase One (2024)

If you have been with us since the beginning, you know it has just been me, Kanoe -- day by day, lesson by lesson, for over 450 lessons straight.

I created every single one of these lessons in 2023 and again in 2024 up to Day 88.

Just me, my Bible, and a whole lot of coffee. And I will be honest with you -- my arms got tired. Like Moses in the desert, there came a point where I just could not hold them up by myself anymore.


And then God sent me an Aaron.

Starting at lesson 89, you will see a new name alongside mine -- Holly. She did not just show up and offer to help. She showed up and held up my arms. She has been in the Word right alongside me, studying these same passages, and God has given her a gift for taking what lives in your head and moving it all the way down into your hands.

She is now my partner in this ministry. And I could not be more grateful.

Welcome, Holly.

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If Phase 1 filled your head and Phase 2 stirred your heart, Phase 3 is what you do with all of it.

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Click below for an instant link (no email needed). Kanoe and Holly are continuing to use the ESV Interleaved Bible in 2025 and beyond; however, they are no longer providing journaling pages and are focusing on producing the Heartbeat of God PDFs and Heart Work PDFs for small-group use.

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  • Pastor Skip Heitzig: YouTube Channel — Verse-by-verse teaching through the entire Bible.
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Our daily teaching is informed by a variety of respected biblical scholars and resources, including:

  • Enduring Word: enduringword.com - Free Bible Commentary from Pastor David Guzik.
  • Jon Courson: Jon Courson’s Application Commentary: Old & New Testament (Thomas Nelson Inc., 2006). (Get it on Logos)
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