Originally posted: 08/13/2019
“But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe it,” (30:14). Continue reading
Deuteronomy 29 … Consider His Secret Things
Originally posted: 08/12/2019
“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law,” (29:29). Continue reading
Deuteronomy 28 … Consider His Invitation to Rest
Originally posted: 08/11/2019
It was staggering, the attention given to God’s warnings of impending curses as compared to His promised blessings. In the English translation there are almost four times as many words given to proclaim the curses over the blessings. Continue reading
Deuteronomy 27 … Consider What He Has Written in Stone
Originally posted: 08/10/2019
Written in Stone: “an idiom used to emphasize something is fixed and unchangeable, is permanent and cannot be changed; a statement from and by authority, possibly even sacred, but certainly to be followed without modification.”
Deuteronomy 26 … Consider Him Who Looks Down from His Holy Habitation
Originally posted: 08/09/2019
Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the ground which You have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as You swore to our fathers, (26:15). Continue reading
Deuteronomy 25 … Consider His Scales of Justice
Originally posted: 08/08/2019
Scales of Justice: “a symbol used in many Western presentations of modern law, symbolizing the idea of the fair distribution of law, with no influence of bias, privilege or corruption.”
Deuteronomy 24 … Consider His Social Code
Originally posted: 08/07/2019
Social Code: “the rules and standards that a community adheres to.”
Deuteronomy 23 … Consider Him Who Turned the Curse into a Blessing
Originally posted: 08/06/2019
“Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you,” (23:5). Continue reading
Deuteronomy 22 … Consider Him Who Will Not Neglect His Own
Originally posted: 08/05/2019
Moses continues in delivering various, and seemingly severe, laws to govern the land God’s people are to possess. And before the mandates of distinctions and morality are expounded, there is a sweet departure from the severity as an endearing tenderness is expressed for the flocks and livestock of God’s people. Continue reading
Deuteronomy 21 … Consider Him Who Was There
Originally posted: 08/04/2019
I wondered, where are You Lord, in this? Continue reading