They did not know where to go. All they have been doing is just going round and round Mt Seir. Finally, God says that He is getting tired of that. Many Christians do the same thing. They do not take God at His word, and just go round and round in circles. Staying at the [...]
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Deut 2:2-3: And the Lord spake unto me, saying, Ye have compassed this mountain long enough, turn ye northward” Leave a comment
Deut 2:24: Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. Leave a comment
They had traveled peacefully through other territories and were commanded to not provoke anyone to battle. Now they were coming onto the land that was promised, and the Lord was telling them to “engage” in battle. God’s provision is not always just handed to us. Sometimes it has to be fought for. The world has [...]
Deut 6:2: That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. Leave a comment
One might call it a miracle, but actually its just Living wisely. Living wisely prolongs lifespan. It means knowing how to live, the purpose and meaning of our life. Your life depends on wisdom for strength and vitality. Wisdom “is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all [...]
Deut 6:5: And thou shalt love the Lord they God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Leave a comment
This is what was to be impressed upon the children, to be talked about day and night, in all opportunities. When Christ was asked which was the greatest commandment, this is what he quoted. This is the beginning of any understanding of love. We begin with a love of God which we seek to increase. [...]
Deut 8:3: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. Leave a comment
The temptation of Christ cannot be understood apart from the law. The temptations offered by Satan required a declaration of independence from God and His law and the choice of the creature’s will as ultimate law. The answer of Christ to each temptation was a quotation from the law. The direction for history had to [...]
Deut 8:10: When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. Leave a comment
Why eat and thank for the land? The food is the fruit of the place God has brought you to. So. remember, if you have a harvest to thank the Lord for giving or placing you in the field.
Deut 18:13: Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God. Leave a comment
The law begins by banning certain forms of idolatry which are unlawful means of communication with the unseen world. No trick or magic, nor any kind of ritual can coerce God. Instead of turning to these “abominations” we are instructed “to be perfect” by turning to the One who is perfect.
Deut 32:35: To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. Leave a comment
“Their foot shall slide in due time” In this verse is threatened the vengeance of God on the wicked unbelieving Israelites, who were God’s visible people, and who lived under the means of grace; but who, notwithstanding all God’s wonderful works towards them, remained void of counsel, having no understanding in them. ……..and, so, thus [...]
Deut 33:25: Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. Leave a comment
One translation states: “May your strength last as long as you live.” A patient once asked his doctor, “How long shall I have to be here and suffer?” The physician kindly answered “Just a day at a time.”The strength to do what God designed us to do is always available.
Deut 32:8: “When the most High divided the nations their inheritance, when He separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. Leave a comment
ALL nations have to do with “the children of Israel.” It is global in scope and has been from the beginning. The health of Israel pertains to ALL nations.
Deut 25:4: “Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Leave a comment
When the oxen were threshing grain they were not allowed to be muzzled. Rather they were allowed to eat their fill of the crop which they had plowed, planted, cultivated, and harvested. This was an act of kindness to creatures who had shared men’s labors, but it was much more. Paul asked (I Cor 9:9-10, [...]
Deut 8:18: But remember the Lord your God is the one who makes you wealthy. He’s confirming the promise which He swore to your ancestors. It is still in effect today 1 comment
But this wealth is simply not for the sake of our being rich, for this verse continues “that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers….”
Deut 9:6 Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people. Leave a comment
Stiff-necked is often the same as rebellious or not willing. It isn’t a healthy thing to do in the long run spiritually or physically That he may the more easily persuade his countrymen that nothing is better, or more desirable for them than to devote themselves to God’s service, Moses reminds them that they have [...]
Deut 1:3: “And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them;” Leave a comment
At the close of their wandering, Moses delivers his first oration to them. Moses was the spokesman who gave the oration, yet he makes it clear that this was given him by the Lord.
Deut 21:1-9: Leave a comment
In the community of the atonement ALL crimes must be atoned for. Every crime, every sin, is an offense primarily against God’s order, secondarily, against man and the natural order. As a result, any crime which is unsolved requires restitution and must be dealt with. Since this is the case law, murder is selected as [...]
Deut 21:18-21: If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. Leave a comment
The community of the atonement cannot tolerate habitual criminals, nor subsidize them by a prison system.
Deut 30:19: “Therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” Leave a comment
Life in time and eternity, true life, in and under God, is the promise for obedience to the law and unity in the Lord.
Deut 7:9: “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepteh covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations.” Leave a comment
In His mercy, God allows the blessings of obedience to be operative for a thousand generations. – God is loving. He “set His love on you” (v. 7,8). – God keeps His promises. He “kept the oath which He swore” (v. 8). – God is faithful. “He is God, the faithful God” (v. 9). – [...]
