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Deuteronomy 24:6 Debt Management

Deuteronomy 24:6 Do not take a pair of millstones—not even the upper one—as security for a debt, because that would be taking a person’s livelihood as security. There is one job I would not want in this world: debt collector! Having to go and reclaim property that a person has begun to pay on, butContinue reading “Deuteronomy 24:6 Debt Management”

Deuteronomy 20:3-4 Faith

Deuteronomy 20:3-4He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. 4 For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” Serving in theContinue reading “Deuteronomy 20:3-4 Faith”

Deuteronomy 18:15 Spokesperson

Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. One of the consisted themes of the Hebrew Scriptures is this: there are singular human beings that he LORD uses to accomplish His purposes. The storyline is aboutContinue reading “Deuteronomy 18:15 Spokesperson”

Deuteronomy 15:20 Justice and Justice Alone

Deuteronomy 15:20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. If there is one thing that most people hate it is a system of justice that isn’t just. And there are cries on all sides of this issue in the public square.Continue reading “Deuteronomy 15:20 Justice and Justice Alone”

Deuteronomy 12:4-5 The Place

Deuteronomy 12:4-5 You must not worship the LORD your God in their way. 5 But you are to seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go; The old real estate adage “Location, location, location” is stillContinue reading “Deuteronomy 12:4-5 The Place”

Deuteronomy 9:5 Big Head

Deuteronomy 9:5 5 It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Continue reading “Deuteronomy 9:5 Big Head”

Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In

Deuteronomy 6:23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. All of life is about movement. The blood coursing through our veins and arteries is moving, always pulsing forward. When it stops, we stop. Economies move forward or backward. WholeContinue reading “Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In”

Deuteronomy 4:6-8 The Nations

Deuteronomy 4:6-8 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” 7 What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God isContinue reading “Deuteronomy 4:6-8 The Nations”

Deuteronomy 2:5 Protection of Others

Deuteronomy 2:5 Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own. We all like to push the boundaries when we are young. We questions everything, the hallmark ofContinue reading “Deuteronomy 2:5 Protection of Others”

Deuteronomy 1:32-33 From Holy to Mundane

Deuteronomy 1:32-33 In spite of this, you did not trust in the LORD your God, 33 who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go. So many people start offContinue reading “Deuteronomy 1:32-33 From Holy to Mundane”