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19When such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself and therefore thinks, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way.” This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. How many of us think that since we have acceptedContinue reading “23Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 29:19”

47Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, Threats of punishment and promises of reward are not enough to bring obedience. This verse stands in the middle of this long chapter of blessings and curses, blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. The Lord lays outContinue reading “22Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 28:47”

4If you see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen on the road, don’t ignore it. Help him get to its feet. This section of Scripture is about practical ways to help show that you care about another person. This one is showing you care about them by caring for their donkey or ox. CaringContinue reading “21Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 22:4”

19 When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees people, that you should besiege them? There are right ways to wageContinue reading “20Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 20:19”

7 If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them. 8 Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need. The Israelites were to be a generous people. There were to beContinue reading “19Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 15:7-8”

6Understand, 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. Three times in the paragraph this truth in contained: it is not because of their righteousness. The Israelites are not being moved into the Promised LandContinue reading “18Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 9:6”

12 be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. It can be easy to forget how we got to where we are today. If we get filled with pride we say and think we got here by ourselves. What a mistake thatContinue reading “17Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 6:12”

6 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.” One of the reasons the Lord gave Israel the Law was to demonstrate the wisdom contained in them. If they keptContinue reading “16Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 4:6”

22Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.” Have you ever asked for something and then we you received it that gift becameContinue reading “15Mar 2011 Deuteronomy 1:22”