Deuteronomy 20:3-4 He 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.” Can youContinue reading “Bold Claim!”
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Toxic Things
Deuteronomy 7:26 Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. Regard it as vile and utterly detest it, for it is set apart for destruction. Did you see that news article recently about a cat that jumped into a vat of toxic chemicals inContinue reading “Toxic Things”
Kick in the Balls
Deuteronomy 33:11 Bless all his skills, LORD, and be pleased with the work of his hands. Strike down those who rise against him, his foes till they rise no more.” I love hearing people use language to express very complicated emotional states. We often us complex pictures to explain what goes on inside our souls.Continue reading “Kick in the Balls”
Eating Children
Deuteronomy 28:53 Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the LORD your God has given you. Cannibalism in not very common these days, at least we don’t hear about it in the press orContinue reading “Eating Children”
Multi-faceted Grace
Deuteronomy 21:10 When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives, 11 if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife. Sometimes we don’t recognize grace in action. I hear it fromContinue reading “Multi-faceted Grace”
Eye
Deuteronomy 19:21 “Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” I hate it when my words get taken out of context and used against me. This hasn’t happened too many times in my life, thankfully. But we see it all the timeContinue reading “Eye”
The Rhythms of Life
Deuteronomy 16:5-6 You must not sacrifice the Passover in any town the LORD your God gives you 6 except in the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name. There you must sacrifice the Passover in the evening, when the sun goes down, on the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. Life is filled with rhythms,Continue reading “The Rhythms of Life”
Soul Eating
Deut 12:23 But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat. The title today sounds like the title of a horror thriller, doesn’t it. We don’t want other people to even know what is in our innermost being, let aloneContinue reading “Soul Eating”
How Many Years
Deut 11:20-21 20 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. NIV I don’t know about you,Continue reading “How Many Years”
Deuteronomy 34:10 Just Show Up
Deuteronomy 34:10 Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, We have learned several things during the recent specially named flu. We learned how to conduct business over the internet using Zoom, Google Meet, and other Web Hosting platforms. We have also learned that some peopleContinue reading “Deuteronomy 34:10 Just Show Up”
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