Apr 18, 2024
DEUTERONOMY 31-32:
Yesterday in Deuteronomy Moses reviewed the
covenant and again stressed that the choice is between life and
death, and between experiencing blessings or curses. Be aware that
in the poem dictated to Moses by the Lord, the Lord speaks of
things that were in Israel’s future as if they had
already...
Apr 17, 2024
DEUTERONOMY 29-30:
Yesterday in Deuteronomy Moses ratcheted up the
fear index to the red level. And the scary thing about the threats
he used to motivate the people to obedience is that they later all
came true, as we will see in books like Judges and 2
Kings.
PSALM 65:
Today’s Psalm is a hymn of joy
and...
Apr 16, 2024
DEUTERONOMY 28:
Yesterday we read of the ceremony that Moses
commanded the people to perform when they entered the promised
land. The Levites were to loudly proclaim curses from Mount Ebal
over anyone who violates the laws.
PSALM 64:
If
you feel that people are looking for opportunities to slander you,
this psalm is for...
Apr 15, 2024
DEUTERONOMY 27:
Yesterday in Deuteronomy, Moses continued with
miscellaneous regulations. One repeated in the New Testament is to
not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating when it is treading out
grain. Paul used that as a metaphor for something else.
PSALM 63:
This
is another poem of David, including beautiful
imagery....
Apr 14, 2024
DEUTERONOMY 25-26:
Yesterday we read some laws for what kind of
people could not enter into the congregation of Israel, and how
long before their descendants could enter into the congregation of
Israel. And we heard laws about cleanliness based on the fact that
God was living with the Israelites. And, God wanted
his...