Posts with the tag “week-11”

Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19.  “Random Acts of Kindness” Today’s reading was full of a variety of laws and regulations for Israel to do when they entered the Promised Land.  All of these laws were important for them to remember as they prepared to cross the Jordan River and experience a new beginning.As I read through this passage, a seemingly insignificant command really jumped out at me.  In Deuteron...  Read More

Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9.  “Wisdom does not Guarantee Obedience” Deuteronomy 17:14-20 outlines the guidelines for the future kings of Israel.  If you are familiar with the history of Israel, then you know that most of them failed to live up to this standard.  In fact, if you look at 1 Kings 10:14-11:13 you will see that one king, Solomon, disobeyed all three of the prohibitions given to Israelite ki...  Read More

Deuteronomy 13:1-16:17.  “Canceling of Debts” Every seven years Israel was to have a fresh start or a new beginning financially.  It was not a total reversal of someone’s financial outlook, but it was an opportunity for them to have a fresh start.  This was accomplished in two ways: the first was the canceling of financial debts that a fellow Israelite had incurred.  The second was granting of fre...  Read More

Deuteronomy 10-12.  “Place of Worship” Why was God so concerned with having a centralized location for worship?  I think that there were two main reasons for this.  First, the sacrificial system foreshadowed the coming sacrifice of Christ and having the sacrifices performed in a central location made it less likely for changes or variations to take place which would cause it to lose this great mea...  Read More

Deuteronomy 6-9.  “Living by God’s Grace” God’s grace is a wonderful and beautiful gift.  Deuteronomy 9:4-6 is a picture for us of God’s gracious gift.  The Promised Land for Israel was God’s blessed gift to His chosen people.  And it is for us a foreshadowing of our future in Heaven.  Israel in the Promised Land was God’s chosen people living in a ‘perfect’ land, with God Himself dwelling among t...  Read More

Deuteronomy 3:21-5:33.  “Whom He Loves He Disciplines” Deuteronomy 4:26-31 foreshadows the future collapse of Israel and subsequent captivity in Babylon.  God’s covenant faithfulness toward Israel is so great that He does not abandon them even when they are in violation of the covenant.  What a comfort it is to know that God does not abandon those whom He loves.  And yet even though He does not ab...  Read More

During this week you will read over two thirds of Deuteronomy.  Some of it will be repetitive to portions of Exodus and Leviticus.  This is where the name for the book comes from.  In Greek deutero means second, and nomos means law, therefore the name Deuteronomy means second law or second giving of the law.            And our theme for this week is New Beginnings, for as Moses reiterates the law, Israel is on the verge of a grand new beginning in the Promised Land.  Read More

First, you are doing great in your reading!  Keep up the good work and you will be rewarded. Romans 10:17 reminds us that our faith will be strengthened as we read and hear God’s Word.During this week you will read over two thirds of Deuteronomy.  Some of it will be repetitive to portions of Exodus and Leviticus.  This is where the name for the book comes from.  In Greek deutero means second, and ...  Read More