In Transjordan, in the land of Moab, Moses undertook to expound this law, saying Deuteronomy 1:5 Expound – Today we think of the Ten Commandments as ethical prescriptions. They are viewed as the rules for moral living. We have allowed modification of them (for example, the law concerning the Sabbath), but we still hold these…
It was the same as happened in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; Luke 17:28 The Days of Lot – Did you notice what changed in the days of Lot? Life shifted from preoccupation with basic needs to preoccupation…
And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it shall be also in the days of the Son of Man Luke 17:26 Days of Noah – In the days of Noah, people assumed life would continue as usual. They were unprepared for the shock of God’s verdict. Jesus tells us that they…
Jesus said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” John 2:19 Destroy – They did destroy the “temple.” They hung the Savior on the cross, watched Him die and put Him in the grave. Three days later, God raised Him from the dead. But there is more irony…
This is what everyone who is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary . . . half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD. Exodus 30:13 Who Is Numbered – Very few Christians tithe. I don’t suppose that surprises you. Something less than 6 percent of evangelicals and…
You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field or his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Deuteronomy 5:21 Covet – We are certainly familiar with this commandment. Since there is a separate commandment concerning…
clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. 1 Peter 5:5 Is Opposed – Look around you. Does it seem to you that God opposes the proud? That certainly doesn’t appear to be the case, does it? Everywhere we see arrogance, hubris and…
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants Deuteronomy 30:19 Choose Life – What would you choose – life and the blessing, or death and the…
Otherwise, you may say in your heart, “My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.” Deuteronomy 8:17 My Power – It’s the name of the game in this life. Power. My power. If you’re going to win in this world, you better take all you can get. So goes the thinking…
And He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of possessions.” Luke 12:15 Abundance – Did you notice the assumption implied in Jesus’ statement? It’s in the first part of this phrase – “not even when.” …
