Be very careful lest you forget the Lord your God, by not keeping his commandments and his judgments and his statutes Deuteronomy 8:11 Forget – What is the opposite of “forget?” Did you say, “Remember?” Your answer is only partial correct. The Bible uncovers a deeper meaning for “forget.” The essence of forgetting is spelled…
But the Lord became furious with me because of you and he did not listen to me. Deuteronomy 3:26 Because Of You – Do you aspire to leadership? Watch out! Leadership carries with it enormous consequences for your personal spiritual experience. Moses discovered that he had to pay a price for those who rebelled against…
You shall not show favoritism in judgment; you shall adjudicate exactly alike for the small and the great. You shall not be afraid of man, because judgment belongs to God Deuteronomy 1:17 Judgment – In Hebrew thought, no principle of justice is more important than this one. This verse removes judgment from the realm of…
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…
