Today’s Word
The Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
Initially, your hand shall be against him to put him to death and afterward the hand of all the people Deuteronomy 13:9 Your Hand – The penalty for attempting to lead others into apostasy is severe: death by stoning. Today we may think such punishment barbaric, but, of course, we have tolerated so much apostasy…
Who Has Forgotten?
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…
The Tie That Binds
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…
Alien Justice
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…
The Key to Success
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…
The End – Part Two
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…
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