Everyone must appear with a gift suited to his means, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you (Deuteronomy 16:17 CSB).
The directions for celebrating the festivals of Passover, Weeks, and Shelters required the people both to … Read the rest
“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your city gates in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward youre poor brother. Instead, you … Read the rest
Each year you are to set aside a tenth of all the produce grown in your fields (Deuteronomy 14:22 CSB).
God commanded the people of Israel to set aside a tenth of what they grew each year and consume it … Read the rest
You must follow the LORD your God and fear him. You must keep his commands and listen to him; you must worship him and remain faithful to him (Deuteronomy 13:4 CSB).
God reminds the people that the temptation to worship … Read the rest
Destroy completely all the places where the nations that you are driving out worship their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree (Deuteronomy 12:2 CSB).
Chapter 12 begins a section that extends through chapter 26 … Read the rest
Keep every command I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to cross into and possess the land you are to inherit, and so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to … Read the rest
You are also to love the resident alien, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt (Deuteronomy 10:19 CSB).
So far in Deuteronomy, we have seen many calls to love the Lord our God. Here, though, there is … Read the rest
Understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people (Deuteronomy 9:6 CSB).
As they entered the Promised Land, the Israelites could be tempted to … Read the rest
When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in, and your herds and flocks grow large, and your silver and gold multiply, and everything else you have increases, be careful that your heart doesn’t become proud … Read the rest
Know that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps his gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations and those who love him and keep his commands (Deuteronomy 7:9 CSB).
Faithful. Covenantal. Steadfast. These words describe a … Read the rest