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Deuteronomy 16:1-8 meaningJune 16, 2021
The Israelites are commanded to celebrate the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread at the central sanctuary. This celebration will serve to commemorate the LORD’s deliverance of Israel out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 15:19-23 meaningJune 9, 2021
Moses commands the Israelites to set apart all the firstborn males of their domesticated animals to the Suzerain (Ruler) God.
Deuteronomy 15:12-18 meaningJune 9, 2021
After dealing with concern for the poor, Moses then turned to the issue of those who are servants. Moses asks every Hebrew master to release his Hebrew servant after six years, unless the servant decides to remain with him. In the latter case, the master shall pierce the ear of the servant with an awl pressed against the door to seal their mutual commitment.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11 meaningJune 9, 2021
Moses urged the Israelite creditors not to be reluctant to lend money to their needy brothers when the year of remission is near, because the Suzerain (Ruler) God will greatly bless those who give freely and generously.
Deuteronomy 15:1-6 meaningJune 9, 2021
Moses commands the Israelite creditors to grant a remission of debts to fellow Israelites in the Sabbath year.
Deuteronomy 14:22-29 meaningMay 27, 2021
The Israelites were commanded to tithe all their agricultural products in order to learn to fear the Suzerain (Ruler) God. They were also commanded to take care of the Levites.
Deuteronomy 14:21 meaningMay 27, 2021
The Israelites are to refrain from eating anything which dies naturally because they are a holy people to the Suzerain (Ruler) God.
Deuteronomy 14:19-20 meaningMay 27, 2021
Moses continues with the dietary laws and briefly describes the flying insects that are clean and those that are unclean to Israel.
Deuteronomy 14:11-18 meaningMay 27, 2021
Moses lists the unclean birds which the Israelites are prohibited from eating. He commands the people to eat any clean bird.
Deuteronomy 14:9-10 meaningMay 27, 2021
Moses gives regulations regarding aquatic animals that were acceptable and unacceptable for food. Any fish that has fins and scales is permitted. Any fish that does not have fins and scales is forbidden.
Deuteronomy 14:3-8 meaningMay 27, 2021
Continuing the theme of holiness, Moses then moves to what food the Israelites were permitted to eat and what they were prohibited from eating. He specifies which land animals were acceptable as food and which ones were to be avoided.
Deuteronomy 14:1-2 meaningMay 27, 2021
The Israelites are commanded not to cut themselves nor shave their forehead when mourning because they are a holy people to the LORD who chooses them to be His treasured possession.
Deuteronomy 13:12-18 meaningMay 17, 2021
Moses commands the Israelites to destroy an entire city that has succumbed to the enticements of the false prophets and has fallen into idolatry.
Deuteronomy 13:6-11 meaningMay 17, 2021
Moses warns the people against listening to a close relative or a dear friend who may entice them secretly to serve other gods. He then commanded that the tempter must be put to death. This needed to be done to ensure that such a wicked act is not repeated among the Israelite community.
Deuteronomy 13:1-5 meaningMay 17, 2021
To enforce the second of the Ten Commandments, Moses commands the Israelites to execute any false prophet who may entice them to serve other gods, in order to purge the evil from among them.
Proverbs 5:21-23 meaningMarch 4, 2021
The Lord watches over the choices of mankind. When we choose wickedness, it becomes our own personal prison.
Proverbs 5:15-20 meaningMarch 4, 2021
Focusing on two metaphors, water and marriage, Solomon encourages the reader to tap into the true source of meaning and joy in one’s life.
Proverbs 5:7-14 meaningMarch 4, 2021
When we entertain the temptation of evil, we find it is a slippery slope that can steal us away before we know what has happened. We quickly forfeit vibrant living and drift into the path of death.
Proverbs 5:1-6 meaningMarch 4, 2021
By giving our attention to wisdom, we participate in truth and life. The alternative is a sweet-sounding temptation but leads quickly to bitterness and death.
Proverbs 4:20-27 meaningMarch 2, 2021
The heart is the source of life and we ought to fill it and guard it with wisdom, focusing our gaze and attention on the pathways of God.
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