Deuteronomy 23-24

The foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow - these capture a lot of God's attention.  He has compassion on the disadvantaged.  "Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt."  I am the disadvantaged one.  Why would I not have mercy on others?

Read it here.

Deuteronomy 21-22

Want to know what God thinks of a rebellious adult son?  Stone him.  What does this kind of son look like?  He is stubborn and rebellious and does not obey his father or his mother.  He doesn't listen to them even after he has been disciplined.  He is a glutton and a drunkard.  Kill him.

Hmm.  How many young adult sons would be left in our city?

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Deuteronomy 19-20

God is just.  We can count on it.  And when He teaches His people justice, it is perfect justice.  Check out God's systems of justice today.  We live in a society of grey rules and sliding standards.  It is refreshing to listen to God unpack perfect, objective and pure justice.

Read it here.

Deuteronomy 17-18

Today we are challenged with keeping God's covenant people free of false worship.  What is the New Testament version of "purging the evil" from the ranks of God's people?  I think we should take this seriously.  (See Matthew 18, for instance).

Also, the man who claims to speak for God has a great privilege AND a great responsibility.  If he veers from saying exactly what God says ... whoa - check out the end of ch. 18.

Read it here.

Deuteronomy 15-16

For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, ‘You must willingly open your hand to your afflicted and poor brother in your land.’

There is always to be evidence of generosity among God's people.  Generous toward God (check out the Feasts He calls His people to) or generous toward others - especially the poor.

Would people describe you as generous? 

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Deuteronomy 13-14

Sometimes the people who try to entice you away from following the Lord are the most unlikely people.  They might be trusted religious leaders.  They might be family members.  They might be neighbors.  Crazy!  But our allegiance has to be to the Lord!  Don't be led astray - by anyone!

Read it here.

Deuteronomy 11-12

A call to faithfulness ... Love the Lord your God and worship Him with all your heart and all your soul...


But there are always two paths before us.  Will we walk in obedience or take the road of disobedience?  Will we take the path of faithfulness, or will we stray onto the path of other gods?  It seems that almost daily there is the opportunity to take a wrong turn.  How desperately we need to FOLLOW the Lord!  There is rejoicing and feasting on the path of God (ch. 12).

Read it here.