Category: deuteronomy
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Detestable
3Do not eat any detestable thing.–Deuteronomy 14 5 simple statements concerning this verse.
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“Put to Death”
4It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. 5That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet…
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Addition and Subtraction
32See that you do all I [Yahweh] command you; do not add to it or take away from it.—Deuteronomy 12
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What Is Love?
1Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.—Deuteronomy 11 Love is a choice to be exclusive with someone. That description works perfectly for marriage or worship. How’s your love?—JMB
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For Your Own Good
12And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?–Deuteronomy 10 Ok,…
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Stiff-Knecked Rebel
6Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.—Deuteronomy 9
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Forty Year Shoes
4For all these forty years your clothes didn’t wear out, and your feet didn’t blister or swell. 5Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good.–Deuteronomy 8 In context: the nation of Israel was being punished for their rebellion and lack of faith. What would…
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Chosen and Treasured
6“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.—Deuteronomy 7 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and…
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All of You
5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.—Deuteronomy 6 According to Jesus (Mark 12:29-30), this is the Greatest Commandment. So we take this seriously. Our verse today is very convicting.—JMB
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Love God and Love Neighbor
32So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. 33Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.–Deuteronomy 5 When I was in…
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