Monthly Archives: November 2019

fine print in the idolatry contract

  fine print in the idolatry contract Deuteronomy 5:7-10 Deuteronomy 5:7 Do not have other gods besides me. Deuteronomy 5:8 Do not make an idol for yourself in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the land … Continue reading

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fire and mission

  fire and mission Deuteronomy 5:5 At that time I was standing between Yahveh and you to report the word of Yahveh to you, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain. And this … Continue reading

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an internal battle

  an internal battle Deuteronomy 5:1 Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Israel, listen to the prescriptions and rules I am proclaiming as you hear them today. Learn and watch them carefully. Deuteronomy 5:2 Yahveh our God established … Continue reading

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the transjordon possessions

  the transjordon possessions Deuteronomy 4:44-49 Deuteronomy 4:44 This is the instruction Moses placed before the Israelites. Deuteronomy 4:45 These are the reminders,1 prescriptions, and rules Moses proclaimed to them after they came out of Egypt, Deuteronomy 4:46 across the … Continue reading

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respect for life

  respect for life Deuteronomy 4:41-43 Deuteronomy 4:41 Then Moses separated1 three cities across the Jordan to the east. Deuteronomy 4:42 Someone could flee there who committed manslaughter, killing his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him. He could flee to … Continue reading

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God of the sky and the land

  God of the sky and the land Deuteronomy 4:39 Today, recognize and keep in mind that Yahveh is God in the sky above and on the land below; there is no other. Deuteronomy 4:40 Watch his prescriptions and commands, … Continue reading

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lesser and weaker

  lesser and weaker Deuteronomy 4:36 He let you hear his voice from the sky to instruct you. He showed you his great fire on the land, and you heard his words from the fire. Deuteronomy 4:37 Because he cared … Continue reading

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what God has done for you

  what God has done for you Deuteronomy 4:33-35 Deuteronomy 4:33 Has a people heard God’s voice speaking from the fire as you have, and stayed alive? Deuteronomy 4:34 Or has a god attempted to go and take a nation … Continue reading

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the earlier days

  the earlier days Deuteronomy 4:30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, in the future you will return to Yahveh your God and obey him. Deuteronomy 4:31 He will not leave you, destroy … Continue reading

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are we there yet?

  are we there yet? Deuteronomy 4:27-29 (JDV) Deuteronomy 4:27 Yahveh will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be reduced to a few survivors among the nations where Yahveh your God will drive you. Deuteronomy 4:28 There you … Continue reading

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