Monthly Archives: February 2020
when they want to stay
when they want to stay Deuteronomy 15:16-18 Deuteronomy 15:16 But if your slave says to you, ‘I don’t want to leave you,’ because he cares about you and your family, and is well off with you, Deuteronomy 15:17 take … Continue reading
reflecting the first blesser
reflecting the first blesser Deuteronomy 15:11-15 Deuteronomy 15:11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, and this is what I say: ‘Open your hand willingly to your poor … Continue reading
don’t dread the seventh
Deuteronomy 15:8-10 (JDV) don’t dread the seventh Deuteronomy 15:8 Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has. Deuteronomy 15:9 Be careful or else there will be this wicked … Continue reading
hard hearts and tight fists
hard hearts and tight fists Deuteronomy 15:4-7 (JDV) Deuteronomy 15:4 “There will be no poor among you, however, because Yahveh is certain to empower you in the land Yahveh your God is giving you to take possession of as … Continue reading
seven year debt cycle
seven year debt cycle Deuteronomy 15:1 “At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. Deuteronomy 15:2 This is how to cancel debt: Every creditor is to cancel what he has lent his neighbor. He is not … Continue reading
a tithe for others
a tithe for others Deuteronomy 14:27-29 Deuteronomy 14:27 Do not neglect the Levite within your city gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. Deuteronomy 14:28 “At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all … Continue reading
the terrible tithe
the terrible tithe Deuteronomy 14:22-26 (JDV) Deuteronomy 14:22 “Each year you are to set aside a tenth of all the produce grown in your fields. Deuteronomy 14:23 You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and … Continue reading
carcasses and goat milk
carcasses and goat milk Deuteronomy 14:21 Deuteronomy 14:21 “You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a guest within your city gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. … Continue reading
a unique people
a unique people Deuteronomy 14:9-20 (JDV) Deuteronomy 14:9 “You may eat everything from the water that has fins and scales, Deuteronomy 14:10 but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales – it is contaminated for … Continue reading
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