Monthly Archives: April 2020

our end of the contract

our end of the contract Deuteronomy 27:1-3 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:1 Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, and this is what he said: “Watch every command I am giving you today. Deuteronomy 27:2 When you cross the Jordan … Continue reading

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a sacred people

a sacred people Deuteronomy 26:16-19 (JDV) Deuteronomy 26:16 “Yahveh your God is commanding you this day to do these prescriptions and rules. Do them carefully with all your heart and all your throat. Deuteronomy 26:17 Today you have affirmed that … Continue reading

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declaration of obedience

declaration of obedience Deuteronomy 26:11-15 (JDV) Deuteronomy 26:11 You, the Levites, and the guests among you will enjoy all the good things Yahveh your God has given you and your household. Deuteronomy 26:12 “When you have finished paying all the … Continue reading

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generational gratitude

generational gratitude Deuteronomy 26:1-10 (JDV) Deuteronomy 26:1 “When you enter the land Yahveh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and stay in it, Deuteronomy 26:2 take some of the first of all … Continue reading

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strongholds among us

strongholds among us Deuteronomy 25:17-19 (JDV) Deuteronomy 25:17 “Remember what the Amalekites did to you on the journey after you left Egypt. Deuteronomy 25:18 They met you along the way and attacked all your stragglers from behind when you were … Continue reading

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fair is faithful

fair is faithful Deuteronomy 25:13-16 (JDV) Deuteronomy 25:13 “Do not have differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. Deuteronomy 25:14 Do not have differing dry measures in your house, a larger and a smaller. Deuteronomy 25:15 You … Continue reading

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protecting the right to reproduce

protecting the right to reproduce Deuteronomy 25:11-12 (JDV) Deuteronomy 25:11 “If two men are fighting with each other, and the wife of one steps in to rescue her husband from the one striking him, and she puts out her hand … Continue reading

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sandal and spit

sandal and spit Deuteronomy 25:7-10 (JDV) Deuteronomy 25:7 But if the man doesn’t want to marry his sister-in-law, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, ‘My brother-in-law refuses to preserve his brother’s name in … Continue reading

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protecting joy

protecting joy Deuteronomy 25:4-6 (JDV) Deuteronomy 25:4 “Do not muzzle an ox while it treads out grain. Deuteronomy 25:5 “When brothers live on the same property and one of them dies without a son, the wife of the dead man … Continue reading

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flogged with forty

flogged with forty Deuteronomy 25:1-3 (JDV) Deuteronomy 25:1 “If there is a dispute between men, they are to go seek justice, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty. Deuteronomy 25:2 If … Continue reading

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