by Jacob D. Gerber | Jun 22, 2017 | Bible Meditations, Deuteronomy
Bible Readings for June 22nd Deuteronomy 27 | Psalm 119:1–24 | Isaiah 54 | Matthew 2 At the end of Deuteronomy 26, Moses concludes his second giving of the law. Through the entire book of Deuteronomy, Moses had been giving an extended sermon to exhort Israel to abide...
by Jacob D. Gerber | Jun 21, 2017 | Bible Meditations, Deuteronomy
Bible Readings for June 21st Deuteronomy 26 | Psalms 117–118 | Isaiah 53 | Matthew 1 For the people of God, giving is never meant to be a burdensome task. Deuteronomy 26 teaches us why we ought to give, using two events that were to happen when Israel took possession...
by Jacob D. Gerber | Jun 20, 2017 | Bible Meditations, Deuteronomy
Bible Readings for June 20th Deuteronomy 25 | Psalm 116 | Isaiah 52 | Revelation 22 From Deuteronomy 25, we can make an observation that will help us overcome a major cultural barrier we have in reading and understanding the Bible. To put it simply, our own culture...
by Jacob D. Gerber | Jun 19, 2017 | Bible Meditations, Deuteronomy
Bible Readings for June 19th Deuteronomy 24 | Psalms 114–115 | Isaiah 51 | Revelation 21 Deuteronomy 24 contains several laws that the section headings in the ESV classify as “miscellaneous.” Quite a few of these laws (though not all in this section) regulate how...
by Jacob D. Gerber | Jun 18, 2017 | Bible Meditations, Deuteronomy
Bible Readings for June 18th Deuteronomy 23 | Psalms 112–113 | Isaiah 50 | Revelation 20 Several of the prohibitions in Deuteronomy 23 almost make it seem as though Yahweh is squeamish about the human body. For example, we read that anyone with his testicles crushed...
by Jacob D. Gerber | Jun 17, 2017 | Bible Meditations, Deuteronomy
Bible Readings for June 17th Deuteronomy 22 | Psalms 110–111 | Isaiah 49 | Revelation 19 As we read through the laws given to Israel that governed what to do with a lost ox (Deut. 22:1–4) or what specifications were required for building a roof on your house (Deut....
