Some thoughts on Scripture

Deuteronomy 30:14--"But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it." We who believe in the time following Christ, have the Holy Spirit dwelling in our hearts. The Law dwells within us. Nonetheless, Moses stresses to his people of the old covenant that the word is... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 29:19b--"He blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall have peace, even though I follow the dictates of my heart'--as though the drunkard could be included with the sober." Many of us are cynical, and with good reason, when the diplomats representing us insist they are going to talk... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 28:7, 25--"The L ORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.... The L ORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 27:26--"Cursed is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them." In the verses preceding this one, there are eleven other curses. This one, however, summarizes the critical principle. No one could keep the law perfectly. Everyone was cursed. The Jews... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 26:12--"When you have finished laying aside all the tithe of your increase in the third year--the year of tithing--and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled." What I see here is giving in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 25:13-15--"You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a heavy and a light. You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the L ORD... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 24:5--"When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken." Our Western culture probably would have a hard time conceiving this of the above command for new... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 23:19--"You shall not charge interest to your brother--interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest." I have a Christian friend who has convictions about this command. He is willing to loan money to help out people he knows who are in need, but he will not charge... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 22:1-2--"You shall not see your brother's ox or his sheep going astray, and hide yourself from them: you shall certainly bring them back to your brother. And if your brother is not near you, or if you do not know him, then you shall bring it to your own house, and it shall remain with... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 21:17--"But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his." Polygamy was all too common in the Old Testament, and it no doubt led to some... Sign in to see full entry.