Deuteronomy 12-21
...walk after the LORD your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him... that the Lord might show you mercy, and have compassion on you...because you have listened to the voice of the Lord your God.. and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord your God. You shall truly tithe year by year... and may the Lord bless you in all the work of your hand which you do... You shall open your hand wide to him (who is in need) and willingly lend him sufficient for his need.
Humble thoughts, reflections, and/or summaries from readings of God's word. "For if any one is desirous simply to know those things which it has pleased God to reveal, that is the man who accurately knows what it is to be truly wise. " Calvin
Friday, June 4, 2010
Deuteronomy 11
Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them. Then the LORD's anger will burn against you, and he will shut the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the LORD is giving you. Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the LORD swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.
Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them. Then the LORD's anger will burn against you, and he will shut the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the LORD is giving you. Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the LORD swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Deuteronomy 10
"..what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? ..the LORD set his affection on your forefathers and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations, as it is today..the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome..Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him..He is your praise; He is your God,"
"..what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? ..the LORD set his affection on your forefathers and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations, as it is today..the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome..Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him..He is your praise; He is your God,"
Monday, May 31, 2010
In Deuteronomy 9, Moses reminded the Israelites... "Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.... From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the LORD..... and have become corrupt... have turned away quickly from what I commanded and have made a cast idol for yourselves.... doing what was evil in the LORD's sight and so provoking him to anger....you rebelled against the commands of the LORD your God. You did not trust him or obey him. You have been rebellious against the LORD ever since I have known you."
And Moses prayed to the Lord and said, "O Sovereign LORD, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people, their wickedness and their sin.. they are your people, your inheritance that you brought out by your great power and your outstretched arm."
And Moses prayed to the Lord and said, "O Sovereign LORD, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people, their wickedness and their sin.. they are your people, your inheritance that you brought out by your great power and your outstretched arm."
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Deuteronomy 7
"For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession... The Lord set his affection on you and chose you... because He loves you and kept the oath He swore to your forefathers... He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love.. therefore take care to follow His commands, decrees, and laws... pay attention to them and be careful to follow them.. He will love you and bless you... do not fear, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God."
"For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession... The Lord set his affection on you and chose you... because He loves you and kept the oath He swore to your forefathers... He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love.. therefore take care to follow His commands, decrees, and laws... pay attention to them and be careful to follow them.. He will love you and bless you... do not fear, for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God."
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