Author: Norm

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 34 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, who did all those miraculous signs and wonders the LORD sent him to do in Egypt–to Pharaoh and to all his officials and to his whole land. [Deuteronomy 34:10-11]. According to whoever wrote this, Moses was…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 33 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. [Deuteronomy 33:27] Moses sings a blessing over each of the tribes, a positive, encouraging prayer of blessing. At the end He paints a word picture of God as a refuge, a safe place, supported by the everlasting arms of God. The…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 32 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 31 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. [Deuteronomy 31:8] This must have been a hard time for Moses. He had spent 40 years with this people, they had bonded through their wilderness journey,…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 30 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. [Deuteronomy 30:19-20] After describing the consequences of obeying or disobeying God, Moses now explains the possibility of repentance and forgiveness. God will open a…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 29 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. [Deuteronomy 29:29] This verse has often been a comfort to me when I’ve been perplexed by parts of the bible. The many…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 28 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them. [Deuteronomy 28:14] At the ‘middle’ of this chapter, between the lengthy list of blessings and the even longer list of curses, is this appeal to not turn…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 27 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice: ‘Cursed is the man who carves an image or casts an idol–a thing detestable to the LORD, the work of the craftsman’s hands–and sets it up in secret.’ Then all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ [Deuteronomy 27:14-15] God has…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 26 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When you have entered the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it, take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you and put them…

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 25 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When men have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. [Deuteronomy 25:1] The Law of Moses gave Israel a social order and justice system. Throughout the Law, the concern for justice and mercy is evident (in some…