SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 24 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. [Deuteronomy 24:19] This chapter addresses justice and mercy…
Author: Norm
where are the men?
Twiggy asked an important question in one of her comments. where’s the men’s comments here …. ? I am reminded of a book by Larry Crabb called The Silence of Adam. He notes that Adam was with Eve when she was tempted, but he said and did nothing. He goes on to suggest that men have…
cleanness and kindness
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 23 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you. [Deuteronomy 23:14] God hates sin, immorality, moral impurity and perversity. To reinforce God’s…
specific stuff and heart issues
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 22 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: If a man takes a wife and, after lying with her, dislikes her and slanders her and gives her a bad name, saying, ‘I married this woman, but when I approached her, I did not find proof of her virginity,’ then the girl’s father and mother shall bring proof that she was…
pure human vocals – WOW!!!
This is amazing, and assuming that it is pure human vocals, a reason to say WOW. God has certainly made amazing, gifted people! Some songs are more appropriate than others, but the overall affect is… amazing!
lets talk about obedience
This coming Sunday I am talking about obedience. What is it, is it important? Why do we find it hard to talk about obedience, is it maybe a spirit of rebellion? Do we do what we do for God out of love or obedience? How do we maintain the healthy balance between love and obedience?…
i don’t like this chapter
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 21 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “Then all the men of his town shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.” [Deuteronomy 21:21] I am having a tough time connecting this passage to Jesus. The part about marrying the foreign woman, then putting her away…
clinging to God through hard passages
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 20 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you…. For the LORD your God is the one who goes with…
mercy trumps justice
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 19 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” [Deuteronomy 19:21] In this passage on justice, we see the principle of equitable retaliation. This idea was also found in other cultures at the time. It was a way to promote good order and punish…
the one to listen to
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 18 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so. The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. [Deuteronomy 18:14-15]…