https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/17.htm Chapter 17 starts with various rules pertaining to sacrifices and judges, and ends with rules for Kings. It is important to note that God never intended for Israel to be ruled by Kings, but being all-knowing, He knew that they would want to be ruled by Kings. Read this section very closely, and you Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/15.htm Chapter 15, Verse 1 says that every 7 years, debts are to be cancelled. Incidentally, 7 is the perfect number, not for gambling, but in the Bible, and you will see the number 7 throughout the Bible. Now, I tried this verse for my mortgage and car loan, but it didn’t work (I actually Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/13.htm In Chapter 13, Moses covers the punishment for apostates, or for those who commit apostasy. Merriam-Webster defines apostasy as “an act of refusing to continue to follow, obey, or recognize a religious faith”. The Bible was written for Christians, so for those who refuse to follow Jesus or His Father (“If you’ve seen Me, Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/11.htm Moses continues to review with the Israelites the past and to reinforce the laws and Commandments. They must be pretty important for as much as they are reviewed. They are constantly talking about them, Moses educating the children of Israel at every turn, reminding them to follow God’s law. And he talks about the Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/genesis/1.htm Fear. All throughout the Old Testament we are taught to “fear” God. God is full of wrath. God demands we follow His rules, or else. Does this mean we should be afraid of God? When we sin, are we to coward down, fill with anxiety, beg on our hands and knee for forgiveness? The Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/8.htm The Old Testament is still valid today. It doesn’t matter what your pastor says, read your Bible. God is unchanging. The Old Testament makes it clear what He expects of us. And Jesus affirmed that. Your pastor will tell you that the death of Jesus abolished the law and that we are not under Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/7.htm There were seven nations occupying the Promised Land, all stronger and more powerful than the Israelites, but God promised them victory. His only condition was to move all of them out, every one of them, and not to create a covenant with them, and not to intermarry with their sons and daughters ecause the Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/6.htm In this chapter, Moses brings to a close the lesson on the Ten Commandments. And here are what I believe to be some of the important points. Verse 2 says that you should “fear” the Lord. Another word for “fear” is “awe”, and I don’t believe you should be afraid of God, but rather Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/5.htm First Commandment – Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Second Commandment – 8‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 9you shall not bow[c] down to them Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/deuteronomy/5.htm First Commandment – Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Second Commandment – 8‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 9you shall not bow[c] down to them Continue reading