In the first part of chapter 22, Moses gives a collection of brief exhortations about day-to-day living. He urges the people to act in such a way that is caring and helpful to those around them. Today, these short exhortations might fall under the heading of “Good Samaritan Laws.” The gist of most...
In Israel, any person who was executed for breaking God’s law was considered as bearing a “curse” in his body. A curse is the opposite of a blessing: a blessing is a pronouncement of good fortune because one participates in God's plans and promises, a curse is a...
God’s laws are true and so practical and real-world. Here Moses gives God’s laws regarding eyewitnesses. Of primary importance under these laws is that nothing shall be decided upon the testimony of a single witness. The purpose of...
Are you listening to “the Prophet?” In today’s passage, Moses gives the people the promise of a coming One – a Prophet who is to come in the future. This is a prophetic statement about the...
In this chapter, the LORD gives Moses and the
Israelites the rules He wants them to follow when they choose a king over the
nation. And it gives you and me some
insight into how to choose candidates for political offices in our culture.
This entire section predicts that the day will come when the people will opt-out of God’s “administration” and opt for...
Moses instructs the Israelites to appoint judges and officers, organized by tribes, in all the towns the LORD is giving them. But, they are to make sure to appoint “just” judges, a word that means “to act according to what is morally right and fair” – even when others disagree with...
Jesus often quoted from Scripture during His ministry here on earth. Most often, He quoted from the Book of Deuteronomy. By one count, He is recorded as quoting Deuteronomy 37 times in the Gospels. During His wilderness temptations, each of His Scripture quotations was from...
