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Sh’ma Yisra’el
Posted in Deuteronomy, Uncategorized, tagged Deuteronomy 6, God is one, Hear O Israel, Shema Israel on March 26, 2022|
Loving God . . .
Posted in Deuteronomy, tagged Deuteronomy 6:5, Loving God, Shema on January 5, 2022|
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If we obey
Posted in Deuteronomy, Devotional, tagged Deuteronomy 11, obeying God on January 3, 2020| 1 Comment »
22 For if you carefully keep all these commandments which I command you to do—to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him— 23 then the Lord will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess greater and mightier nations than yourselves. 24 Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours: . . . 25 No man shall be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you. Deuteronomy 11:22-25
When I obey God–that is, when I lovingly walk in all His ways every day and hold tightly to Him–He promises to eliminate my enemies and give me the land wherever I walk as my possession.
Moreover, He promises that no human will try to oppose me because God will cause them to fear me. This passage is not speaking of heaven, but rather of life on Earth, in time–the abundant life. This is the life I desire.
Father, teach us to walk in the paths you have laid for us. Let us be worthy and ready to take–and fully possess–the land you are giving to us.
Bible Basics – Old Testament overview
Posted in Bible, Bible Basics, Bible Study, Books of the Bible, Deuteronomy, Genesis, God, Knowing God, Law, Leviticus, Old Testament, tagged Bible Basics, Bible Study, Book of Chronicles, Book of Kings, Book of Samuel, Deuteronomy, Divisions of Old Testament, Esther, Exodus, Genesis, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Leviticus, Nehemiah, Numbers, Old Testament, Old Testament Overview, Proverbs, Psalms, Ruth, the Pentateuch on August 7, 2011|
One of the purposes of this blog is to provide accurate information about the Bible in an easy-to-understand format.
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Knowing God (Leader/Faithful Companion)
Posted in Attributes, Bible, Deuteronomy, Faithful Companion, Friend, God, Old Testament, Relationship with God, tagged Attributes of God, Bible, Faithful Companion, Knowing God, Leader, Relationship with God, Walking with God on November 2, 2010|
As we continue in our endeavor to know God more, consider Deuteronomy 31:8: “[The LORD] is the one who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not leave or forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
I find the following attributes of God described in this verse:
- God as Leader (“goes before you)
- God as faithful companion (He will not leave or forsake you)
God goes before me to lead me. He shows me the way not by pointing to it on some map or instruction manual. He leads me Himself. This speaks of His personal and intimate involvement in my life.
God asks the rhetorical question (the answer is obvious) through the Prophet Jeremiah, “Am I a God near at hand, . . . And not a God afar off?” Jer. 23:23
In addition to leading me and going before me, God is a faithful companion along the way. He will not leave me or forsake (abandon, desert, or give up on) me. Because He wants to make sure that I know He is near, He repeats the promise “I will never leave or forsake you” many times in the Bible. He knows that I am afraid of this.
- Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
- Deuteronomy 31:8 “And the LORD, He is the one who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
- Joshua 1:5 “No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
- 1Chronicles 28:20 And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God-my God-will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
- Heb 13:5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.“
No person can make this promise and ever hope to be able to keep it. Having lost my father at age 3, I learned early that people leave and forsake us despite the best intentions. Only God can make the promise to always be with me and really carry it out. He alone is God.
To the only true God, my leader and ever faithful companion, be honor and glory forever!
Possess Your Possessions
Posted in Deuteronomy, Devotional, Exhortation, God, In times of difficulty, the LORD, tagged Deuteronomy 31, Devotional, Exhortation, God the Father on March 18, 2010|
In Deuteronomy 31, Moses teaches the strategy for overcoming the enemies in your life. I believe this strategy can be applied to enemies of any kind including enemies from within. Essentially, if you read Deuteronomy 31, you will immediately notice one important element of the strategy – God.
Deut. 31:3-6 “The LORD your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the LORD has said. And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. The LORD will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Almost all of the doing is being done by God:
- He goes first
- He does the work of rooting out the enemy
- We just walk into the land He has already made ready for us to possess
This is a strategy I can live with. All the heavy lifting is done by God. He destroys all the enemies and gives me what they had. He promises to always be with me. I need only do what He has commanded – walk in the paths He has laid for me.
Remember, “The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy! Then Israel shall dwell in safety, The fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, And you shall tread down their high places.” Deut. 33:27-29
Rooted and Grounded 