JUNE 28, 2023 Deuteronomy 29:16-17 For you know that we dwelt in the land of Egypt and that we came through the nations which you passed by, and you saw their abominations and their idols which were among them—wood and stone and silver and gold. Having lived in Egypt, Israel was well acquainted with […]
JUNE 27, 2023 Deuteronomy 29:14-15 I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone, but with him who stands here with us today before the Lord our God, as well as with him who is not here with us today. This is a very powerful statement. Moses declared that the covenant presented to the fathers before them, and that which was being presented to […]
JUNE 26, 2023 Deuteronomy 29:10-11 All of you stand today before the Lord your God: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Israel, your little ones and your wives. As this and the subsequent verses reveal, the entire congregation of Israel had assembled to hear these final words offered by […]
JUNE 25, 2023 Deuteronomy 29:10-11 All of you stand today before the Lord your God: your leaders and your tribes and your elders and your officers, all the men of Israel, your little ones and your wives. Jewish tradition states that these words were spoken by Moses on the last day of his life. If that is so […]
JUNE 24, 2023 Deuteronomy 29:5-6 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet. You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or similar drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. Can you imagine wearing the […]
JUNE 23, 2023 Deuteronomy 29:2-4 You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land—the great trials which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders. Yet the Lord has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see […]
JUNE 22, 2023 Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. No one likes to discuss unpleasant topics and especially if […]
JUNE 21, 2023 Deuteronomy 28:13 And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God. When the one who would later be called Israel was first born, he was given the name Jacob (Hebrew is Ya’akov). His name meant “hand […]
JUNE 20, 2023 Deuteronomy 28:7 The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. Not only does obedience to God result in the blessing of provision, as we discussed in the previous devotion, but also protection […]
JUNE 19, 2023 Deuteronomy 28:3 Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks. Moses was very specific about the blessings that would overtake the obedient among God’s people. The […]
JUNE 18, 2023 Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Today’s church has developed an environment that loves to celebrate grace however, we mustn’t forget that obedience to God is still expected of us. Noah found grace in the eyes of the […]
JUNE 17, 2023 Deuteronomy 28:1 No it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. Before he died, Moses informed Israel what […]
