AUGUST 11, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:12 Of Benjamin he said: “The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by Him, who shelters him all the day long; and he shall dwell between His shoulders.” Most everyone knows that the Temple of God was established on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem which was in the heart of the land allotment […]
AUGUST 10, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:8-9 And of Levi he said: “Let Your Thummim and Your Urim be with Your holy one, whom You tested at Massah, and with whom You contended at the waters of Meribah — who says of his father and mother, ‘I have not seen them’; nor did he acknowledge his brothers, or know his own children; for they […]
AUGUST 9, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:7 Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him to his people. Let his hands be sufficient for him, and may You be a help against his enemies. The tribe of Judah, as we know, is the royal -– tribe from which Davidic line would descend. Therefore, in most things associated with […]
AUGUST 8, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:6 Let Reuben live, and not die, nor let his men be few. Though much of Moses’ blessing for the people was directed to the entire nation, he also was very specific with each of the tribes. If the overall nation was going to succeed in what God called them to do, it […]
AUGUST 7, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:4 Moses commanded a law for us, a heritage of the congregation of Jacob. In the previous devotion, we discussed the importance of a heritage and how it is distinguished from an inheritance. What has been entrusted to God’s people is for all time and cannot be discarded on a whim but […]
AUGUST 6, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:4 Moses commanded a law for us, a heritage of the congregation of Jacob. In these few words much can be understood about the devotion our Jewish friends show toward the Torah. First of all, the words delivered to Moses by the mouth of God were not a passing fad — they […]
AUGUST 4, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:2 The Lord came from Sinai …. From His right hand came a fiery law for them. When God presented the covenant to Israel, it was amidst a display of fire, lightning and thundering. It was so overwhelming that the people, standing at the foot of the mountain, began to tremble. From the midst […]
AUGUST 3, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:2 The Lord came from Sinai .. From His right hand came a fiery law for them. As far as the revelation given to Israel in regard to their call as a nation, Mount Sinai was the starting point. It was here that precepts and principles that had been practiced by […]
AUGUST 2, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. In this verse, Moses is called “the man of God.” This is the first time in Scripture that this term is used in reference to anyone, but it is not the last time […]
AUGUST 1, 2023 Deuteronomy 33:1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. As this chapter begins, it describes what happened on the very last day of Moses’ life. After all of the hardship, frustration and disappointment he had experienced on behalf of these people, he […]
JULY 30, 2023 Deuteronomy 32:35 Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things to come hasten upon them. Even though this song given to Moses addressed the issues that plagued Israel, God made certain to address the other nations of the world, as […]
JULY 29, 2023 Deuteronomy 32:32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter. In this verse, God still speaks of the nations that surround Israel and wish to see her destroyed. While it is true that the Almighty will allow these nations to administer judgment […]