JULY 17, 2023 Deuteronomy 31:26 Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there as a witness to you. When Moses had finished writing all the words of the Torah, he took the book to the Levites with the instruction to place it […]
JULY 16, 2023 Deuteronomy 31:19 Write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel. As I mentioned in the previous devotion, the song referred to recounts the failures of Israel and the […]
JULY 15, 2023 Deuteronomy 31:19 Write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the children of Israel. It has long been proven that people can remember things better when they are set to music and […]
JULY 14, 2023 Deuteronomy 31:17 And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, “Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?” No one likes trouble to come into our life but, in this particular case, the trouble was, by and large, self inflicted — […]
JULY 13, 2023 Deuteronomy 31:16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will rest with your fathers; and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.” Even before the people enter […]
JULY 12, 2023 Deuteronomy 31:10-1112 And Moses commanded them, saying: “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of release, at the Feast of Tabernacles, when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.” When Moses delivered the written Torah […]
JULY 11, 2023 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. Though he would not cross over with them, Moses assured the people that someone greater than he would go before them into […]
JULY 10, 2023 Deuteronomy 31:1-2 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. And he said to them: “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also, the Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross over this Jordan.’” One hundred and twenty years is a long time to […]
JULY 9, 2023 Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live. Because He created all things, all of God’s Creation speaks in harmony with His Word and His Will. As […]
JULY 8, 2023 Deuteronomy 30:15 I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. The Messiah taught that there is only one way that leads to life and blessing. Likewise, there is one parallel path that leads to death and destruction. Our choices will place us on one or the other — […]
JULY 7, 2023 Deuteronomy 30:14 The word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it. As we discussed in the previous devotion, God has made His Word accessible — and understandable — to all who desire to receive it. Moses clearly states that the believer can carry the Word of […]
JULY 6, 2023 Deuteronomy 30:11-12 This commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?” I think it is fair to say that, for centuries, many […]