MAY 10, 2023 Deuteronomy 21:15-16 If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved … and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, then it shall be, on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son […]
MAY 9, 2023 Deuteronomy 21:11-12 If you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife, then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. I realize we’ve dealt with some interesting verses before, but this one presents an interesting […]
MAY 8, 2023 Deuteronomy 20:19 When you besiege a city for a long time, while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for the tree of the […]
MAY 7, 2023 Deuteronomy 20:19 When you besiege a city for a long time, while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for the tree of the […]
MAY 6, 2023 Deuteronomy 20:19 When you besiege a city for a long time, while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for the tree of the […]
MAY 5, 2023 Deuteronomy 20:8 The officers shall speak further to the people, and say, “What man is there who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, lest the heart of his brethren faint like his heart.” In this and the previous verses, certain allowances are made for those who can’t or shouldn’t fight […]
MAY 4, 2023 Deuteronomy 20:1 When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt. Many years ago, there was a popular song that contained this lyric: “I beg your […]
MAY 3, 2023 Deuteronomy 19:21 Life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. What, exactly, did Moses mean by this statement? In times past, this has occasionally been interpreted quite literally, whereby people lost eyes, hands and feet for different offenses. There are cultures, even today, who will […]
MAY 2, 2023 Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established. Justice is so important in the Kingdom of God that, even if someone had committed a sin against another, if […]
MAY 1, 2023 Deuteronomy 19:14 You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which the men of old have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess. From the very beginning of Creation, we see that boundaries are important to the Almighty. From Day One, […]
