In Deuteronomy, chapter eight, verse seven, it’s God’s mercies in the wilderness toward the Israelites. At the time of Israel’s entrance into Canaan, it was a land with brooks, streams, springs of water, and deep pools. Israel’s lack of water in the time of Elijah was a judgment of God. Even today, God may use …
In Deuteronomy, chapter eight, verse three, the Lord brought testings and troubles to His people in the wilderness to teach them that one’s life does not consist only of the physical. Moderately, one’s well-being depends on one’s relationship with God and obedience to His Word. However, both physical and spiritual must be in unison to …
In Deuteronomy, chapter seven, verse twenty-six, the “abomination” refers to the silver and gold on the idols of the Canaanites. Anything connected to idolatry the children of Israel had to destroy. This caution to the Israelites to remove whatever was detestable from their houses applies today. Anything that promotes sin and immorality and is contrary …
In Deuteronomy, chapter seven, verse nine, God’s choice of Israel was motivated by His love for them, as described in verses seven through eight. Moreover, God promised to faithfully keep His covenant and show mercy to generation after generation of “them that love Him and keep His commandments,” as stated in verses four through nine …
In Deuteronomy, chapter seven, verse three, speaks about neither making marriages with them, meaning the son not be given to the daughter or vice versa. Still, if they became proselytes, as Rahab was married to Salmon: these mixed marriages are not lawful, and sad consequences could proceed after, which is the design of this law. …
In Deuteronomy, chapter six, verse seven, one essential way to express love for God is to be concerned with the spiritual warfare of our children and to endeavor to bring them into a faithful relationship with God. The godly training of children should be the foremost concern of parents. Spiritual instruction must be the center …
In Deuteronomy, chapter six, verse six, it is God’s firm desire that His Word would be consciously inside the hearts of His people. Psalms One hundred and nineteen, verse eleven states, the Word be in the inner person to avoid sin. In the first part of Colossians three, verse sixteen explicitly says, “Let the Word …
In Deuteronomy, chapter six, verse five, God seeks fellowship with His people and gives them one indispensable command that will attach them to Himself. By responding in love, gratitude, and loyalty to Him for His love, they will come to know and enjoy Him in a covenant relationship. On this, the first and great commandment, …
In Deuteronomy, chapter six, verse four, affirms that God is the one true God, not a pantheon of different gods, and is all-powerful among all the gods and spirits of the world, as stated in Exodus fifteen, verse eleven. This verse teaches us about monotheism which means believing that there is only one. The scriptures …
In Deuteronomy, chapter five, verse twenty-nine, the Biblical history of salvation is nothing other than the tireless attempts of God to draw men and women away from their sin and its destructive consequences and to Himself. A heart to fear God and keep his commandments forever! The God of heaven is true and earnestly desirous …
