In Deuteronomy, chapter four, verse six, anything that contradicts, modifies or changes Scripture must be rejected by those who follow God.His Word, the Bible, is our highest authority and the ultimate guide to truth. Neither make new laws of their own and join them to the law of God and set them upon a level …
In Deuteronomy, chapter four, verse one, life, blessing, and the possession of Canaan were dependent on Israel’s relationship with God. The promises are linked, for every succeeding generation, with holding fast to the Lord, faithful to Him, teaching our children the ways of the Lord, and seeking Him with all our heart and soul, in …
In Deuteronomy, chapter three, verse twenty-five, Moses seriously disobeyed God and was told he would not be allowed to enter Canaan because of how he went about the command in Numbers twenty, verses eight through twelve. Yet he pleaded with God to change His mind and allow him to cross the Jordan river and enter …
In Deuteronomy, chapter three, twenty-two, the Israelites faced powerful enemies they could not defeat with their strength. Israel’s natural tendency is to fear the awful consequences of defeat. Only by looking to God do they gain victory. When committed believers face insurmountable difficulties and overwhelming opposition, God promises to be with them to give them …
In Deuteronomy, chapter two, verse seven, the Lord speaks to Moses that He had been with the people of Israel throughout their journey through the wilderness. They had increased their cattle and substance, even though in a desert. With every step the Israelites took, God, owned and prospered them in all things, including the areas …
In Deuteronomy, chapter one, verse thirty-six, the Lord speaks according to Moses that Caleb and his children will see the promised land. Notice that the blessings of God are in reserve for those who “wholly follow the Lord.” Moses, in this chapter, tells of God’s guidance speaking to the Israelites in Jordan in the wilderness. During …
In Deuteronomy, chapter one, verse thirty-five, all Israelites who refused to enter the promised land face rejection at the entrance to the land. Unbelief and disobedience can often be tragic because they may result in an irreversibly lost opportunity, including divine judgment.They were all, the whole generation of them, evil, and therefore not a man …
In Deuteronomy, chapter one, verse twenty-six, the people of Israel should have entered the promised land thirty years before. However, because of unbelief followed by rebellion, these Israelites’ entrance was delayed for a generation, as described in Numbers fourteen thirty-three through thirty-four. Failure to believe God’s promise, to advance by faith, and live by His …
In Numbers, chapter thirty-three, verse fifty-five, if the Israelites failed to wholly drive out the wicked Canaanites and destroy their idolatrous worship centers, God would cause those Canaanites to give them trouble, and He will judge them. If the children of Israel are to be thoughtless, careless, indifferent to it, and not make use of …
In Numbers, chapter thirty-two, verse twenty, Moses said, to the children of Israel, “If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,” and continued to instruct the other tribes. Moses would allow the tribes of Reuben and Gad, also the half-tribe of Manasseh as in verse thirty-three, to …
