Remember the ten commandments
Reminder of the covenant: Deuteronomy 5–7 Moses had a lot to say before he died and the Israelites invaded Canaan. …
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They’ll think you’re wise
Moses’ first address to Israel recounts their journey: Deuteronomy 1–4 One ‘why’ of the Law: for Israel to be a light …
Idols? Don’t go there
Obedience and the price of disobedience: Leviticus 26 No idols. Keep the Sabbath. No worries: Leviticus 26:1-2 Do not make …
Just as God commanded
The tabernacle (Tent of Meeting) is ready and God’s glory moves in: Exodus 39–40, Numbers 9 It was Moses who …
Simple: love God, love your neighbour
Jesus quotes Deuteronomy and Leviticus to summarise the Law, confounds the religious leaders with a question about whose son the …
Obedience is better than sacrifice
Saul wins battles but his disobedience leads God to choose David; David serves Saul, defeats Goliath: 1 Samuel 15–17 Plucked …
Winning battles but losing a war
A partially successful invasion, and the consequences of disobedience: Judges 1–3 This introduction to the book of Judges overlaps with the …
Joshua’s last words: remember God
The tribes of Reuben, Gad and Manasseh go home; Joshua’s last words: Joshua 22–24 The command we hear again and …
Disobedience tarnishes everything
The battles of Jericho and Ai; Aachan’s sin; the covenant renewed: Joshua 6–8; 1 Chronicles 2:7 Jericho, the first city …
Meeting the commander of the Lord’s army
Crossing the Jordan; Joshua meets the Lord: Joshua 3–5 Imagine you’re on the way to fight the first battle of …
Obedience comes from the heart
The (re)making of a covenant; Israel’s sin is foretold: Deuteronomy 29–31 With the original generation of adult Israelites now dead, …
Tithes and obedience to a holy God
Tithing, curses and blessings: Deuteronomy 26–28 Deuteronomy 26:12 Every third year you must offer a special tithe of your crops. In …
Tithes and the poor
The cost of idolatry, giving tithes and other rules: Deuteronomy 13–16:17 Does God really want the poor to stay poor …
Obey the Lord your God
God’s requirements for obedience: Deuteronomy 10–12 Moses has just reminded the Israelites of the ten commandments and their parents’ disobedience …
A rebellious bunch
Reminders of God’s provision and the Israelites’ constant rebellion in the wilderness: Deuteronomy 8–9 God did not provide for the …
The making of a covenant
Reminder of the covenant: Deuteronomy 5–7 God’s desire was to bless His chosen people. His rescuing of the people from …
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