Archive for 2016
Deuteronomy 10 – The Ten Commandments, Part 2
The remainder of the Ten Commandments are reviewed. While on the surface they are concerned with man’s responsibility not to bring harm upon one another (through honoring his parents, not killing, stealing, sowing falsehoods, etc,) they ultimately come back to God. God is our Father, and dishonoring our earthly father is as an affront to…
Read MoreDeuteronomy 09 – The Ten Commandments
In this episode, we begin discussing the Ten Commandments. In particular, we discuss the first three–God’s commandment against idols, His commandment against taking His name in vain, and His commandment to keep the Sabbath holy. These commandments are often broken and avoided, even by Christians, but if we do not honor them we do not…
Read MoreDeuteronomy 08 – Notes Before the Ten Commandments
Moses treats the text of Deuteronomy as not just a legal code, but instruction to be preached to Israel in order to be faithful to the Lord. Both the Ten Commandments and the various statutes and decrees are relevant to us today, and wisdom on how to obey God can be gained from studying them. …
Read MoreDeuteronomy 07 – The First Sermon of Moses, Part 3
After the previous generation of Hebrews is punished for Kadesh Barnea, the next generation is guided by God to defeat Sihon and Og on the path to the Jordan river. Moses exhorts his people to be faithful to God and to teach their children and grandchildren to continue to be faithful. He warns against idolatry,…
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