December 15, 2022 — Only One Could Fulfill The Law

The Ten Commandments show us the difference between simple and easy. They’re simple but not easy! It’s time, says Moses, to think again about the giving again of the Law. Remember that’s the meaning of this book’s name: the giving again of the Law. God had made the first tables of stone (Ex 24:12), “written […]

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December 14, 2022 — Last Stop: Desperation Station

It’s almost time “to cross over the Jordan” (Deut 9:1), but the Lord has a few things to tell them first. I don’t know about you, but there are some things I don’t like to be told. One is my present weaknesses. A second is my past failures. And the third is upcoming challenges too […]

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December 13, 2022 — Number 1 On The List: Don’t Lose The List!

Remember we talked about remembering? Good! Do you remember what they were to remember? Here’s a pop quiz. What was it that Israel was supposed to remember? Perhaps we can get a checklist for ourselves from this. A checklist is a helpful memory jogger if we want to make sure we don’t forget! And let’s […]

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December 12, 2022 — The Myth Of The Self-made Man

People who like to think they’re self-made also want to believe this world made itself. What madness! There is a long parenthesis in Deuteronomy 8 (vv 12-16). In it Moses describes what could be an unfortunate result of God’s generosity to Israel. “When you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and […]

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December 9, 2022 — The Value Of Humbling & Chastening

If there are two things we’d rather not have, wouldn’t they be humbling and chastening? Here’s what we read of God’s dealings with Israel: “You shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your […]

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