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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December 6, 2022 — “In Wrath Remember Mercy” (Hab 3:2)

Atheists charge God as a war criminal in Canaan. They’re angry with a God they say doesn’t exist! In confronting the difficult subject of God’s judgment on Canaan, described in Deuteronomy 7, we must not charge God foolishly (see Job 1:22). What are some things we know for sure? First, “God shows no partiality. But […]

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December 5, 2022 — Loving Requires Hating

When people say, “I just want love; I don’t want hate,” they haven’t thought things through. One reason God selected His Son for the throne of the universe was this: “You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness” (Heb 1:9). They say a good gardener must not only love flowers; he must also hate weeds. Deuteronomy […]

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