March 20 Deuteronomy 18-21 (ESV) Provision for Priests and Levites 18:1 “The Levitical priests, all the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They shall eat the Lord‘s food offerings [1] as their [2] inheritance. 2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them. 3 And this shall be the priests’ due from the [...]
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March 20 Deuteronomy 18-21
Posted: March 20, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Deuteronomy, March Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, March Bible Readings, Scripture
Testing
Posted: March 19, 2012 by Pam Larson in Deuteronomy, Devotionals/Commentaries, MarchTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, Scripture, testing
The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. —Deuteronomy 13:3-4 In our passage [...]
March 19 Deuteronomy 13-17
Posted: March 19, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Deuteronomy, March Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, March Bible Readings, Scripture
March 19 Deuteronomy 13-17 (ESV) 13:1 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ 3 you [...]
WHY did God choose Israel over other people he could have chosen?
Posted: March 18, 2012 by Pam Larson in Deuteronomy, Devotionals/Commentaries, MarchTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, Dr. John Piper, God's sovereignty, God’s sovereign electing mercy, Scripture, WHY did God choose Israel over other people he could have chosen?
In Deuteronomy 9, God reminds his people that it was not because of their righteousness or “deserving” that he was bringing them into the Promised Land. In fact, he reminds them of their stubbornness and sin. So WHY did God choose them over other people he could have chosen? John Piper helps us understand in [...]
March 18 Deuteronomy 9-12
Posted: March 18, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Deuteronomy, March Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, March Bible Readings, Scripture
March 18 Deuteronomy 9-12 (ESV) Not Because of Righteousness 9:1 “Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves, cities great and fortified up to heaven, 2 a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have [...]
March 17 Numbers 6-8
Posted: March 17, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Deuteronomy, March Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, March Bible Readings, Scripture
March 17 Numbers 6-8 (ESV) The Nazirite Vow 6:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, [1] to separate himself to the Lord, 3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong [...]
Seeing God in the waves
Posted: March 16, 2012 by Pam Larson in Deuteronomy, Devotionals/Commentaries, MarchTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Charles Spurgeon, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, Scripture, Seeing God in our pain, Seeing God in the waves
Deuteronomy 5:24 ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live. ‘ God shows Himself! God loves to show His glory. Everything He does has this designed purposed. [...]
March 16 Deuteronomy 4-5
Posted: March 16, 2012 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Deuteronomy, March Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, March Bible Readings, Scripture
March 16 Deuteronomy 4-5 (ESV) Moses Commands Obedience 4:1 “And now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the rules [1] that I am teaching you, and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. 2 You shall not add to the word [...]
Spurgeon: Expect changes
Posted: March 15, 2012 by Pam Larson in Deuteronomy, Devotionals/Commentaries, MarchTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, change, Charles Spurgeon, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, Scripture, Spurgeon: Expect changes
The LORD our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. —Deuteronomy 1:6 ESV Spurgeon on Deuteronomy: We are reminded that we must expect changes: “Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount.” Secondly, we ought not to make these changes without the authorization of our Divine Leader: “The [...]
A Prophet like Moses
Posted: March 20, 2012 by Pam Larson in Deuteronomy, Devotionals/Commentaries, MarchTags: A Prophet like Moses, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Bob Deffinbaugh, daily Bible, Deuteronomy, Jesus, Scripture, The Ultimate Prophet
“The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, according to all you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, nor [...]