Author: Conqueror in Training

“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Behold, the days approach when you must die. Call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may commission him.’ And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of meeting. And the Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud. And…

This chapter is so good, I want to paste in the entire thing. Unfortunately, I have to narrow it down a little… so please read the entire thing. “The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous… when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. For…

“You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel, your little ones, your wives, and the sojourner who is in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water, so…

“And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice…

This unique chapter describes the immediate events to take place after crossing the Jordan into Canaan. The Israelites are to erect large stones which they will plaster and on which they will write all the words of the law. They are to also build an altar of uncut stones to celebrate their provision from God….

“When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled, then you shall say before the Lord your God… ‘I have…

“You shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. A full and fair weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, that your days may be long in…

“When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive trees,…

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. But if you refrain from vowing, you will not be guilty of sin. You shall be careful to do what has…

This chapter is full of practical wisdom for living in harmony with others, and for conducting one’s household. We can’t go through everything in detail, but let’s focus on the “second-greatest commandment”. “You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray and ignore them. You shall take them back to your brother….