Category: Deuteronomy

“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….

“And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your…

Believe it or not, we’re only looking at one verse today. “When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land…

“If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime, the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time. The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be…

“The… whole tribe of Levi … shall live on the food offerings presented to the Lord, for that is their inheritance. They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them. This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a…

“you may indeed set a king over you whom the Lord your God will choose. And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold. And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in…

This chapter reminds the people of the three main festivals they are to celebrate, and some guidelines on those festivals. “Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread [ie. Passover], the Festival of Weeks and the Festival…

“At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made to a fellow Israelite. They shall not require payment from anyone among their own people, because the Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed. If anyone…