Devotions from Deuteronomy

Passage Read: Numbers 36 - Deuteronomy 3 Meditation Verses: Deuteronomy 3:21-22 What God has done in the past is recorded for us, so that we will know His power and might, and have confidence in Him to take care of us as we go forward…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 4-7 Meditation Verses: 5:28-29 Everything the people said was good, but the Lord knew what was really in their hearts. Forty days later they would be making new gods and worshiping them. What they said was good, but what they would become…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 8-11 Meditation Verses: 10:12-16 Throughout Scripture, there is only one right response to the mercy and undeserved kindness of the Lord: humble submission to His commands, which were given for the people's own good. God's commands are not evil, nor are they…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 12-15 Meditation Verses: 14:22-23 For agricultural communities, the tithe would be gathered annually, at the beginning of the harvest. How much food would that be? It could be a huge amount, depending on the size of the flocks and fields. But for…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 16-19 Meditation Verse: 19:9 To love the Lord is to walk in His ways, which He has explained in this Law. John says the same thing in his first letter. To love God is to obey His commands, these commands about how…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 20-23 Meditation Verse: 23:7 The Lord said that He loved Jacob but hated Esau, such that he would destroy their land and nation. But He did not allow the Israelites to hate them, and in fact made provision for their descendants to…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 24-27 Meditation Verses: 25:5-9 The wife of a man who dies leaving no son is to become his advocate, ensuring that his line does not die out. The man's brother is supposed to marry her and raise up a son to carry…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 28-31 Meditation Verse: 31:27 Moses knows how rebellious the Israelites have been, and he knows they will continue to be rebellious. If they have rebelled in his presence, how much more will they rebel in his absence. What a discouraging thing to…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 32 - Joshua 1 Meditation Verses: Deuteronomy 34:10-12 There is no one in all the Old Testament who did the miraculous deeds that Moses did. No other prophet did as many or as mighty works as Moses. Yet, his deeds are all…

Passage Read: Numbers 36 - Deuteronomy 3 Meditation Verse: 3:26 The Lord is gracious, and He does appear to change His mind on occasion. But not here. No amount of pleading would change His mind. He loved Moses and honored him, but He had declared…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 4-7 Meditation Verse: 7:16 The Israelites were to have no pity on anyone or any people which the Lord singled out for destruction. The danger was that the Israelites would learn from those who should have been destroyed to follow other gods…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 8-11 Meditation Verse: 8:16 The people of Israel were stubborn and resistant to the Lord's word and will. He planned to give them the land of Canaan, not because they were a righteous people, but because the Canaanites had so sinned against…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 12-15 Meditation Verses: 13:3-11 The Lord desires His people to love Him more than even other people, even members of their own family. So if even a son or daughter, a wife or husband should counsel rebellion against the Lord, encourage worship…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 16-19 Meditation Verses: 17:19-20 The way to humility and fearing God is pretty simple: read and obey God's Word all the days of your life! Simple and complete obedience guards a heart from pride and teaches it to fear the Lord. That…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 20-23 Meditation Verses: 23:21-23 It is better not to vow than to vow and not fulfill it. In fact, a vow should be fulfilled as quickly as possible. It is sin to fail to fulfill a vow, but it is not sin…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 24-27 Meditation Verse: 26:17 So basically what it means to declare the Lord to be my God is that I walk in all His ways. I submit myself fully to His command and leadership. If I do not completely submit myself to…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 28-31 Meditation Verse: 31:21 The people were already developing their plans for rebellion, before the Lord even brought them into the land. Yet the Lord still brought them in. He intended to do good to them and prosper them, and let them…

Passage Read: Deuteronomy 32 - Joshua 1 Meditation Verses: Deuteronomy 32:19-21 We are the Lord's people and possession, but when we ignore His word and go our own way, He is provoked to anger. He withdraws from us, withdraws His protection and care, and leaves…