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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 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 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 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 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…