Let’s do a thought experiment. Suppose at the founding of America, God spoke to the men who led us so capably, who devised our Constitution, and who created our Republic. Imagine that these men heard directly from God, who laid out some basic principles for our nation to follow. Picture God saying to our founders…
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Deuteronomy 18:20 – The Prophet Who Presumes
Recent years have seen the rise of a whole class of so-called prophets and apostles. Their lineage comes from what has previously been known as Dominionism or Kingdom Now theology. These New Apostoloic Reformation (NAR) adherents are generally considered to be part of the hyper-charismatic movement. They believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit,…
Deuteronomy 12:23 – Don’t Eat the Blood
We read of certain prohibitions the Lord commanded Israel and may wonder what’s behind them. One such that we come across today in our reading is Deuteronomy 12:23 in which Yahweh declares through Moses: “Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat…
Deuteronomy 2:34 – No Survivors
The book of Deuteronomy is the second telling of the Law. Often, what it provides is more detail from the narrative of the previous books that comprise the 5-volume Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy). We get a good dose of that in the first two chapters and learn some very interesting details about the…
Numbers 27:4 – Feminists
There are many misinformed and foolish people who say the Bible is misogynistic. They characterize God as a woman-hating male supreme being that wants to put women down and keep them in their place (barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen?). In their culturally deluded thinking, they believe that what they imagine is the situation today…
Numbers 25:1-3 – Yoked to Baal
The Israelites had a constant problem. Despite the presence of Yahweh in many forms, and in their witnessing His awesome majesty, the children of Israel simply couldn’t help themselves. They seemed to have an irresistible urge to follow any god but the One who actually delivered them from slavery. While in Moabite territory, the Israelites…