Deuteronomy 7 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God Who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love Him and keep His commandments, to a thousand generations, and repays to their face those who hate Him, by destroying them. He will not be slack with one who hates Him. …
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April 1 / Deuteronomy 6
Deuteronomy 6 I’m dumbfounded. Search the Scriptures generally does a pretty good job of focusing our attention and getting us to think. And today’s questions are certainly helpful for considering the Law, encouraging us to remember the Lord when we might be tempted to think that we no longer need Him, or guiding us in …
March 31 / Deuteronomy 4:41-5:33
Deuteronomy 4:41-5:33 Today Moses recalls the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Horeb (aka Sinai). I expect we are all somewhat familiar with the Commandments themselves, but I doubt any of us can quite envision the scene of the LORD speaking these Commandments to the entire nation of Israel. But one thing we can …
March 30 / Deuteronomy 4:1-40
Deuteronomy 4:1-40 Therefore watch yourselves very carefully. Since you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, beware lest you act corruptly by making a carved image for yourselves… And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see …
March 29 / Deuteronomy 3
Deuteronomy 3 And I [Moses] commanded Joshua at that time, “Your eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. So will the LORD do to all the kingdoms into which you are crossing. You shall not fear them, for it is the LORD your God Who fights for …
March 28 / Deuteronomy 2
Deuteronomy 2 Rise up, set out on your journey and go over the Valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession, and contend with him in battle. And the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have begun to give …
March 27 / Deuteronomy 1
Deuteronomy 1 Today Search the Scriptures has us returning to the Old Testament to go through the book of Deuteronomy. Please take a minute or two to read the introductory section of our February 21, 2023 post. I’ll wait… As is true for much of the rest of Deuteronomy, this first chapter recounts history that …
March 26 / Mark 9:30-50
Mark 9:30-50 Do you take sin seriously? Jesus certainly does. Consider Mark 9:42-48, where Jesus says that it is better to discard offending body parts and enter the Kingdom of God maimed rather than to be thrown whole into hell. A little thought about all this should readily tell us that Jesus is not to …
March 25 / Mark 9:1-29
Mark 9:1-29 “…But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:22b-24 Who among us cannot relate to this …
March 24 / Mark 8:27-38
Mark 8:27-38 Today’s reading has long been seen as the pivotal passage of the Gospel of Mark, first with Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ (or the Messiah, the Anointed One) (Mark 8:29), and then with Jesus’ teaching about his approaching suffering, death, and Resurrection. (Mark 8:31) The notion of a suffering Messiah is …