Seek good and not evil, that you may live,and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said.Amos 5:14 One of the greatest distinctions between the Bible and other religious texts is that the Bible calls the followers of God to seek life. Deuteronomy 30:15-20 encapsulates this idea for us to …
Category: Deuteronomy
Nov 22
How Has The Truth of God Changed you?
2 Kings 22:1-20; 23:1-3 Josiah was the “boy-king,” becoming king of Judah when he was 8 years-old. When he was 18, he undertook a restoration project in the Temple. As they were cleaning out the rooms for restoration, they found a book. It was the book of the Law of the Lord (many commentators think …
Oct 05
No Commandment Without a Commander
Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9 Where do our laws come from? Some may read this passage from Deuteronomy and say Moses is the commander. Some have the idea that all law comes from the King or the State, so whatever it says is legal is right. But an honest reading of the Bible, we clearly see …
Jun 29
The Fog that Saved America
In August of 1776, in response to the Declaration of Independence, the British moved to take and control New York and the Hudson River. This would disrupt the trade between the northern and southern colonies. George Washington with 19,000 troops had to oppose the British with 32,000 troops. The colonials were defeated at the Battle …
