TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:
Deuteronomy 9:1-10:22
Luke 8:4-21
Psalm 69:19-36
Proverbs 12:2-3
Deuteronomy 9:4 — Let’s count: “Speak not … for my righteousness” (vs. 4) … “Not for thy righteousness” (vs. 5) … “not … for thy righteousness” (vs. 6) … “ye have been rebellious” (vs. 7) … “the LORD was angry with you” (vs. 8) … “ye had sinned against the LORD” (vs. 16) … “all your sins which ye sinned” (vs. 18) … “the LORD was wroth against you” (vs. 19) … “ye provoked the LORD to wrath” (vs. 22) … “ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD” (vs. 23) … “Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you” (vs. 24) … “the LORD had said he would destroy you” (vs. 25) … “he hated them” (vs. 28) … 13 times in 24 verses! Not your typical commencement address for graduates of Sinai U!
Deuteronomy 10:12 — Now we get to the summary:
- Fear God
- Love God
- Serve God
- Obey God
Deuteronomy 10:19 — What are the commands for the Israelites to do for strangers? Have consistent laws (Exodus 12:49; Leviticus 24:22; Numbers 9:14, 15:15-16; Deuteronomy 1:16), not oppress them (Exodus 22:21; Leviticus 19:33-34, 24:22), but love them (Deuteronomy 10:18-19) and do justice (Deuteronomy 24:17-18, 27:19).
Luke 8:5 — Have you been sowing lately?
Psalm 69:24 — Another imprecatory psalm. The Psalmist is not seeking personal revenge but begging God to intervene and avenge.
Proverbs 12:3 — An interesting parallel to the house of sand verses the house of rock.
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