Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study.Let’s dive into God’s Word together, seeking understanding and insight. May His spirit guide us as we explore Scripture.
Deuteronomy 32 1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
8 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
9 For the LORD’S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
12 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.
17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
19 And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
23 I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
25 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
26 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
28 For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:
33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
34 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
That concludes our lesson for today. Comeback tomorrow as we continue right along in the Bible. Have a great day and God bless!
The story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt had always stuck with me. I have often wondered what it must have been like during those days. How incredibly awesome it must have been to see all ten plagues fall upon Egypt, a profound demonstration of God’s power and wrath. Then God continued to show up in a big way by the pillar of light by day and pillar of fire by night. Father provided the Israelites with Angel’s food to eat as well as quail. When the people complained time after time and cried out and each time God gave them what they asked for. It’s easy for me to read the passages and think, how could so many people be so clueless. If I was there, there would be no way I would be missing the Pharos measly onions and watermelon. Not when God gave me angels food!
Then God humbles me and reminds me of the truth. Much like in the days of Moses in the desert, I too have been delivered from oppression. And just like the Israelites, I too have a habit for growing complacent and ungrateful. My house for example, was something I prayed for, for what seemed like a long time. Having a house is definitely a blessing but some days it feels too small. I forget how badly I once wanted my home and within a couple years I am already wanting more.
I doubt that I would have been any different if I was the one walking through the dessert. It is sad really; how well God provides for me yet how many of those blessings do I actually cherish? I woke up today. I have a sound mind, good health, financial stability, a house full of every modern admitemily. My children have never gone hungry or gone without. So many blessings yet I have barely scratched the surface compared to the multitude. I am confident that I am not the only who struggles with such things. So here is a gentle reminder to not be a grumbling Israelite.
Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study. If you’re just now stopping by I highly recommend going back to the beginning, Genesis 1:1. This is an in-depth Bible study that follows chapter by chapter, verse by verse, Genesis to Revelation.
Deuteronomy 31 1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.
2 And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
3 The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.
4 And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.
5 And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.
6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.
10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
11 When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
13 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
15 And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.
19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.
23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,
25 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?
28 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
That concludes our lesson for today. Comeback tomorrow as we continue right along in the Bible. Have a great day and God bless!
If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?
If I had to give up one word that I use regularly, what would it be? I gave this prompt a lot of thought and kept drawing a blank. Much like when a new injury occurs you realize how much that part is used, similarly if a word was eliminated you would sorely recognize its absence. Speech would stutter searching for a word with no match. Pens would stop mid sentence waiting for the brain commands that never come. It would be complete and utter chaos. Like when one element is removed from a single food chain, whole ecosystems can fall from one interference. I think we should just play it safe and leave the words alone. Individually they may seem miniscule and unimportant, but bring them together and they can conquer all.
One word to eliminate. One word to delete. But what could that word be, that I no longer need?
Much like a boo boo or injury, it highlights how much you need that particular body part in everyday deeds.
If I was to take a word and cut it out, I would notice without a doubt.
Without just one, things might not be the same and I would be to blame.
I’ve tired to figure out which one it would be, But for the life of me I can not figure out the letter to be exiled into history.
Maybe fail would be a good one, I use it daily. But on second thought without failure how would I know I can succeed?
All the words I use have a purpose and a need. Without just one my story is incomplete.
It would be impossible to choose a word not to use. In fact its borderline abuse and I refuse To be part of the muse.
I had way more fun with this prompt this is initially thought!
The next morning Elianna woke to the smell of eggs and bacon. Her mouth watered as she jumped out of bed and dressed for the day. This time in her new jeans and beautiful purple and pink floral shirt. Rose smiled when she entered the kitchen. “How about a good breakfast to start the morning off right?” Rose asked cheerfully. “Yes please. It looks great!” Elianna quickly devoured the meal and cleaned the kitchen while Rose enjoyed her plate. Its the least she could do after all the generosity. She then carried Rose’s large tote of books to her car and waited for her to lock up. Rose then drove her to the hospital.
“If you wait here, I can pick you back up as well. That is, if you want to spend another night.” Elianna nodded in response and replied “7:15”, she knew Rose’s routine. “Thats right. 7:15.”
Elianna climbed the steps to the hospital, eager to show Charlotte her new clothes. She “Woohoooed”, once she caught a glimpse. “Look at you all dolled up!” Elianna spun around giving her the complete view. “Don’t I look beautiful!” “Most beautiful gal in Yellow Town.” The girls spend the day painting nails and doing each others makeup. At 7 PM sharp Elianna was outside waiting on the same step Rose left her on.
“How was your day with Charlotte?” “Good. She has been quite bubbly and in good spirits lately. She admired the clothes you gave me.” “Maybe I could meet her one day.” “Maybe but she is really shy. She doesn’t like to have much company.” “Her parents must be grateful that she has such a great friend like you.” “I doubt it. Her mom and dad never come around.” “Why not?” Rose questioned while her heart grew heavier with every question. “I don’t know. I have never seen them before.” “Never?” “Nope. Not even once.” “Isn’t that strange?” “Not really. Kids get sick all the time and their parents must go on with their lives.” “That just seems odd to me. If my child was sick I would be there everyday.” “Not everyone has a parent like you.” A thick silence settled amongst them. “Would you like to bring Charlotte a gift?” “What kind of gift?” “What do you suppose she would like?” “She is always using up her colored pencils. She could probably use some more coloring pages and books to read too.” “We will eat out tonight and go shopping for your friend.”
Rose drove Elianna to the local consignment shop. Together they walked inside where Rose instructed Elianna to pick her friend out a few items. A few minutes later Elianna returns with colored pencils, a coloring book, and one chapter book. Rose nodded and told her to go check out the board game section. She returned with a floor puzzle of ocean animals and CandyLand. “Great. Now pick you out something.” Elianna paused for a moment, confused. “Why?” She asked. “Why not?” Rose responded. Elianna slowly approached the isle she had saw it. A little bear similar to the one in the story Corderoy. Except his overalls and hat were a light shade of blue and his belly glowed with ambient light. Perfect for the lonely scary nights when the darkness felt too scary to face. Elianna clutched the bear tight, presenting it to Rose. “Alright, grab another for Charlotte.” Elianna did as she was told and followed Rose to the register. Elianna looked away not wanting to know the final bill. On the way home Rose stopped at a Burger joint and bought them both a cheese burger and fry. All the while Elianna was bursting with excitement and joy, though you would hardly know it other than the big smile on her face.
The next morning Elianna woke up early to prepare her friend’s surprise. She wrapped each one neatly in pretty wrapping paper, finishing them off with oversized bows. All of them except the bear. Rose instructed her to wait on that particular one. Next she grabbed the wig Rose had bought her and gave it a try. If she was going to be catching rides from Rose from now on she needed to maintain her privacy. She pinned her golden locks up and pulled the jet black wig onto her head. She pinned it in place and observed the stranger in the mirror. Funny how hair can make so much of a difference in someone’s appearance. Surely no one would recognize her. She planned to test it on Charlotte today. She wanted to see if she could recognize her beneath the wig. With the excitement of presents she just might fool her.
Rose did a double take when Elianna entered the kitchen. “How do you like it?” “Weird, but I kinda like it. We will see if Charlotte notices me.” “Do you have everything ready to go?” “All except the bear, like you said.” Elianna watched as Rose touched each bear together instantly making them light up and play a tune in unison. Rose touch the belly of one bear and miraculously the other responded with a lit up hand print on it’s belly. Elianna was amazed! “These are special bears. Not only do they light up, but when paired, they will mimic the touch on the other bear’s belly. That way you can be close to Charlotte when you have to be away.” Elianna rushed and hugged Rose, silent tears running down her face. “Thank you. Thank you so much.”
Once again Rose drops Elianna off at the hospital. This time with arms full of gifts and a devious smile. Upon entering she had to promptly tell Nurse Jackie what was up. Elianna was a familiar face, this girl was a stranger. The nurses happily joined in the game and stood back as Elianna approached Charlotte.
“Good day miss. I was sent from the central intelligence agency to deliver a special surprise for a very special lady.” Elianna announced, doing her best to sound different.
Charlotte looked puzzled but clearly oblivious to her friend’s presence. She took the arm full of gifts and stacked them on her hospital bed. One by one she unwrapped each of them, the excitement and joy showing loudly on her face. “I can’t wait to show Eli! She will be so excited to play with all of this!” “You won’t have to wait because TA-DA!” Elianna pulled off the wig revealing her true self. “What in the world? How did you do all this?” “I had a little help from some friends.” “I would say more than a little. Thank you all so much.” “Don’t let her fool you Charlotte. We had no idea until she walked through the door, arms loaded.” “Thank you Eli! Thank you so much. You are the best friend a girl could ask for.”
Elianna showed her the magic of the teddy bears, demonstrating multiple times by placing her hand on the bear’s belly, causing the same imprint to glow on Charlotte’s bear. Charlotte shrieked with delight and joined in with the testing accuracy. As Elianna’s gifts sparked joyful play, laughter resonated through the halls, drawing in other residents. Charlotte and Rose extended an invitation, and soon the entire hospital was abuzz with contagious giggles and warmth, transforming the atmosphere into one of pure delight.
Before she knew it, 8:00 was quickly approaching. Elianna’s heart sank, knowing Rose was probably home and through with dinner by now. She desperately wanted her soft warm bed one more night. Just as she was about to say her goodbyes she spotted Rose standing off in a corner almost hidden. Rose caught her gaze and softly nodded, hoping to reassure Elianna of her presence. Her eyes lit up bright and she ran over to her. “Come meet Charlotte.” Elianna grabbed Rose’s hand and led her through the crowd straight to Charlotte who sat at a table with a couple other people doing a puzzle. “Charlotte, this is Rose, my……. friend. She is the reason today was possible.” “Wonderful to meet you Rose. Nice to hear Eli has other friends. I assumed I was the one and only.” Charlotte joked. “Thank you for the gifts.” “You are most welcome. It is great to finally meet the great and mysterious Charlotte.”
The night stretched on, reaching almost midnight before the kids passed out and the nurses shift change was initianted. Elianna couldn’t recall the last time she had been this happy or had seen her friend this happy. She wasn’t sure why Rose had invited her into her home but was sure glad she did. Now with all the gifts, clothes and meals, she was largely indebted to Rose, or so it was beginning to feel. Once the party ran out of steam, Elianna and Rose helped clean up and went home. She stretched out in her over soft bed and slept soundly with a heart and belly full. Rose similarly went to be feeling fulfilled and gratified.
Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study.Let’s dive into God’s Word together, seeking understanding and insight. May His spirit guide us as we explore Scripture.
Deuteronomy 29:21
21 And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:
22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;
23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
24 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:
28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 30 1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
9 And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
That concludes our lesson for today. Comeback tomorrow as we continue right along in the Bible. Have a great day and God bless!
Am I holding a grudge? Nope life is too short and my blessing to numerous for such things. Although a handful of people think otherwise, I am sure. Not holding grudges, but maintaining my peace and distance.
