Don't seek revenge, even if you're insulted or hurt. Deuteronomy 19:21 (NIV) “Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot”. The concept of “an eye for an eye” is part of the Mosaic Law used in the Israelites’ justice system. The principle is that the punishment must fit the crime, and there should be a just penalty for evil actions. In the New Testament, it seems the Pharisees and teachers of the law had taken the "eye for an eye" r

Being Part of Jesus’ Holy Priesthood Deuteronomy 18:1-2 (NIV) “The Levitical priests, indeed, the whole tribe of Levi, are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings presented to the Lord, for that is their inheritance. They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them”. From the time Moses was alive until after Jesus died, God’s priests came from the tribe of Levi. Now,

Giving Our Best to God as Leaders Deuteronomy 17:1 (AMP) “You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or sheep with a blemish or any defect, for that is a detestable thing to the Lord your God”. Moses reminds the leaders that they must offer their best to God. Albeit, our calling as leaders is to offer our lives as a testament to God’s greatness, giving our best in all we do. The Bible emphasises the importance of bringing our finest offerings to God. Matthew 20:26-28

Jesus died, was buried, and rose again Deuteronomy 16:16 (NIV) Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed. This chapter explains that three of the seven holidays are special farming festivals to honour God, which had to be celebrated in specific places. During Passion Week, which in

Be a servant to Jesus, Your Redeemer Deuteronomy 15:16-18 (NIV) “But if your servant says to you, “I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your family and is well off with you, then take an awl and push it through his earlobe into the door, and he will become your servant for life. Do the same for your female servant. Do not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because their service to you these six years has been worth twice as much as that of a hir

We are God’s special people Deuteronomy 14 (AMP) “You are the sons of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead, 2 for you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; and the Lord has chosen you out of all the peoples who are on the earth to be a people for His own possession”. 1. You are a holy people. When the Bible says, "You are a holy people," it speaks to a profound relationship and responsibility between Go

A True Prophet . Deuteronomy 13:1-4 (AMP) “If a prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder which he spoke (foretold) to you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us follow after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve and worship them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with

True Worship Moses starts by explaining the rules about how and where to worship. His teachings remind people how important it is to obey God’s commands. But Moses also shows that just following rules isn’t enough to connect with God truly. Faith and worship are also needed. 1. True worship requires that you avoid compromising with the world. When you are not obedient, you must stop and repent so God can also use you. Deuteronomy 12:1-2 (AMP) “These are the statutes and judgm

Treasuring God’s Word Deuteronomy 11:18-19 (AMP) “Therefore, you shall impress these words of mine on your heart and on your soul, and tie them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as bands (frontals, frontlets) on your forehead. You shall teach them [diligently] to your children [impressing God’s precepts on their minds and penetrating their hearts with His truths], speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and wh

Fear God, Walk in Obedience, Love Him and Serve Him Deuteronomy 10:12 (NIV) “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul”. This verse clearly demonstrates that we Fear God, Walk in Obedience, love him, and serve him. To "fear God, walk in obedience, love Him, and serve Him" encompasses the foundation of a life deeply rooted

Intercessory prayer Deuteronomy 9:25-29 (NIV)” I lay prostrate before the Lord those forty days and forty nights because the Lord had said he would destroy you. I prayed to the Lord and said, “Sovereign Lord, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people, their wickedness and their sin. Otherwise, the c

Remember God Deuteronomy 8:18 (MSG) “If you start thinking to yourselves, “I did all this. And all by myself. I’m rich. It’s all mine!”—well, think again. Remember that God, your God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors—as it is today”. Moses warns the people not to forget God, even in times of success and prosperity. They must always remember that it is not by their own strength or efforts that the

Before entering the promised land, you must drive out the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Deuteronomy 7:1-6 (NIV) “When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have de

Love the Lord your God Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength”. This commandment is the central principle in the Bible. It encapsulates the idea of loving God with the entirety of one’s being, reflecting a deep commitment to Him in every aspect of life. "With all your heart": In biblical terms, the heart refers to more than just emotions; it encompasses the will, thoughts, and desires. To love God wi

Walk in Obedience Deuteronomy 5:33 (NIV) “Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess”. Obedience to God gives us entry into all that He has in store for us. It opens the door of His blessings and keeps us in His will”. In the New testament Jesus says: John 14:21 (NIV) “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be love

God is near us Deuteronomy 4:7 (AMP)” For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?”. The Good News Bible says, “No other nation, no matter how great, has a god who is so near when they need him as the LORD our God is to us. He answers us whenever we call for help”. Being “near” means that God is present to answer our prayers, direct us, protect us, and provide for us. We can also have our prayers answered

How do you fight your giants? Deuteronomy 3:10-11 (AMP) “all the cities of the plain and all Gilead and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.” (For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the [the giants known as the] Rephaim. Behold, his bed frame was a bed frame of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It was nine cubits (12 ft.) long and four cubits (6 ft.) wide, using the cubit of a man [the forearm to the end of

Where God guides us, He will provide for us Deuteronomy 2:7 (AMP) “For the Lord your God has blessed you in all [a]that you have done; He has known about your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing”’. God reminded the Jews that they were a blessed people. He provided for them, even after they rebelled. He guided them by a visible pillar of light both by day and by night and He freed them from Eg

You have stayed too long at this mountain. Deuteronomy 1:6 NIV) “The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, “You have stayed long enough at this mountain”. The mountain was a place where the people were getting ready. God did not want them to become content with staying there. At Horeb, God gave the Israelites the law to prepare them for the land of Canaan. Their time at the mountain was also a learning experience for Moses. After receiving the laws from God while on the mountain,

Our inheritance in the Promised Land is an act of mercy and grace. Numbers 36:1-7 (ERV) “Manasseh was Joseph’s son. Makir was Manasseh’s son. Gilead was Makir’s son. The leaders of Gilead’s family went to talk to Moses and the leaders of the tribes of Israel. They said, “Sir, the Lord commanded us to get our land by throwing lots. And sir, the Lord commanded that the land of Zelophehad our brother be given to his daughters. Maybe a man from one of the other tribes will marry