Celebrating Deuteronomy: God in the Living Room

It is starting to sink in. I’ve come a long way on this blog. Farther than I thought I would. I made it through Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. I never thought I would not only read through those books, but see so much in them and have so much fun with them! But I’ll be …

Deuteronomy 34: So Long, Moses

Then Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, at the LORD’s command. There it is. Moses is gone. But doesn’t it seem fitting? There is nothing showy or heroic about that sentence. No fanfare. No slow-motion emotional manipulation. It says what it says. That is how you would expect …

Deuteronomy 33: Famous Last Tweets

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Remember back in Genesis 49 when Jacob blessed his sons using twitter? I know, I thought it was weird too. Weirder still is the fact that now that Moses is at the end of his life, he has decided to bless the tribes using the same method! What is it with these guys? Here they …

Deuteronomy 32: Rock Song

In the last chapter we were promised a song. Not just any song, but a song that would be a witness against Israel should they turn from the LORD and follow other gods. And boy, does Deuteronomy 32 deliver! But what kind of song is it? What is the tone? The lyrical structure? The emotion? …

Deuteronomy 31: Was It Worth It?

Happy Birthday to me!!! 30 years young! I am exactly 1/4 as old as Moses is at the start of this chapter. He’s 120. Dang. Nice work, Old Man. Well done. We are coming up on the last words he ever speaks. These are important. This is like the last things you say to your …

Deuteronomy 30: Choose Life

No, this is not a post about abortion, though I think both sides in the debate might learn something from Deuteronomy 30. Interesting how that title marries both of them together. Anyway . . . Why Choose Life? God’s people choose life because that is what God chooses. Huh? Did you even read the last …

Deuteronomy 29: Not Quite As Scary as The Last Chapter

One of my students asked me yesterday why I left him hanging with Wednesday’s post about Deuteronomy 28.  Well, the chapter didn’t resolve nice and neat so neither should my post. Duh! But fear not! Today we had a slightly less scary description of the consequences of disobedience and a hopeful promise to close the …

Deuteronomy 28: The Scariest Chapter In The Bible

14/54 That is a ratio. Can you guess what it is? That is the number of pleasant verses in Deuteronomy 28 compared to the number of, shall we say, UNpleasant ones. If you ever asked yourself while reading Deuteronomy, “Hmm, I know that there have been some warnings about not following the law, but is …

Deuteronomy 27: The Downward Spiral

Do you ever think there is significance to the order in which things are listed in the Bible? I’m not sure if Deuteronomy 27 qualifies, but I want to play with the idea for a bit. Humor me today. Okay? The chapter contains a list of 12 curses that the entire Israelite society is supposed …

Deuteronomy 26: Contract Negotiations

Well, I think with Deuteronomy 26, we are rounding third and headin’ for home (it’s a brown-eyed handsome mayyyaaaan! [it’s hard to write like John Fogerty sings {that’s right, it’s baseball season! Go A’s!}]). I think . . . THINK that this is now the end of the law section of the book. The clue …