June 2023

READ: Rev. 10:1-11 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. – Deut. 29:29 Moses has finished his farewell speech. After pronouncing blessings and curses, the people are gathered to

READ: Deut. 18:15-22 … a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear, … I will … put My words in His mouth … Moses impressed God’s Word upon the people and explained the law to them. Only with that Word can they please God and live in His covenant.

READ: Deut. 16:8-17 Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. – Deut. 16:16 As part of

READ: John 14:1-24 You are the children of the Lord your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead. For you are a holy people to the Lord your God … – Deut. 14:1,2 What value do various ceremonial regulations in the Old Testament have? They are

READ: Deut. 13:1-11 If there arises among you a prophet … and he … spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’ … ‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet … for the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the

READ: Deut. 12:1-14 …then there will be the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide… And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God … there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do all that I command you. – Deut. 11-14 Moses has now come to

READ: Deut. 8:7-20: then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’ The journey through the wilderness was continuous education from the LORD, like a man teaching his son obedience (v. 5). They were never to forget that journey. Otherwise, they would also forget the

READ: Deut. 8:1-6 … that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. – Deut. 8:3 Israel must not only consider God’s mighty deliverance from Egypt and His appearance at Horeb, but also keep in mind God’s guidance during the journey through

READ: John 15:5-12 The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people … but because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep the oath … the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand…. He is God, the faithful

READ: Ex. 17:1-7 You shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted Him in Massah. – Deut. 6:16  God showed His love and faithfulness by leading His people out of Egypt, and the people had every reason to respond to God’s love with love, faith, and obedience. God tested them to see if