'HOLINESS' MATTERS – Deuteronomy 23:1-18

AM Bible Study Group; November 9, 2011 Deuteronomy 23:1-18 Theme: God commands that the place where He walks in the midst of His people shall be holy. The first half of chapter 23 is not a pleasant portion of Scripture. It deals with some very frank matters; and deals with them in terms that may make us feel rather uncomfortable. The things it says may even seem ‘extreme’. But the...
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RULES FOR GRACIOUS LIVING – Deuteronomy 22:1-12

AM Bible Study Group; October 19, 2011 Deuteronomy 22:1-12 Theme: In His law, God gave His people commands that taught them how to live graciously with others. Some commentators have said that the laws that begin this chapter are miscellaneous and impossible to organize under one theme. But they do seem to fit well under the broader concept of our relationships with others in civil society. Put...
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THE ACCURSED OF GOD – Deuteronomy 21:22-23

AM Bible Study Group; October 12, 2011 Deuteronomy 21:10-21 Theme: God’s law through Moses establishes the cursedness of sin—and the basis of the atonement of the sinner through Christ. As we make our way through the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy, we find that certain passages are so important in their implications that it’s worth slowing down to take a closer look. This...
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FAMILY PROTECTIONS – Deuteronomy 21:10-21

AM Bible Study Group; September 28, 2011 Deuteronomy 21:10-21 Theme: Moses shows how God’s law protects human rights within the family circle. This section of Moses’ review of the law before the people continues with some specific instructions regarding family life—particularly regarding the respect that God requires be shown for the individual rights of members of the family...
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UNSOLVED MURDER – Deuteronomy 21:1-9

AM Bible Study Group; September 21, 2011 Deuteronomy 20:1-20 Theme: In this chapter, Moses gives God’s instructions regarding how the people were to deal with an unsolved murder in such a way that pleases Him. The next few chapters of Deuteronomy contain laws about human relationships that are a little hard to categorize. But each of them are important, and reflect the high value God...
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THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD – Deuteronomy 20:1-20

AM Bible Study Group; September 14, 2011 Deuteronomy 20:1-20 Theme: In this chapter, Moses gives the people instructions on how to enter into times of warfare when the battle belongs to the Lord. This passage contains the instructions God gave the people of Israel, through Moses, just before they were to enter the Promised Land. They had wandered in the desert for forty years, because the...
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