Deuteronomy 14-16
An Overview of Chapter 14
Some miscellaneous laws are given here:
- you shall not cut or shave yourself for a dead person.
- clean and unclean animals are listed (see notes from Leviticus 11).
- you can’t eat roadkill, but you can feed it to a stranger.
- don’t boil a baby goat in its mothers milk.
- tithe every year.
- all that was tithed was eaten in fellowship with God (notice that there seems to be two different tithes listed here, a yearly tithe and a separate tithe brought every three years to be shared with the needy.
- if you were too far away from the tabernacle to eat, you could sell your tithe and use the money for a BBQ when you get to the tabernacle.
- make sure you take care of the Levites, the lonely, and the travelers in your town.
An Overview of Chapter 15
Every seven years all debts are forgiven. This will prevent poor people from entering the land. If someone is poor then lend to them freely. If another Israelite is sold to you then you can keep them as a slave for seven years, but then you are to free them and provide for them as the leave. If they desire to stay then pierce their ear and they will be a bondservant for you for the rest of their life.
Consecrate the firstborn of your animals and eat it whether it is clean or not, but do not eat the blood.
An Overview of Chapter 16
The feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread, Weeks, and Booths are described again here. These are to be times of remembrance, celebration, and rejoicing. The Israelites were instructed to provide for the Levites, lonely, and travelers during these times. During these times all men were to appear before the Lord, and bring a gift to Him.
The Israelites are to appoint judges and officers when they get to the land. They are warned not to put up Asherah poles or other cultic pillars.
Reflection
Do you give a tithe based on what you have? Do you consider eating with other believers as fellowshipping with God? What debts are owed to you that could be forgiven? Who is poor among you that you can bless? Do you present yourself before God on occasion throughout the year and bring Him a gift?
For Further Study
Bondservant: Psalm 18, Proverbs 14:35, Proverbs 17:2, Romans 1:1, Galatians 1:10, Philippians 2:5-7, 2Timothy 2:24, James 1:1, 2Peter 1:1, Jude 1:1, Revelation 1:1, Revelation 15:3
Some miscellaneous laws are given here:
- you shall not cut or shave yourself for a dead person.
- clean and unclean animals are listed (see notes from Leviticus 11).
- you can’t eat roadkill, but you can feed it to a stranger.
- don’t boil a baby goat in its mothers milk.
- tithe every year.
- all that was tithed was eaten in fellowship with God (notice that there seems to be two different tithes listed here, a yearly tithe and a separate tithe brought every three years to be shared with the needy.
- if you were too far away from the tabernacle to eat, you could sell your tithe and use the money for a BBQ when you get to the tabernacle.
- make sure you take care of the Levites, the lonely, and the travelers in your town.
An Overview of Chapter 15
Every seven years all debts are forgiven. This will prevent poor people from entering the land. If someone is poor then lend to them freely. If another Israelite is sold to you then you can keep them as a slave for seven years, but then you are to free them and provide for them as the leave. If they desire to stay then pierce their ear and they will be a bondservant for you for the rest of their life.
Consecrate the firstborn of your animals and eat it whether it is clean or not, but do not eat the blood.
An Overview of Chapter 16
The feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread, Weeks, and Booths are described again here. These are to be times of remembrance, celebration, and rejoicing. The Israelites were instructed to provide for the Levites, lonely, and travelers during these times. During these times all men were to appear before the Lord, and bring a gift to Him.
The Israelites are to appoint judges and officers when they get to the land. They are warned not to put up Asherah poles or other cultic pillars.
Reflection
Do you give a tithe based on what you have? Do you consider eating with other believers as fellowshipping with God? What debts are owed to you that could be forgiven? Who is poor among you that you can bless? Do you present yourself before God on occasion throughout the year and bring Him a gift?
For Further Study
Bondservant: Psalm 18, Proverbs 14:35, Proverbs 17:2, Romans 1:1, Galatians 1:10, Philippians 2:5-7, 2Timothy 2:24, James 1:1, 2Peter 1:1, Jude 1:1, Revelation 1:1, Revelation 15:3
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