Roused

Zechariah 4:1 “Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and roused me, as a man who is wakened from his sleep.” Observation: In just fourteen short chapters, Zechariah prophesied more about Messiah  than anyone but Isaiah. Chapter 4 relates a remarkable series...

Clarion Call for Involvement

Deuteronomy 22:1, 3 “You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman. . . . Thus you shall do with his donkey, and you shall do the same with his garment, and you...

Confusing Roles

Deuteronomy 19:1, 8-9 “When the Lord your God cuts off the nations, whose land the Lord your God gives you and if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, . . . and gives you all the land which He promised . . . if you carefully observe all this commandment . . . ...

Teleprompter and Cue Cards

Deuteronomy 17:18 “He shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.” Observation: Moses was telling the people what he had heard God say, which included the fact that one day they would have a king. God required the...

Responding to God’s Testing

Deuteronomy 13:3 “The Lord your God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” Observation: Through Moses, God warned the people to have their guard raised high against false prophets who, though they come...