Today I want to explore one of the most difficult and contentious words in all of Scripture. I’m talking about the word “righteousness“. In Hebrew, “righteousness” is either TZEDEK or TZEDEKAH. Why does this word have a tendency to trigger such hot emotions and contention? I’m glad you asked because the answer to that question […]

“Don’t think to yourself, after your God has pushed them out ahead of you, ‘It is to reward my righteousness that Adonai has brought me in to take possession of this land.’ No, it is because these nations have been so wicked that Adonai is driving them out ahead of you.”-Deuteronomy 9:4 Today’s post is […]

Today we begin Deuteronomy Chapter Nine. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Bible, click here. “‘Hear O Israel! You are to cross the Jordan today, to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, great cities fortified up to the sky; a people great and tall, the ‘Anakites, […]

“But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.”-Deuteronomy 8:18 Let’s face it. Next to sexual pleasure, it is money more than anything that is sought after and worshipped in our […]

“Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.”-Deuteronomy 8:2 Today’s lesson resonates with me strongly. Why? Because it shines a light on a major […]