“Likewise, he is not to acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart will not turn away; and he is not to acquire excessive quantities of silver and gold.”-Deuteronomy 17:17 In Deuteronomy 17:17, the Lord warns that kings of Israel should not make it a goal of their rulership to amass a personal fortune […]

“Likewise, he is not to acquire many wives for himself, so that his heart will not turn away; and he is not to acquire excessive quantities of silver and gold.”-Deuteronomy 17:17 God’s instructions that a king of Israel must not have many wives was a command directed towards a unique ancient Middle Eastern phenomenon. I’m […]

“However, he is not to acquire many horses for himself or have the people return to Egypt to obtain more horses, inasmuch as Adonai told you never to go back that way again.”-Deuteronomy 17:16 In Moses’ day, horses were used for mainly one thing: to pull chariots. And chariots were only used for two things: […]

“However, he is not to acquire many horses for himself or have the people return to Egypt to obtain more horses, in as much as Adonai told you never to go back that way again.”-Deuteronomy 17:16 There is much resident wisdom packed into the Lord’s instructions directed toward all future kings of Israel that they are […]

“However, he is not to acquire many horses for himself or have the people return to Egypt to obtain more horses, in as much as Adonai told you never to go back that way again.”-Deuteronomy 17:16 Out of the four types of human authorities (judges, priests, prophets, kings) presented to us in Scripture, we are […]