I know I’ve said this before but it bears repeating. The Book of Deuteronomy is all about Moses expounding on the laws first given at Sinai and showing how the spirit of the law was the key element for being able to properly carry out God’s holy instructions. That is why the Book of Deuteronomy […]
D31-8: The Only Two Times When The Reading Of The Torah On The Sabbatical Year of Sukkot Took Place
“Moshe gave them these orders: ‘At the end of every seven years, during the festival of Sukkot in the year of sh’mittah, when all Isra’el have come to appear in the presence of Adonai at the place he will choose, you are to read this Torah before all Israel, so that they can hear it. […]
D31-7: The Five Books Of Moses Were Originally An ‘ORAL LAW’ That Was Later Written Onto Scrolls
“Then Moshe wrote down this Torah and gave it to the cohanim, the descendants of Levi who carried the ark with the covenant of Adonai, and to all the leaders of Israel.”-Deuteronomy 31:9 From verse 9 of Deuteronomy Chapter 31, the Torah itself is addressed as a HOLY document. We’re told Moses wrote down the […]
D31-6: יהושע Becomes The Supreme Human Commander Over All Of Israel
“Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, ‘Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. The Lord himself goes before you and will […]
D31-5: How The Same Agents Of God Can Operate In Opposite Ways Simultaneously
As we’ve studied the Torah together over the last few years, a profound principle has slowly but surely emerged. What am I talking about? I’m talking about how certain agents of the Lord operate in complete opposite ways simultaneously. For example, take the agent of salt. In a positive sense, salt can be utilized to […]