Deuteronomy 11-12
This year, I plan on reading the Old Testament of the Bible within the 2012 calendar year. Follow me on this journey!
Scripture Thought (What I Learned):
Chapter 11: Love God
The children
of Israel are reminded of the importance of keeping the commandments of God. They
are reminded about the great marvels that he accomplished among the Pharaoh and
the Egyptians. Those who lived through the great miracles are held accountable for
teaching the next generation of Israelites.
They are
also reminded about the terrible things that can happen to those who disobey the
commandments of the Lord. If you keep the
commandments, you can be strong mentally and physically (Deuteronomy 11:8)
If the Israelites
keep the commandments, Love God and cleave unto him and do not worship false gods,
then they will always be blessed with rain in its season, for bountiful crops and
grass to feed their cattle. He encourages them to not only listen and follow the
commandments, but to keep them in their heart and soul that they might become second
hand to them. (Deuteronomy 11:18)
They are
commanded to teach their children these same things and to have these commandments
and scriptures in their homes, so that they may always remember.
They are
promised that if they do follow the commandments and walk in the same paths as the
Lord, that no nation will come before them and win and that they will have other
nations driven out before them that they may possess any land in which they set
foot.
Chapter 12: Don't Eat Blood
Israel is
to destroy the Canaanitish gods and their places of worship. Eating of blood is
forbidden, because it is the "life" of the flesh. But it does state that
if you want to kill something to eat it, you are welcome to it. Just as long as
you do not eat the blood, so make sure it is "well done". (See Deuteronomy
12:15-16)
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