Deuteronomy 16

  • The Festival of Passover (verses 1-8)
    • What are the rules of Passover that they are reminded of here
    • According to verse 3, why can’t they eat leaven during this time?
    • Write out verse 8
  • The Festival of Weeks (verses 9-12)
    • When is this festival to take place?
    • Who is to participate in the festival?
    • Why are they to remember this festival?
  • The Festival of Booths (verses 13-17)
    • When is this festival to be observed?
    • Verse 14 tells them to do something. What is that?
    • Why are they to celebrate this festival?
    • What does verse 16-17 tell us they are to do/not do?
  • Appointment of Judges (verses 18-20)
    • What are the rules they are to follow?
    • Write out verse 20

Deuteronomy 17

  • Forbidden Worship (16:21-17:1)
    • What rules are given here as to things they are not allowed to do?
  • The Judicial Procedure of Idolatry (verses 2-7)
    • When they hear of someone worshipping a false idol – what are they told to do first?
    • If the accusation is true what are they to do next?
    • Write out verse 6
    • Why are they to do this to the one worshipping a false idol?
  • Difficult Cases (verses 8-13)
    • Who is to judge these cases (remember back in Exodus it was Moses who took these cases)?
    • How seriously were they to take the judges ruling?
    • Write out verses 12-13
  • The Appointment of a King (verse 14-20)
    • Write out verse 14
      • Up to this point they were never to have a King. God was their King. They are being told that they will want a king because everyone around them has a king.
    • What are the rules for choosing a king then.
    • What is the king not allowed to have?
    • Write out verse 18
    • What is he to do with that scroll?

Deuteronomy 18

  • Provisions for the Levites (verses 1-8)
    • What is the Levites inheritance?
    • What are the priests to get from the offerings?
    • Write out verse 5
  • Occult Practices Verses Prophetic Revelation (verse 9-22)
    • Write out verse 9
    • What things are they not to do?
    • Write out verse 13
    • Who are the Israelites to listen to?
    • Write out verse 19
    • What happens to the prophet who speaks words the Lord did not give him?
    • Write out verse 22

Deuteronomy 19

  • Cities of Refuge (verses 1-13)
    • Why do they have these cities of refuge?
    • What will happen if their territory enlarges?
    • What happens if a person who intentionally murders someone flees to one of these cities?
  • Boundary Markers (verse 14)
    • What are they not allowed to do?
  • Witnesses in Court (verses 15-21)
    • What condition does verse 15 establish?
    • What happens to a false witness?
    • Why do these rules happen like this (see verse 20)?

What new things stood out to you as you read this today? Did the Lord show you something new about Himself, yourself, or people in general? What application are you walking away with today.

Reflection:

  • The second reason there has been an almost total disregard of the subject of fasting is the constant propaganda fed to us today that convinces us that if we do not have three large meals each day, with several snacks in between, we will be on the verse of starvation.
    • This, coupled with the popular belief that it is a positive virtue to satisfy every human appetite, has made fasting seem obsolete.
    • Anyone who seriously attempts to fast is bombarded with objections:
      • I understand that fasting is injurious to your health
      • It will sap your strength so you can’t work
      • Won’t it destroy healthy body tissue
    • All of this, of course, is utter nonsense based upon prejudice.
    • While the human body can survive only a short time without air or water, it can go many days before starvation begins.
    • Without needing to subscribe to the inflated claims of some groups, it is not an exaggeration to that:
      • when done correctly, fasting can have beneficial physcial effects as well as spiritual.
  • Remember these biblical characters fasted:
    • Moses, the lawgiver
    • David, the king
    • Elijah, the prophet
    • Esther, the queen
    • Daniel, the seer
    • Anna, the prophetess
    • Paul, the apostle
    • Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son

Psalm 19. Today we will meditate on what God did, on His goodness in Creation, all He does for us. Pray this as a prayer of gratitude and refection of His glory and majesty.