READING THROUGH THE BIBLE
Melanie Paul has been reading through the Bible, each day, one chapter at a time. The insight that has been received as a result has been life changing and has really helped her when going through life’s ups and downs!
Deuteronomy 14
Deuteronomy 14 goes over forbidden practices, tithing and taking care of those less fortunate. God did not want Israel to imitate pagan practices, such as cutting themselves when someone dies. They were expected to reflect God's glory instead, and their own...
Deuteronomy 13
I know that reading the Bible every day really helps me, in every area of my life; however, sometimes I allow life to get in the way, which happened over the past few weeks. In those weeks, I have re-connected with and talked to healers, shamans, energy workers,...
Deuteronomy 12
God is instructing the people to follow his laws: where to worship and how to worship - "Turn to the place the Lord your God chooses from all your tribes to put his name for his dwelling and go there (12:5)." There are instructions on tithing and the sacrifice and...
Deuteronomy 11
Moses strongly encourages the people to not only remember all that they had witnessed since their departure from Egypt and all that God had done for them along the way, but to pass it on to their children and future generations as they will not have the experiences,...
Deuteronomy 10
God renews his covenant with Israel after the initial tablets containing the ten commandments were shattered. Moses created two more tablets and took them up the mountain, again for forty days, while God inscribed on them what had previously been written. When Moses...
Deuteronomy 9
Moses reminds Israel of their rebellion against God on the journey from Egypt to the land they are about to possess in Canaan. God makes sure that Israel is aware that they are not defeating and entering the land of Canaan due to anything that they have done. They...
Deuteronomy 8
Israel is again reminded of all God did for their ancestors as he brought them out of Egypt and into the wilderness, wandering. This was not only a punishment for Israel for not listening when God sent them to the land of Canaan, a land that flowed with milk and...
Deuteronomy 7
In Deuteronomy 7, God is very clear on what he expects of the Israelites as they enter the land, to destroy everything in the land full of idols. God instructs them to "Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. You must not intermarry with them, and you must...
Deuteronomy 6
The greatest command is broken out further in this chapter: "The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength (6:4-5)." The Jews would write this down on a piece of paper and keep it close...