Wednesday, November 30, 2011

What is our choice, blessing or curse?

Deuteronomy 27:11-26
Moses commanded the people: When you have crossed the Jordan, six tribe shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people. And another six tribes shall stand on mount Ebal to pronounce curses.
There are twelve cursed things, two are pertain to ten commandments, four are pertain to sexual relationship, three are pertain to who withholds justice treats others, two are kill innocent people, last one is who does not uphold the words of this law.
Not only announce these warning but also the people have to response "Amend".
Why?
Moses asked the people of Israel response themselves to the Lord to obey these commandments, the blessing and curses are shown, it is chose by us.
The most frequent sin is adultery. The first one is cats an idol.
How?
What is my choice, absolutely is obey the commands of the Lord and accept the blessing

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Be silent and listen to the words of the Lord

Deuteronomy 27:1-10
Keep all commands that I give you today when you have crossed the Jordan into the land the Lord is giving you.
Set up some large stones when you crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on mount Ebal. Build there an altar to the Lord your God.
You shall write very clearly all the words of this law on these stones you have set up.
Be silent,O Israel and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God. Obey his commands and decrees that I give you today.
Why?
Set up a altar and write these commands on the stones, let Israelite remember these.
These are the instructions for the people when they enter the land.
The Law is recorded on 6:9
How?
When the Lord have given us the promised land, flowing with milk and honey, people easy forget the Lord, and our next generation might follow the world and disobey the commands of the Lord.
Be careful, Be silent and listen to the words of the Lord.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Thanks the blessing of the Lord

Deuteronomy 26:1-19
Bring the firstfruits of the soil that the Lord have given to us. Your and the Levites and the aliens among you shall rejoice in all the good thing the Lord have given to you and your household.
The third year is the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the aliens, the fatherless and the widow so that they may ear in your towns and be satisfied.
Pray to the Lord and say to the Lord:"I have obeyed the Lord my God; I have done everything you commanded me. Look down from heaven, your holy dwelling place, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you have promised on oath to our forefathers."
Why?
This is a commandment of the Lord-set aside the first fruit and tenth from our produce to the Lord.
The fruits of the soil is blessing from the Lord, so we should thank the Lord, and share it with Levites and aliens and fatherless and widows.
Tithe is our obligation to the Lord, and it is for the living of Levites, they are the servant of the Lord.
The Lord has everything, doesn't lack anything, but when we devote these, setting side a tenth of all produce, it shows our heart is reverent to the Lord and we may share it with needed peoples, the Lord will bless us.
How?
I do set aside the tenth of my income and it is before the tax deduction, for all I have is from the Lord, I'd rather take the ninth of the produce,it is my portion from the Lord.
Thank you your blessing to me, my Lord.



Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Lord detests anyone who deals dishonestly.

Deuteronomy 25:11-19
A wife help her husband for flight, she is not allowed to seized him by his private part.
Do not have two differing weights in your bad. You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land your Lord is giving you. The Lord detests anyone who deals dishonestly.
Remember what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt. They had no fear of God. When you rest from all the enemies around you in the land the Lord is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.
Why?
A woman help her husband in flight, does not shame herself and flight is belong to the Lord.
Doing business needs fair and honesty. The Lord detests anyone who deals dishonestly.
The Lord will blot out the tribe one day who did nor fear the Lord. The Lord gives them the chances to repent and back to Him.
Remember the good and the bad things in our life, distinguish the righteous and evil things in my life.
How?
Do everything and treat anyone honestly, for I am belong to the Lord.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

My name is important in presence of the Lord

Deuteronomy 15:1-10
When man have a dispute, they are to take it to court and the judges will decide the case acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty.
If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, he must not give him more than forty lashes.
Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
If brothers are living together and one of them dies without a son, his widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband's brother shall take her and marry her and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to he. The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out fro Israel.
If a man does not marry his brother's wife, his brother's widow shall go up to him in presence of the elders, take off one of his sandals, split in his face ad say,"This is what is doe to the man who will ot build up his brother;s family line." that man's line shall be known in Israel as The Family of the Unsandaled.
Why?
The judges have to do his job, decide the case who is innocent and let him be acquitted and condemning the guilty.
More than 40 lashes may cause a man to die, that your brother will be degraded in your eyes. It is a fault in the duty of judges.
The ox will eat the grain when she is treading out, do not treat ox so cruel that her benefits.
The rule led the Ruth could be married to Boaz. It may extend the family line in Israel, let his name not be blotted out from Israel.
How?
The name is important in Israel, and it is important in presence of the Lord. The Lord knows everyone of us by our name. Take care my mind and my heart to do the good things.



Friday, November 25, 2011

The poor or needy man needs their reputation

Deuteronomy 24:10-22
1. Don't take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or Israelite or an alien. Pay him his wages each day before sunset
2. Don't deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take cloak of the widow as a pledge.
3. When you are harvesting in your field or beat the olives from your trees or harvesting the grapes in your vineyard, do not go back to get a sheaf you overlooked, leave what remains for the aliens,the father less and the widow.
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why the Lord commanded you to do this.
Fathers should not be put to dead for their children, not children put to dead for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
Why?
The Lord asked Israelite have mercy to labor man who is poor and needy. It shows the abundant of the God's gifts and grace. Leave some good to the needy man and respect their reputation. Even the poor and needy man needs reputation.
When a man is angry will kill his whole family for one's sin, it is cruel to many innocent peoples. This were happened in past a few centuries in the world. So the Lord asks each is to die for his own sin. This is correspond to the justice and mercy of the Lord.
People have to bear his own obligation of his behavior.
How?
Obey the commandments of the Lord is a real Christian. Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow Jesus cannot be his disciple. (Luke 14:27)
Respect the reputation of the poor and needy man when we are helping them.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Love my neighbor as Jesus loves me

Deuteronomy 24:1-9
If a man writes his wife a certificate of divorced. She becomes the wife of another man. No matter what is going on, the her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled.
If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him.
Do not take a pair of millstones as security for a debt, because that would be taking a ma's livelihood as security.
A man be the kidnapper must die, You must purge the evil from among you.
In cases of leprous diseases be very careful to do exactly as the priests instruct you. Remember what the Lord did to Miriam along the way after you came our of Egypt.
Why?
The Lord don't like people divorces to his wife, and usually when a man get divorced many times he found the first wife is the best one, but the Lord don't allow it, so a man should seriously consider the divorce. Jesus said Moses allowed write a certificate of divorce is because of the weakness of man.
The rules of Israel is mercy to a man has recently married and to poor people.
Miriam did an evil thing had been disgrace or seven days, so she had to be confined outside the mp for seven days. (Number 12:10-15)
Kidnapper is a sin same as killed a man, so he must die to purge the evil from the land.
To take away one millstone, for example, left the other useless for grinding flour to make the day's bread.
How?
Love our wife as love myself, and same as the Jesus loves the church. Don't even think about the divorce and try to resolve the problem.
Others own me but I still love others, give them a way to live.
Love my neighbor as Jesus loves me, I am a sinner also.