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Throught the Bible in one year.

Deuteronomy 8 - 10

Chapter 8

v. 1 - 10 [The Lord?s Provision in the Desert] The Lord provided for you, your clothes never wore out, you were fed daily with Manna, God was humbling you, take that to heart. Remember what happened and know what a father does to a son, disciplining him so he will learn, so God will do with you. Follow His commands and enter into the promised land.

v. 11 - 20 [Exhortation to Remember That Blessing Comes from God] Again remember who it is that is providing this all for you, God, not yourself. God brought you through the desert, and will bless you in the land, honor Him for it.

Chapter 9

v. 1 - 6 [Theological Justification of the Conquest] You are about to cross the Jordan and take the land. God will take these people out for you, not because of you righteousness but because of their wickedness {Thought, does God still do that in our lives today?] In fact you are a stubborn group pf people ( he really loves to insult this group doesn't he?) [note: stubborn translate thick necked, the picture of an animal that will not submit to the reign, or will bend its neck to carry its share of the load, are they still in the church today? Am I one of them?]

v. 7 - 24 [The History of Israel?s Stubbornness] Moses reiterates the Golden calf issue, and how he had to pray for their deliverance.

v. 25 - 29 [Moses? Plea on Behalf of the Lord?s Reputation] Moses continues that his prayers delivered them from death, but that the people would die in the wilderness.

Chapter 10

v. 1 - 5 [The Opportunity to Begin Again] Moses talks: This time I made an ark, then I ascended the mountain and got the tablets again. I cam down put them in the Ark and they are still there.

v. 6 - 11 [Conclusion of the Historical Resume] So we moved out, Aaron died and was buried, and we traveled from area to area.

v. 12 - 22 [An Exhortation to Love Both God and People] Remember how powerful the Lord your God is, Keep his commandments, and lastly, love Him, and Love your fellow man as well.

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Reading thru the Bible in one year.

Deuteronomy 5 - 7

Chapter 5

v. 1 - 5 [The Opening Exhortation] Listen people of Israel, the Lord our God made a covenant with us not our ancestors, but us, at Mount Horab, you were too afraid to go up so I stood between you and Him and told you these words he said.

v. 6 - 21 [The Ten Commandments] A basic retelling of the 10 commandments follows, with a bit more emphesis on the meaning behind them.

v. 22 - 33 [The Narrative of the Sinai Revelation and Israel?s Response] They heard, they said they feared God, and God heard it, and said to Moses, oh that they would fear me. Send them back to the tents, and you and I will have a talk about things.

Chapter 6

v. 1 - 3 [Exhortation to Keep the Covenant Principles] Keep thes rules and you will get into the promised land.

v. 4 -5 [The Essence of the Covenant Principles] Main rule to follow, Love the Lord your God with your whole heart and your whole mind, and your whole strength. In reality, there is no need for any other rule. All we have to do is get that one right.

v. 6 - 9 [Exhortation to Teach the Covenant Principles] Keep thes forever in front of you and remember to teach them to your children. Later Jewish people would take this command to the extreme.

v. 10 - 15 [Exhortation to Worship the Lord Exclusively] God is going to take you to a place that you do not deserve and that you will not earn, but remember that you are to worship no other God but Him.

v. 16 - 19 [Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively] Do not keep trying to tempt the Lord.

v. 20 - 25 [Exhortation to Remember the Past] And when you children ask why you do these things, make sure that you tell them why.

Chapter 7

v. 1 - 6 [The Dispossession of Nonvassals] Now understand this guys, when God brings you over to this land, and you defeat a foe, kill them all, do not take one of them for a wife or a sewrvant, or any thing else.

v. 7 - 11 [The Basis of Israel?s Election] And another thing guys, remember that it is not your large numbers that is bringing you into the land, it is your God and is love for you.

v. 12 - 15 [Promises of Good for Covenant Obedience] Obey and God will make you a very blessed people.

v. 16 - 26 [Exhortation to Destroy Canaanite Paganism] Lastly, do not pity these people or their gods. Destroy all of them and all of the places of worship to their false gods. They will polute you if you do.

Sometimes I feel so lonley, and that is hard to do in a house with 5 other people, but I do it quite well, what can I say!

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Reading through the Bible in one year:

Deuteronomy 3 and 4

Chapter 3

v. 1 - 11 [Defeat of King Og of Bashan] Moses continues, Basham tried to
defeat us, but we did to them as God had helped us to deal with the others,
and we killed these giants, all of them, and divided the spoils.

v. 12 - 17 [Distribution of the Transjordanian Allotments] Moses now
describes the dividing up of the land of the ones that wanted to stay on
this side of the river (the trans-jordans).

v. 18 - 22 [Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes] Moses now reinforces
to them what they are supposed to do, they are to go over with their
brothers and help them take the land, and then they can return.

v. 23 - 29 [Denial to Moses of the Promised Land] Moses lays on the guilt
trip again, it is because of their unfaithfulness that he will not get into
the promise land. God tells him to go up on the mountain and he will see
the land. So for the time they settle by the that mountain.

Chapter 4

v. 1 - 8 [The Privileges of the Covenant] Moses now reaffirms to them what
they needs to do. They need to keep the covenant. It is wise for them to
do so. Not only has He fought for them the whole way, but also they can see
that there is wisdom in their words, and others will see that as well.

v 9 - 14 [Reminder of the Horeb Covenant] Remember at Mount Horeb what God
did for you. He says do the same now. I know it was frightening with the
voice but no body, but he gave you the rules to live by and the covenant
promises to keep.

v. 15 - 24 [The Nature of Israel’s God] Be careful when you get across, God
is an all consuming fire. Do not make graven images of God, trying to make
him like an animal. No God made them. If you do that you will make god in
your image. God refined you in Egypt. You are not to be like that.

v. 25 - 31 [Threat and Blessing following Covenant Disobedience] When you
make these graven images, you know what will happen, God will consume you,
that is what will happen.

v. 32 - 40 [The Uniqueness of Israel’s God] Instead people know this, God is
unique. Who else speaks from fire, delivering people by doing majestic
things, no, God is a unique God.

v. 41 - 43 [The Narrative Concerning Cities of Refuge] Moses now names the
cities of refuge where a man could run if he accidentally killed someone.

v. 44 - 49 [The Setting and Introduction of the Covenant] And all this
happened this side of the Jordan river.


God's History lesson. What an important thing to learn. How unique and
great God really is and Moses does a good job with it.

Bob M.

My question to them is this: If it is ok to build close to Chritian Landmarks, and destory Israel's, but we cannot do the same, is this fair and open? Isn't what is good for them good for others also. Or do they play by two diffrent rules, one for them and one for everyone else. Just a thought.

Bob M.


From the Baptist News Press
Mosque construction
halted in Nazareth
By Staff


JERUSALEM, Israel (BP)--The cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon has halted the construction of a mosque in Nazareth near the
landmark Basilica of the Annunciation, where tradition holds that the
Angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would bear Jesus.

The decision was prompted by "stiff pressure from the Vatican and a
united front of Christian factions in the Holy Land," The New York
Times reported March 2.

The decision, recommended by a special Israeli commission, reverses
previous approvals of the mosque under Israeli governments led by
Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak.

"This decision shows tremendous wisdom and courage and should be
applauded by Christians everywhere," said David Parsons, a spokesman
for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, in a news release.
"It has reinforced our long-held confidence in Israel as the proper
guardian of holy sites in the land, and gives new impetus for
Christians to stand in support of this embattled nation."

According to a statement by the special Israeli commission, "Protection
of the holy sites connotes not only physical security, but also being
attuned to the sensitivities of all religious people worldwide." The
commission was led by Natan Sharansky, Israel's minister of
construction and housing.

Parsons noted that aggressive efforts by a group known as the Islamic
Movement to build a mosque on the site fits within a disturbing pattern
of Muslim encroachment on authentic Bible sites throughout the Land of
Israel, particularly the destruction of Jewish antiquities on the
Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The resolution of the Nazareth dispute
presents an opportune time to forge a collective Christian/Jewish stand
against these encroachments, Parsons added.

"Any Christian truly concerned about safeguarding our biblical heritage
in Nazareth should be just as troubled by what has been happening on
the Temple Mount," Parsons said. "Not only were the First and Second
Temples located there, but also more events recorded in the New
Testament occurred on the Temple Mount than any other single place in
the Land of Israel, making it a uniquely significant Bible site that
must be preserved."

Construction of the mosque, according to the International Christian
Embassy Jerusalem, began moving ahead "at break-neck speed by hostile
Muslim elements" late last year -- with the foundation already having
been poured, despite lacking permits and a court injunction -- along
the primary access route to the Basilica of the Annunciation. Nazareth
is a city of about 200,000, 70 percent of whom are Muslim.

Over the previous two months, the Sharansky commission had conducted a
probe of the five-year-old dispute, which included Easter 1999 street
clashes between Muslims and Christians. The commission made on-site
visits and heard testimony from both Muslim and Christian
representatives.

In its decision, the Israeli cabinet expressly withdrew approval for a
modest mosque previously granted by the former governments of Netanyahu
and Barak -- which had been significantly expanded by the Islamic
Movement -- and restored older plans for a tourist plaza on the vacant
parcel.

The government also will begin discussions with local Muslims about
building a "large and dignified mosque" on one of seven alternative
tracts currently available in Nazareth, most on state-owned lands and
some located only 250 meters away.

The Muslim leadership also will be allowed to refurbish a monument on
the square to the 12th-century Muslim cleric Shihab a-Din, a nephew of
Saladin who was killed fighting Crusaders. But they must erect a
barrier separating the monument from the tourist plaza and Basilica
access route and remove their protest tent and anti-Christian banners
that have been in place since they first occupied the spot by force in
1997.

Muslim authorities, meanwhile, reacted with anger to the Israeli
cabinet decision. Local Islamic Movement leader Salman Abu Ahmed, who
has exploited the dispute to become the deputy mayor of Nazareth,
described it as a declaration of war and vowed to resist any attempts
to remove them from the spot.

"We defeated the Crusaders 800 years ago and we will defeat the enemies
of Islam today," Abu Ahmed charged.

Abu Ahmed has largely blamed the decision on outside pressures brought
by Pope John Paul II and U.S. President George W. Bush. "Tell the pope
and Bush that the Muslims in Israel won't forgive them," Abu Ahmed said
after the Israeli cabinet decision March 2.

The Muslim leader also condemned local Christian leaders for their role
in opposing the mosque, singling out Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, a
pro-Palestinian cleric and native of Nazareth, for special criticism.
The Catholic leaders in Israel are part of the congregation of the pope
and inciters against Islam, Abu Ahmed said, calling them a foreign
element among the Arabs.

Papal Nuncio Pietro Sambi responded that the local Christians arrived
in the region at least 640 years before the Muslims. "If they want to
speak of foreign bodies, they are more foreign," Sambi stated.

Sharansky held a press briefing after the cabinet decision and
explained that the commission had taken into account Muslim threats of
violence if the decision went against them, but he said the entire
government and security apparatus was prepared to enforce the ruling.
He also insisted that the committee had not been influenced by any
outside political pressure.

Sharansky, who sat on a prior government committee that had approved
the mosque construction in Nazareth, explained what had swayed him to
change his mind. He said the Muslim activists had never respected the
decisions of the two prior government's permitting a smaller mosque,
but intended all along to erect a grand mosque to detract from the
Basilica.

Sharansky noted that they had occupied the entire area and used
loudspeakers to broadcast threats to their opponents, and had rushed
ahead with construction before obtaining proper permits. Allowing even
a smaller mosque to be constructed at this time, Sharansky said, would
be rewarding violence.

He also noted that the prior government committees had never taken into
account the views of the larger Christian world, but rather treated it
as a local matter and based their decisions largely on electioneering
concerns. He noted this was the first time that the entire Christian
community had been united, with opponents to the mosque ranging from
PLO supporters to those who support Israel.

In addition, the previous committees seemed to have ignored the
applicability of Israeli laws regarding protection of holy sites in
Land, Sharansky said. "We have an obligation to safeguard the holy
places and protect the rights of minorities and their freedom of
religion," he stressed.

At a subsequent conference on anti-Israel media bias, Sharansky noted
that he was proud everyone in Israel was free to express their
opinions, but this dispute marked the first time he had encountered
Israeli citizens who were afraid to speak their mind in public. He
revealed that a number of Christians and Muslims from Nazareth came to
his committee in secret to declare their opposition to the mosque,
which helped convince him to side against those using intimidation to
achieve their ends.
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Reading through the Bible in one year - today - Deuteronomy Chapter 1 & 2

Chapter 1

v. 1 - 4 [The Covenant Setting] We are now getting our bearings on where we are. One note should be that the name Horeb (used primarily in the book of Deuteronomy), and Sinani (used primarily in Exodus) are actually the same area. Also to note, what should have taken them 11 days to travel, about 140 miles, or from Tulsa to Oklahoma City, took them in reality, over 40 years. And it was not because Moses would not ask for directions. God would not let the unfaithful into the promise land. So now Moses is ready to speak to the people and tell them what to prepare for.

v. 6 - 17 [Events at Horeb] At Horeb, God told Moses to get up and go to the land that they were to receive. Moses gave them leaders to watch over the people so that they would be cared for down to the lowest level and only when it needed to, should it be brought to Moses. And they were to increase. This is really an example of church growth, leveling the caring so that all members are ministered to. Each member of a team having 5 to 10 people that he checks on, they report to a higher level, who has 5 to 10 of them etc. Eventually getting to the Pastor. If there is a problem, then it can be passed up the line as it was with Moses.

v. 18 - 25 [Instructions at Kadesh Barnea] Moses continues. We made it to Kadesh Barnea, and God told us to go take the land. You people told me to send spies in and to check out how to take the land. I thought it was a good idea, so I listened to you (gee where have we heard about listening to the wrong people before?). They came back and told us how good the land was.

v. 26 - 33 [Disobedience at Kadesh Barnea] So they came back with a bad report, the land is filled with giants in cities that we will never break into. It drained your faith. (Negative reports, from others or yourself will do that). I told you that the great God who delivered us from Egypt and carried us like a father carries a son, He would go before us, but you had no confidence. (Is Moses stepping on some toes here or what?)

v. 34 - 40 [Judgment at Kadesh Barnea] So God became angry with you, and swore that you would never enter the land, but instead, the children that you thought would be sacrifices, they will take the land. Only two older ones will enter. Caleb, who gave the good report with Joshua, who is my successor. As for me, God is angry at me because of you people (gee Moses is laying it on a little thick here, wasn't it because he struck the rock instead of speaking to it?)

v. 41 - 46 [Unsuccessful Conquest of Canaan] So what happens, you repent and try to take the land any way. Why didn't you listen when I warned you, you were beaten cause God was not with you, in fact he has not been with you, but with your offspring. He wouldn't listen to you when you cried out.

Chapter 2

v. 1 - 15 [The Journey from Kadesh Barnea to Moab] So we wandered, and after a while, we got to a point and God told me to head north with you. We were to pass by the land of your distant cousins, Edom, where the descendants of Esau settled. You will not live there, you can get food and drink, but this land is not yours, I have sworn it to them. So we traveled to Moab, but God did not want you to go there either. That was the land of the descendants of Lot that I had given to them. (Remember Lot fathered two children from his daughters). So now we were ready to go take the land, for all the old generation had died.

v. 16 - 25 [Instructions Concerning Ammon] Moses basically repeats the last section and then adds they are ready to fight now, now that all the military men are gone by death. In fact, these Kings are going to be in fear of them.

v. 26 - 37 [Defeat of Sihon, King of Heshbon] So we sent a message to King Heshbon of Sihon, that we wanted to cross over in peace, conduct commerce with him, and go over to the land that God had given us, but he would not, God had hardened his heart. (Gee sounds like Pharaoh). So he attacked, and we beat him, not letting any of the people live, but taking their flocks and plunder. And God gave it to us all.


Notes: What a history these people had. Moses is giving it to them. They have a clean slate going into this land. What a life they could have had. Moses is trying to prep them for it. We have the vantage point of history and know what would happen, they would be like their parents, and we can sit here smugly and say we would never be like that. Guess, what, we do it every day. We deny God the power to defeat our enemies for us.

Bob M.