Apr 19, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 17:1) As we come into a new chapter, let us consider the logical progression of the commands that follow those...
Apr 18, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the Lord your God. You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the Lord your God hates. (Deuteronomy 16:21-22) As we consider this command, one of the first...
Apr 17, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 16:20) In Jewish thought, any one who tramples on those who can’t defend themselves is seen as an enemy of God. In follow up to...
Apr 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 16:20) As it is written in Hebrew, a literal translation of the first part of this verse would be rendered, “Justice, justice shall you...
Apr 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 16:20) Those who sit in judgment of others must be people of integrity, bound to administer justice in a lawful and unbiased manner. It...
Apr 14, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is...
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