“Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth.” Historical and Contextual Background: Deuteronomy is part of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the…

“Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.” Historical and Contextual Background: Deuteronomy is…

“Thou shalt follow that which is altogether just, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” Pursuing Justice: The verse emphasizes the importance…

“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the…

“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”…

“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.” Context: Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the…

“Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in…

“Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in…

“Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine.” Context and Background: Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the…

“And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the…