Old Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading Moses continues to instruct the people on their behavior when they enter the land. Of prime importance was keeping them faithful to God and not being enticed by the indigenous population to turn away from God. Also, Moses told the people that after Moses was dead, God would raise up Prophets from among them who would tell the people God’s instructions, counsel and guidance.  Israel needed such guidance to remain…

In this daily Bible reading Moses instructs the people on the feasts to be observed when they enter the land: The Feast of Unleavened Bread, The Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths. He also instructed them on having judges appointed in all their towns. Moses also instructed them on one day placing a King over Israel. God would select the King. The King was to write for himself a copy of the law…

In this daily Bible reading Moses speaks to the people about enticements they would face to tempt them to turn away from God. These enticements would come from various sources: From false prophets with satanic powers, from family and friends, and from bad people within Israel. God would be testing His chosen people to see if they were committed to Him. So, it is today. Satan and his followers, the demons, are actively turning people…

In these passages, Moses tells the people that when they enter and occupy the land, they are to be careful to obey the Lord and reject the gods of the nations they dispossess. In fact, they are to destroy all their articles worship so that they do not become a snare for Israel and turn them away from God. God’s blessings for Israel would be contingent on Israel’s remaining faithful and obedient to God.  The…

In this daily Bible reading Moses tells to the people that God was not giving the land to Israel because of their righteousness.  Rather, God was fulfilling a promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God was going to destroy the inhabitants of the land because of their wickedness.  It was not because of Israel’s righteousness.   Moses reminded the people how they had angered God by making a golden calf to worship. They had done…

In this daily Bible reading Moses tells the people that God would help Israel defeat the seven nations occupying the land God was giving to Israel. God would remove the nations that occupied the land because of their sinful behavior.  God had allowed these people to pursue their sinful lives without consequence for many years.  However their sinful behavior had reached a point where God’s judgement would occur. God had previously destroyed mankind with a…

In this daily Bible reading Moses retells the 10 Commandments to the people, the children of those who originally were given the 10 Commandments. Moses then says the following:  “These words which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.  You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when…

In this daily Bible reading Moses continues to instruct the people on how they are to conduct themselves in the land they will occupy. Moses reiterated they are God’s chosen people out of all the Earth. As such they were to obey God’s commands and worship Him. If they did so they would prosper and live long in the land. However, if they did not obey God, God would remove them from the land and…

In this daily Bible reading Moses continues to summarize Israel’s Exodus journey from Egypt. Moses also told them how God orchestrated and enabled them to defeat the Amorites and take their land on the east side of the Jordan River. Israel had destroyed all the men, women, and children but kept the livestock. God wanted this total destruction so that the indigenous population would not corrupt Israel.  Israel then occupied their cities. God demonstrated how…

In this daily Bible reading Moses tells the people about the events beginning 40 years prior to their planned entry into the promised land. He was speaking to the grown children of those who had left Egypt. Their parents had died during the Exodus journey. Moses told them how their parents resisted entering the promised land because they were afraid of the inhabitants. They did not trust God to help them, even though they had…