Ch 16:
2 requirements of the worshiper with regard the Feast of Weeks & Tabernacles:
Rejoice before the Lord
Be joyful!
By being joyful, you make your own joy complete.
Ch 17:
v2-7 There is a need for purity - but the discipline must not simply be on hearsay. It must be established by several witnesses.
Israel's king was to be an Israelite - He must not acquire many horses or take many wives or accumulate much gold. He must revere and read the law of the Lord and follow it carefully.
Ch 18:
Special ministries of priests & prophets: were to stand on behalf of the people, and to speak God's words to them.
The prophet was to replace the sorcerer or diviner. We can tell a true prophet by the outcome of their words - watch their outcome carefully.
Deut 18:18-19 was finally fulfilled in Jesus. He was the One raised up by God to speak God's Words to His people.
The cities of refuge rules showed sin was serious, but also showed God's grace was not neglected. He is God and must be obeyed, but is fully love and demonstrates this ably.
Ch 19:
Emphasies the spirit of "You shall not kill, steal or bear false witness" commands in v1-4, 14 & 15-21.
Ch 20:
Warfare is because of all God is and has done. He requires wholehearted commitment and nothing less will do.
God is a God of consequence and compassion. He requires us to live for Him and obedience to Him, but there are results when we don't obey Him.
Jesus took the curse on Himself when He died on the cross b/c 21:22-23 reminds us that "everyone who dies on a tree is cursed."
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