Deuteronomy 17 links altar, courtroom, and throne under the Lord’s holiness. It calls for sincere worship, careful justice, and leaders who live under Scripture, pointing to Christ’s kingdom and the Spirit’s work among his people.
Deuteronomy 13 faces false prophets, intimate enticements, and apostate towns with a single demand: love and hold fast to the Lord. Truth, not wonders, governs worship, and obedience protects the community so mercy and promise can flourish.
Deuteronomy 12 commands Israel to destroy high places and gather at the Lord’s chosen place to rejoice. Ordinary meals honor life, Levites are cared for, and worship is governed by God’s unedited Word.
Deuteronomy 11 calls a river-crossing generation to love the Lord, fix His words on heart and home, and trust Him for rain and harvest. Blessing and curse are proclaimed in the land, and life hinges on holding fast to God.
Deuteronomy 7 calls Israel to exclusive love for the Lord, a ruthless break with idols, and patient trust in God’s timing. Chosen by oath-keeping love, they walk forward under a faithful hand.
Deuteronomy 6 centers worship on the Shema and calls homes to remember, love, and obey. Blessing tests memory; single-allegiance devotion keeps hearts true.
Deuteronomy 5 renews the covenant for a living generation. God’s ten words—grounded in redemption—shape worship, families, and public life for their good.
Deuteronomy 4 calls Israel to hear God’s voice, refuse images, remember together, and witness wisdom to the nations. Even after exile, mercy invites return.
Israel stumbles into idolatry at Peor, yet God halts the plague through priestly zeal and grants a covenant of peace. Numbers 25 warns against drift and invites hopeful return under God’s faithful love.
Leviticus 20 names sanctions that protect worship, families, and the vulnerable while calling Israel to consecration. The chapter’s gift-and-command refrain—“I make you holy”—points to Christ, who cleanses and empowers a holy life by His Spirit.
Leviticus 18 anchors sexual ethics in God’s character and guards family, worship, and the land from defilement. Its hope points to Christ, who gives clean hearts and teaches His people to walk in the path that leads to life.
Leviticus 17 brings offerings back to the altar and guards the meaning of blood as God’s gift for atonement. It calls Israel—and us—to honor life, reject rival altars, and draw near to God by the way He provides.
The golden calf episode exposes impatient hearts, failed leadership, and the cost of holiness. Yet God preserves His people through a mediator who pleads His promises and leads them forward.
Exodus 22 translates holiness into courts, fields, and homes. It replaces revenge with restitution and binds power to mercy so foreigners, widows, and the poor are protected under God’s compassionate rule.
At Sinai, the Lord speaks the Ten Words to a rescued people, shaping worship, time, and neighbor-love under His redeeming grace. The chapter ends with simple altar instructions that keep devotion humble and God-centered.