The cultural inaccessibility gets deep in parts of Deuteronomy 19-21, but we still find value in their contemplation.

We're still "wandering in the wilderness" while the SDA lesson remains stuck in the earlier chapters of Deuteronomy. We will be rejoining the lesson topics more closely soon! This week we read laws about warfare, justice, captives, and trouble children. Many of these passages challenge our cultural sensibilities - and often even our Christian charity. There are certainly difficult passages here in Deuteronomy!