Let Nothing Move You

Why does God issue the blessings and curses for Israel? What does it mean to be cursed? Why are these laws specifically made out to be worthy of being cursed for breaking them? When were the tribes supposed to shout these to one another and where? How was Israel to be blessed for following the law? What did it mean for them to break it? Is God a god out of time and space? How can He promise something will happen in the future? What are other views on this idea? Is God's discipline good? How does He promise to deliver justice and punishment to Israel? Why would God allow Israel's enemies to punish them for their sins? How does God bring punishment and why is it necessary?

If God hates divorce then why did He allow it in the law? How did these rules protect women from their former husbands? How seriously did God treat the crime of human trafficking? How were Israelites to handle taking loans from each other? Why was it important to pay someone immediately after they had done their job? Is there a contradiction in the law and the Bible in how the sins of the father shouldn't lead to the deaths of the sons? Why was God so adamant about protecting the sojourner, widow, and orphan in the land? How did God protect them in the law? Why did some judgments in court lead to men being whipped and how was this supposed to show mercy? Why was an ox not supposed to be muzzled while working? What was a brother supposed to do to his sister-in-law if her husband died? Was it evil for God to put into the law that the Amalekites were supposed to be wiped out? What is the importance of the firstfruits tithe? What is the creed the Israelites would use to speak about their history and why is it important? How important was it that they all agreed to do the things in the law when they said it all before God?

What is the sin of inaction? Why does God say transvestism and wishing to be transsexual are sins? How are we to care for the environment wisely? How can homeowners be more responsible? Why does God forbid two kinds of things being together? How are Christians to be in the world, but not of the world? What laws did God make about sexual assault and sex outside of marriage and why? Why was the Law made if it wasn't perfect? Why does God forbid some from being included in the assembly? How does David's lineage prove that God's Law has rules that supersede other laws? Why were runaway slaves to be treated well and not returned to their masters? What does this show about how God views slavery and human nature? Why was prostitution forbidden? Is interest biblical? Should a Christian make a vow? What is the purpose behind allowing people to take food for free from Israelite vineyards and farms?

Why were the Levites only to work as priests? How were they provided for? What does this have to do with tithing? Why is magic evil? Is there a righteous way to use it? If superpowers existed, what would separate them from magic and could they be used for good? What is magic and sorcery? Is talking to and raising the dead evil? Can a Christian get into astrology? How can we discern if a prophet is a false one? Why does God want Israel to not be like Canaan? What was the point of the cities of refuge? Why was the avenger of blood righteous to kill a murderer? Why does God require more than one witness to convict people of a crime? What is the point behind the eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth law? How was Israel to conduct war properly against other nations? How did this differ from how they should treat Canaan? How does God demand His people to treat the environment? How were unsolved murders to be atoned for? Why does the Bible forbid rape and how did this differ to how other nations treated women? Does God condone polygamy? Why was it okay for rebellious children to be killed? Why does God call a person hung up on a tree cursed and how does this involve Jesus?

Why were debts to be canceled? How were the Israelites to treat their slaves? Why could Israel lend to nations but not borrow from them? How can God say that there will be no poor in the land, but that there will also always be poor in the land? What was the purpose of the firstborn animals? What is the significance of Passover? Why does God have His people celebrate holidays? How are judges to judge fairly? How is God to be worshiped properly? Why would it be wrong to sacrifice an animal with a blemish? How does this correlate to Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross? What is the importance of having multiple witnesses when it relates to someone worshiping other gods? Is the separation of church and state biblical? What rules were the kings to follow? Why would God make rules for a king if He didn't want Israel to have one? Did God allow polygamy?

Christian is joined once more by Joshua Noel of the Whole Church Podcast and Dummy for Theology Podcast to discuss Deuteronomy 13 and 14.

Is the Pentateuch law, suggestion, or legal wisdom? What makes a false prophet false? How can they be false even if they produce magical miracles? How are we to treat false prophets? What makes something heresy? How do we obey the commandments of God? Why was it wrong to mourn like the Canaanites? How were the people of Israel holy? What makes food clean or unclean? What does it mean for a young goat to be cooked in its mother's milk? How much should we tithe? Are we still commanded to tithe?

Why did God remake the stone tablets? How did this show His faithfulness to the Israelites and Moses? Why does God repeat Himself in these chapters? What does it mean to fear the Lord? How can we walk in obedience to Him? What does it mean to love God? How do we serve Him well? What does it mean to circumcise your heart? Why is it wrong to add something to Christianity or the add anything after being called Christian? How can God promise good things to Israel? What does it mean for this to be both a blessing and a curse? Where does God want to be worshiped?

Why did God tell Israel to wipe out the Canaanites? How can this be righteous? What does it mean that the Canaanites were not wiped out and how is this an example of God's mercy and love? Why did Israel need to pay attention to the law? Why does God repeat Himself? What did God promise if Israel kept the law? What does it mean to not live by bread alone? Why was worshiping other gods evil? Why does it matter if God does what He does because of His righteousness or ours? What was God's point in bringing the golden calf incident up again?

Why are the Ten Commandments talked about again? What can we glean from them that we didn't before? How important is it to follow God's law? What is the difference between God's moral, civil, and priestly laws? Did Jesus abolish the law or fulfill it? How then do we know what sin is? Why is it important to teach young people well? What is the greatest commandment? What does it mean to love God fully?

What is the Book of Deuteronomy about? Why is there so much repetition in it? Did Moses write the Book of Deuteronomy? How does God ordain him to write it? Why is Moses about to die and why does God refused to let him see the Promised Land? How is Joshua to be encouraged by Moses? Why can Israel attack the Amorites and Canaanites, but not the Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites? How is God faithful to people even when they aren't faithful to Him? How do giants show up in these chapters? Why is idol worship bad? Is it okay to have icons of the Trinity?