CHAPTER 14 THE CALL TO WALK WORTHY OF BEING HIS PEOPLE. This chapter covers the need for His people to remember who they were and to walk worthily of Him, and be fit to worship Him and come to the place that Yahweh has chosen to dwell in. They were not to follow customs that were tainted because of... [ Continue Reading ]
Deuteronomy 14:4 ‘ These are the beasts which you (ye) may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,' These are the animals which can be used for offerings and sacrifices. They are all domestic animals. They belong to the people (in contrast with wild animals which belong to Yahweh) and can be offered... [ Continue Reading ]
Deuteronomy 14:11 ‘ Of all clean birds you may eat.' Again the common birds such as the turtle-dove and pigeons could be eaten, along with many others. They flew in the air, and ate insects and seed. They kept to their proper sphere. Deuteronomy 14:12 ‘ But these are they of which you (ye) shall... [ Continue Reading ]
Deuteronomy 14:21 A ‘You (ye) shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you (thou) may give it to the resident alien who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you (thou) are a holy people to Yahweh your God.' They must thus not eat of what dies of its... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EATING; THAT WHICH IS THEIR GIFT TO YAHWEH (DEUTERONOMY 14:22). In total contrast with what has gone before, the tithe is holy food. It has been set aside for Yahweh and is for the priests (a tenth of it), the Levites (a good proportion of it) and Yahweh's ‘pensioners', the wid... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVISION FOR THOSE IN NEED IN THE LAND OF PLENTY (DEUTERONOMY 14:28 TO DEUTERONOMY 15:6). This section should be seen as a whole, and deals with thoughtfulness for the needy in the land of plenty. The whole is built on a seven year pattern, with a three year pattern incorporated. It probably means... [ Continue Reading ]