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🗓️ 17 March 2023
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0:00.0 | Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible recap. |
0:13.2 | Today we continue with Moses and his grand finale before the Israelites cross the Jordan |
0:17.4 | River and take the Promised Land to live in it. |
0:20.5 | Moses has been giving laws for how things will shift once they're no longer camping in |
0:24.5 | the desert. |
0:25.5 | Today he starts out with some laws about worship. |
0:28.0 | He reminds them that they're entering into foreign territory where pagan gods are revered. |
0:33.0 | If anyone does worship those other gods, there will be a trial involving at least two |
0:37.6 | witnesses before the death penalty is given. |
0:41.1 | And the witnesses are the ones who have to carry out that justice. |
0:44.4 | So if they're lying, then they'd be guilty of murder. |
0:47.6 | And because these situations can be complex and challenging sometimes, God sets up a court |
0:52.5 | of appeals made up of judges and priests to handle the more difficult matters. |
0:57.5 | Moses predicts that there will be a day after they settle in the land when they'll look |
1:01.7 | around and be like, hey, all these other nations have kings. |
1:05.4 | We should get one of those. |
1:07.1 | When the time comes, God will choose an Israelite for them to set up as a king over them, |
1:12.2 | but it's important for their kings not to be drawn to wealth, power, or women. |
1:16.9 | If you know much about any Israelite kings, you already know this isn't going to end well. |
1:22.0 | The prohibition against these things was supposed to keep them humble and trusting in |
1:25.7 | God for their provision and protection, instead of in what they could acquire for themselves. |
1:30.8 | Wealth can lead a person's heart astray. |
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