Deuteronomy 16:20 — Community Reflections

DEUTERONOMY 16:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”

Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, that you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you — the doubled imperative (justice, only justice) elevates justice to a matter of national survival; the conditional promise links territorial possession to ethical conduct, making geography itself covenantally conditioned.

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Seeds of faith — Deuteronomy 16

God is faithful in every circumstance.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. God is faithful in every c...