Deuteronomy 15-16

 Scripture – Deuteronomy 15-16

Observation – 

• Deuteronomy 15:1-23 - The rest year
• Deuteronomy 15:1-4 - Return property at the end of every 7 years
• Deuteronomy 15:5-6 - Listen obediently that God may bless you
• Deuteronomy 15:7-11 - Don't let the approaching 7th year make you less generous.
• Deuteronomy 15:12-15 - Set your slaves free on the 7th year with thankfulness.
• Deuteronomy 15:16-17 - If he wants to stay with you.
• Deuteronomy 15:18 - It shall not be hard to set him free.
• Deuteronomy 15:19 - Consecrate the firstborn.
• Deuteronomy 15:20-23 - Eat the first blood in the place that the Lord commands you
• Deuteronomy 16:1-20 - The feasts
• Deuteronomy 16:1-8 - The Passover.
• Deuteronomy 16:9-12 - Feast of weeks.
• Deuteronomy 16:13-15 - Feast of booths.
• Deuteronomy 16:16-17 - Make a trip to the temple to celebrate and give offerings
• Deuteronomy 16:18 - Appoint judges.
• Deuteronomy 16:19-20 - You shall be fair and impartial 
• Deuteronomy 16:21-22 - You shall not set up false idols

Application – Be generous and compassionate. Be fair and gentle as God has been to you.

Prayer – Dear God. Help me to be generous and compassionate to those around me even when they can't give me things back because you have been kind and generous to me first. Amen.

Sins to avoid – Being stingy or selfish

Promises to claim – Obey these commandments that God may bless you

Examples to follow – 

Commands to obey – Be generous to the poor. 

Summarize and apply – God gives commandments on the feasts and the rest year.