Category: March
March 1 – Care for the Poor
Reading Num. 5:5-10 Ex. 22:9, 7-8, 10-17; 21:33-34; 22:6, 5; 21:28-32, 35-36 Lev. 24:18 Deut. 22:8; 24:14-15 Lev. 25:44-46 Deut. 23:15-16; 15:12-18 Ex. 21:1-11 Deut. 23:19-20 Ex. 22:25-27 Deut. 24:6, 10-11; 15:1-11 Lev. 19:12 Num. 30:1-16 Lev. 19:11, 35-37 Deut. 25:13-16; 21:15-17; 25:5-10 Num. 27:1-11; 36:1-13 Devotional GOD told Moses: If there is among you a poor man of your…
March 2 – Laws Concerning Sexual Purity
Parental Caution: Per the title above, today’s reading deals exclusively with sexual relationships and, as such, may not be appropriate for younger children. I recommend that parents read this devotional privately to determine if they feel it should be discussed with their children at this time. Reading Marriage Deut. 21:10-14; 24:5; 22:13-21 Divorce Deut. 24:1-4 Sexual Violations…
March 3 – Send Away the Unclean
Reading Lev. 13:1-59; 14:33-57 Deut. 24:8-9 Lev. 15:1-12, 16-27, 32-33 Num. 5:1-4 Lev. 15:31 Devotional GOD gave detailed instructions to the Israelites about cleanliness, determining whether rashes were infectious or clean, bodily fluids, and other specific medical situations. The priests were involved in assessing each case and would follow GOD’s pattern to determine whether the individual,…
March 4 – Obey Whether You Understand or Not
Reading Lev. 11:46-47 Deut. 14:3-5 Lev. 11:4-23, 41-45, 24-38; 20:25-26; 11:39-40 Deut. 14:21a Lev. 17:15-16 Ex. 22:31 Lev. 17:10-14; 7:22-25 Ex. 23:19b Devotional In today’s reading GOD gave the Israelites a list of animals they could not eat. GOD said that eating them or touching their dead carcass would cause them to be unclean until evening. GOD told the…
March 5 – Duties of Respect and Support
Reading Lev. 19:9-10 Deut. 24:19-22; 23:24-25 Lev. 25:35-38 Deut. 5:16 Lev. 19:3a; 20:9 Deut. 21:18-21 Lev. 19:32-34; 24:22; 19:14, 16-18 Deut. 22:1-4; 5:21; 25:4; 22:6-7; 20:1-20; 23:9-14 Devotional GOD expects children to obey and respect their parents. This has always been true and GOD gave the Israelites instructions regarding this. He said: Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God…
March 6 – Blessed if You Obey, Cursed if You Disobey
Reading Lev. 22:31-33 Deut. 12:32 Num. 15:37-41 Deut. 31:9-13 Lev. 26:3-46 Devotional Moses concluded his final message to the Israelites by reminding them of the promises GOD had given them. The basic message was quite simple: Obey Me and you’ll be blessed; disobey and you will be punished and ultimately destroyed. GOD told them to…
March 7 – GOD is Forgiving
Reading Deut. 26:16-19; 28:1-68; 29:2-29; 30:1-20; 29:1; 27:1-26 Devotional Now that the Law had been restated for all the Israelites to remember, it was time for them to reaffirm their covenant with GOD. GOD reminded them of the numerous blessings they would receive if they obeyed, and the terrible curses that would come upon them if they rejected Him.…
March 8 – Take These Words to Heart
Reading Deut. 31:1-8, 14-15, 23, 16-32:47 Devotional Moses was now 120 years old and he was nearing the end of his life on earth. GOD told him to teach the Israelites a song as a witness for GOD against them so that when they disobeyed Him later they would recall that GOD had prophesied about it…