deut 24-27

God's love for his people and such that there was no detail he overlooked in giving commands that governed their way of life.

like:
24:5if a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. for one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.
(and you think, why don't we have the same law? haha)

in the torah it is often said, do ______ or do not ________ because you were once slaves in egypt.....
i thought it made sense that, knowing the suffering of oppression you do not oppress others
but i don't know why this had never occurred to me before:
God was teaching them "love your neighbour as yourself"
even though in the old testament all the laws were very much prohibitive
they surely had a function.
why didnt the israelites seee that?
i mean, like give to the alien and widow, do not sleep with your father's wife and dishonour him, save your neighbours donkey, do not withold justice form the widow, fatherless and alien, leave stuff in your fields/vineyeards for the widow/alien to pick up.
these were the physical aspects, but surely it was obvious(especially to those who studied the word--like the pharisees) that there was a trend in all these laws that you do not treat some one the way you dislike being treated, that what the law really meant was for us to show love to one another?
i mean if they couldnt see that coming to him in worship at the tabernacle was all about his love, well that might have been slightly difficult i guess. since he seemed so fierce but on the other hand he always provided food, water, and deliverance from enemies. back to my point. if they couldnt see God's love in the way he comanded them to come to him, still can close one eye.
but something as obvious as this in treating each other?

also why were there poor people in israel? God CLEARLY commanded there should be no poor in your towns.
"however, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the lord your god in giving you to posses as an inheritance, he will richly bless you "
deut 15:4
vs 7
if there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the lord your god is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward you poor brother. 8 rather be openhanded and freely lend him whateer he needs.
vs 10
give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the lord you god will bless you in all your work and everythig you put your hand to.
okay, god did say in vs 11
there will always be por people in the land. " but it went on to say " there fore i command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land."

so how come the pharisees are like that?!?!?!


so many laws, to help them see that, but all they saw were laws.



also i'd like to note,
27:26
"'cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.' then all the people shall say,
'amen!'"

that being said, chapter 28 is going to be blessings for obedience. tmr i shall read.

but that means brothers sll the more we cannot afford to sin!
i think if we want to figure out something in the new testament just go to the old testament and it will be alot m re blunt and obvious.

haha.

me out.