Searching the Scriptures - Deuteronomy - Arthur Bailey Ministries

The Day of Thanksgiving and the Bible

November 28, 2024 • Arthur Bailey

For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a special beloved holiday. Both the religious communities and non-religious communities celebrate the day of Thanksgiving which generates debate over its religious associations. However, for others, the celebration is deeply controversial. Thanksgiving has a contentious history that goes far beyond when the first feast was held. Like Columbus Day, the holiday is viewed by many to be a celebration of the conquest of Native Americans by colonists. Thanksgiving is considered by some to be a national day of mourning. Biblically, there are Holy Days that are to be observed which were given to us by YeHoVaH through Moses. If one chooses to celebrate Thanksgiving, do so knowing it is not Biblically mandated or required by YeHoVaH. Get the FACTS about Thanksgiving in this teaching.

Messiah’s Conception

November 21, 2024

In our last study on Messiah’s Bloodline, Arthur followed the two bloodlines revealed in Matthew and Luke to uncover both Joseph’s lineage and the lineage of Mary through King David’s sons Solomon and Nathan. This week, Arthur examines the message given to Joseph in a dream asking him to do something no man in recorded Biblical history has ever done. Joseph is to take for a wife a woman who is impregnated by the Holy Spirit.

Ministers and Prophets

November 7, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 18

YeHoVaH set Israel apart from all the nations in the earth to be unto Him a Kingdom of Priests, and an Holy Nation. His plan for Israel as a Nation and Kingdom of Priests was first revealed to Abraham, the first to be called a Hebrew and a Prophet. As a set apart Holy Nation, birthed during Passover, the first to be set apart, among the set apart, was the firstborn male. The institution of the Priests to minister unto YeHoVaH instead of the firstborn and the role of the Prophet to speak for YeHoVaH have everlasting significance in millennia.

Obey God's Law and Live Long

October 24, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 17

No one is above the Law of YeHoVaH. From the king who was commanded to govern according to the Law to the lowest servant, all men in YeHoVaH's Kingdom are subject to the same Law. In this passage of Deuteronomy, YeHoVaH gives Instructions to Moses to give to the Children of Israel about presenting proper sacrifices unto Him, what to do to the person who worshipped idols, and the process of administering the death penalty for the perpetrators. Obeying the Law of YeHoVaH not only protected the people from YeHoVaH's vengeance but it also insured the promise of a long life for generations to come.

How to Worship God

October 10, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 16

How to worship YeHoVaH the way He wants to be worshipped is outlined in His Instructions to Moses and revealed in the Torah. YeHoVaH also gave Instructions on how not to worship Him. Within the context of the Bible, there are examples of true worship, vain worship, and idol worship. The Feasts of YeHoVaH first mentioned in Exodus, commanded in Leviticus, observed in Numbers, and instructed in this Chapter of Deuteronomy focuses on three specific Feasts and where, when, and how the worship of YeHoVaH was to take place.

Debt Cancellation, Slavery & Sacrifice

October 3, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 15

Embedded in YeHoVaH’s Law were Commandments of compassion for the poor, for slaves, and requirements of acceptable and unacceptable sacrifices. Although YeHoVaH’s economic provisions and resources provided each Israelite family opportunities to prosper when He brought them out of Egypt, some families fell into poverty for unknown reasons. Others sold themselves as slaves to provide for themselves. In this portion of Deuteronomy, YeHoVaH gave Moses Instructions for how the Israelites were to properly respond to the various situations aforementioned.

Maximizing Your Talents

September 12, 2024 • Arthur Bailey

Yeshua teaches the Parable of the Talents to His Disciples. Three servants were given specific numbers of talents. The two wise servants were distinguished from the wicked servant by what they did with the talents they had received. In this teaching, you will learn what Biblical talents are and their importance for today’s Kingdom Believers.

Prayers That Get Results

August 22, 2024 • Arthur Bailey

Prayer is essential in the life of a Believer. Prayer is how we communicate in our supernatural relationship with our Heavenly Father. Do you ever wonder if your prayers are effective? Are you getting the kind of results you want when you pray? Do you pray for results? Do you ever wonder if your prayers are being heard? Do you sometimes feel your prayers are not working? You are not alone. In this portion of Luke, Yeshua tells two parables and shares a life lesson to inspire His Disciples and us on the importance of an active, unrelenting prayer life that gets results.

The Disciples Boot Camp Part 3

August 15, 2024 • Arthur Bailey

Yeshua’s Disciples followed Him not fully knowing or understanding that they had been recruited personally by Him into the Kingdom of Heaven’s Boot Camp to be trained and prepared for Kingdom warfare as Kingdom citizens. For several months, they had followed Yeshua, listening to the messages He taught and preached to them and the masses. They saw firsthand the miraculous demonstrations of the power of the Holy Spirit manifesting through Yeshua. Now, they were about to be sent out to demonstrate the spiritual warfare they had been trained and prepared for. Yeshua expected His Disciples, then and now, to be prepared to exercise the training they received in Boot Camp.

The Disciples Boot Camp Part 2

August 8, 2024 • Arthur Bailey

Yeshua’s Disciples followed Him not fully knowing or understanding that they had been recruited personally by Him into the Kingdom of Heaven’s Boot Camp to be trained and prepared for Kingdom warfare as Kingdom citizens. For several months, they had followed Yeshua, listening to the messages He taught and preached to them and the masses. They saw firsthand the miraculous demonstrations of the power of the Holy Spirit manifesting through Yeshua. Now, they were about to be sent out to demonstrate the spiritual warfare they had been trained and prepared for. Yeshua expected His Disciples, then and now, to be prepared to exercise the training they received in Boot Camp.

Am I My Brother's Keeper? Part 2

July 25, 2024 • Arthur Bailey

The concept of brotherhood in Torah encompasses a spectrum of kinship including all those that serve YeHoVaH. The Torah underscores the responsibility one has to their brother, emphasizing the importance of protection, care, and preservation as outlined in the concept of "shamar." However, man can only watch, and his protection is limited. YeHoVaH is our Keeper and watches over us. Yeshua further elucidated the significance of righteousness by highlighting how we treat our brothers, emphasizing a duty to guard, attend to, and preserve the well-being of one another. Who is my Brother? “ For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Matthew 12:50)

What is Food & Tithing?

May 30, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 14

What food is and tithing are very important subjects that are exclusively defined in the Old Testament writings in the Book of the Law called the Torah. Although the subjects of food and tithing are briefly mentioned in the New Testament writings, it is impossible to get a proper understanding of these topics and their requirements for the Believer from the New Testament.

False Prophets and Wicked Men

May 23, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 13

False prophets and wicked men were of concern amongst the Israelites in the days of Moses and beyond. YeHoVaH provides strict Instructions on how to identify these individuals and what must be done to them once they are identified. The Instructions given were not only for that day, but for when they came into the land, and also for this day. Failure to comply with YeHoVaH’s Instructions could lead to the devastation of lives and leave a lasting impact on families for years to come.

The House of God

May 16, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 12

When YeHoVaH spoke His initial Words to the Children of Israel, He made it clear they were “not to have any gods before Him and not to make unto themselves graven images, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth”. YeHoVaH commanded Moses to instruct Israel to make sure when they entered the Land, they were to destroy all images, stones, and high places of worship. There was to be only one place of worship in the Land and that would be where YeHoVaH would place His Name.

Blessings or Curses?

May 9, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 11

YeHoVaH’s promise to Abraham was on the verge of being completed as Israel was being prepared by Moses to enter and take possession of the Promised Land. YeHoVaH’s plan from day one was to bless Israel as they came out of Egypt laden with jewels of silver and gold to go into a land flowing with milk and honey. Israel had to make a choice of whether they would live in peace and blessings with YeHoVaH in their midst or in turmoil and curses as a result of not obeying YeHoVaH’s Commandments.