The Death & Burial of Moses
April 3, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 34
The conclusion of Moses’ life is graceful yet heartbreaking! No one was more committed to fulfilling YeHoVaH’s plan for His people than Moses was. Yet, Moses spent the latter part of his life desirous of fulfilling YeHoVaH’s calling on his life, only to face the ultimate disappointment. After bringing YeHoVaH’s people to the threshold of the promised Land, Moses is denied entry.
The Blessings of The 11 Tribes
March 27, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 33
The last act of Moses before his death was pronouncing blessings upon 11 of the 12 tribes of Israel. After spending the last 40 years of his life with the Children of Israel in the wilderness, Moses had up close and personal encounters with the various tribes, tribal leaders, and individual families amongst the tribes. Moses instructed them per YeHoVaH’s words, judged between them, settled disputes amongst them, and led them through treacherous and difficult times. Moses witnessed the good, the bad, and ugly sides of the Children of Israel from the oldest to the youngest and from Egypt to the threshold of the Promised Land. Join us for Moses' final words to Israel.
A Song of Rebellion
March 20, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 32
YeHoVaH informed Moses and Joshua, who would become Israel’s new leader, that the newly formed nation of Israel would prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they were entering and that they would forsake Him, break the Covenant they made with Him, and as a result, experience destruction at His hand. Moses was instructed by YeHoVaH, in the presence of Joshua, to write a prophetic song that would speak to Israel in the days of their rebellion and to teach that song to all the people. YeHoVaH’s song of rebellion was His case against Israel and why He had turned His face away from His people.
A Prophecy of Israel’s Destruction
March 13, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 31
The prophetic ministry of Moses takes center stage as Moses the Prophet prepares Israel for the transition of His Leadership to Joshua who will lead the people over the Jordan to take possession of the Promised Land. The hearing and reading of the Law are emphasized so that all of Israel and those who joined themselves to Israel would know what was expected of them and the consequences thereof. Moses is informed by YeHoVaH that Israel would prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they were entering and that they would forsake Him, break the Covenant they made with Him, and as a result, experience destruction at His hand.
Life, Death, Blessings & Curses
March 6, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 30
The choices of life, death, blessings or curses were provided to each individual Israelite, stranger. and their family members. The choices and consequences were clearly put in writing on Tablets, spoken into Israel’s hearing, and written in stone so that everyone knew what to expect from the choices they made. The Torah was the Law of the land for the newly formed nation of Israel and provided blessings as incentives to motivate YeHoVaH’s people to obey His Law and curses to discourage His people from breaking His Law. The lifestyle choice of each individual determined what manifested in their life whether Life, Death, Blessings or Curses.
The Renewed Covenant Revealed
February 27, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 29
Thursday Service: The Renewed Covenant Revealed – Deuteronomy 29:1-29 The Covenant agreement made between YeHoVaH and His people, the Children of Israel and those who joined themselves to the Commonwealth, was clearly communicated by YeHoVaH and written down by Moses so that all of Israel would know and understand what YeHoVaH expected of them.
The Curses of Disobeying The Law Pt. 2
February 20, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 28:38–68
To maintain order, YeHoVaH, in His Covenant with Israel, established incentives for obeying His Law called blessings. To discourage the Children of Israel and the nations that joined themselves to Israel from disobeying His Law, YeHoVaH made it clear in His Word what they could expect by not obeying His Law. The choices were clearly spelled out, spoken into Israel’s hearing, and written in stone so that everyone knew what to expect from the choices they made: blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. This teaching picks up where Part 1 left off and covers Part 2 of The Curses of Disobeying the Law.
The Curses of Disobeying The Law
February 13, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 28:15–68
Without order, Israel would be a lawless nation no different than the nations that surrounded them. To maintain order, YeHoVaH, in His Covenant with Israel, established incentives for obeying His Law called blessings. To discourage the Children of Israel and the nations that joined themselves to Israel from disobeying His Law, YeHoVaH made it clear in His Word what they could expect by not obeying His Law. The choices were clearly spelled out, spoken into Israel’s hearing and written in stone so that everyone knew what to expect from the choices they made: blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.
The Blessings of Obeying The Law
February 6, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 28:1–14
The Instructions given by YeHoVaH to Moses, contained in the Law, were established to bring order and harmony to the newly developed nation. The Law would enable Brothers to be able to dwell together in unity when they took possession of the land promised to the Children of Israel. The Law provided blessings as incentives to motivate YeHoVaH’s people to obey His Law and curses to discourage His people from breaking His Law. In this portion of Deuteronomy 28, we will examine the blessings of obeying YeHoVaH’s Law.
Cursed is he who…
January 30, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 27
The Law of God contains blessings for those who obey and curses for those who disobey. Contrary to popular Christian teachings, the Law of God is not cursed. However, there are curses in the Law. The Instructions, given by YeHoVaH to Moses, in the Law were established to bring order and harmony to the newly developed nation enabling brothers to be able to dwell together in unity when they took possession of land promised to the Children of Israel. Each tribe had to make a proclamation with their mouth of their agreement to the Covenant with YeHoVaH that they would obey His Covenant and that violating His Covenant would bring forth a curse instead of the desired blessings of the Covenant.
Kingdom Economics
January 23, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 26
Kingdom Economics is about the Creator’s plan to provide for His people in the kingdoms of this world. YeHoVaH’s Covenant with the kingdom of Israel, aka The House of Israel, had very clear written Instructions in His Commandments concerning the protection and the provisions that He would provide for His people. His Commandments were contingent on Israel’s obedience to His Decrees, Commands, and Laws. In this portion of Deuteronomy, YeHoVaH reveals to the Children of Israel, their responsibilities in response to His prosperity, protection, and provisions in order to maintain their kingdom and personal economy.
The Righteous, The Wicked & Amalek
January 16, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 25
YeHoVaH, who is righteous, gave righteous Laws to the nation of Israel to establish the Children of Israel as a righteous people that would distinguish them from the wicked nations that surrounded them. Righteous Laws required the fear of YeHoVaH to make righteous judgments, and those who lived by His righteous Laws would be rendered righteous. Wickedness, or unrighteousness in any form, is an abomination unto YeHoVaH resulting in condemnation, judgment, and the wrath of YeHoVaH. Amalek’s lack of fear of God was reflected in his treatment of Israel and ultimately resulted in the Amalekites being wiped out as a people.
Marriage, Divorce and Money
January 9, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 24
Betrothal and marriage are honorable and highly esteemed in the sight of YeHoVaH. From the beginning, marriage is a process where a man leaves his father and mother and cleaves to his wife and two are to become one flesh. The preservation of marriage had Laws specifically given by YeHoVaH. Divorce was not allowed for just any reason, but was permitted under certain circumstances. In this portion of Deuteronomy, we will examine additional Laws pertaining to divorce, and new marriages. We will also examine additional Laws regarding lending, responsibilities to the poor Brethren, and Laws that could potentially affect the monetary loss of crops and YeHoVaH’s promises to those who obeyed His Instructions.
Congregational, Camp and Other Restrictions
January 2, 2025 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 23
Congregational assembly was of utmost importance for the Children of Israel. Nevertheless, as important as assembling was, certain individuals were forbidden or restricted from entering the congregation. The restrictions for some had certain expirations so it seemed, while for others it appeared the restrictions were permanent. To promote cleanliness in the camp rules had to be followed to the letter. Other restrictions involved runaway slaves, prostitution, lending money, making vows, and respecting your neighbor’s property.
Righteous Laws and Sex
December 26, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 22
The Law of YeHoVaH given to Moses, to give to Israel was classified as righteous by YeHoVaH. YeHoVaH’s Law was Israel’s wisdom and understanding in the sight of the nations that would hear and say, “Surely this is a wise and understanding people.” In this portion of Deuteronomy is a variety of righteous Laws designed to make the Israelites good neighbors and citizens of their communities. YeHoVaH’s righteous Laws covered proper and improper sexual relationships, fornication, adultery, marriage, rape, and other sexual relationship do’s and don’ts amongst the Hebrew