💧 Deuteronomy 25

Deuteronomy 25 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “His name shall be called in Israel, “The house of him who had his shoe removed.”” Deuteronomy 25 opens with these words: “If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and…” The line to keep is Deuteronomy 25:18: “how he met you by the way, and struck the rearmost of you, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he didn’t fear God.” Carry the word “struck” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Deuteronomy 25:18: “how he met you by the way, and struck the rearmost of you, all who were feeble behind you, when you were faint and weary; and he didn’t fear God.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Deuteronomy 25? Then try this: Read “how he met you by the way, and struck the rearmost of you, all who were feeble behind you, when you were…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.