Clean vs Unclean
What was Israel forbidden to do in mourning practices?
"...Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead.” (Deut 14:1)
What was Israel commanded to do yearly with their produce?
“Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.” (Deut 14:22)
What happened every seven years?
“At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.” (Deut 15:1)
How were Israelites told to treat the poor?
“Do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.” (Deut 15:7)
What was to be consecrated to God?
“Set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male…” (Deut 15:19)
Why was Israel called to live differently from other nations?
“You are a people holy to the LORD your God… chosen… out of all the peoples.” (Deut 14:2)
What was the purpose of tithing?
“…so that you may learn to revere the LORD your God always.” (Deut 14:23)
What were lenders required to do during the year of release?
“Every creditor shall cancel any loan they have made…” (Deut 15:2)
What attitude should they have in giving?
“Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need.” (Deut 15:8)
What were they forbidden to do with firstborn animals?
“Do not put the firstborn… to work… or shear the firstborn…” (Deut 15:19)
What are examples of clean land animals?
“These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat…” (Deut 14:4)
What could they do if the journey was too far to carry their tithe?
“Use the silver to buy whatever you like… then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the LORD.” (Deut 14:26)
What was God’s intended outcome for Israel’s society?
“However, there need be no poor people among you…” (Deut 15:4)
What wrong mindset did God warn against?
“Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought… the seventh year… so you do not lend…” (Deut 15:9)
“Each year you and your family are to eat them in the presence of the LORD.” (Deut 15:20)
What were they to do with firstborn offerings?
What two characteristics make an animal clean?
“You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.” (Deut 14:6)
Which group was specifically to be supported through tithes?
“Do not neglect the Levites living in your towns.” (Deut 14:27)
Whose debts were to be canceled?
“You may require payment from a foreigner, but you must cancel any debt your fellow Israelite owes you.” (Deut 15:3)
How should giving be done?
“Give generously… without a grudging heart.” (Deut 15:10)
What condition disqualified an animal from sacrifice?
“If an animal has a defect… you must not sacrifice it.” (Deut 15:21)
What restriction was given about animals found dead?
“You must not eat anything you find already dead.” (Deut 14:21)
“…the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow… so that the LORD your God may bless you.” (Deut 14:29)
Who benefited from the third-year tithe?
What condition was tied to God’s blessing and provision?
“If only you fully obey the LORD your God…” (Deut 15:5)
Why must God’s people always remain generous?
“There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you…” (Deut 15:11)
What instruction was given about blood?
“You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.” (Deut 15:23)