Pursue Justice and Only Justice

Friday, August 21, 2015
Deuteronomy 16:16-20 KJV 

16 Three times a year all your men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed: 17 Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you. 18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. 20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.


OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) During his review of the rules for the Passover, what did Moses remind the men of God to do each year, where were they to do this, what feasts were they to do it on, and how were they to appear before the Lord? (v.16-17)
2) Who were the people of God to appoint to rule over each tribe and what were they to refrain from doing? (v.18-19)
3) What were the people of God to follow? Why? (v.20)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) Why is fellowship among the men of your local church important?
5) Has the way of truth and justice ever been compromised during a fellowship gathering that you have attended? If so, what was done about it?

LIFE LESSONS
6) The Lord encourages fellowship between His people to keep us encouraged, strengthened and united.
7) Disagreements during times of fellowship are inevitable, but are to be handled justly and impartially to prevent a perversion of truth against the innocent.
8) Our Lord Jesus is the only righteous judge of all matters involving His children because He alone knows the thoughts and intents of every human heart.