Day 113..."Unsolved Murder Mysteries....Hypocrisy, Hairs on the Head, Rich Toward God"

The 21rst chapter of Deuteronomy drew me in as I read about requirements for unsolved murder mysteries. How do you find the guilty party? The plan calls for measuring the distance of potential suspects, breaking the neck of a heifer, and declaring innocence of blood. How about marrying two wives and loving one and not the other? (We ask why some of the heroes of the Bible had more than one wife...this teaching in Deuteronomy sheds light in the instance of "one is loved and one is not.") Happiness and having more than one wife sounds like a chore! Not to mention disputes in birthright claiming. Would you say parenting is a little more conservative in Deuteronomy than today! The disrespecting of parents was not tolerated. Those who hang on a tree are cursed. Ironically, Jesus' death on the cross takes our curse for us! The Psalmist says that the Lord is to be praised..."Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised! The Luke teaching warns against the leaven of the Pharisees...which is hypocrisy. Jesus says we are loved and says even the hairs on are head are numbered..."Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows." Various teachings from the Sermon on the Mount are contained in Luke's version. Particularly the teachings about the folly of worry. Jesus teaches, as in Matthew. to not store up treasures on earth but in Heaven..."for where your treasure is there your heart is also." The parable of the building of barns is not in the Sermon on the Mount but does echoe the theme of loving God first and even being rich toward God.