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Commentaries on the Pentateuch: Deuteronomy is unavailable, but you can change that!

If you desire to understand the core of Rushdoony’s thinking, this commentary on Deuteronomy is a volume you must read. The covenantal structure of this last book of Moses, its detailed listing of both blessings and curses, and its strong presentation of godly theocracy provided Rushdoony with a solid foundation from which to summarize the central tenets of a truly biblical worldview—one that is...

In v. 17, the food is referred to as the tithe, and this refers to at least part of the second tithe; it is referred to again in Deuteronomy 14:22–29. “The Levite that is within thy gates” refers to those living within one’s tribal area and jurisdiction. In Numbers 18:25–26 we are told that, where men did not themselves administer the tithe, the Levites received it and administered it. In other words, the decentralized Levites were not an institution but served God and His people in a variety of
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