Review & Intro: In Deuteronomy Chapter 13, Moses was reminding the Israelites that they were to test prophets and dreamers for a message that agreed with what God had told them and not be deceived by the miracle when it was the message that must be His truth. In Chapter 14, they will be reminded of the importance in following His Words and not the customs of the heathen nations around them, such as foods eaten, the way to grieve the dead, and even how to sacrifice and make offerings His way and not the way the other nations did for their gods. 
1. What practices were not to be done for the sake of the dead? vs. 1 - Name 2Deuteronomy Chapter 14 - Observation Questions
2. What was so special about the sons of Israel? vs. 2
3. The Law for clean and unclean animals is thoroughly covered in Leviticus. Moses is giving them a cursory list again before entering the Promised Land. What animals are listed as being clean and for eating in vs.4,5? - Name 10
4. What are the characteristics of the animals that are clean for eating? vs. 6 - Name 3 things
5. If an animal had one characteristic, but not all of them, they were not to be eaten. What are the ones listed considered unclean and not to be eaten? vs.7,8 - Name 4
6. How did they know what could be eaten from the things in the water? vs. 9,10
7. Clean birds were to be eaten.(vs.11,20) ... What specific birds are listed that are "unclean" and "not" to be eaten? vs.12-19 - Name them below:
- vs. 12 - Name 3
- vs. 13 - Name 3
- vs. 14 - Name 1
- vs. 15 - Name 4
- vs. 16 - Name 3
- vs. 17 - Name 3
- vs. 18 - Name 4
- vs. 19 - What else?
9. What were they not to boil a young goat in? vs. 21
Note: The context of these scriptures is that God wants His people to properly keep His annual Holy Days. God commanded the Israelites against worshipping Him by using customs and rituals practiced by the pagans. Clarke’s Commentary explains, “It was a custom of the ancient heathens, when they had gathered in all their fruits, to take a kid and boil it in the milk of its mother; and then, in a magical way, to go about and sprinkle with it all their trees and fields, gardens and orchards; thinking by these means to make them fruitful, that they might bring forth more abundantly in the following year.” God commanded that these vile practices were not to be used in observing His Holy Days.10. What were they to "tithe" from every year? vs.22-23
11. They actually "ate" the tithe they brought to the Lord in the place which He would choose for them to come. What was this practice of bringing the tithe and eating before the Lord teaching them? vs. 23
12. Obviously, it was a lot to bring for those who had to travel a long way each year to bring their tithe. If they could not bring it all with them, what could they do instead? vs. 24-26
13. What could they use the money to buy and enjoy in the presence of the Lord to rejoice with their household there? vs. 26
14. Who were they not to neglect and why? vs. 27
15. What were they to do every third year for their own town (city)? vs. 28
16. Who would benefit from this offering every 3 years? vs. 29 - Name 3 catagories
17. What would be the result of taking care of these among them? vs. 29
18. How is true religion still defined in the New Testament for us? Comment on the following verses:
- James 1:27
Application:
19. Just as Israel was called a people for God's own possession, what are we called as believers in Jesus Christ today? Comment on the following verses:
- 1 Peter 2:9 -
20. Have you noticed that the healthiest food choices are still the things that God blessed as "clean" foods to eat? Although we are not under dietary laws, they are still wise choices to make. What does the New Testament say about eating all foods? Comment on these verses:
- Acts 10:9-15
- Matthew 15:11-
- 1 Timothy 4:4,5 -
- Romans 14:14-23-
21. If the church took care of the widows and the orphans and the ministers, and were faithful in the tithe to care for the things of the Lord, what a difference it would make in our world today! Have you noticed the misuse of money among churches and ministers in our day? Share your thoughts.
22. Summarize this lesson and post a prayer if you would like.
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