Bible study · Deuteronomy 24:1-22
Deuteronomy 24: Before the sun goes down
Read Deuteronomy 24:1-22 before you meet.
In a few lines
The lender stood outside while a poor borrower brought his pledge out (24:11), the poor man's cloak went back at sundown "that he may sleep in his garment and bless you" (24:13), and a poor worker, Israelite or foreigner, was paid before the sun went down (24:14-15). A forgotten sheaf stayed in the field because Israel had been slaves in Egypt (24:19, 24:22).
The verse to carry
“but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you there. Therefore I command you to do this thing.”
Deuteronomy 24:18
To talk about
1. The poor man's pledge went back at sundown, "that he may sleep in his garment and bless you" (24:13), and the poor worker was paid the same day (24:15). Who depends on you for something they need today, not tomorrow?
2. The lender had to "stand outside" (24:11) while the borrower brought the pledge out to him. When you help someone who owes you or needs you, how can you leave them in charge of what is theirs?
3. "You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt" (24:22). What has God brought you out of, and how could remembering it change the way you treat someone who has less than you?