Deuteronomy 14:26
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,”Deuteronomy 14:26
What Does Deuteronomy 14:26 Mean?
Deuteronomy 14:26 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 14, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Generosity, Stewardship, Work & Rest, and Hospitality.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 14:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 12:7“And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.”Ecclesiastes 9:7“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”Deuteronomy 12:15“Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.”Deuteronomy 12:20“When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.”Deuteronomy 26:11“And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.”Psalms 106:14“But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.”Matthew 21:12“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,”1 Corinthians 6:12“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.”Deuteronomy 12:12“And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.”1 Kings 11:37“And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.”Ezra 7:15“And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,”Ezra 7:22“Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.”Ecclesiastes 10:17“Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!”Zechariah 7:6“And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?”Mark 11:15“And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;”John 2:14“And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:”1 Corinthians 10:6“Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.”Deuteronomy 12:18“But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.”
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