More than 50 times in Scripture God calls upon His readers to “take heed.” Frequently readers were charged, “Take heed to yourselves.” Moses and Joshua said more than once, “Take careful heed to yourselves” (Deut. 4:15; Josh. 22:5; 23:11). In Deuteronomy, Moses reminded Israel to take heed, lest they forget or be deceived or be ensnared by the evil one (4:23; 11:16;…