Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Service Project: The 10 hours, 2 forms, and 1 essay are due on Apr 23, 2018
- Devotion 2 Presentations: Be ready for your presentation day!
- Devotion 3 Outline: Due March 13th. Re-read the instructions (this lists your Devotion 3 Book Choices). Learn from your previous ones & start this early & make it good!
Journal 7-2: Deuteronomy is Moses’ last words to Israel before he dies and they entered the promised land. Here, much of Israel’s laws & history with God (from the Pentateuch) is re-visited—
1) Tell of a time that someone ‘repeated the rules’ for you. Why do you think they did it? How do you think they wanted it to help?
2) Tell of a time that someone reminded you of what you did in the past and it wasn’t to ‘rub it in.’ Why do you think they did this? How do you think they wanted this to help?
3) Why do you think Moses did this? Below are some important reasons I gave
- - The Law & their history are both very important! (describing how they can have a relationship with God & explaining where they came from)
- - This is a new group of adults, many were not even born when the first Law was given & they hadn't lived through some of the history explained.
- - Moses wants to leave them with what’s most important before he dies—how to keep a strong relationship with God
- - They are just about to enter the Promised Land, if they don't follow the Law they will lose the land—Moses doesn't want this to happen!
The Pentateuch Table: Deuteronomy
- Period 1 caught up on this today (see yesterday's post)
Deuteronomy 1-4 - Learning from History: Study Packet, Page 2
- The Context of Deuteronomy:- - Name meaning: 'Second law,' because it repeats the law
- - 40 years after leaving Egypt, Israel is in the wilderness on the east side of the Jordan River, Moses speaks these final words to Israel, as about four different sermons that...
- - - Encourage Israel to obey & commit to God in a relationship
- - - Prepare Israel to enter and then keep the Promised Land
- - This new generation is reminded of God's Law so they can...
- - - Know what God said ~40 years ago
- - - Personally respond to God's covenant & draw near to Him
- - - Know how to experience God's blessings in Canaan and not be kicked out!
- Israel Learns from their History:
- - Moses reminds them of God's faithful love despite their parents sin
- - Moses urges Israel to obey God, reminding them....
- - - "the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God." (4:24)
- - - - A Consuming Fire: Think of the imagery Israel has had these past 40 years that show this, the 250 tribe leaders that supported Korah being consumed by fire, Aaron's disobedient sons offering 'strange incense' to God & being consumed by fire, Mt. Sinai appearing to be being consumed with fire when Moses was in it, the pillar of fire that led them at night---such imagery would make them see God as powerful, holy, righteous, and awe-inspiring!
- - - - A Jealous God: A 'healthy jealousy,' similar to how a man does not want his wife to sleep with other men, God does not want His children/followers to follow after other gods! That's not what we were designed for, it ruins our lives!
- - - If they fall into sin, God will discipline them (4:25-28)
- - - - But, if from "there you will seek the LORD your God & you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart & with all your soul. . . For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them." (4:29, 31)
- Joshua: God choses him to lead Israel after Moses (1:38, 3:28)
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