This is the 5th book of Moses - completing the Pentateuch. Moses speaks to God's people and his sermons make up the content of this book. Why does Moses repeat much that has been written in the first four books?
All those who came out of Egypt have since died out in the wilderness (ch. 1). Now this "new nation" stands poised to take over the Land of Promise and they need to be taught the foundational truths of who God is is (holy, sovereign, loving/protecting) and who they are to be as His covenant people.
These themes will guide us as we journey through this magnificent sermon collection of Moses.
In these first two chapters imagine the honor of being Caleb or Joshua - the only two faithful men who are spared death on the other side of the Jordan so that they might lead God's people into Canaan. May we seek to stand out from the crowd and follow Yahweh unconditionally!
Read it here.
All those who came out of Egypt have since died out in the wilderness (ch. 1). Now this "new nation" stands poised to take over the Land of Promise and they need to be taught the foundational truths of who God is is (holy, sovereign, loving/protecting) and who they are to be as His covenant people.
These themes will guide us as we journey through this magnificent sermon collection of Moses.
In these first two chapters imagine the honor of being Caleb or Joshua - the only two faithful men who are spared death on the other side of the Jordan so that they might lead God's people into Canaan. May we seek to stand out from the crowd and follow Yahweh unconditionally!
Read it here.
I love that this book is like Moses' parting shot. You get the feeling in reading it that he knows his time is short and he is condensing an reiterating the things he feels most important. He desperately desires to communicate the truths of God and see them take anchor in the hearts and minds of his hearers. This is not much unlike how I often look toward my beautiful children in hoping that God allows them to have ears to hear.
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