“These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.” (Deuteronomy 1:1)
Copyright CaptBlackEagle 2020
Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Bible. The purpose of Deuteronomy is to repeat the covenant between God and his people. The Hebrew word for this book is elleh haddebarim, which means “These are the Words”. Unlike Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers; Moses is speaking in a more conversational tone to relate God’s promise and future fulfillment.
The setting for Deuteronomy is on the Jordan river across from Jericho, in the land of Moab. Before we start on the book of Deuteronomy, there is something for you to think about.
Find a place that you can use to quietly think back to the earliest time in your life that you can. Now slowly think about the good, bad, and ugly of life from then until now. What significant things can you remember? Which ones are regrets? Which of these events had the greatest impact on your life now? What did God do for you, that you could not do alone?
Now look at your future. Based on your past did God do anything for you? What does God promise you for your future?
“14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” (John 3:14-18)
That is the purpose of Deuteronomy. Remembering Israels past, its present, and the promise of its future.
Stay Tuned…
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