Summary

O. T. #434  "Summary"
January 7, 2015
Summary of Deuteronomy

LET IT GLOW

This book reveals much about the attributes of God. In the New Testament, Deuteronomy is quoted over 40 times with more illusions to its content. Moses repeated the phrase, "the LORD your God" over 250 times. Israel was called to love, serve, obey, walk in His ways and keep His commandments. Obedience resulted in blessings, while disobedience resulted in judgment.

The MacArthur Bible Commentary informs us that Deuteronomy reveals that the Lord is:

• the only God (4:39; 6:4),
• jealous (4:24),
• faithful (7:9),
• loving (7:13),
• merciful (4:31),
• yet angered by sin (6:15),
• holy.

Do we honor God and praise Him for His attributes?

LET IT GROW

We read about the covenants which God made with Israel and they in return:
1. The Abrahamic covenant contains four elements:
     (1) seed, which refers to Christ,
     (2) land,
     (3) a nation,
     (4) divine blessing and protection. (See Genesis 12:2-7.)
2. The Sinaitic covenant contained the Ten Commandments, and was made with the first generation
     of Israelites. They included moral laws, civil and criminal laws, and ritual laws.
3. The Palestainian covenant was made with the second generation of Israelites. If Israel kept the
     Law, they would occupy the land. Keeping of the Sabbath was symbolic of this covenant. It
     included blessings and cursings.
4. The New covenant was a future restoration and blessing of Israel after they rejected God.
     Ultimately salvation of Israel would come by faith in Christ.
[Resource: The MacArthur Bible Commentary]

Moses included certain items not mentioned previously, such as:

• instructions concerning the king whom the people would one day appoint,
• their relationship to the prophets whom God would raise up,
• the rules concerning the wars to be waged with the Canaanites.  (Falwell)

Here are some verses that stood out to me:

• But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.  (4:29)
• Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. (6:4, 5,7, 9)
• And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders. (26:8)
• Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.  (31:6)

LET IT GO

In all things trust in the Lord my God.

Love the Lord and obey Him.

Keep His Word in my heart and share it with others.