The Song of Moses Deut. 32

 

Deuteronomy 32 The Song of Moses

 

The song of Moses is a great song. The nation of Israel was to learn it. It was a song given to them by God; every Israelite was to learn it and teach it to their children. The Song called Heaven and Earth to witness. It says, “He will come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.” Psalm 72:6. That is the way the Word of God should come down in our lives. Everything becomes clean and sharply clear. God desires that the Word of God should come down into our hearts and lives like this.

The word “Rock” is used about seven times in the song. The Lord Jesus is called the Rock.

We must know that God is the Father of Israel because of creation- He doesn’t mention redemption here. The bounds that the nations have are arranged according to the number of Israelites. It explains why the Jew and his land are the most sensitive areas on the earth. For forty years in that great and terrible wilderness, God led His people and kept them. Why? They were the apple of His eye.

When we mature God pushes us out of the nest sometimes, not because He doesn’t love us but because He wants us to learn to fly-He wants us to learn to live for Him. This is a wonderful description of the goodness of God. God says He would scatter Israel into corners, were it not that He feared for them the wrath of the enemy. God has a longing for His people. He wants to redeem them; He wants to save them.

 

 

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Moses' Last Counsel Deut. 31

 

Deuteronomy 31- Moses’ Last Counsel

 

Up until now from Genesis thru Deuteronomy Moses has written all the words in the Bible. He wrote of 120 years of his life. Now he is getting ready to die. Moses is not the essential one to bring Israel into the Promised land. God has made it very clear to him that a new leader will take the people over the Jordan River and into the land. Moses did not choose Joshua. God selected him to be the leader to succeed Moses.

This teaches us that none of us are essential to God’s program. God uses each man in his own time, but when the time of work for the man is finished, God’s work will still go on. When the time comes for us to step aside, God will raise up someone else. That is what is happening to Moses here.

Over and over again, Moses encourages this new generation to go on in, assuring them God will lead them into the land. He encourages Joshua before all the people. By encouraging Joshua, he is also encouraging the people. There are about eight speeches of Moses in the book-given orally, then written down. Moses wrote this law.

There are people today who say they will not turn away from God. But do you know that the Lord Jesus said the same thing about the church. In Luke 18:8 he said, “Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall He find faith on earth?” The answer to that question is no, He won’t. In the New Testament there is predicted the apostasy or falling away of the church, just as it was predicted of Israel, and you and I are living in it today. Let us pray that God keep us close to Him.

 

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The Palestinian Covenant Con. Deut.30

 

Deuteronomy 30 -The Palestinian Covenant cont.

 

Verse 1 tells that the Israelites will be scattered among all nations. The nations will be taken off the land for its unfaithfulness. This has been fulfilled. Verse 2 says they are to come back to God. When they return, it won’t be because of their obedience, but they will be obedient because of their return. Verse 3 says that their Messiah will return. This is the first mention of the return of Christ to the earth that is recorded in Scripture. The fourth great promise of God is that Israel will be restored to the land. This is an unconditional promise. The fifth promise is that there will be a national conversion. The sixth is that Israel’s enemies will be judged. Israel will return and then obey the voice of the Lord. That is the order of grace. The seventh is Israel will receive their full blessing. When they return to the land, it will be in obedience to God. There will be no blessing for them in the land until the time when they return in obedience with the new heart God will give them.

We too have a responsibility because we live in a land where we hear the gospel. We are responsible to act upon what we hear. It is up to us. “The word is near you even in your mouth, and in your heart; that is the word of faith, which we preach; That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.  For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”  Romans 10:6-10

Christ is the one to institute this new covenant which is in the future. God asks us to trust the Lord Jesus as our Savior. After that He talks to us about obedience- “if you love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15

 

 

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The Palestinian Covenant - Deut, 29

 

Deuteronomy 29 – The Palestinian Covenant

 

The covenant which God is going to make with the Israelites here relates to the land, and it is called the Palestinian Covenant. God makes this covenant with them just before they enter the land. The oldest people in the nation would have been about sixty years old after wandering through the wilderness. Only Joshua and Caleb remained of the old generation. Despite seeing all the signs of God, they still not perceive. 

Until God opens the eyes and the ears of men and women, they cannot hear the gospel. They can hear the words, but they cannot hear the gospel with understanding.

The children of Israel saw miracles for forty years, and yet they did not believe. “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So, then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.”  Romans 8:7-8.

The Palestinian covenant is unconditional, but their time in the land will depend on their obedience. The whole Mosaic system is geared for the land. It is not only for the people but also for that land. God’s judgment does not fall only on the people. It also has fallen on the land.

Israel was later put out of the land because God said, “You go into it and live in it on condition.” They did not meet His condition; they did not obey Him.

 

 

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Israel's Pre-Written History Deut. 28

 

Deuteronomy 28 – Israel’s Pre-written History

 

“If thou shall hearken diligently…” “If” is the conditional part of the covenant. They are going to be blessed only if they obey God. There are twelve curses stated here but there are only six blessings. The blessings are told in Matt 5 in the sermon on the Mount, followed by the beatitudes.

At that time, they had already experienced captivity twice, and they were yet to go into another captivity that would scatter them throughout the entire earth. Scripture prophesied concerning Israel’s being dispossessed out of the land three times and regathered into the land three times. The first of these was prophesied of God to Abraham. Genesis 15:13,16. They went to Egypt for 430 years. Now in this lesson, God is bringing them back to the land for the first regathering. In the Book of Judges, we will find them settled in the land. In the time of King Zedekiah, he was carried away in Babylonian captivity. It was because of their disobedience. God had given them the “if”. If you obey, you will be blessed, If you disobey, you will be put out of the land. Israel was regathered from the Babylonian captivity. The prophets, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, tell of their return to the land. This was the second prophecy that was literally fulfilled. The third scattering of Israel was the result of being captured by Rome. Coming all the way from the west, they spoke a language that was entirely different from Hebrew. Josephus tells in his history how mothers were forced to give up their babies, and the flesh of the babies was eaten. This prophecy was literally fulfilled. And now the Jewish people are scattered throughout the world. They have yet to return to the land altogether.

The gospel of Christ is for Jew and Gentile alike, and it is for the “obedience to the faith among all nations.” Romans 1:5

 

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The Future of The Land Deut. 27

 

Deuteronomy 27 – The Future of the Land

 

Now we have come to the Palestinian covenant. The covenants God made could be called eternal covenants and temporary covenants. The eternal covenant is a permanent covenant, and it is unconditional. The temporary covenant is a conditional covenant. The Palestinian Covenant is an unconditional covenant. This covenant has to do with Israel’s future.

These people are now standing on the east bank of the Jordan River. They are preparing to enter the land. This is the new generation; the old generation has died in the wilderness. They were told that when they crossed over into the land, the Ten Commandments were to be written in stone and displayed. Their tenure in the land, their dwelling there, would be determined by their obedience to God. That was a conditional arrangement. But the land was given to them with no conditions attached. God will bring Israel back into that land because it belongs to them. God’s law was to be put in front of them wherever they went – even on the doorposts of their homes.

When they get into the Promised land, the blessing of the people is to be declared from Mount Gerazim and the curses from Mount Ebal. God is the landowner, and that rent is obedience to God. When a generation will not obey God, that generation would be put out of the land, even though the land remained theirs as an eternal inheritance.

There are twelve curses given. As you read all the verses in this chapter, you will see that they all deal with the breaking of the Ten commandments.

 

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Thanksgiving - A Day of Reflection

 

Thanksgiving, A day of Reflection

 

Today is a day of reflection for me. I have had a wonderful Thanksgiving party with the tenants where I live. Another day of thanksgiving with family and extended family, and today I am spending a day of thanksgiving with my self-adopted children whom I helped raise since the boy was in kindergarten. I was considering all that I have and all that I have lost. Many of my loved ones have entered God’s heavenly kingdom. Even though I miss them dearly, I would never wish any of them back because there, their happiness is perfected. I rejoice in the fact that all my loved ones that are now in heaven had lived godly lives while here on earth. It solidifies the fact that if I too build my relationship with Jesus here on earth that I can obtain entrance into the pearly gates. Thereby I can praise the most awesome God and not be burdened by earthly matters.  God has done many wondrous things in m life. Where I was weak, He has made me strong.  Where I was nervous and unsettled, He has made me calm. I am more at home in my earthly flesh than I have ever been before, all because God has made me so.  I am glad for a day of Thanksgiving. Although, I am thankful every day to my God above, It gives me the opportunity to list even more all the things I am thankful for. God has given me so much throughout my lifetime, even through the grieving’s and sufferings.  He has blessed me with a peace that passes all understanding. Today, I can honestly say, I am thankful that God Loves me and I in turn can give back to Him. He has sacrificed so much for me and has loaned so much for me to take care of for Him while I am here that I strive to do my very best in pleasing Him with all that I have and in all that I do. I Love the One and Only God so much and I dearly hope and pray that you do too. If you do, it will certainly shine forth in your life. Love to all my Blog friends and Family.