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In this video 0:00 Introduction to Deuteronomy6:36 Recounting the Wilderness Journey12:00 God's Provision and Conquest Ahead
Introduction to Deuteronomy 0:09 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Thanks for joining me this morning as our journey takes us to the fifth and final book of the Pentateuch. Today, we're gonna be looking at Deuteronomy chapters 1 and 2. And let0:20 me just say at the outset, this is a phenomenal book. You are going to be blessed by the book of Deuteronomy. Verse 3, chapter 1. Now it came to pass in the fortieth year and the eleventh month, on the first day of the0:32 month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him as commandments to them. Alright. Let me give some background here before we jump into the book. Deuteronomy, as I mentioned,0:43 is the last of the 5 books of the Pentateuch, the last of the 5 books written by Moses. While there's some debate about the date and the authorship of the book, I think there there's no reason to question the claim of0:54 the book itself in chapter 31 that Moses wrote down the law, which is believed to be chapters 1 through 30. Now the book's validation also comes from Jesus who quoted Deuteronomy more1:06 than any other book of the Bible. Remember when Jesus was tempted or he was confronted by Satan in the wilderness? The scriptures that Jesus quoted in response to Satan came from the book of1:18 Deuteronomy. It is also believed that Josiah's reforms that we're gonna read about when we get to the book of Kings were fueled by the discovery of the book of the law, likely Deuteronomy. Now let's start with the1:30 title that we have for the book, Deuteronomy. Like the other titles that we have in the Old Testament, it comes from the Greek Septuagint, meaning the second law. Now this is not the best description because it's not a
1:39 second law. It's the second reading of the law to a new generation. However, it is, it's a bit more than that as Moses goes into the application of the law and challenges the people, this new
1:51 generation, to be covenantal people. Now the Hebrew title is these are the words. These are the words that Moses spoke to the people, again, drawing from the first part of the book. Now
2:03 in the the previous books of the Pentateuch, God is speaking primarily to Moses. Here in Deuteronomy, Moses is speaking primarily to the people, a spirit inspired
2:15 call to this covenantal renewal. Deuteronomy, therefore, focuses on the responsibility, that Israel has as a people in covenant with God. It begins as the children of
2:27 Israel prepare to cross over into the promised land after their 40 year trek through the wilderness. Now remember, as I said, this is a new generation. The old generation had died off in the wilderness because because of
2:38 their unbelief and their disobedience. This new generation needed to be instructed in the things of God because the parents apparently not done a very good job of doing that. They were they were
2:50 reminded by Moses here who they were, what God had done for them, and what God expected of them. The structure of this book or the format makes it
3:02 different from the other books of the Pentateuch. The entire book is structured suzerainty, treaty. And now this is a legal agreement that was very
3:14 common in the ancient near east. Leviticus and Exodus have portions that follow this structure, but not the entire book as Deuteronomy does. A suzerainty
3:26 treaty is a binding agreement in which a sovereign ruler grants protection and benefits to a people who in turn pledge loyalty and obedience to him. Now the structure of the
3:37 book follows the the the following legal format according to this treaty. Chapters 1 verses 1 through 5 is the preamble. Then we have the historical account
3:49 in Deuteronomy 1 through 4. We have the stipulations or the requirements of this treaty. That's in Deuteronomy chapter 5 through 26. Then we have the results of the obedience, the blessings or
4:01 the cursings in Deuteronomy 27 through 30. Then we have the the witnessing of this treaty in Deuteronomy's, Deuteronomy chapters 30 and 31. And then the
4:13 continuation of this onto subsequent generations that is in Deuteronomy 31 through 34. Subsequent generations, that is in Deuteronomy 31 through 34. What Deuteronomy did was set out a constitution for this theocratic
4:25 nation under the lordship of God. It was an agreement between the people of Israel, the children of Israel, and God. This could be 1 of the reasons that Jesus quoted from this book
4:36 more than any other, because this was their this was really their constitution. This was their agreement with God. Now, the first 3
4:52 importance of our history. We've seen this already. We're gonna see more of it. We read Israel's history being recounted to them because it's it's it's very difficult for a
5:04 nation's history to be rewritten if each generation knows what that history is. And and, frankly, this is a part of the problem we're facing as a nation today. As as a nation and as families,
5:16 we've not been diligent and intentional in recounting our history to our children and what God has done for us. And in that void, some have taken the opportunity to rewrite our
5:28 history. And that's 1 of the reasons we're doing our God in Government course, which is available. It's great for homeschool families. It's great for churches. Many pray, vote, stand chapters are doing it. And
5:40 if you'd like to know more about our God in government series, which speaks to the history of our nation and the biblical foundation of what God has done for this nation, just email me, tony at tony perkins dot com, and
5:51 we'll get, we'll get information to you. And and and here's why this is important. Okay? What you believe your history to have been will have more impact on shaping
6:03 your nation's future than what that history may have actually been. Now, let me repeat that so that sinks in. What you believe your history to have been will have a greater impact on shaping
6:15 your history in the future than what that history may have actually been. So that's why there's this effort to rewrite history. In George Orwell's classic, oh, classic novel, 19 84,
6:27 he encapsulates this reality with this statement, who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. There's so much truth in that. Alright. With that background, let's jump in to the
Recounting the Wilderness Journey
6:36 There's so much truth in that. Alright. With that background, let's jump into chapter 1, verse 1, chapter, 1 of Deuteronomy. These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the
6:48 wilderness. Then, in the plain opposite of Suph between Paran, Tophel, Laban, Hazarath, and
6:59 Dizahab. 11 it is 11 days journey from Horeb by way of Mount Syr Seir to Kadesh Barnea. Now Mount Horeb or from
7:11 Horeb or that's actually Mount Sinai. It's an 11 day journey to the promised land. However, because of unbelief and disobedience, they turned it into roughly a 39 year journey.
7:23 Now let me ask a question. Can we learn anything from this? Why is this here for us? What what what can we gain from this? Well, the promised land, remember, the Old Testament speaks to the physical where the New
7:34 Testament speaks the the Old Testament speaks to the physical where the New Testament speaks to the spiritual. The promised land is a shadower of of a type of the abundant life in Christ. And here's the reality, many
7:46 believers spend most of their lives wandering around in the spiritual wilderness because they refuse to trust and obey, never in entering that abundant life that Jesus
7:58 promised to those who follow him. Now the key to that, just as it was in the Old Testament to enter the promised land, was faith and obedience. Jesus in John chapter 14 verse 15 said this, if you
8:10 love me, keep my commandments. This is essentially what Deuteronomy lays out. God says, this is what I have done for you. If you love me and obey me and are
8:21 there by my people, I'll take care of you. Now to be clear, okay, I wanna be very clear about this, we are not saved through our obedience. Our obedience is an expression of our love because we have been
8:33 saved, because we've been delivered from the bondage of sin. Alright. Verse 3. Now it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spoke to the children of Israel,
8:43 according to all that the Lord had given him as commandments to them. On this side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain the law. Now, we've we've read most of this before, but there are a few, I
8:54 would say, additional nuggets of truth that I'd like to to point out that we've not necessarily seen before. In verse 9 he goes into the appointment of judges based upon the recommendations of his father-in-law. I think
9:05 this is worthy of pointing out, at least it jumped out to me. Verse 17, you shall not show partiality in judgment, you shall hear the small as well as the great, you shall not be afraid in any man's presence, for the
9:16 judgment is God's. The case is the case that is too hard for you, bring to me and I will hear it. Now, I wanna focus on this sentence, you shall not be afraid in any man's presence for the judgment is God. The
9:28 this is important for us to understand today as we live in a time when many people have rejected truth, the idea that there is truth. And and we we live in this this period of moral relativism,
9:41 that there are no moral absolutes. So here's the reality. We should not be intimidated by anyone because the judgment is God's. Meaning,
9:53 we we don't have the pressure. We don't the pressure is not on us to decide what is right or wrong, because God has already declared that in his word. Verse 29. Then I said to you, do not be terrified or afraid of
10:05 them. The Lord your God go who goes before you will fight for you according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes. Isn't that a what a statement. Don't worry about it. Don't be fearful. Your
10:17 God will fight for you. Remember what he did for you in Egypt? And and I think that's for someone today that is facing some challenge. Don't be afraid. Look. God is gonna fight for you. He's gonna go before
10:29 you. Remember what he did for you in the past. This is why recounting our history is so important. And in the wilderness where you saw how the lord your god carried you. Alright? Let's let's go look at this. God carried
10:40 you as a man carries his son in all the way that you went until you came to this place. How how much more what stronger illustration could you find than a
10:52 father who carries his son? God carried you through the wilderness. Yet for all that, you did not believe the Lord your God. I mean, this is, this
11:04 is a pretty strong indictment. After all God had done for them, they refused to trust him. And again, I just say think take a take a moment and think, what has God done for you? Are you fully trusting him?
11:17 Verse 34: And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and was angry, and took an oath, saying, Surely not 1 of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land which I swore to give to their fathers, except
11:28 Caleb, he shall see it. And to him and his children I am giving the land on which he walked, because he wholly followed the Lord. Notice the qualifier, holy followed. Didn't
11:39 partially, but holy. The Lord was also angry with me for your sakes, verse 37, even you shall not go in there. This is the closest
11:51 that Moses comes to assigning the blame to the people for for the anger that derailed him at Meribah. Now, moving to chapter 2, verse 6 provides
God's Provision and Conquest Ahead
12:03 more detail on God's provision. Again, I think this is something we've not seen before. You shall purchase food from them with money that you may eat, and you shall also buy water from them, with money, that you may
12:14 drink. For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows you're going through this great wilderness. These 40 years the Lord your God has been with you you have
12:26 lacked nothing. Now we knew from previous passages that their shoes had not worn out, that they had manna to eat, but this reveals that they were even blessed in the desert. Even
12:37 in difficult times, in those challenging experiences that we walk through in life, when we look back, we can see we can see the blessing of God upon us if we have a heart of gratitude and we're walking in fellowship with
12:47 God. Gratitude is so important, and and we see this over and over that they lack the gratitude for the good things that they And and we see this over and over that they lacked the gratitude for the good things that God
12:57 had done for them. Alright. And, I wanna look at verses 16 through 18. So it was, when all the men of war had finally perished from among the people, that the Lord spoke to me saying, this day you
13:09 are to cross over at ar the boundary of Moab. Now God was patiently waiting for the faithless generation to die off so that the next generation could
13:21 experience his faithfulness. Verse 24. Rise, take your journey, and cross over the river Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand Sihon the Ammonite king
13:33 of Heshbon and his land, begin to possess it and engage him in battle. This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the nations under the whole heaven,
13:45 who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you. Alright. Here's a final thought. We can fear or we can be feared.
13:57 To be feared, we must have faith in God and act upon that faith, taking possession of the promises of God. Father, we thank you for your word, and I just thank you.
14:09 I thank you for your word that it it gives us instruction that, Lord, we we don't have to wander around for looking for truth. The truth is right here for us. We just need to, by
14:20 faith, stand upon it and proclaim it. I pray that you would give us boldness and courage to possess all that you've given us, the abundant life that Jesus has provided. By
14:32 obedience and faith, may we walk in it. And we continue to pray for the Holy Spirit to guide us on this journey as we enter this new book of Deuteronomy. Open our eyes to see the truths that you have for us
14:44 and their application to our lives in this world in which we live. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And until next time, keep standing on the word.
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