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Moses' Farewell: Courage, Law, and Warning 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to stand on the word. Alright. Today is the last leg of our journey through the amazing book of Deuteronomy. We're gonna look at chapters 31 through 34. And then0:22 tomorrow, we begin the book of Joshua, a great book. I love the book of Joshua. We have a, resource as we go into this, book of Joshua if you like. It's a study guide. Kind of,0:34 kinda goes over what we're gonna be going over in these videos. But if you'd like it or like to get it and share it with somebody else, it's available. Just text Joshua to 6 7 7 4 2. Verse 12 of chapter 31. Gather the0:46 people together, men and women and little ones and the stranger who is within your gates that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the lord your god and carefully0:58 observe all the words of this law. The 4 concluding chapters of Deuteronomy are teeming with truth. Chapter 31 has Moses's final instructions to the1:10 children of Israel along with the commissioning of Joshua. And then in chapter 32, god gives Moses a song. It's a song that would serve as a warning and a promise to the people. Then in1:21 chapter 33, Moses pronounces a blessing upon the tribes. And then in the final chapter, Moses goes up to Mount Nebo, and he dies in the arms of the Lord. Now let's begin with1:33 chapter 31 beginning in verse 1. Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel, and he said to them, I am 120 years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also, the Lord has said to me, you1:45 shall not cross over this Jordan. The Lord, your God himself, crosses over before you. He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before1:57 you just as the Lord has said. Now Moses was not physically impaired as we we'll read here in chapter 34 where it says his eyes were not dim nor2:09 his natural vigor reduced. The restriction, the reason he couldn't cross over was the restriction from God. He could not lead them into the promised land. God himself would lead them into the promised land.2:20 Joshua would be their guide. Now their eyes were to shift from Moses, the man of God, to God himself who by his grace would lead them into the promised2:32 land. And and there's a type here. Moses representing the law could not bring the people into the land of promise. The law cannot save us. Only god's grace2:44 can. And as we'll see when we look into Joshua, Joshua means Jehovah's Jehovah is salvation. And that is what we see here that god's2:56 grace, Jehovah, is our salvation. Now as they prepare, Moses is Moses warns them not to fall into the same3:07 trap as their parents' generation did. Look at verse 6. Be strong and of good courage. Do not fear nor be afraid of them for the lord your god, he is the 1 who goes with you. He will3:19 not leave you nor forsake you. Sounds very familiar to what Jesus said. I will he says, I'll never leave you nor forsake you. Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel,3:31 be strong and of good courage. Remember those words. We're gonna see them a lot. Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with his people to the land which the lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you3:43 shall cause them to inherit it. Verse 8, and the lord and and the lord, he is the 1 who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. Do not3:54 fear nor be dismayed. Then Moses again instructs them on how the priest are to teach the people the word of God when they enter the promised land. Every 7 years, they were at the feast of the tabernacles.4:06 They would look look what would in verse 12, they were to do this. Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the strangers who is with who is within your gates, that4:18 they may hear, that they may learn to fear the lord your god and carefully observe all the words of this law. And that their children who have not known it may hear and learn to fear the lord your god4:30 as long as you live in the land which you cross the Jordan to possess. So this is how they were to keep the woke out. The parents are being reminded of their history as the children4:42 are being taught, and and look how it works. Hear the word. Every 7 years, they were to gather together, and they were to hear the word of god, to learn to fear him, and then to do the works,4:54 the words of the law. You see, we must be intentional in listening and obeying and clinging to the lord. Look at verse 16. The lord foretold5:06 what the people would do. He knew. Verse 16. And the lord said to Moses, behold, you will rest with your fathers, and this people will rise and play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land5:18 where they go to be among, and they will forsake me and break my covenant, which I have made with them. Then my anger shall be aroused against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from5:30 them, and they shall be devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them so that they will say in that day, have not these evils come upon us because our god is not among5:42 us? And I will surely hide my face in that day because of all of the evil which they have done in that they have turned to other gods. Now notice here that, you know, god warns them.5:54 He he tells them it's coming. Why didn't they pay attention? But notice that he hides his face from sin. And this is in second Chronicles. It's what it speaks to. That we must humble ourselves and seek his6:06 face and turn from our wicked ways. Moses is then given the song as we mentioned. It's recorded in chapter 32, and this would would serve as a reminder ofThe Song of Moses: Warning and Life in the Word 6:18 god's warning. Look at verse 21. They have provoked me to jealousy by what is not god. They have moved me to anger by their foolish idols, but I will provoke them to jealousy6:30 by those who are not a nation. I will move them to anger by a foolish nation. For a fire is kindled in my anger and shall burn to the lowest hell. It6:41 shall consume the earth with her increase and set on fire the foundations of the mountain. Now chapter 32 is a song which 1 writer says is the noblest specimen6:54 of poetry to be found in the scriptures. Of course, should not be surprising since the Lord gave Moses this song. The song covers the righteousness of God,7:06 reminding them of the great things that God had done for them. It predicts the future spiritual, complacency that will lead to their spiritual and moral corruption7:18 and ultimately god's judgment. But it will include their eventual restoration as well. And so we see this cycle. Cycle. Of course, we're gonna see this cycle during their time in the7:30 promised land. And then he finishes with in with this in verse 45. Moses finished speaking all these words to all Israel, and he said to them, set your hearts on all the words which7:42 I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to observe all the words of this law. For it is not a futile thing for you because it is7:53 your life. And by this word, you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess. So he says, fix your heart on the word of god. And these8:05 are principles here that we can take from this. Right? We should fix our hearts on the word of God. And he says command them to your children. Instruct your chill instruct your children. Parents,8:17 grandparents, number 1, we first. It's not like taking your kids and dropping them off at at church. And I know some parents have made that mistake. No. First, we have to8:29 fix our heart on the word of god. Our children and grandchildren need to know that the word of god is preeminent in our life, our relationship with god, and he communicates to us through his word. And then we need to8:40 instruct our children. That's a part of this stand on the word journey as a family doing it together. So and this is no idle task, he says. No empty word for you, but rather it is your very life. This is not just8:50 something idle to do in your life is what Moses is9:02 telling him. This is what matters. This is the main thing. You see, their ability to possess and to enjoy what the lord was giving them was connected to9:14 their obedience. You see, the the land was a promise. That promise is what you call the land covenant. That that was fixed, but their ability to possess it9:26 depended upon their obedience. And and while we are not under the old testament, alright, I said that many times, we're not under the old testament. The principle, though, still applies, probably even more9:38 so given what god has done through us through Jesus Christ. Jesus said this, you've heard me say this before, John 14 15. If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Our ability9:50 to enjoy the abundant life that Jesus came to give us through his death, burial, and resurrection depends upon us fixing our hearts upon the word of God, teaching10:02 them to our children, and walking them out in our lives. This is not a vain or idle effort. It is essential. It is essential to enjoying what God has10:13 given to us. It should be our primary focus. Seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness, and all of these other things will be added onto you. Alright. Very quickly, let's wrap upBlessings, Death, Succession, and Prayer 10:25 chapter 33, a blessing spoken over the tribes. Absent in this list is Simeon, the tribe that was actually at the center of the incident at Baal of Peor.10:37 And as we'll see in in the book of Joshua, that tribe was absorbed pretty much into the tribe of Judah. Verse 1, chapter 33. Now this is the blessing with which Moses, the man of god, blessed the children of10:49 Israel before his death. You know, what a leader. Right? What a leader. He blesses the very people who caused him to stumble and miss the promised land. Now among the11:01 blessings he speaks, here's 1 of my favorites, verse 25 of chapter 33. Your sandals shall be iron and bronze. As your days, so shall your strength11:12 be. Wow. I wanna claim that 1. Final chapter verse 34 verse 1, and Moses went up to the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo to the top of Pisgah, which is across from11:24 Jericho, and the lord showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the south and11:36 the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees as far as Zor. Now I have actually actually stood on Mount Nebo, and it is amazing view. You can see far. And and I'm sure11:48 in a in a clear day, you can see I mean, you can see quite a ways from that vantage point. Then the lord said to him, this is the land which I swore12:00 to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob saying, I will give it to your descendants. I have caused you to see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there. So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died12:12 there in the land of Moab according to the word of the Lord. Notice, notice this, we live and die by the by the word, the declaration of the12:24 Lord. Final verse, verse 9. Now, Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom. For Moses had laid his hands on him so the children of Israel heeded him and did as the lord had12:35 commanded Moses. This is what a a good succession looks like. Called by god, Joshua was blessed by Moses and filled with the spirit of wisdom.12:47 And this sets the stage for the next leg of our journey as next time we turn to the book of Joshua. Father, thank you for your word. And, Lord, as Moses12:59 emphasized to the children of Israel that they were to listen, learn, and heed the word of God and teach it to their children. May we do the same. May, lord, may we be like the psalmist who13:11 just desires to abide in your word, to hear your word, to meditate upon your word. Your word is life, and it is through the word and through the holy spirit that we are sanctified13:23 on this journey of salvation. And so, lord, may the holy spirit continue to speak to us, showing us how to apply these principles of scripture to our lives in this world in which we live. We pray this13:35 in Jesus name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me this morning. And until next time, keep standing on the word.13:45 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f frc dot org slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you13:57 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Moses' Farewell: Courage, Law, and Warning6:09 The Song of Moses: Warning and Life in the Word10:17 Blessings, Death, Succession, and PrayerComments No comments yet. Start the conversation.
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