It’s futile to hear God’s Word preached, then go away and act as if He had nothing to say to us. Right after the Lord had arrived on the mount, revealing “His glory and His greatness” (Deut 5:24), a contingent of Israel’s leaders, in fact “all the heads of your tribes and your elders” (v […]
Carving the Decalogue into stone is a fairly strong hint that God wasn’t going to change His mind. Moses begins his second address to the nation in Deuteronomy 5. He takes them back in their memories to Mount Sinai and God’s awesome visit to planet Earth. How could he ever forget it? “The Lord our […]
Imagine how it would feel for a fugitive to step within the walls of a city of refuge. Safe at last! When we last considered the six cities of refuge (Num 35), we didn’t think about the meanings of their names. Do they point to Christ? Remember, He’s the perfect place for those “who have […]
Read More… from November 23, 2022 — Cities That Speak Of The Savior
It wasn’t a question of Whodunit? The issue to be settled in these court cases was why. Police, when called to a crime scene, are searching for three things among the evidence: motive, means and opportunity. Motive is a reason to commit the crime, means includes the ability and tools necessary to effect it, and […]
Read More… from November 22, 2022 — Past Hatred & Present Guilt
Jesus’ eyes are like a flame of fire (Rev 1:14). Let Him look at your life to show you what’s fireproof. Reading through the latter half of Deuteronomy 4, we are coming to the end of Moses’ first address to the people on the plains of Moab. These are very solemn words! He not only […]
Never doubt for a moment how practical—and pointed—the book of Deuteronomy can be. Are we still living under the Law? No, “for Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes” (Rom 10:4). This doesn’t mean we no longer have commands to obey. The New Testament is full of commands, and […]
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed [happy] is the man who trusts in Him!” (Ps 34:8). Moses, in explaining the purpose of God’s covenantal commands, says the following: “Be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all […]
It should go without saying that you won’t improve the Mona Lisa by adding a moustache. The last book of Moses and the last book of the Bible give us similar warnings: “You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the […]
One of the greatest lessons we can ever learn—as Moses eventually did—is that failure is not final. Earlier in our studies, we thought about God’s Yes actually being a No. The people harassed Him into giving them meat like the good old days when they “sat by the pots of meat” in Egypt (Ex 16:3). […]