Based on
Deuteronomy chapter 11 “Love and obey the Lord”. Bro. Song started by explaining the meaning
of Deuteronomy. He said the following:
Meaning of Deuteronomy
Repetition
of the Law
The Jews
called Deuteronomy as these are the words or this Book of the Law
The Bahasa
translation of Deuteronomy is “ulangan” repetition
According to
a commentary on the Holy Bible Deuteronomy was written at the close of the
wandering in the wilderness and the crossing of the Jordan.
Moses and
Deuteronomy
Moses
reviewed the events and experiences of the past 40 years and gave repeated
exhortations to gratitude, obedience,
and loyalty to Jehovah.
The Jews
selected Deu 6:4-9 for daily recitation as their creed, finding in these words
the highest expression of the unity and spirituality of God and of the whole
duty of man to his maker, preserver and redeemer.
Moses plead
with the Israelites to obey God:
1.
Be
grateful to God because God had brought them out of Egypt.
2.
Be
obedient to God because obedience is better than sacrifice said the Lord
3.
Loyalty
to Jehovah, the One and True God, Creator of heavens and earth.
Jesus quoted
the most from Deuteronomy. He quoted
about ten times from Deuteronomy.
Some
examples:
1.
Jesus
quoted Deuteronomy 8:3 …..man does not
live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
2.
When Jesus was tempted by the Satan at the high place, He quoted Deu
6:16…Do not put the Lord your God to the
test as you did at Massah
3.
Fearing the Lord, He quoted Deu 6:13.. Fear the Lord your God,
serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
Promises of
God
God promised
the Israelites that He will bring them to the Promised Land, but not after the
death of the older generations who were led out of Egypt had died in the
desert. The new generations were to
enter this Promised Land. This Promised
Land was different from Egypt, it was literally a land “flowing with milk and
honey”.
Meantime,
Bro. Song shared a story from the prison that he and others are ministering
to. He said listening to the Words of
God is important. He shared that once,
he and his colleagues wanted to share the Words with the prisoners, but inmates
of other faiths including from the majority faith. He asked permission from the
Prison Director, and to his surprise he agreed to let the others listen to the
Words of God preached there.
At another
time, a young prisoner believer was sharing about the miracles that he
experienced everyday but those non believers questioned him whether he had
experienced miracles that were mentioned in the Bible. This young man asked them, why don’t you try
just stop breathing for a few minutes and see what happen to you! Our very breath is from God! Indeed, those who obeyed and follow God’s
command will witness miracles daily.
Mt. Gerazim and Mt. Ebal
Mt. Gerazim is where blessings were uttered, and Mt. Ebal was where curses were uttered.
Curses are
idolatry, not obeying parents, sexual immorality.
The message is to
stand on the promises of God. We are to
be grateful to God, obey Him and be loyal to Him.
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