Moses has written down everything that God gave him. He has revisited it all with every man, woman, and child present. And he sets the requirements for future revisiting of the Law. The people are all gathered together while Moses goes over every aspect of the Law. I believe this was only the second time […]
Moses is handing off the mantel of leadership. At 120 years old it is time for him to step down. Joshua will be the one to lead the people into the Promised Land. Being 120 years old isn’t the main reason Moses is stepping down. God told him he couldn’t go into the Promised Land. […]
Moses calls for the people to make their choice. He has set out all the evidence. He has provided them with the incentives and the warnings. Now it’s time to choose. All the blessings and all the curses have been listed. All God’s commands have been reiterated. All the people have born witness to the […]
Moses gives the people a message of hope; a message of restoration. But that message means that there was a failure first. “When”, not “if.” God KNEW His people were not going to be able to maintain His covenant long term. He knew they would fall away. And He prepared for it. God prepared in […]
Moses brings the people together, EVERY ONE OF THEM, to pose a question. This is the same question that was posed to their fathers before them. How will they respond? The forty years of wandering is drawing to a close. At Mt. Sinai, near the beginning of their journey into the wilderness God gathered ALL […]
