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 […]
Moses turns now to the curses that will happen to Israel if they forsake Him. These curses are widespread and affect all the people when the nation turns against Him. The first words in this section set the tone for what is to come. “But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord […]
Moses shared individual curses the last time we were together. Today he shares the blessings waiting for Israel IF/WHEN they remain true to the Lord and follow His Laws. This isn’t the “Servant Leadership” style Jesus would later bring but it is what God put into place for His people through His Law. So this […]
