deuteronomy 1:6 prayer points

Let us now look at the details as far as it can be done in so brief a glance as we can afford to give it at present. i. He said, "How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance or your burdens or your strife? We'll go in, we'll take the land". They hesitated and by staying outside of the land, they were not obeying God's instructions. What did not so much manifest obedience is left out, though it might have an important spiritual meaning in its place; for certainly other feasts (as the feast of atonement, for instance) had. "Reckon ye your old man to be dead with Christ. The heart may be made up to follow the Lord, but the difficulties are still felt keenly; whereas the man who only theorises is ready in his own conceit, in word at least, to do anything; but there is no seriousness of spirit: he does not know himself yet. Philo of Alexandria, the Rabbis, and the Gospels - the Final Development of Hellenism in Its Relation to Rabbinism and the Gospel According to St. John. [Breakfast with the Jews came late in the forenoon, and these closing days of our Lord's ministry were full of activity that did not have time to tarry at Bethany for it. The type was the land of Canaan; the antitype, so far as it lies in time, is the world, which it is the Church's calling to conquer for Christ, and for her own possession. If therefore God was dishonoured by the high places, they must all come down. "Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned" "we have sinned against Jehovah: we will go up and fight." "The good that I would I do not. It is pentecost. 5, 11, 14, 18, 21, 26). And this characterizes the book of Deuteronomy. 30.) "Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. It is really sort of Moses' final address to the people. But then as he moves into the eighth chapter of Romans, he found the answer to his cry. And as for the children of Ammon, they too had passed through similar experience. It might belong to the true God; but "Thou shalt not hearken" if there was the smallest risk of going after other gods. Giants had dwelt there in times past, and the Ammonites called them Zamzummims. "Who shall deliver me" and God's answer then comes, "I am delivered by the power the dynamic of the spirit for ye shall receive power when the Holy Ghost comes upon you"( Acts 1:8 ). It will be observed that first of all in this chapter, it was not activity but subjection. Begin to move forward in your spiritual development, in your spiritual life. They were tried after this by another case of forbearance. 6.The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb. It was a question of His authority, not of that which a man might intrinsically discern. ( Romans 7:24 ). II. Whither shall we go up? "Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession." Let me just refer to this for a moment longer, lest there should be any mistake about what appears to me to be the truth about it. Boy, what a horrible thing to say.So, the people were discouraged and they said, The people are greater and taller than we are; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and we have seen the sons of the Anakims ( Deuteronomy 1:28 ). For a people in relationship with God such is the only possible way, either of pleasing Him, or of tasting that joy of the Lord which is the strength of His people. ^d 11 The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? Yet he discourses not to them concerning military affairs, the arts and stratagems of war, but concerning their duty to God; for, if they kept themselves in his fear and favour, he would secure to them the conquest of the land: their religion would be their best policy. 1 when all these blessings and curses i have set before you come upon you and you take them to heart wherever the lord your god disperses you among the nations, 2 and when you and your children return to the lord your god and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything i command you today, 3 then the lord your god For instance, it is not everybody that is called to serve God in a public way; nor is everyone called to take a particular step or course which might involve him in trouble and persecution. (6) The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb.--The "Lord our God," "Jehovah our Elohim," is the watchword of the whole book. Deuteronomy 4:1. "4. "Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Jehovah God of your fathers giveth you. Moses reflected on the past mainly as Israels history stands revealed in the earlier books of the Pentateuch. The spring of obedience was wanting. After God speaks it is time to move to the next level. ". With this then most fittingly He begins. It seems just a parenthesis, and not a question of chronology.*. Now get moving. For instance, a man knows perfectly well that he has no right to steal. The greater the blessing of God, the more thoroughly you are put on the ground that God has given you, the more He insists on thorough and constant obedience. What God had done in the past, he could continue to do in the future. It is long since the oracle declared that God had given Christ the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession (Psalm 2:8). "Because God hates us he brought us out here to kill us in the wilderness", when in reality God loved them and wanted to give them a land that they might dwell in, that it might be their land. 3) and dwelling in inaccessible light (1 Tim. The time was near the end of the fortieth year since they came out of Egypt. Mark the very fact here set before us: not a single man of the congregation of Jehovah that left Egypt passed into the holy land save two individuals, who identified themselves by faith from the very first with the glory of Jehovah. We are studying Deuteronomy 6:1-9 for Sunday, December 2. viii. For what are we here but to please God? The acknowledgment in a creed is all well; but when it comes to be the truth for one's own soul, stamping its value on our communion and also on our ways, men at once retreat back into some "dim religious light," where it is all forgotten and lost, merely owned verbally, but without power for the heart and life. And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.'' (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of mount Seir to Kadeshbarnea.) Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. You may not enter into the best that God has. In Deuteronomy 8:1-20 we have quite a different character. 6 The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain. This was their point of imitating God. Such is the sceptic's puny effort to lower the character and credit of scripture. It is the due conduct of a people in relationship with Jehovah; no longer the bringing out of typical institutions, but the development of the moral ways which become the people with whom Jehovah had a present connection and intercourse on earth. God Himself did not disclose Himself by an external creature-shape. 10. 41-43--here irrelevant (cf. So he's getting up there now, about a hundred and twenty years old. And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose; and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.". In the ninth and tenth the terms 'falsehood' and 'covet' are not the same as in Exodus. But. Jehovah was most careful exactly where He had least sympathy. The conquest of which is commanded by God. Conceive the state of mind which could say that "in Deuteronomy Moses repeatedly lays the blame of his expulsion on the people (Deuteronomy 1:37; Deuteronomy 3:26; Deuteronomy 4:21); but according toNumbers 20:12; Numbers 20:12 God punished him thus for not believing Him, while inNumbers 27:14; Numbers 27:14 his punishment was occasioned by the legislator's own disobedience"! it is an easy thing to say, "We have sinned;" but how often we have to learn that it is not the quick abrupt confession of sin which affords evidence that sin is felt! In the very first place is laid down utter destruction of the high places. That was a tragedy of failure on their part and it was a failure of faith. Who shall deliver me from this bondage to my flesh?" They were not compelled to take this to the one place that God had consecrated. This was guarded against from the first by the fact that no similitude of God was vouchsafed. (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb to Kadeshbarnea.) Rebuilding the Temple (Ezra 1:1-6:22) Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project The Book of Ezra begins with a decree from King Cyrus of Persia, allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple that had been destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 BC (Ezra 1:2-4). What love there was in this, if by any means he might impress obedience on the people that were just going into the land! And so they chose one from each tribe to go in and to spy out the land. Still it is too solemn to admit of what is so buoyant, which has its own proper exercise. The intercession of Moses prevailed so far for his brother and the people, that the one lived till near the end of the wanderings in the desert, and the others, instead of perishing as a whole at once, lived to take their journey from a land of wells (Beeroth) to Mosera where Aaron died at Mount Hor, and thence to Gudgodah, and to Jotbath, "a land of rivers of waters:" such was the patient goodness of God to both, as the long interval made the more marked.*. Notice: 1. There is thus a presentation of a faithful God, whose demand was for a faithful people." Thus was kept up a thorough sense of discipline in the people, and above all dependence on and confidence in Jehovah. This is clearly shown. And yet the inability to bring the flesh into conformity with the spirit of God. It's yours." These bear chiefly the character of logical deductions, and as such were largely applied in the Halakhah. Of it, in the eastern part, there is this mention: "From Rekam to the east, and Rekam is as the, (Road from Bethany and Jerusalem. It seems probable to us that the record in Exodus is the more exact. Therefore, I must take a position of faith and recognize that the old nature, the life of the flesh, was crucified with Christ in order that I might now live after the new nature, the nature of Christ, and living now after the spirit. But we must not overlook another part of the chapter not the Lord strengthening the people against the mightiest of adversaries, but Israel reminded of their rebellious heart even under such circumstances against Jehovah. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. Even before the law from Abraham's days there certainly was no injunction more solemn or more obligatory than the circumcision of every male child; yet we are assured that no male was circumcised during Israel's wandering for forty years through the wilderness. So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah, and went presumptuously up into the hilt And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do," there was a most ignominious flight "and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah And ye returned and wept before Jehovah; but Jehovah would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. This is now developed. More than that, it was the cause of Moses not being allowed. Because they had not a particle of confidence in God. But no, God would not have them to meddle. THE CHURCH'S DUTY - to obey her Lord, and go forward at once to this great work. . It is a call to obedience. There is a time in our Christian experience of growth and development and there is sort of the legitimate wilderness experience, but God surely does not want you to spend your whole life in the wilderness. But they saw the giants in the land and the high-walled cities instead of God. . Now the life of the spirit begins with the death of the old nature, the old man, which is the position that we must take by faith. Rekam, and that Double. And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19. He has given no title to adopt doctrines, practices, ways, government, or any one thing that is not His expressed will for His children. ", Then comes (ver. (Deuteronomy 1:22-23) In the same manner an important social arrangement is declared to have been made by Moses at the suggestion of Jethro his father-in-law, who says in prophesying, 'If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able,' etc. * It is a familiar point to many, but may claim a brief notice here, especially as all do not see its bearing in by no means the least striking of the ten words; I speak of the law of the sabbath. Nevertheless the circumstance that he too had failed to sanctify Jehovah their God in his heart as he ought that even he had misrepresented Him when it was above all due to God that His grace should be clearly seen, all this added gravity to the appeals and style of the departing man of God. Every motive of gratitude and compassion should urge us to it. And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; 20. But ye that did cleave unto Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day." So long God had borne their manners, and they had borne their own iniquity (Numbers 14:34), and now that a new and more pleasant scene was to be introduced, as a token for good, Moses repeats the law to them. 8-10. In comparing the allegorical Canons of Philo with those of Jewish traditionalism, we think first of all of the seven exegetical canons which are ascribed to Hillel. There is another remark to be made. In style similar to that of ancient treaty documents, Deuteronomy opens by recounting all that Yahweh, Israel's covenant God, has done for his people. Ye have dwelt long enough, c. Exodus 19:1-2 and left it the twentieth of the second month of the second year, so it appears they had continued there nearly a whole year. His brother was the political head of that community in Alexandria, and he himself on one occasion represented his co-religionists, Although no creature can define what God is, because he is incomprehensible (Psal. This is met by the call to action - "Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: turn you, and take your journey" (vers. 24; 2 Cor. "Why would God leave there and then you know, dump me?" ii. May I learn the lessons You desire to teach me so that I may mature in the faith by trusting Your Word and obeying Your commands. Thus we know for certain that the most fundamental requirement of all, the Levitical ritual, was not practised; and if they did not prove faithful in that which was most urgent as well as least difficult in point of means for executing it, we can hardly suppose that they carried out their obedience in what was surrounded with immense if not insuperable obstacles. The Church, as one with Christ, shares in his kingdom, and shall yet inherit the whole earth. The chief point to observe is that there was not a spirit of obedience in the people, and this they lacked because there was no faith in God. What a guard this was against the misuse of outward forms! Nothing less. But there is another point peculiar to this book. 5; John iv. "For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as Jehovah our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19. And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according to all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them ( Deuteronomy 1:2-3 ); So, there's an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadeshbarnea to the beginning of entering into the Promised Land, but they have been journeying for forty years and eleven months on an eleven-day journey. "Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life." Not withstanding [Moses said] you rebelled against the Lord: And you murmured in your tents ( Deuteronomy 1:26-27 ). And in the fortieth year, the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, Moses spoke to the children of Israel, according to all that the LORD had given him commandment unto them; After they had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelled in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, on the eastside of Jordan, Moses began to declare this law ( Deuteronomy 1:2-5 ). Still stubborn and disobedient, the people who would not go into Canaan with God then tried to conquer the country without him. 8 "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Thus it is not a book which defines strict canonical usage in these matters. God is saying to you, "Hey, you've been there long enough, walking in circles. ^b 12 And ^a 18 Now ^b on the morrow [on the Monday following the triumphal entry], ^a in the morning ^b when they were come out from Bethany, ^a as he returned to the city [Jerusalem], he hungered. The Israelites realized nothing of the kind. Unless I am very much mistaken,--the maps of Adricomus, Tirinius, and others, ought to be corrected, which have feigned to, The readers of the eastern interpreters will observe, that Kadesh is rendered by all Rekam, or in a sound very near it. But their fathers would not obey at that time. 3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them; 4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: 5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, 6 The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: 7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. Cleave unto Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day, shall be thine! 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