And we are told that we are not to yield to the flesh or give place to the flesh to fulfill its desires, but to walk after the spirit, and that our warfare is actually a spiritual warfare. In Deuteronomy 8:1-20 we have quite a different character. Deuteronomy 8:18. It is not therefore a question of how far the offerings, etc. Our J. 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. Deuteronomy 1:6-8New International Version. Now we find what would test their obedience. But what wonderful grace! Jehovah went along with them; and of course the faithful turned back just as much as the unfaithful. "6. Every motive of gratitude and compassion should urge us to it. Go in" and the key is of course "to possess the land which the Lord has sworn to your fathers. Then the bitter consequences came. will be blessed. "( Romans 6:6 ) Paul the apostle said, "I am crucified with Christ" ( Galatians 2:20 ). Hence therefore we see why it is that the first circumstance in their history brought before them was that God told them not to go up to the mountain of the Amorites; but they would go up in self-will and self-confidence, and utterly failed before their enemies. pt. In the first section, i.-iv. Now get moving. We now begin to understand a little of the very beginning of God's Book--of the times in which it was written, the materials used by its first author, and the different kinds of writing from which he had to choose; but we must go a step farther. And I feel that the analogies that are to be made are that of the Christian walk and life and experience. Accordingly the majority of expositors take the record in Exodus for the exact one, supposing that, as Moses was speaking to the people in the latter case, he recited from memory, not from the tables of stone, and therefore there is some variation of terms. And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which Jehovah our God doth give us. Once more obedience is pre-eminently the matter, and this too as delivered men once bondslaves, but now free to obey (ver. 17; 1 Kings, "What is the mountainous country of Judea? You may not possess all of your possessions and yet, if you spend your life roaming in the wilderness it's not God's will, it's not his desire, but he will be with you there and help you there. If they were going to possess the land, let them remember it was God's land, not theirs. Praying through Deuteronomy 6:6. But the same duty abides for them. The other had its place when God was giving the book of Leviticus. 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. When Peter and John came to the Samaritans, and found that they were John MacNeilThe Spirit-Filled Life, Afraid of Giants'And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain; 18. Many of them did not see the miracle of the Red Sea being parted. The constant stubbornness of the people was the reason why they were not allowed to enter Canaan. It will be observed that first of all in this chapter, it was not activity but subjection. We are far from being then on the ground of a mere rehearsal of what has been shown in the previous books. The book of Deuteronomy discloses it. On this side of the Jordan: At this point Israel was camped on the great plains of Moab, able to see across the Jordan River into the . 2. 29.) Behold I have set the land before you,Deuteronomy 1:8; Deuteronomy 1:8. "Hearken" and "do," that ye may "live" and "possess.". This was the mount that burned with fire (Hebrews 12:18), and gendered to bondage,Galatians 4:24. God went before you to find the place for you to pitch your tents. In this case let us see the principles of Jehovah's discipline. ^A Matt. II. 5; John iv. It would not be good for us always to be in this state of simple receiving. 364-366.). It was no longer "How shall I free myself?" Power supernatural has not the smallest value, nay, is to be shunned rigorously, if it weakens consciences as to the true God. W. McGarveyThe Four-Fold Gospel, Moses and his Writings[Illustration: (drop cap W) Clay letter tablet of Moses' time.] Israel kept the path of right and courtesy. And in it, I must recognize that this old body of flesh, with its desires, has been crucified that it should no longer rule over me but that I now can be ruled by the spirit of God.Now Paul describes his wilderness experience in the seventh chapter of Romans as he talks about seeing the law of God, consenting that the law of God was good and determining to fulfill the law of God. Israel's stay at the mount was good while it lasted. It is ever the same duty of submission to God's will. 35; xxxii. In general, Moses spoke unto them all that the Lord had given him in commandment (Deuteronomy 1:3; Deuteronomy 1:3), which intimates, not only that what he now delivered was for substance the same with what had formerly been commanded, but that it was what God now commanded him to repeat. *The effort of rationalists to show that "the Deuteronomist" wrote long after Israel were in the land of Palestine is mere ill-will and want of depth. For although he may allow himself a dispensation to take from others, let a man steal from him, and it will soon be seen whether he does not condemn the wrong. It is remarkable that, even though in this connection Moses gives them what are called the ten commandments, there is nevertheless an express and manifest difference in the form as compared with Exodus; so little is Deuteronomy a mere rehearsal of the earlier books. Even in the very witness of domestic blessing there must be the largeness of heart that goes out to those who have no friends to care for them. Moses began his recollections of the journey by reminding the people that their coming possession of Canaan was solely because of Gods grace, not because of any virtue in them (1:1-8).Only through Gods mercy had they grown into a strong and contented people who enjoyed the blessing (rare among ancient races) of just, impartial and humanitarian government (9-18). It is not then a grouping of types, whatever might be the particular scope and aim of those employed, such as we have seen in distinct forms throughout the books of Exodus, Leviticus, or Numbers; but here all that the Spirit is using, whether it be direct moral application which forms much the larger part of the book, or whether it be a selection of such shadows as fall in with its. In this Second Narration, Moses expressly declares that God not only gave them a visible sign, by uplifting the cloud, but that He also verbally commanded the people to leave Mount Sinai, and to set about the performance of the rest of their journey. Nobody likes this. He did not assume knowledge of Israels history that is independent of the biblical account nor did he recount events previously unrecorded. XXI. Surely this again makes it too plain to call for many words of ours to demonstrate what Moses, or rather God Himself, has in view in all these chapters. But the second feast brings out joy in a very distinct and delightful manner. 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). 2). The quotation is from Dennis Baly, The Geography of the Bible.]. Coming to the Valley of Eshcol, searching it out and taking the fruit and bringing it back. There is a warfare that goes on in our lives; the flesh warring against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh and these two are contrary. Known thoroughly, in all its parts, peoples, districts, conformation, accessibilities, and inaccessibilities. The above diversities show that the ipsissima verba spoken by God cannot be in both, because both do not exactly agree. And Jehovah our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people." They are no longer to go up and take possession of the land, but to turn back and take their journey into the wilderness. The question was, did the present generation about to be brought into the holy land profit by the past? It had more of the family character; but a beautiful feature is connected with it: "And the Levite (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee), and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest." And what was the Lord's answer? God wants to bring you on into the walk of the spirit and the life of the spirit and a life that is dominated by the spirit. This too explains why the book of Deuteronomy is made use of in the New Testament in so very striking a manner, and in circumstances so eminently critical. This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. If God had held to the terms of that covenant, never could the people have found their way into Canaan; but God was pleased to bring in fresh terms by a way which will be shown before we have done with this sketch of Deuteronomy; and it was simply and solely because of those fresh terms of mercy which God Himself brought in of His own grace that Israel entered there. The true Israelite does not require to put God to the test. De 1:7 'Turn and set your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negev and .read more Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:6-8 Prayer Point #4: Pray for God's will to be done. In examining Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, we have found what may be called an abstract typical system. What we have here is not a repetition; it leads us into things secret what wrought in the people and hindered their blessing. Consequently it is an anticipation of what was before them. The grand duty and safeguard is evermore to heed His word, and the consulting Him not only for their own path but in respect to others. i. And this characterizes the book of Deuteronomy. We never can duly understand the Old Testament unless in the light of the New; and if there is anyone who is personally and emphatically "the light," need it be said that it is Jesus? They would have further proof of Gods unfailing goodness when they saw the rich land God was giving them. With the enemies? He may not at all have understood at the moment what was working in the people; but all is told out. Study Notes - Deuteronomy 6 1-9. Meanwhile they were not to meddle with their kindred, even though jealous and unkind. They possess that inimitable solemnity which cannot be so much uttered in words as felt in the general bearing of the book. 1. Jeremiah, or any other prophet. Forever and ever. Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. . (6) The Lord our God spake unto us in Horeb. But inasmuch as the Lord's three answers are taken from the early portion of Deuteronomy, which comes before us on this occasion, I have at once referred to this patent fact. May I quickly confess my faults and choose life (to the saving of the soul) and not death. The sermon that appears in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, vol. We are to observe the statutes and to do them. They did not have a personal memory of the horrible bondage in Egypt. (Gen. Xlix. So this is where the word Deuteronomy comes from "Moses began to declare this law". 39; vi. Listen, God'll take you all the way if you'll just believe Him and trust Him for it. The prospect which he gave them of a happy and early settlement in Canaan: Go to the land of the Canaanites (Deuteronomy 1:7; Deuteronomy 1:7); enter and take possession, it is all your own. Jehovah was most careful exactly where He had least sympathy. No doubt the malicious mind of the sceptic takes occasion from it to turn what he does not seek to understand to the disparagement of inspiration. (Ad. On the other hand, there is no mercy but ruthless severity always served out to those who refuse to fraternise, not to speak of ceaseless enmity to those who condemn and oppose. "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. Of Kadesh, or Rekam, in the south part, there is no doubt. And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace." And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children;" and they were to bind them for a sign; they were to make much of them at all points outside the house and inside, and always. 30.) May we not forget it ourselves! Thus, for the renewal of the covenant described in Deuteronomy, the prologue recalls not only the covenants history, but also the ability of the Lord of the covenant to fulfill his promise. And listen to the horrible things they were saying about God. If people like to choose for themselves, as mere men, what an awful delusion it is to be choosing for God to be really governed by your own will in matters of religion! We say, "Oh, but I'm so weak and I've tried so hard and you don't know how long I've been struggling with this thing". To apply what now occupies us here, give me the chief, fundamental, and most salient points of Christianity, and I will show you that these are the very truths that Christians are most in danger of forgetting. It is the king's mountain." We may without difficulty see the admirable appropriateness of such an introduction. "Oh, this might be dangerous, and that were presumptuous;" and so men talk on that is, the moment it becomes a real living truth, and not words on paper. Og the king came out, and as with Heshbon, so with Bashan. ii. A few words on the next few chapters will suffice for the present. 6.The Lord our God spoke to us in Horeb. The conscience feels that a certain act of confessing the sin is necessary, but perhaps there is hardly anything which more hardens the heart than the habit of confessing sin without feeling it. It is very improbable that both proceeded from one and the same writer, because on the principle of strict literality of language he contradicts himself. Before we pass to the next chapter, it would be well to observe for a moment the second answer of our Lord "Ye shalt not tempt Jehovah your God." 5, 6; 1 Tim. 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. They could take possession of no lands whatever of their own will. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. This seems to me put to the test in the question of the land of Edom. 35; xxxii. If it is a question of access to God in His sanctuary, priests are definitely brought out, and the proper book for this is Leviticus; but there is a larger truth than this that God has a people whom He puts in a place of consecration to Himself. 40, Moses, after reviewing the recent history of the people, and showing how it reveals Jehovah's love for Israel, earnestly urges upon them the duty of keeping His laws, reminding them of His spirituality and absoluteness. The heritage of the descendants of Jacob shall be restored unto thee!" After the praise and worship session, go with your prophetic sword into battle using these 13 prayer points for DAY 6. So it was done; but it is added that, when they did depart from Horeb and went through the wilderness, "which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God doth give unto us. in keeping with the rhetorical style of the book." So is it with the Church, when she concentrates her attention too exclusively on her own spiritual improvement, and forgets her mission to the world. And as for the children of Ammon, they too had passed through similar experience. It is a call to obedience. We know how these traditions linger among men, particularly in the East. We can all understand an orderly arrangement where there are types all arranged in a consecutive manner; but here in these moral exhortations it is, though in another way, just as sensible. What have I to ask beside? It is not the tabernacle, nor the priest, not the wilderness, but obeying God as His people in the land. We shall find more than that before we have done with the book of Deuteronomy, though we may in this lecture not look fully at a special character of it which is presented in the latter part of the book, where it will be proved that the New Testament also uses it in a very striking manner. The essential revelation of God to us is the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost the Father displayed by the Son, and made known by the Spirit. And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land; no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given Mount Seir unto Esau for a possession." It might be, and no doubt was, trying enough for Israel to take quietly the unfriendliness of the Edomites, Ammonites, and Moabites; but no matter what the provocation given, no matter how they might be insulted by them (and they were), a hand of Israel must not be lifted up against their brethren; for Jehovah reminds them of the connection, and gives those races the closest name possible their brethren. 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