February 21, 2025
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Reading along with us in Deuteronomy and Corinthians? Here’s today’s reading:
Deuteronomy 29 (NIV)
Renewal of the Covenant
1 These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Horeb.
2 Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them:……Continue Reading
God is renewing His covenant with the people. Those who had wandered in the dessert for 40 years are now all dead and this new generation must also know of the covenant as they enter the promised land. They must know the importance of obedience to God and the consequences when they do not. God had revealed Himself to the Israelites so many times, even through His constant provision and protection, still so many times they strayed away. We can’t fool ourselves to think we are any better; all too often we take for granted the power and presence of God in our lives and try to go it alone, put things or people before Him, and the end result is always bad. It is overwhelming to think such a powerful, loving, and merciful God wants to be in covenant with us at all and yet He does!
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Made them all aware of what was expected of them.
Reading this chapter. I shake my head wondering how the nation of Israel so quickly forgot who saw then through the exodus from Egypt. Etc. complaining most of the way. Wait!! Every day my needs are taken care of. Well fed and clothes and so far beyond that. The lord is my provider. I just show up every day. Seek first the kingdom of God. True success will follow. Simple concept just a lot of noise in life to distract us
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His covenant is a covenant forever. Went from here to Roman’s 11 and the encouragement that God always has a remnant. God is good.
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Deuteronomy 27,28,29
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God calls the Jews to come into covenant with Him (a relationship agreement) but it is not without basis. He has shown that He has upheld His side of the bargain both in the way He freed them from Egypt (for the past generation) as well as how He provided miraculously in the 40 years of wandering (for this present generation to see and who Deuteronomy is addressed to). All He asks them to be is faithful to their part which is to obey. They have seen the weird practices of pagan religions, they have seen the nations God defeated and so God warns them not to turn to those worthless idols. And if they disobey, God will have to bring calamity on them. And if people wonder why God’s people have trouble coming upon them, there will be only one explanation. And that is that they have defied the covenant God is establishing with them today. Their is no mystery in this. it is right before their eyes (and ours too)…obey and be blessed or disobey and be cursed. God puts it out there like that so no one should be surprised why He does what He does.
God reiterates His oath to the people and the commitments in it. ”that you may enter into covenant with the Lord your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God makes with you today, that He may establish you today as a people for Himself, and that He may be God to you, just as He has spoken to you, and just as He has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.“
Deuteronomy 29:12-13 NKJV
”You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or similar drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.“
Deuteronomy 29:6 NKJV
“….that you may know that I am the Lord your God”. This is a repeated statement in Ezekiel where the women are studying. Usually the lesson is said to be learned by Israel or other nations after a severe judgment.
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