The book from which they were selected had itself a special appropriateness to the occasion, as we shall see: can it be doubted that the blessed Lord knew this infinitely well when He was pleased to use it? (f) In the second year and second month, Nu 10:11. They knew it was not God's will that forty years of wilderness wanderings should lie between Egypt and the Promised Land (Deut. It is the book which our Lord quotes in His temptations with Satan. Rekam, and that Double. Notice: 1. 4; iv. 3) and dwelling in inaccessible light (1 Tim. 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. Nothing of the sort. It is not correct therefore that the sabbath-day is done with: many people in Christendom think so; but I take the liberty of having a stronger view about the sabbath than even those who think themselves strongest. The inspired editor may have given later names, and added "as it is in this day," or explanatory remarks. In the first section, i.-iv. We have here, I. So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there." 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. In the Temple at the Feast of Tabernacles. 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. Rekam, and that Double. Oh, I'm getting close because I realize now I can't deliver myself. Then follows the appointment, iv. In Deuteronomy 5:12 the term keep corresponds to remember in Exodus 20:8, and the last clause of the former verse, 'as the Lord thy God hath commanded,' is wanting in Exodus. Deuteronomy 8:18. *Dr. D. (Introd. They were to be guided simply not by what Jehovah had done in providence by Ammon, Moab, or Esau, but by His will as to themselves. Preventive against Backsliding. 5, 6; 1 Tim. i. And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto Jehovah thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto Jehovah thy God, according as Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee: and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son." 2). It was a question of His authority, not of that which a man might intrinsically discern. Accordingly this is the solemn and central truth that is brought in here. There is thus a presentation of a faithful God, whose demand was for a faithful people." No matter what it may cost, he assumes that he will at once go through with the will of the Lord. 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. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and unto Him the people shall adhere." Surely this is very significant, and points out a manifest difference in the character and scope and design of the book of Deuteronomy as compared with Exodus. Our, (October, a.d. Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land whither ye go to possess it; and that ye may prolong your days in the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey" (ver. It is rather a proof of hardness of heart. 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. Which the Holy Scripture called "The hill-country of Judah," Joshua 21:11; Luke 1:39. "The good that I would I do not. God wanted to free them from the horrible bondage of Egypt, yet now they are accusing God of hating them.You remember the case of Job, it said in all of these things, that is the loss of his family and his wealth and all, he did not curse God neither did he charge God foolishly. Ye have dwelt long enough, c. They came to Sinai in the third month after their departure from Egypt, 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. So it habitually is where the faith is real; but nature is not yet judged root and branch. May I quickly confess my faults and choose life (to the saving of the soul) and not death. It might belong to the true God; but "Thou shalt not hearken" if there was the smallest risk of going after other gods. But Satan as usual tampered with the plain written word, alike with its letter and its spirit; for after "to keep thee" he omitted "in all thy ways." Moses himself had the deepest sense of the situation, but in no way as one who distrusted Jehovah, for he had well learned to count on His love. 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. Israel's stay at the mount was good while it lasted. About a hundred and twenty-six miles from Mount Horeb to Kadeshbarnea. 11-52. "Hearken" and "do," that ye may "live" and "possess.". Gifted by God (ver. We all know that it is natural to wretched, wilful man. Is not this very notable? Keep me alert to the dangers of falling into a worldly mindset and help me to keep the eyes of my heart on Jesus. "So it came to pass when all the men of war were consumed from among the people, that Jehovah spake unto me, saying, Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day: and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them." The fixed use of the name Horeb to designate the mountain group in general, instead of the special name Sinai, which is given to the particular mountain upon which the law was given, is in keeping with the rhetorical style of the book. 3. Setting up other gods in the wilderness. It is Jehovah gathering the people round Himself. No wonder therefore that Deuteronomy in general has been but little understood, even by the children of God; that the thoughts of expositors are comparatively vague in explaining it; and that men are apt to read it with so little insight into its bearing that the loss might seem comparatively trifling if it were not read at all. 1. Here then we have all laid bare. And I'm making all of these vows and I'm doing my best to bring my flesh into conformity to God and to God's will, but I find this perverse law that Paul found working. "Because Jehovah hated us, he hath brought us forth out of Egypt." Deuteronomy 1:6-8New International Version. 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. Consequently it is not an isolated fact that they wished spies, or that Jehovah acceded to their desire to have them (this we have already seen), but here "Ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come." In Deuteronomy 8:1-20 we have quite a different character. In the one case there was a remembrance of creation; in this case, of symbolic redemption, the bringing out of Egypt. Deuteronomy 7:1-26 one may sum up in a very few words. So this fact also is used. And listen to the horrible things they were saying about God. There is no mercy shown in the vintage. It extends to Deuteronomy 4:40; and is divided from the second discourse by the Deu 1:4 :41-49. 35; xxxii. Now get moving. These figures Moses was inspired to give as a whole to the people, entirely apart from the question whether they were or could be carried out according to the letter while passing through the wilderness. I`m blessed socially, physically, mentally and psychologically! Yet He joins its observance with prohibitions of evil which man could himself judge. But in Israel's case God enforced a far more thorough and searching discipline in all their ways. The offspring of your herds and flocks. And as for the children of Ammon, they too had passed through similar experience. [It was now eighteen months since Jesus had visited Jerusalem, at which time he had healed the impotent man at Bethesda. The tenth has also the first two clauses in a different order from that in Exodus, and adds 'his field.'. Still more take the opposite hypothesis and contend that its legislation is of a later character than that of the preceding book. Hence Moses says, "These words Jehovah spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And you came near to me Moses said, and you said, Let's send spies into the land, in order that they might find out which cities we'll be facing and the directions by which we should go into the land ( Deuteronomy 1:21-22 ). 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 We however are not under law but grace. It is pentecost. Consequently it is that great feast which finds its answer in Christianity more particularly (the passover being of course the foundation); but this is pre-eminently its character as a present fact. In the very first place is laid down utter destruction of the high places. God had cared for them throughout the long and weary journey from Mount Sinai (Horeb), carrying them as a father carries his young son who has become too tired to walk. This is clearly shown. ii. Is it not a beautiful indication of what the true God is, even in His least institutions? Deuteronomy is an eminently practical book. Once more obedience is pre-eminently the matter, and this too as delivered men once bondslaves, but now free to obey (ver. Did He offer him the book of the law with the one hand or the sword with the other? vi. And you know God told me to go here and it was just really horrible and all," and all this stuff. 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. 226-228.) *See Dr. Lightfoot's Works, ii. The readers of the eastern interpreters will observe, that Kadesh is rendered by all Rekam, or in a sound very near it. 8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after the. iii. 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"! And what was the Lord's answer? 6 The Lord our God said to us at Horeb, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain. Jehovah had cut down the former generation for their disobedience. These were solemn words to bring before the minds of Israel just about to enter into the good land. Israel's stay at the mount was good while it lasted, There was a danger that Israel's stay at the mount might last too long, The conquest of which is commanded by God, Early in the year 1857. It is the design of the book which governs the description in each case. Your fruit baskets and breadboards. And I cannot bring my flesh into conformity unto God. Yet it would be hazardous to assert that it is the exact original. So, they are words of encouragement as he is recounting that which God has done. Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet." They came to a place, they said, "Awe my, this looks like a good place to pitch our tents". And some of them were slain because they presumed to go without the presence of God. 4; Eph. "Jehovah heard the voice of your words and was wroth, and sware saying, Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land which I sware to give unto your fathers.". For a reason given already. Not only did the Lord say the right thing, but the ground, the line, and the spirit of the book whence He chose His answers were such as took the becoming place under such circumstances before God. Was it not the pettishness of disobedient children, if ever there were such? Both are substantially the decalogue; but Moses did not write both. Covenant favour would surely do as much for Israel as providence had done for Moab and Ammon! "The Lord our God spoke to us at Horeb, saying, You have stayed long enough at this mountain. This is a benigner method of conquest, and it will prove successful if we advance with faith and courage. The section summarizes events recorded in greater detail in Numbers 10:11-42. It is the same principle here again as elsewhere. Read: Deut. Man must not presume to choose. What a difference between God's conduct of His people, and man's corruption of it! So Jehovah our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people." ^d 11 The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? None ever honoured God's word as Christ did. Deuteronomy 1:1-46 lets us see the end of disobedience; Deuteronomy 2:1-37; Deuteronomy 2:1-37; Deuteronomy 3:1-29 give us to know as clearly the result of obedience. 45, was edited and abbreviated somewhat. Whereas, even in God's dealings with a nation after the flesh (and such is the truth as to Israel here), there was an admirable check on man and witness of divine government, though the law made nothing perfect. Is there anything so wholesome! What is it that characterises Christianity? Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you." I pray that by Your grace, I would choose to live a victorious life that trusts Your Word, submits to Your will, and honours Your name in every eventuality of life. The other had its place when God was giving the book of Leviticus. 2. Still stubborn and disobedient, the people who would not go into Canaan with God then tried to conquer the country without him. 11). 45-48. This is so decided that in the millennial age there will be a strict maintenance of that day with all the authority of God Himself, vested in and exercised by the Messiah governing Israel and the earth. O. T. i. Thus when the story of their rebellion is mentioned, it leads Moses to go back and to trace how this spirit betrayed itself even so early as at Horeb; for when it is a question of rebellion, we must go to the root of it. 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.". Now I affirm that on the face of the scriptures no candid person can deny that Exodus is professedly given as the history of the matter; Deuteronomy as a subsequent recital to the people, without the least aim at reiterating the words, which would have been the easiest thing in the world; for even these free thinkers do not pretend that the Deuteronomist did not possess Exodus. They might be greater, stronger, wiser, more than the Israelites; but what of Jehovah? Types are but sparsely presented over the great bulk of the instruction which crowds its pages. Thus, we see, the second exhortation contains a lesson about other people, as the first was the danger of disobedience on their own part. 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. Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. Now, there is the coming out of the old life, being delivered from the old life, and this new relationship that we experience with God, learning to walk by faith, as we are setting aside the things of the flesh life and are beginning this new walk in the spirit. We shall find a fresh one made in the land of Moab, but first of all they are reminded of the Sinaitic covenant. God would "give his angels charge concerning him;" and what a fine proof it would be that He was the true Messiah, if He threw Himself down from such a height, and withal the angels preserved Him! Meanwhile they were not to meddle with their kindred, even though jealous and unkind. It was not God's desire that they perish in the wilderness. It is not the people's consecration to God, but their discipline, the trial of heart, and exercise by the way to which Jehovah subjected the people; and a most instructive section it is in this point of view. It was revealed as the great operative truth, continually impressed on Israel their one true God. Thank Him for bringing you through the land of your [proverbial] enemies, for your enemies stood between you and the Promised Landand now you are that much closer to crossing over into the Promised Land. Now recognizing my weakness, I'm crying for power outside of myself. a. "Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Occasionally in Deuteronomy he supplemented what he had written earlier with other explanatory material. And Moses said, "No, don't. And that which I could not do because of the weakness of my flesh I find that God has done for me and has made provision for me through the power of the Holy Spirit. And in verse Deuteronomy 1:2 is a little commentary, it says. The reason is obvious. They must learn not to seek what God would not give them. We have to consider whether we are undertaking it out of some human desire of heroism. You must bring your instrument to a point before it will penetrate, to an edge that it . "When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.". 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. The Mosaic Covenant is central in Deuteronomy. For Jehovah thy God blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Jehovah thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing." 5, 11, 14, 18, 21, 26). 12). That was a tragedy of failure on their part and it was a failure of faith. There was incomparably greater strictness of judgment with the children of Israel than with all their enemies put together. It is making God less than a man; for if he could not be content without it, how much less the living God? 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. We'll go in, we'll take the land". We're prone to look at the obstacles. At the same time it is in no way opposed to the strictest views of inspiration to hold that the law was edited by an inspired man, whether Ezra (according to the Jews, as Josephus, etc.) *Because this is such a beautiful prayer to pray for your immediate family, the people of God, or to bless others as well as yourself, I have used the plural "we/us" but you can also use the singular "I/me" while praying! It is a reiteration really of the law of God.
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