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1. Journey Through
the Bible Part 6
Deuteronomy: “Because God
loves you”
Readings:
Deuteronomy 11:8-21 (page 134)
Luke 14:1-14 (page 739)
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2. You are chosen
“You did not choose Me,
but I chose you and
appointed you to go and
bear fruit—fruit that will
last. Then the Father will
give you whatever you
ask in My Name.”
(John 15:16, NIV84)
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3. Deuteronomy
First five books of the Bible
“The Pentateuch.”
Jesus spoke of “the Law and
the Prophets” - the Law is the
first five books.
Jesus often quoted from
Deuteronomy.
Eg. Matthew 4 against the
devil’s temptations.
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4. Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy = Second Law
Hebrew Name: “Words”
The book records Moses’ last
words to the people.
Joshua may have added
editorial comments and
recorded the death of Moses
(chapter 34)
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5. Deuteronomy
Moses recalls their journey
over the last 40 years.
He reminds them of their
failures and rebellions.
He reminds them of all that
the Lord has done for them.
There are many extras details
not found in the other books.
(Eg. 9:20)
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6. Moses reminds the people Who is the God
Who has chosen them
“Ask now about the former days, long before your
time, from the day God created man on the earth; ask
from one end of the heavens to the other. Has
anything so great as this ever happened, or has
anything like it ever been heard of? Has any other
people heard the Voice of God speaking out of fire, as
you have, and lived? Has any god ever tried to take
for himself one nation out of another nation, by
testings, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by
a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great
and awesome deeds, like all the things the Lord your
God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? You
were shown these things so that you might know that
the Lord is God; besides Him there is no
other.” (Deuteronomy 4:32–35, NIV84)
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7. The sovereignty of God
“See now that I Myself am
He! There is no god besides
Me. I put to death and I bring
to life, I have wounded and I
will heal, and no one can
deliver out of My
Hand.” (Deuteronomy 32:39,
NIV84)
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8. The sovereignty of God
God alone is God.
God alone can save.
God alone chooses and
rejects.
God alone gives victory.
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9. The sovereignty of God
Why did God chose Israel?
God’s choice has nothing to
do with their faithfulness or
character.
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10. The sovereignty of God
“After the Lord your God has driven them out before
you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord has brought me
here to take possession of this land because of my
righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness
of these nations that the Lord is going to drive them out
before you. It is not because of your righteousness or
your integrity that you are going in to take possession
of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these
nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before
you, to accomplish what He swore to your fathers, to
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Understand, then, that it is
not because of your righteousness that the Lord your
God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are
a stiff-necked people.” (Deuteronomy 9:4–6, NIV84)
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11. The sovereignty of God
Why did God choose Israel?
Why did God choose you?
“For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord
your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face
of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession. The
Lord did not set His affection on you and choose you
because you were more numerous than other peoples, for
you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the
Lord loved you and kept the oath He swore to your
forefathers that He brought you out with a mighty hand
and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power
of Pharaoh king of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 7:6–8, NIV84)
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12. The sovereignty of God
“But God demonstrates
His own Love for us in
this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.”
(Romans 5:8, NIV84)
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13. Gifts of God
What does being chosen
mean in practice?
When God chose Israel He
gave them two precious
gifts.
His Law
His Presence
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14. Gifts of God - Law
God’s protect us from the sin
of others.
Holiness and righteousness
(being right with God) are
pure joy leading to unending
joy and laughter and life.
“For the kingdom of God is
not a matter of eating and
drinking, but of righteousness,
peace and joy in the Holy
Spirit,” (Romans 14:17, NIV84)
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15. Gifts of God - Law
Jesus gave us the Law of Love.
“Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord
your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and
with all your mind.’ This is the
first and greatest
commandment. And the
second is like it: ‘Love your
neighbour as yourself.’”
(Matthew 22:37–39, NIV84)
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16. Gifts of God - His Presence
“The Lord spoke to you
face to face out of the fire
on the mountain.”
(Deuteronomy 5:4, NIV84)
“Because he loved your
forefathers and chose
their descendants after
them, he brought you
out of Egypt by his
Presence and his great
strength,”
(Deuteronomy 4:37, NIV84)
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17. Gifts of God - His Presence
“If you love Me, you will
obey what I command.
And I will ask the Father,
and He will give you
another Counselor to be
with you for ever— the
Spirit of truth. The world
cannot accept Him, because
it neither sees Him nor
knows Him. But you know
Him, for He lives with you
and will be in you. I will
not leave you as orphans; I
will come to you.”
(John 14:15–18, NIV84)
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18. Our Response
God chose the people and they
were encouraged to choose God.
“See, I set before you today life
and prosperity, death and
destruction. For I command you
today to love the Lord your God,
to walk in His ways, and to keep
His commands, decrees and
laws; then you will live and
increase, and the Lord your God
will bless you in the land you are
entering to possess.”
(Deuteronomy 30:15–16, NIV84)
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19. Our Response - Choosing God
Choosing God in practice means
choosing to obey His Laws
because He loves us and we love
Him.
“If you love Me, you will obey
what I command.” John 14:15
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20. Our Response - Choosing God
“And this is His command: to
believe in the Name of His Son,
Jesus Christ, and to love one
another as He commanded us.
Those who obey His commands
live in Him, and He in them.
And this is how we know that
He lives in us: We know it by the
Spirit He gave us.”
(1 John 3:23–24, NIV84)
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21. The results
The choice to respond to God
has far-reaching consequences
and results.
Israel by their response to God
became a blessing to all nations,
the way He would save the
whole world.
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22. The results
When you choose to respond
to Jesus it is not just you who
will be blessed.
Jesus said, “You did not
choose Me, but I chose you
and appointed you to go and
bear fruit—fruit that will
last.” John 15:16
You become a way by which
God will bless many others.
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