DEUTERONOMY The Second Law DEUTERONOMY Plot Picks up

DEUTERONOMY The “Second Law”

DEUTERONOMY: Plot • Picks up where Numbers leaves off • End of 40 Years in the Wilderness (approx. the last month) • Moses reminds/warns Israel to be faithful & not forget God in the Promised Land • Re-states many previous laws & renews the Covenant

DEUTERONOMY: Major Characters • Moses • The People – A new generation, but Moses speaks to them as if they were involved in the original rebellion • The LORD

DEUTERONOMY: Major Events • Moses reminds Israel of their past rebellion • Idolatry strictly forbidden & 10 Commandments repeated • Moses predicts the rise of “a prophet like me, ” pointing to Jesus • Blessings for Obedience & Curses for Disobedience • Joshua appointed to succeed Moses • The “Song of Moses” reminds Israel to be faithful to the LORD • Moses sees Canaan from afar, then dies

DEUTERONOMY & THE NT • Quoted more than 80 times in NT • Jesus quoted it in response to Satan’s temptations • The “greatest commandment” comes from Deut • Paul quotes Deut numerous times, as do other NT writers

DEUTERONOMY: Key Verse “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your Go with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. ” (Deuteronomy 6: 4 -5)

DEUTERONOMY: Lessons for Today • We must respond to God’s goodness with _____ & ______. • God’s commandments are for our own _______. • Peace & Prosperity brings the danger that we will _______ God. • God will not tolerate any ________ for our allegiance.