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July 21, 2023
The Words of Moses
Some people skip over the book of Deuteronomy thinking it is just repetition of the law. What a mistake that is! One Bible scholar says it is the most important book in the Old Testament and the key to understanding the entire Bible. It is made up of the parting words of Moses to a new generation of Israelites in which he describes their covenant with God. It is a covenant between them and a loving God, and their obedience to its terms should be born out of a heart of love for Him.
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The Words of Moses (Out of Zion Episode #190)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Transcript
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Some people skip over the book of Deuteronomy when reading through the Bible.
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What a mistake that is.
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And why one Bible scholar says that it is the most important book in the whole Old Testament
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and it explains the entire Bible.
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It's made up of the parting words of Moses to a new generation of Israelites in which
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he describes their covenant with God.
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It's a covenant between them and a loving God and their obedience to its terms should
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come from the heart of love for him.
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So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
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When I seek to share a little inspiration and just bring a little peace to the close
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of your very busy week.
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This week's Torah portion, we're beginning the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 1 verse 1
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through chapter 3 verse 22.
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We're beginning the last book of the five books of the Torah.
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Can you believe it?
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We've already come this far.
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The book is called Deuteronomy in English, which comes from the Latin for the second
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law.
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Sometimes it's called a repetition of the law.
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And sometimes people just jump over the book claiming it's nothing but repetition.
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What a mistake that is.
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This book and our weekly Torah portion is called Devarim in Hebrew.
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It means words because the beginning verse says these are the words of Moses.
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So Deuteronomy is Moses' parting words to a new generation of Israelites in which he
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explains their covenant with God and the requirements of laws that are part of that
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covenant.
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He explaining the laws to the layperson, whereas earlier sections of Leviticus and numbers
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were written for the priest.
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And he describes the covenant as just the most beautiful terms pointing out that it
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is a covenant of love.
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It's like a marriage.
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And this is why God would take betrayal so personally.
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50 years ago, a biblical scholar named Samuel Schultz wrote a classic exposition on the
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book of Deuteronomy, and he titled his book Deuteronomy, The Gospel of Love.
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He emphasizes that Deuteronomy is not all about law or a judgmental God.
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Deuteronomy is the most important book in the whole Old Testament and the key to understanding
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the whole Bible.
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So welcome to Deuteronomy and the words of Moses.
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Just one point I want to make today.
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Do you remember back in our story about Moses and the Exodus and when God commissioned Moses
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to go to Pharaoh and speak to him to let God's people go?
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Moses said in Exodus 4 verse 10, then Moses said to the Lord, Oh my Lord, I am not eloquent.
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Here before nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and slow
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of tongue.
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So the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth or who makes the mute, the deaf, the
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seeing or the blind, have not I the Lord?
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Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.
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The man that thought he could not speak well is most known.
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Three thousand years later for his words, he created or he is credited for drafting the
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first five books of the Torah.
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And one, the last one is named Devarim referring to the words of Moses.
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While Moses was a part of many miracles, he is probably best known for his words, his
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teaching.
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What an encouragement to all of us.
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If God has called you to do something and you feel inadequately gifted or prepared, know
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that he is more than able to both gift you and train you up in that gift that you can
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fulfill the calling of God on your life just like Moses did.
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With that, I wish you Shabbat Shalom.
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Some people skip over the book of Deuteronomy when reading through the Bible.
2
00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,960
What a mistake that is.
3
00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:13,360
And why one Bible scholar says that it is the most important book in the whole Old Testament
4
00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:17,200
and it explains the entire Bible.
5
00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:22,560
It's made up of the parting words of Moses to a new generation of Israelites in which
6
00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,320
he describes their covenant with God.
7
00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:31,480
It's a covenant between them and a loving God and their obedience to its terms should
8
00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,240
come from the heart of love for him.
9
00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,240
So welcome to this week's Shabbat Shalom devotional.
10
00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:43,120
When I seek to share a little inspiration and just bring a little peace to the close
11
00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,840
of your very busy week.
12
00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,560
This week's Torah portion, we're beginning the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 1 verse 1
13
00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,640
through chapter 3 verse 22.
14
00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:59,400
We're beginning the last book of the five books of the Torah.
15
00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:00,400
Can you believe it?
16
00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,440
We've already come this far.
17
00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:08,120
The book is called Deuteronomy in English, which comes from the Latin for the second
18
00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:09,720
law.
19
00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,920
Sometimes it's called a repetition of the law.
20
00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:19,040
And sometimes people just jump over the book claiming it's nothing but repetition.
21
00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,760
What a mistake that is.
22
00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:28,520
This book and our weekly Torah portion is called Devarim in Hebrew.
23
00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:36,000
It means words because the beginning verse says these are the words of Moses.
24
00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:42,600
So Deuteronomy is Moses' parting words to a new generation of Israelites in which he
25
00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:48,920
explains their covenant with God and the requirements of laws that are part of that
26
00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,000
covenant.
27
00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:56,600
He explaining the laws to the layperson, whereas earlier sections of Leviticus and numbers
28
00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,040
were written for the priest.
29
00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:05,080
And he describes the covenant as just the most beautiful terms pointing out that it
30
00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,440
is a covenant of love.
31
00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,280
It's like a marriage.
32
00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,640
And this is why God would take betrayal so personally.
33
00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:21,080
50 years ago, a biblical scholar named Samuel Schultz wrote a classic exposition on the
34
00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:28,520
book of Deuteronomy, and he titled his book Deuteronomy, The Gospel of Love.
35
00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:35,440
He emphasizes that Deuteronomy is not all about law or a judgmental God.
36
00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:41,560
Deuteronomy is the most important book in the whole Old Testament and the key to understanding
37
00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,160
the whole Bible.
38
00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:48,280
So welcome to Deuteronomy and the words of Moses.
39
00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,600
Just one point I want to make today.
40
00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:57,640
Do you remember back in our story about Moses and the Exodus and when God commissioned Moses
41
00:02:57,640 --> 00:03:04,040
to go to Pharaoh and speak to him to let God's people go?
42
00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:12,720
Moses said in Exodus 4 verse 10, then Moses said to the Lord, Oh my Lord, I am not eloquent.
43
00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:18,600
Here before nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and slow
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00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,080
of tongue.
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So the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth or who makes the mute, the deaf, the
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00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,640
seeing or the blind, have not I the Lord?
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00:03:31,640 --> 00:03:39,480
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.
48
00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:45,920
The man that thought he could not speak well is most known.
49
00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:54,520
Three thousand years later for his words, he created or he is credited for drafting the
50
00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,080
first five books of the Torah.
51
00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:04,320
And one, the last one is named Devarim referring to the words of Moses.
52
00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:11,280
While Moses was a part of many miracles, he is probably best known for his words, his
53
00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:12,680
teaching.
54
00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,680
What an encouragement to all of us.
55
00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:23,760
If God has called you to do something and you feel inadequately gifted or prepared, know
56
00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:31,760
that he is more than able to both gift you and train you up in that gift that you can
57
00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:37,240
fulfill the calling of God on your life just like Moses did.
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00:04:37,240 --> 00:05:03,040
With that, I wish you Shabbat Shalom.
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