Hear, O Israel… by Minister Scott Russell

Deuteronomy 6

March 28, 2024 • Scott Russell • Deuteronomy 6

The title of the Book of Deuteronomy comes from the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Bible. It means “second law”, or “repetition of the law”. Deuteronomy consists of a series of Instructions given by YeHoVaH to Moses to teach the Children of Israel.

As we enter the 6th Chapter of Deuteronomy, Moses is preparing the new generation to inherit The Land of Promise. From Chapters 5-26 Moses is reciting all the remaining Instructions he had been given by YeHoVaH including his farewell speech to the Israelites teaching them YeHoVaH’s Commandments, Statutes and Laws.

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Modern day followers of Jesus Christ boldly declare they are not under the Law but are under grace. They are quick to proclaim that their God no longer requires a circumcision in the flesh, only a circumcision of the heart. Although they are unable to clarify what that actually means, they are equally ignorant of the fact that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, also required a circumcision of the heart from those who were partakers of the Covenant with Abraham, the father of our faith.

A stiffnecked Rebellious People

April 18, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 9

As Moses recaps Israel’s journey, he constantly reminds them of their disobedience. Israel’s rebellion, and their acts of disobedience against the Instructions of YeHoVaH, became a hallmark of the Children of Israel and those who joined themselves to Israel. At the threshold of the Land of Promise, Moses makes it clear why YeHoVaH was fulfilling His part of the Covenant He had made with Israel’s fathers and it had nothing to do with them or their righteousness.

Man Does Not Live On Bread Alone

April 11, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 8

YeHoVaH’s promises and blessings are connected to the Covenant He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel. After forty years of wilderness wandering, because of their lack of faith in YeHoVaH, the Children of Israel had to be reminded of the Covenant they made and how their blessings and promises were contingent upon them keeping their part of the Covenant Agreement.