The Covenant Agreement

Deuteronomy 5

March 21, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 5

As Moses recaps Israel’s journey from Egypt to the threshold of the Promised Land, he recalls the Covenant YeHoVaH made with the descendants of Israel and the great multitude at Mt Sinai. YeHoVaH spoke to the Children of Israel and the multitude face to face until the people refused to have YeHoVaH talk to them any more lest they die. YeHoVaH spoke, the people spoke, and this Chapter recalls the conversation of the Covenant Agreement.

A Circumcised Heart

April 25, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 10

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.