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.
A stiffnecked Rebellious People
Deuteronomy 9
April 18, 2024 • Arthur Bailey • Deuteronomy 9
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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.