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Deuteronomy: Second Law

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The Gospel of Christ

Moses said to that new generation, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength, Deuteronomy 6:5.

Welcome you today to our study of the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy. That big word, Deuteronomy, breaks down into really two English words, which are pretty simple. It just means law again, or second law. To the new generation, separate from those whose bodies perished in the wilderness because of sin that new generation is now being raised up. Everyone 20 years old and above who survived, they need to hear God's law again, just like the prior generation did in Exodus 20 following and yet with the hope that they will give more heed to the Word of God. And so the Law of God, the Law of Moses is going to be given again to this new generation in the book of Deuteronomy and the hope is that they will listen and obey that law and that they will hear and listen to God's statutes .
The book of Deuteronomy breaks down pretty easily into three categories throughout the book. In chapters one through four, we have, what we refer to as kind of a historical section. Tells everything of history-wise up to that point and recounts some of God's dealings with Israel. Then chapters five through 26 are the legal section or the legislative section of the book, where God is going to recount his laws to this new generation. Then chapters 27 through 34, we have where we might say a prophetic section. God is going to give certain blessings and cursings and tell certain things that are going to transpire, if the people will follow and adhere to God's Law.

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