FREEDOM: BLESSING and CURSINGTHE CHOICE IS YOURS
KEY: Dt28: If you obey the LORD he will bless you above all nations; if not, you will be cursed and the
LORD will send a nation to destroy you.
TRUTHS The Power to Choose:
It is a wonderful privilege and freedom
TRUTHS God’s Nature:
He is not that of a dictator or policeman
TRUTHS We make our decisions,
and then our decisions make us.
Deuteronomy 28 A BRIEF BACKGROUND THREE DISCOURSES OF MOSES
In the first speech (Deuteronomy 1:1-4:43), Moses warns the people of Israel about the
sins which had kept their fathers from entering the promised land.
The second speech (Deuteronomy 4:44-26:19) goes into the details about the law
The third speech (Deuteronomy 27:1-31:30) is primarily a message about the blessings of obedience and the curses of disobedience.
Blessing and Cursing
Blessings on obedience.
(1-2) Overtaken by blessing.
(3-14) God will richly bless obedience to the covenant.
Curses on disobedience.
(15) Overtaken by the curses.
(16-68) The curses upon disobedience.
Here are Our Choices
SATAN OR THE SAVIOR?
WORDS OF MEN OR GOD?
DEAD FAITH OR OBEDIENT FAITH?
BROAD OR NARROW ROAD
KEY: Dt28: If you obey the LORD he will bless you above all nations; if not, you will be cursed and the
LORD will send a nation to destroy you.