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How does God create the rain? The early and latter rain.Get Up, Get Going, Serve The LordGod (LORD, YHWH) Owns It All, Israel's BoundariesPraise, Circumcise Your Heart; Be stiff-necked no longer

Deuteronomy 10

How does God create the rain? The early and latter rain.

Israel's boundaries.Praise, stiff-necked no longer

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Matthew 10:8 …Freely you received, freely give.

Deuteronomy 10:10, Moses’ Intercession Worked

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:10 "I, moreover, stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights like the first time, and the LORD listened to me that time also; the LORD was not willing to destroy you.

• God repeatedly tells them that it is not their righteousness that saves them or gives them the land, but His promises to Abraham Isaac and Jacob He will keep.

Deuteronomy 10:12, What Does God Require Of His Servants

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:12 "Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require from you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the LORD's commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?

• Five specific points! We should take six months of studying on each point. Or better yet make it your life’s assignment.

Deuteronomy 10:12, Get Up, Get Going, Serve The Lord

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:12… serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

• God wants his servants to serve him.• NAU Luke 4:8 Jesus answered him, "It is written,

'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

• NAU Luke 16:13 "No servant can serve two masters… You cannot serve God and wealth.”

• NAU Acts 24:14… I do serve the God of our fathers

Deuteronomy 10:12, Get Up, Get Going, Serve The Lord

• Every Christian needs to wake up in the morning, jump out of bed, and say what do you want of me today LORD? We need to take the initiative to start. You can't steer a boat that's not moving.

• When a waitress is serving you, you do not expect to have to go find her in the break room and tell her what to do. You expect she will do her job to serve you. She should be attentive to your needs, asking what you would prefer, and moving to serve you. Not sitting around waiting for you to come find her to tell her what to do. A few biblical warnings would be;

• NAU 1 Timothy 4:14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you..• NAU 1 Timothy 5:10 having a reputation for good works; and if she has

brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.

Deuteronomy 10:12, Get Up, Get Going, Serve The Lord

• NAU 1 Timothy 5:17 The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

• NAU 2 Timothy 2:21 …a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

• NAU 2 Timothy 3:17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

• NAU 2 Timothy 4:5…be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

• Every Christian is in the full-time ministry! If you are not serving Christ, you are not obeying Christ.

SERVE, FINDING A VOLUNTEER TO BE CHURCH TREASURER NAU Deuteronomy 10:12… serve the

LORD… Pete Marcaccini says that, “Finding a

volunteer to be church treasurer is always a challenge. But after reading the church's Annual Report, I was not surprised to hear several members express interest in the position. The outgoing treasurer had concluded her report with: "It has truly been my pleasure to work with the church finances. I have received far more than I ever gave.”

Skimming Off the Top?

Deuteronomy 10:14, God (LORD, YHWH) Owns It All

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:14 "Behold, to the LORD your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.

• God (LORD, YHWH) Owns It All• But He has the world's worst tenant!• NAU Ephesians 2:2…the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit

that is now working in the sons of disobedience.• NAU 2 Corinthians 4:4…the god of this world has blinded the minds

of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

• Good news! NAU John 12:31…the ruler of this world will be cast out.

Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise Your Heart

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:16 "So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer.

• “circumcise”= cutaway all uncleanness, be separate, be holy

• MacArthur Study Bible, Page 266, says, "Moses called the Israelites to cut away all the sin in their hearts, as the circumcision surgery cut away the skin. This would leave them with a clean relationship to God (cf. 30:6; Lev. 26:40, 41; Jer. 4:4; 9:25; Romans 2:29)…"

Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise Your Heart

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:16…circumcise your heart…• This is the first use of this word “circumcise” in

the NAU.

Deuteronomy 10:16 Stiff-Necked No Longer

• NKJ Deuteronomy 10:16 … be stiff-necked no longer.• The KJV only uses this phrase two more times after this.• NAU 2 Chronicles 30:8 "Now do not stiffen your neck like

your fathers, but yield to the LORD…• NAU Acts 7:51 "You men who are stiff-necked and

uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.

• It seems to me that Israel's rebellion against religious leadership ended with them that died in the desert.

Deuteronomy 10:17, God Is Impartial

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:17 "For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

• impartial, adjective; treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just: independent and impartial advice.

• We must reflect God's character regard to this. We must treat our employees fairly pay them properly for the work they perform, employees must be fair with the work that they perform for the wage they receive. We must treat all people impartially, and respectfully.

• NAU Malachi 3:5 "Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against… those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me," says the LORD of hosts.

Deuteronomy 10:17, God Is Impartial

• NAU 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING," and "The laborer is worthy of his wages."

• NAU Deuteronomy 1:17 'You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God’s….

• NAU Job 13:10 "He will surely reprove you If you secretly show partiality.

• NAU Romans 2:11 For there is no partiality with God.• NAU James 2:9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin

and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Deut. 10:18 "He executes justice

• NAU Deut. 10:18 "He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy, 10:18, He Executes Justice

• NAU Deut. 10:18 "He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

• This is the first use of the word “justice” in the book of Deuteronomy. This word is used very frequently in Deuteronomy.

• Emphasizing that since God is just, His servants must behave justly.

Deuteronomy, 10:18, He Executes Justice

• NAU Deuteronomy 10:22 "Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy [Genesis 46:26+27, Exodus 1:5, Acts 7:14] persons in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

• God multiplied them exceedingly in the 400 years captivity. God is keeping His promises to Abraham. Most believe their population would have been over 2 million people.

Praise• NAU Deuteronomy 10:21 "He is your praise and He is

your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.

• NAU Isaiah 12:5 Praise the LORD in song, for He has done excellent things; Let this be known throughout the earth.

• NAU Psalm 7:17 I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

• Lettie Cowman said, “Two wings are necessary to lift our souls toward God: prayer and praise. Prayer asks. Praise accepts the answer.”

Exodus 1:5, Seventy In Number• Exodus 1:5 All the persons who came from the loins of

Jacob were seventy in number, but Joseph was already in Egypt.

• Deuteronomy 10:22 "Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.

• Genesis 46:27 and the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt were two; all the persons of the house of Jacob, who came to Egypt, were seventy.

• Acts 7:14 "Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons in all.

Exodus 1:5, Seventy In Number• Dr. Ryrie's note on Genesis 46:27 says “The total of 70

included the 66 mentioned in verse 26, plus Jacob, Joseph, and Joseph's two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (see also Exodus 1:5; Deuteronomy 10:22). See note on Acts 7:14. However, the total number, including wives of Jacob’s sons and grandsons and husbands of his daughters and granddaughters (not listed), would have been greater than 70.“

• Dr. Ryrie's note on Acts 7:14; “This number follows the LXX, which arrived at 75 by including the son and grandson of Manasseh and two sons and a grandson of Ephraim. See note on Genesis 46:27, which reflects a different way of numbering Jacob’s family, totaling 70."

Deuteronomy 11

Deuteronomy 11:2, A Very Special Generation

• NAU Deuteronomy 11:2 "Know this day that I am not speaking with your sons who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of the LORD your God-- His greatness, His mighty hand and His outstretched arm,

• The children who had come out of Egypt, experienced the wilderness wanderings for 40 years, God's supernatural provision for them, are now being addressed as this very special group of humans. They saw the class 1 miracles, experienced the discipline and provision of the Lord, and watched as their parents passed away. And now God is going to lead them in to conquer the promised land.

• Every Christian also has experienced God's salvation, provision, transformation, and chastisement.

Deuteronomy 11:2, A Very Special Generation, US!

• NAU 1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

• NAU Romans 8:24…we have been saved…• NAU Romans 5:9…having now been justified by His blood, we

shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.• NAU Philippians 4:19…God will supply all your needs• NAU Hebrews 11:40…God had provided something better for

us…• NET Hebrews 12:6 "For the Lord disciplines the one he loves

and chastises every son he accepts."

Deuteronomy 11:10, A Garden Without Irrigation

• NAU Deuteronomy 11:10 "For the land, into which you are entering to possess it, is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden. 11 "But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven, 12 a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.

• NAU Exodus 3:8…to a land flowing with milk and honey…

Deuteronomy 11:14, God Creates The Rain

• NAU Deuteronomy 11:14 that He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early and late rain, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil.

• This is not the god of Deism• NAU Leviticus 26:4 then I shall give you rains in their season…• How does God do it? Speak and create out of nothing?• NAU Psalm 67:6 The earth has yielded its produce; God, our

God, blesses us.• NAU Hosea 2:21 "It will come about in that day that I will

respond," declares the LORD. "I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,

Deuteronomy 11:14, The Early And Late Rain

• NAU Deuteronomy 11:14…the early and late rain…• MacArthur Study Bible page 267, “The early rain was the autumn rain

from October to January. The latter rain was the spring rain which came through March/April.”

• However, NAU Psalm 84:6 Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings.

• Yet future, Israel will be blessed again; • NAU Joel 2:19… I will never again make you a reproach among the

nations [that ain't happened yet] ….. 23 So rejoice, O sons of Zion, And be glad in the LORD your God; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication. And He has poured down for you the rain, The early and latter rain as before.

Deuteronomy 11:16, Rain Is A Conditional Blessing

• NAU Deuteronomy 11:16 "Beware, lest your hearts be deceived and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them. 17 "Or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there will be no rain and the ground will not yield its fruit; and you will perish quickly from the good land which the LORD is giving you.

• However, the land was given, past tense.

Deuteronomy 11:18-21 • NAU Deuteronomy 11:18 "You shall therefore impress these

words of mine on your heart and on your soul; and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. 19 "And you shall teach them to your sons, talking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up. 20 "And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your sons may be multiplied on the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens remain above the earth.

• We also are obliged to teach God’s Word to our children and grandchildren with every opportunity. We should set up, make, and create opportunities to teach.

Deuteronomy 11:22, Conditional Or Unconditional Covenant?

• NAU Deuteronomy 11:22 "For if you are careful to keep all this commandment which I am commanding you to do, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and hold fast to Him,

• The victory over their enemies, peaceful enjoyment of the land, God's blessings rather than cursing’s, were all conditional upon their obedience to God's commandments.

• The ownership of the land has nothing to do with them, it was a gift, unconditional, from God to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 11:24, Israel's Boundaries

• NAU Deuteronomy 11:24 "Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours; your border will be from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the river, the river Euphrates, as far as the western sea.

• NAU Joshua 1:2 …arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. 3 "Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. 4 "From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory.

• NAU Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates: [Unilateral; Abram was unconscious when God made the covenant]

• NAU Ezekiel 36:8-38, … 28 "You will live in the land that I gave to your forefathers; so you will be My people, and I will be your God…

In closing

• Keep counting on the Lord for all his blessings

• NAU Luke 1:48 "For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave…

• NAU 2 Thessalonians 1:11 To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power,

• I squeezed these in as an intro to this math joke;

In closing

THE END• Remember our freedom in Christ;

Galatians 5:1+13, Romans 7:24, 8:2+21, 1 Peter 2:16, 2 Peter 2:18-22