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Walk in God’s Law The Law informs and shapes our everyday life. “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways….” Deuteronomy 10:12 It’s…

Emphasis on Doing God’s Law shapes what we are and what we do. “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do.” Deuteronomy 12:32 The verb “do” conveys an important aspect of the practical focus of God’s Law.…

So That You May Live The Law—and the worldview it introduces—does not oppress. “I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am…

Forfeiture of Blessing We may never know some of the rich blessings God has for us. The LORD said, “I have pardoned, according to your word. But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with…

Deprivation When we ignore or disobey God’s Law, He can withdraw His blessings. “The LORD will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in all that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and perish quickly on account of…

Oppression If we won’t help one another, God may employ outsiders. “The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them.” Deuteronomy 28:25 When God’s…

Judgments God’s people are responsible to exercise judgment with one another. “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with…

Temptation Temptations will come. Will we be ready for them? “So you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him.” Deuteronomy 8:6 As would have been evident through Israel’s experience…

Trials and Tests The discipline of the Lord is typically not pleasant. “And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you…

The Discipline of the Lord God brings discipline to His people in a variety of ways. “Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you.” Deuteronomy 8:5 Besides the active spiritual…