Serve the Lord Our “doing” and “walking” is unto “serving.” “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, to love him, to serve the LORD your God….” Deuteronomy 10:12 The word “serve” is a framework verb. ...

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 easy to take that verb “walk” for granted. The New Testament uses this ...

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. This is the most common verb in the Hebrew language for describing intentional ...

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 the LORD.” Leviticus 18:4, 5 Leviticus 18:1-5 is a very important text for ...

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 the glory of the LORD, none of the men who have seen ...

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 the evil of your deeds, because you have forsaken me.” Deuteronomy 28:20 Sometimes ...

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 people fail to hold one another accountable for their covenant relationship with Him, ...

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 righteous judgment.” Deuteronomy 16:18 The work of judges was only a more formal ...

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 in the wilderness, temptations to forget the Lord and to turn from ...

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 to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his ...