Sin Sin prevents God’s people from knowing the promises of His covenant. “Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!” Deuteronomy 5:29 The question immediately arises: Why, given all Israel ...
The Soul God’s promises are directed first at men’s souls. “You shall love the LORD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:5 All worldviews are rooted in unseen realities—concepts of the greatest good, expressions of hope, statements of vision, mission, goals, and so forth; ...
A Blessing to All Nations God’s Covenant reaches to all nations in all times. “Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law, and ...
The Promise of Provision God promised to protect and provide for His people. “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. ...
The Promise to Be a Blessing God blesses His people so that they might bless the world. “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a ...
The Promise of a Great Name A great name means great influence. “Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” Deuteronomy ...
The Promise of Blessing The key to God’s promises lies in His blessing of His people. “You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear. He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you ...
The Promise of a Great People Israel was promised she would become a great nation. “Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.” Deuteronomy 10:22 The first promise of God’s Covenant, which He held out to Abram ...
Precious and Very Great Promises The God of the Law holds out precious promises to His people. “Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in ...
Self-Revealing The Law shows us a God Who makes Himself known. The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by ...