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Deu 30:1 And it
shall be when all these things have come on you, the blessing and the curse which I have set
before you among all the nations where Jehovah your God shall banish you, you shall bring back to your heart these things;
Deu
30:2 and shall turn back to Jehovah your
God and listen to His voice, according to all that I am
commanding you today, you and your sons with all your heart, and with all your soul;
Deu
30:3 then Jehovah your God
will turn your
captivity, and He will have pity on you, and will return and gather you from all the nations where Jehovah your
God has scattered you.
Deu
30:4 If you are cast out to the
end of the heavens, Jehovah your God shall gather you from there, and He shall
take you from there.
Deu
30:5 And Jehovah your God shall
bring you into the land which your fathers have possessed, and you shall
inherit it; and He shall do you good and multiply you above your fathers.
Deu
30:6 And Jehovah your God will circumcise your heart,
and the heart of your seed, to love
Jehovah your God with
all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.
Deu
30:7 And Jehovah your God will put
all these curses on your
enemies, and on those that hate you, who have persecuted you.
Deu
30:8 And you shall return and obey the voice
of Jehovah, and do
all His commandments which I am commanding you
today.
Deu
30:9 And Jehovah your God will
make you abundant in every work of your hand, in the fruit of your body,
and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, for good.
For Jehovah will again rejoice over you for good, as He rejoiced over your
fathers.
Deu
30:10 For you shall listen to the voice of
Jehovah your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are
written in the book of this Law. For you shall turn back toward Jehovah your God, with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deu
30:11 For this command which I am
commanding you today is not too wonderful for you, nor is it too far off.
Deu
30:12 It is
not in the heavens that you should say, Who shall go up into the heavens for us, and
bring it to us, and cause us to hear it, that we may do it?
Deu
30:13 And it is
not beyond the sea that you should say, Who shall cross over for us to the region beyond
the sea and take it for us, and cause us to hear it, that we may do it?
Deu
30:14 For the Word is very near to
you, in your mouth and in your heart,
that you may do it.
Deu
30:15 Behold, I have set before
you today life and good and death and evil,
Deu
30:16 in that I am
commanding you today to love
Jehovah your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His
commands and His statutes, and His judgments, and you shall live and
multiply, and Jehovah your God shall bless you in the land where you are going
in, to possess it.
Deu
30:17 But if you turn away your heart, and you do not listen, and are drawn on,
even you will bow down to other gods, and serve them;
Deu
30:18 I have declared to you today
that you shall certainly perish. You shall not prolong your days in the
land to which you are crossing the Jordan, to go in there to possess it.
Deu
30:19 I call Heaven and earth to witness against you today
that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse.
Therefore, choose life,
that you may live, you and your seed,
Deu
30:20 to love Jehovah your God, to listen to His voice, and to
cleave to Him. For He is your life, and the
length of your days so that
you may live in the land which
Jehovah has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give
it to them.
Main Point(s):
1.
What does Moses say will happen to the people (1)?
This is a follow up to chapter 29 when after a
period of time, the people will turn away from God. After another period of
time, the people will “you shall bring
back to your heart these
things”. In other words, after experiencing the curses,
the people will reconsider the law and the things that God has done for them.
(their former relationship, pre-judgment)
Essentially an honest look at their own culpability for the judgments
against them..
2.
What will the people do (2)? What will the Lord do (3)?
The people will “return” to God. This will be
evidenced with obedience. God, will then have pity on them and return them from
wherever they are.
It’s interesting to note that this repentance includes “listening”. Listening
or hearing is not complete unless it develops faith in the listener.
3.
Look at the following passages and note the expectation
of restoration: Jer. 30:18, 32:44, 33:7, Ez. 39:25, Hosea 6:11, Joel 3:1, Amos
9:14, Nahum 2:2, Zeph. 2:7, 3:20. What were the people to expect?
Jer 30:18 So says Jehovah, Behold I will turn the
captivity of Jacob's tents and will have mercy on his dwelling places. And the
city shall be built on her ruin heap; and the fortress shall remain on its own
ordinance.
Jer 32:44 Men shall buy fields for silver, and write in a
document, and seal it, and call witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in
the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of
the mountains, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the
Negeb. For I will cause their captivity to return, says Jehovah.
Jer 33:7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the
captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
Eze 39:25 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Now I will
return the captivity of Jacob and will have mercy on all the house of Israel.
And I will be jealous for My holy name.
Hos 6:11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed to you,
when I return the captivity of My people.
Joel 3:1 For, behold, in those days and in that time, when
I bring again the exiles of Judah and Jerusalem,
Amos 9:14 And I will bring back the captivity of My
people Israel. And they shall build the waste cities, and live in them.
And they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of them. They shall also
make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Nah 2:2 Judah and Israel are like trees with branches
broken by their enemies. But the LORD is going to restore their power and
glory.
Zep 2:7 The LORD God hasn't forgotten those survivors
in Judah, and he will help them— his people will take your land to use for pasture. And
when evening comes, they will rest in houses at Ashkelon.
Zep 3:20 I will lead you home, and with your own eyes you
will see me bless you with all you once owned. Then you will be famous
everywhere on this earth. I, the LORD, have spoken!
All things restored to: “as the first.”
Signaling to this time of Deuteronomy. But this will not happen unless God see
a move to repentance.
4.
What is the new testament hope of restoration? Consider
Matt. 17:1, Acts 3:21, Acts 1:6, Acts 15:16.
Mat 17:11 Jesus told them, "Elijah certainly will
come and get everything ready. (speaking of John the Baptist)
Act
3:21 But Jesus must stay in heaven
until God makes all things new, just as his holy prophets promised long
ago.
Act 1:6 Then, indeed, coming together they questioned
Him, saying, Lord, do You restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
Act 15:16 After these things "I" will return
and "will build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen," "and I will build again the things which have
been demolished," and I will set it up,
5.
What will God do so that the people will obey (6-10)?
God will re-institute the covenant through
“circumcision of the heart”. Israel will love God with all their being. He will
send the curses against their enemies and bless Israel. This is all contingent
on them “listening and obeying.”
The level of commitment required: “with
all your heart and with
all your soul.”
6.
What is Moses’ point in 11-14? Look carefully at verse
11.
These things are not a mystery, nor are they
unattainable. God does not require from His people something they cannot
achieve.
How close? How easy is it? Love God, turn back/obey, turn back with all your
heart and soul. the Word is very near to
you, in your mouth and in your heart,
that you may do it.
- Paul quotes this in Romans 10:6-8. What was Paul’s point to the Christians?
Rom 10:6 But people whose faith makes them acceptable to
God will never ask, "Who will go up to heaven to bring Christ
down?"
Rom 10:7 Neither will they ask, "Who will go down
into the world of the dead to raise him to life?"
Rom
10:8 All who are acceptable because
of their faith simply say, "The message is as near as your mouth or your
heart." And this is the same message we preach about faith.
Paul’s point is that the gospel, like the law is not a mystery. It is
understandable and doable.
7.
What choice was put before the people? What would be the
outcome of each choice?
“life and death, the blessing and the
curse”
It is easy to see the curses of disobedience. But what is more telling are the
blessings of “obedience.” Because obedience is not the end game here. Obedience
is simply a manifestations of: “love Jehovah your God, to listen to His voice, and to cleave to Him.
For He is your life, and the length of your days”
it’s as simple as that.
