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Don’t you forget about Me: How to remember God, Who never forgets you (Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25)
In this study
Stand in the place where you live (Deuteronomy 7)Look at how holy I am! (Deuteronomy 8–9)Humility of MosheTough love: ‘Deliver him to Satan’What does God ask of you? (Deuteronomy 10)Something worse than persecution and death (Deuteronomy 11)A city is people, not buildings (Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3)
When we read the Torah in English, rather than Hebrew, remember that modern English does not do a good job at differentiating between the plural you vs the singular you.
In general, the instructions and responsibilities of the Torah are addressed to the plural you, meaning the nation, congregation or family, but the blessings that result from the community’s obedience are singular. When the community follows their responsibilities to walk in Torah, the people are blessed individually but if the community doesn’t act on their Torah duties, then the people suffer on an individual level.
In other words, you may be following God’s commandments to the best of your ability with humility and love for God, but if your neighbors, your community, state and even nation are not, doing well, then you will not see the blessings of God described here in your personal life.
“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, 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.” Deuteronomy 11:11–12 NASB
God does not change. The western U.S., particularly the West Coast has a climate and weather pattern not dissimilar from that experienced in the Holy Land. The western U.S. gets most of its water from rain, not from large rivers, like the Nile in Egypt.
The drought that we are currently experiencing in the western U.S. is a warning from God telling us although there are faithful believers in these states, the people as a whole in these states are not faithful to God.
We are supposed to pay attention to and be an active participant in our communities. That is how we can be a blessing to our city, county, state, or nation. It’s not a virtue to be ignorant of the world around us.
Jeremiah told the descendants of Jonadab the son of Rechab (Jeremiah 35) that they were righteous for following the instructions of their forefather to “dwell in tents” and to live a nomadic life in the land but they were also doing the right thing to flee into the cities when they noticed the approaching marauding army of Nebuchadnezzar. God made a profound promise to the descendants of Jonadab the son of Rechab.
“Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.” Jer. 35:19 KJV
Stand in the place where you live (Deuteronomy 7)
Pray for the land you live in because if it has peace, you have peace. Pay attention what’s going on about, you can’t be living your lives in a bubble.
We are not to fear our enemies but we are to respect their strength. The only one we are to fear and give our allegiance and obedience is God.
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By Hallel FellowshipIn this study
Stand in the place where you live (Deuteronomy 7)Look at how holy I am! (Deuteronomy 8–9)Humility of MosheTough love: ‘Deliver him to Satan’What does God ask of you? (Deuteronomy 10)Something worse than persecution and death (Deuteronomy 11)A city is people, not buildings (Isaiah 49:14 – 51:3)
When we read the Torah in English, rather than Hebrew, remember that modern English does not do a good job at differentiating between the plural you vs the singular you.
In general, the instructions and responsibilities of the Torah are addressed to the plural you, meaning the nation, congregation or family, but the blessings that result from the community’s obedience are singular. When the community follows their responsibilities to walk in Torah, the people are blessed individually but if the community doesn’t act on their Torah duties, then the people suffer on an individual level.
In other words, you may be following God’s commandments to the best of your ability with humility and love for God, but if your neighbors, your community, state and even nation are not, doing well, then you will not see the blessings of God described here in your personal life.
“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, 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.” Deuteronomy 11:11–12 NASB
God does not change. The western U.S., particularly the West Coast has a climate and weather pattern not dissimilar from that experienced in the Holy Land. The western U.S. gets most of its water from rain, not from large rivers, like the Nile in Egypt.
The drought that we are currently experiencing in the western U.S. is a warning from God telling us although there are faithful believers in these states, the people as a whole in these states are not faithful to God.
We are supposed to pay attention to and be an active participant in our communities. That is how we can be a blessing to our city, county, state, or nation. It’s not a virtue to be ignorant of the world around us.
Jeremiah told the descendants of Jonadab the son of Rechab (Jeremiah 35) that they were righteous for following the instructions of their forefather to “dwell in tents” and to live a nomadic life in the land but they were also doing the right thing to flee into the cities when they noticed the approaching marauding army of Nebuchadnezzar. God made a profound promise to the descendants of Jonadab the son of Rechab.
“Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.” Jer. 35:19 KJV
Stand in the place where you live (Deuteronomy 7)
Pray for the land you live in because if it has peace, you have peace. Pay attention what’s going on about, you can’t be living your lives in a bubble.
We are not to fear our enemies but we are to respect their strength. The only one we are to fear and give our allegiance and obedience is God.