LHIM Everything

Who you were – Romans 3:10-18

What you did – Ephesians 2:1-3, 11, 12 “Nature” is the basic or inherent

Why you were this way – Romans 5:12-21 You cannot fix yourself.

Who you are now – Romans 3:23-24 “Propitiation” is the act of gaining

Ephesians 1:7, 14; Col. 1:13-14

Because you are redeemed, you are a new creation, reconciled to God, at

What you do now – Galatians 6:14-18; 5:13-17 You are what God says

Why the change – God’s grace and mercy through Jesus Christ, the

God did what He could to communicate with Israel to choose life.

Numbers 14:22-23 …put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to

1. (Exodus 14:10-12) God parted the sea.

Deuteronomy 29:1-17, 29 They had all these godly experiences to build faith.

Deuteronomy 30:1 This chapter foretells Israel’s future, some of which has

2-10 This is a simple concept: turn to Yahweh and obey and He will bless you.

14 No work is required. It is right in front of you; just obey.

16-4:1; 6:5 The choice is simple, so do it!

Hosea 1:9 They became Lo-Ammi – “for you are not My people and I am not

Hosea 3:1-5 To this very day, Israel does not have a king, nor are they able to worship according to the law because there is no temple.

Romans 10:1-13 They still do not get it, but they will.

Romans 11:7-12, 25-32; Isaiah 29:9-13

Zachariah 2:1-13; 6:12-13; 8:1-15

Revelation 14:1ff Their hope fulfilled

Deuteronomy 12:1-3 Upon entering the promised land, God told Israel to tear down any worship objects they encounter. (See also Deuteronomy 32:16-17, 37-39; 1 Corinthians 10:14-22.)

Deuteronomy 12:4-7 Although some sacrifices atoned for guilt, most of the sacrifices and offerings came from a heart of gratitude and generosity.

Deuteronomy 12:11-12 God wanted the whole family to participate in the sacrificial offerings, including children, servants, and even the local Levite.

Deuteronomy 12:15-19 Sacrifices weren’t to appease God’s wrath or curry favor so He would make the rain fall on time. Rather than manipulation, sacrifices were ways to say thank you to a God who faithfully cared for His people.

Deuteronomy 12:26-27 Animal sacrifices (apart from burnt offerings) involved feasting by everyone involved in the act.

Deuteronomy 16:1-3, 9-11, 13-15, 17 Built into the annual calendar were three major festivals when Israelites would sacrifice animals and feast with great rejoicing. The rule for giving was that people should give as they were able “according to the blessing of the LORD” (16:17).

Deuteronomy 17:1 Giving defective or blemished animals is detestable to God.

Deuteronomy 18:1-5 The priests were provided for out of people’s sacrifices and offerings. While we no longer offer sacrifices, we do still give today. Jesus was clear that when we give, we shouldn’t call undue attention to ourselves (Matthew 6:1-4). However, the mindset should be the same. Rather than reluctantly or under compulsion, we give voluntarily from a cheerful heart (2 Corinthians 9:7-8).

Deuteronomy 5:22-29   God first introduced himself to Israel through the ten plagues when He delivered the people from Egypt. Once they arrived at Mount Sinai, God came down in a flurry of fire, thunder, and earthquake. He spoke to them audibly from the midst of the fire atop the mountain. The people responded with a heart eager to listen and obey.

Deuteronomy 6:1-9, 18, 24-25   God instituted instructions on how Israel should pass on the commandments and Torah-lifestyle to the next generation. These included repeating His commands throughout the day, wearing them on their arms and heads, and writing them on their doorposts. God’s commandments were not to burden the people or control them. They were for their good—that it may go well with them.

Deuteronomy 27:4-8, 11-15   At the end of Deuteronomy, we find the final instructions in the covenant. Israel will build a monument of stone and plaster on which they will write “all the words of this law very plainly” (27:8). They will also climb two mountains and shout the blessings from one and the curses from the other. The community ceremony will impress the importance of obeying God’s commands in the land.

Deuteronomy 4:23; 6:10-15; 8:11   Over and over God expresses the concern that His people will forget how to worship Him and how to obey His just laws. What practices do you have in your life to not forget how to worship God and live righteously?

Deuteronomy 4:31   Thankfully, God does not forget us. He is a merciful God who is eager to forgive when we fail.

Deuteronomy 10:17-19   God is just, and He wanted Israel to be just as well. Injustices become possible when dealing with vulnerable people. God claims justice for the fatherless, the widow, and the sojourner.

Deuteronomy 15:1-11   Here we encounter the fourth member of the quartet of the vulnerable—the poor. God designed a debt-forgiveness program as part of the rhythm of Israel’s calendar. Every seven years, they were to cancel all debts. Even when it came close to the year of release, God still wanted His people to care for the poor instead of hardening their hearts against them.

Deuteronomy 24:14-15   Oppressive workplace practices may bolster profit or make it easier for managers, but ancient Israelite workers were protected. God didn’t want powerful employers to mistreat their workers.

Deuteronomy 24:16   Justice means the people who commit crimes pays for them, not their parents or children.

Deuteronomy 24:17-22   God motivates justice in Israel by reminding them of the injustice they experienced when the Egyptians enslaved them. Thus, by remembering they were slaves in Egypt, they can have compassion on the vulnerable sojourners, fatherless, widows, and poor. In addition to leaving the edges of their fields unharvested, Israelites also paid a tax to take care of the poor (Deut 14:28-29).

Deuteronomy 27:18-19   Those with disabilities are vulnerable in any society. In ancient Israel, God made the people call a curse down on anyone who took advantage of the vulnerable.

Deuteronomy 15:12-18; 23:15-16; 24:7   Slavery was a mainstay in the ancient Near East. Civilizations made laws to regulate slavery. Israel’s laws stand out as remarkably generous to slaves, even protecting runaway slaves from extradition.

When we consider all that God put in Deuteronomy to protect the vulnerable, we must ask ourselves, “What’s my attitude to disadvantaged people today?” Do you harden your heart or have compassion?

Essentially, “justice” refers to giving each person what he or she deserves or, in more traditional terms, giving each person what is due to them. While justice and fairness are closely related terms, and we might use them interchangeably at times, they are certainly distinct to a degree in their meanings.

Deut 16:18-20

Justice is not solely all about punishing people who do what is wrong. That is the punitive side of justice. The other side is setting forth and establishing the standard of what is considered “right” behavior.

Deut 19:14-21

Prov 28:5

Micah 6:8

Deuteronomy 21:10-14   A woman of a village captured in war was particularly vulnerable in the ancient Near East. Tragically, rape and enslavement were the norms. However, God restricted Israelite soldiers from acting immediately, instead providing the woman with a month to mourn and adjust to the new reality. Even then, he could not use her as a slave, but had to marry her, inducting her into his household as a person of status and into the wider covenant community of God’s people. (See also Leviticus 19:18, 34.)

Deuteronomy 21:15-17   In a polygamous marriage, a husband sometimes favored one wife above another. This law offers protection for the unloved wife in the case that she bore the firstborn son in the family.

Deuteronomy 22:13-21   This elaborate scenario provides a threat to a cheating wife as well as to a malicious husband. It protects a wife from her husband lying about her virginity and metes out severe and public punishments to such a man.

Deuteronomy 22:22   Both the man and the woman are equally held accountable in an adulterous affair. This equality of punishment reflects an understanding of equality in the act itself.

Deuteronomy 22:23-27   Having an affair with someone who was betrothed was tantamount to adultery. However, if the act wasn’t consensual, then the law favored the woman’s innocence.

Deuteronomy 25:5-10   Levirate marriage was an institution designed to prevent families from losing property as well as provide widows with care, support, and protection. This law promised public humiliation and enduring shame to the man who would not take care of his brother’s widow.

God cares about how women are treated. He doesn’t want to see abuse. Even in the harsh world of the ancient Near East, He provided protections against abuses endemic to their patriarchal system.

Deuteronomy 4:15-16   God did not show them any form, so they wouldn’t make images of God and Jesus like the pagans did of their gods.

19   Asherah, counterpart to Baal, was worshipped with sexual immorality, prostitution, divination, and fortune telling.

5:6-10   From the beginning, God was firm regarding this subject.

6:10-15   Shall not follow other gods.

7:17-26   Yahweh promised to defeat their enemies. They were to burn the images of the pagan gods.

11:16-17   He told them exactly what would happen if they worship other gods.

13:6-8   Do not be deceived even by your own family. Within two generations, our society has shifted from God-centeredness to humanism.

16:21-22   God hates idolatry.

17:2-7; 27:15; 29:16-18, 37-39

1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Ephesians 5:3-12; Colossians 3:5-10   Today, we do not worship graven images; however, the way in which they are worshipped is still the same.

Deuteronomy 4:13, 23, 31; 5:2-3; 7:2, 9, 12   Covenant people

4:5-9   As they “keep and do,” they become a witness to the world.

4:32-40   Yahweh’s chosen ones were to keep His commandments.

7:1-14   Stay separate from the heathen; eliminate all idols.

9:4-7   Do not forget.

10:14-20   Stay humble, be godly, and love

12:28, 32   You shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it.

14:1-2   Be holy, live like God’s chosen ones, be different.

18:9-14   Hate spiritualism, and stay blameless.

26:17-19   His consecrated people are made for praise, fame, and honor.

33:28-29   God’s special chosen people

Acts 17:16, 23   Paul was provoked by the idols, so he spoke about the unknown God.

Understanding Yahweh

Romans 11:33-36   Everyone has opinions about God. The majority of people come to their conclusions based upon information received from outside the Scriptures, which is why precise and accurate understanding is missing. God makes Himself known through the Scriptures.

Deuteronomy 1:3   This is in the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month. Moses will die soon; the generation that went into the wilderness are all dead except Joshua and Caleb.

Deuteronomy 1:10, 16, 19,20, 21, 25, 26,30, 31, 32, 41; 5:4-6; 6:4-5   “Yahweh” 550 times, “Yahweh your God” 279, and “Yahweh our God” 22. For 301 times in 34 chapters, God reminds them who He is in relationship to them. Their fathers and grandfathers did not get it!

Exodus 3:13-15; 6:2-3, 6   This is my name to all generations

Deuteronomy 28:58; 32:3-4   “…to fear this honored and awesome name, Yahweh.”

Leviticus 22:2, 32; 11:45   The book of Leviticus magnifies the holiness of God.

Deuteronomy 2:1-6:6   Our purpose in life is to LOVE GOD.