February 27
Deuteronomy 1–2
Scripture Text: Deuteronomy 1:1–2:37
Series: Read the Bible in a Year
Deuteronomy means "second law" or "repeated law." As such, we should expect to hear the law again. You might be thinking, Again!? But repetition does us good (2 Peter 3:1–2), bringing to mind things of chief importance to life and godliness. Ministers are urged to remind the flock of these things (2 Timothy 2:14). Peter, especially, seems bent on a mission of reminder (2 Peter 1:13). Even Luther took up the charge, saying, "Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it."
We forget or neglect, and so, need reminding. Deuteronomy will remind us of the law of God so that we might not neglect it.
It begins where we left off in Numbers, with the Israelites about to cross the Jordan. Moses appoints leaders to take the people over, for they have become too numerous for him to bear. He also knows that he will not be permitted to lead them over.
Moses recounts their history, including their refusal to enter the promised land previously. God said he would go before them and fight their battles; he had done so many times. Still they refused to possess the land. Their punishment was a whole genearation wandering in the wilderness. Will it happen again or will the people go in to possess their inheritance?
In chapter two, Moses recalls the grumbling of the Israelites throughout the wilderness years, while remembering to them God's faithfulness.
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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