Friday, March 16, 2012

Bible Reading Challenge Week 11 Day 5

Our reading challenge for the day is Deuteronomy 1-5. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant?

Moses runs through a brief history of the time from the Exodus to present. He emphasizes God’s providential hand. Through thick and thin, God has provided for his people. We’ve seen that in our readings in the last few weeks. Even when the people are intent on complaining about God and rejecting him, his hand of mercy is on them. They have not perished in the wilderness from hunger and thirst. They have had their needs provided for. Why is this? It’s because of the Lord’s mercy and grace, not due to the goodness of God’s people.

The ten commandments are delivered here in Deuteronomy 5 as they were in Exodus 20. Notice they are not numbered, which has led to some dissension over the years, as protestants decided the Roman church had the numbering wrong.

How do we view God’s commands? How do we view his providence? Do they bring us before him in repentance?

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