seekeroftruth
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Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?
14 To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it. 15 Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today. 16 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. 18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. 19 And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. 20 Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. 21 He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. 22 Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
14 To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it. 15 Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today. 16 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. 18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. 19 And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. 20 Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. 21 He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. 22 Your ancestors who went down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
The Love of God is is mighty and awesome.
These quotes are from the easy English site.
Moses reminded the Israelites about the things that God had done for them. Then he told them what God wanted them to do. He wanted them to respect him and to love him. He wanted them to obey completely. If the people loved God, then they would do all those things. They would obey him and they would serve him. God gave laws to them for their benefit. Israelites must love God because he loved them first. God had everyone in the whole world to choose from, but he chose the Israelites. He loved and chose their ancestors. And he loved and chose the Israelites too. God does not explain why he did that.
Verse 17 describes how great God is. He makes proper judgements about everybody. Nobody can make him change his mind. No gift will make God change his decision. The Israelites must love other people in the same way that God loves them. The Israelites must help the widows, the children without parents and the foreigners who live among them. The Israelites knew what it was like to be in a foreign country. Therefore, they should help those people who were in a similar situation.
Verse 17 describes how great God is. He makes proper judgements about everybody. Nobody can make him change his mind. No gift will make God change his decision. The Israelites must love other people in the same way that God loves them. The Israelites must help the widows, the children without parents and the foreigners who live among them. The Israelites knew what it was like to be in a foreign country. Therefore, they should help those people who were in a similar situation.
This is from bibletrack.org.
After his abbreviated history lesson on Israel's disobedience, Moses says plainly all that God requires of them for success in Deuteronomy 10:12-13, "And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?" That seems like a pretty simple proposition, doesn't it? Yes, but such a commitment toward God is best accomplished through having a personal relationship with God - not just blind obedience. That's exactly what Moses calls for in verse 16, "Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked." Yes...that's figurative language; it speaks of an authentic spiritual relationship with God. You see, a true relationship with God is a heart thing - not a compliance thing! That was true then as well as now. A personal relationship with Jesus Christ through salvation by faith MUST precede compliance as a condition for eternal life. Compliance does not bring eternal life; salvation by faith does. Titus 3:5 says, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;" Moses makes the point that was true with Israel as well as with Believers today: When you have a faith relationship with God, compliance follows naturally.
Here's some good news: There's a plug in there for us non Jews ("strangers") in verse 19; Israel is commanded to love us...unless, of course, you happen to be an inhabitant of Canaan.
Here's some good news: There's a plug in there for us non Jews ("strangers") in verse 19; Israel is commanded to love us...unless, of course, you happen to be an inhabitant of Canaan.
For the Love of God.... what is everyone else waiting for?
