seekeroftruth
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Deuteronomy 6:13 Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; 15 for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land. 16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah. 17 Be sure to keep the commands of the Lord your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you. 18 Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors, 19 thrusting out all your enemies before you, as the Lord said.
20 In the future, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?” 21 tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 22 Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. 23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. 24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. 25 And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.”
20 In the future, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the Lord our God has commanded you?” 21 tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 22 Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders—great and terrible—on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. 23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. 24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. 25 And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.”
This is from the easy English site.
Moses reminded the Israelites about an event at Massah. (See Exodus 17:1-7.) The Israelites were complaining because they did not have any water. Moses had brought them out of Egypt. But the people said that he had done the wrong thing. They did not believe that God could give them water at that place. If the Israelites obeyed God now, they would be able to defeat their enemies. Then they could possess the country.
In the future, the children of the Israelites would ask them about God’s laws. Moses told the Israelites what to tell their children. They would tell the children how God brought the Israelites out of Egypt with great power. Israelites believed God because of what he had done for them. The law was a guide for how to behave in the right way. If they obeyed the law, good things would happen to them. They would enjoy their life.
It seems that all the commentaries are a little preachy this morning. That actually makes a lot of sense.
The sixth chapter of Deuteronomy says: "Love God with all your heart, mind, and soul."
Now if I love God with all my hear, mind, and soul, then it would be natural for me to tell others about My God. It would be natural for me to "wear" God on my sleeve, so to speak. Teaching by example would be natural.... teaching by faith would be natural.... teaching the children would be natural....
