Bible Survey - #17/18 - Deuteronomy

An Earnest Farewell

Moses was the mediator of the Old Covenant. As he prepared to depart this world, He spoke at length to the people of Israel. He taught them again concerning the events that had brought them to this point. He brought God before their hearts with a powerful plea for obedience and faithfulness. For the second time in the Torah, He gave them the Ten Commandments and many other provisions of the Law. But it is his earnest pleas that should still grip the New Covenant reader today.

Moses reveals a prophetic awareness of what God will do to Israel in the centuries to come. He gives them a song that does more than guide them in righteousness. It shows them that they will fail because of their sin.

He also points to a Word that will be earnestly proclaimed to them by bold ambassadors of a New Covenant. This is the Word that we have heard and received. It is on our lips and in our hearts. This Word leads us to a better Promised Land by grace and truth.

All people in every age need to hear and love the Law of God. We need to acknowledge our transgressions and turn from them. But we could never have entered heaven through Law. We needed a new Mediator to win the battle for us, and to take us home.

O hear, O hear, the word of God's command!

The way of lawlessness will lead to death.

But Law can never bring us to the Land.

The Word of God must save us from our sins.