Our next study for our Sunday morning adult Bible class will be the book of Deuteronomy.
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (ESV)
Deuteronomy is a pivotal book in both the Torah (first five books of the Bible) as well as the entire Old Testament. It encapsulates and distills the essence of the Torah and shares many theological truths. It contains sermons, laws, and exhortations delivered by Moses to the Israelites just before his passing and the Israelite’s entry into the Promised Land. Moses motivates the people to obey the covenant legislation out of love and gratitude toward God.
Deuteronomy has themes of God’s love, justice, covenant, prophecy, and law; all essential elements in Scripture. That said, love is at the heart of Deuteronomy; God’s love for all people (and for Israel in particular), our responsive love for God, and our love for others.
The book is frequently quoted or alluded to the in New Testament. Jesus Christ himself citing it more than any of the other books of the Pentateuch.
Join us, starting September 22, 2024, as we start our journey through this exciting book!
