Priviledge of Keeping the Words Deut 27:1-10

Priviledge of Keeping the Words

Deut 27:1-10

Opening your heart

• Some commented using Daily Living Water as devotional book or reading all 66 books of the Bible is difficult and producing very specific resolutions based on the Bible is even more difficult.

• It is a privilege of Christians to meditate on God’s Word and try to change their lives based on it.

• We can have a better life by enjoying this privilege and seeking God’s will

The Altar on Mount Ebal

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of Deuteronomy in Hebrew?

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

• All the laws

Multiple Choice

Who is the author of the book Deuteronomy?

• Jesus Christ

• Joe Biden

• Moses

• Abraham

Multiple Choice

Deuteronomy is the ... book in the Old Testament. Fill in the blank by choosing the right answer.

• 2nd

• last

• 5th

• 7th

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the book of Deuteronomy written?

• To remind the people of what God had done and encourage them to rededicate their lives to Him

• To empower the Israelites who need to be in the promised land.

• To tell the story of how Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land, how they sinned, punished & how they try again

• A handbook for the priests & Levites outlining their duties in worship & a guidebook of holy living for the Hebrews.

Deuteronomy 27:1-10 (ESV)

• ¹Now Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep the whole commandment that I command you today.

• ²And on the day you cross over the Jordan to the land that the  Lord your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and plaster them with plaster.

• ³And you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you cross over to enter the land that the  Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the  Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

Deuteronomy 27:1-10 (ESV)

• ⁴And when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, concerning which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.

• ⁵And there you shall build an altar to the  Lord your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them;

• ⁶you shall build an altar to the  Lord your God of uncut stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the  Lord your God,

Deuteronomy 27:1-10 (ESV)

• ⁷and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and you shall rejoice before the  Lord your God.

• ⁸And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.” 

• ⁹Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the  Lord your God.

• ¹⁰You shall therefore obey the voice of the  Lord your God, keeping his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.” 

Open Ended

Question 1: a. What did Moses & the elders tell the people of Israel to do after crossing the Jordan river? (vv.1-3)

Open Ended

Question 1: b. What do writing the statues and commandments on large stones and coating them with lime signify?

Why writings on the stones?

• Following the method used in Egypt, they were to be prepared for writing by whitewashing with plaster.

• When the law was written on the stones, the white background would make it clearly visible and easily read.

• These inscribed stones were to offer constant testimony to all people and coming generations of their relationship to God and His law 

Open Ended

Question 2a: What material did the Israelites have to use in building an altar? (v. 6)

Open Ended

Question 2b: Why did they have to build it with uncut stones?

Question 2a: What material did the Israelites have to use in building an altar? Why did they have to build it with uncut stones?

This was commanded because God did not want the glory of the stone carver to be the center of attention at His altar. God, at His altar, will share glory with no man – the beauty and attractiveness would be found only in the provision of God, not in any fleshly display.

Open Ended

Question 3: Why did Moses & the elders urge the Israelites to write all the statues & commandments of the law on the stones distinctly (clearly)? (v. 8)

Moses & the elders urge the Israelites to write all the statues & commandments of the law on the stones distinctly (clearly)...

• The main reason for the setting up of the stones with the law written on it, was so the people could know the law themselves. The word "plainly" is added to the writing this time.

• For people not conducting worship, it might be difficult to understand, if it were not written plainly.

Open Ended

Q4: What did Moses and the Levitical priests say to the people of Israel with respect to the attitudes they need to have in Canaan? (vv. 9-10)

Open Ended

Q4b: What does "a people for the Lord your God" mean? Why did they have to observe the statutes & commandments of God?

What happened in verses 9-10?

• In these verses Moses and the priests spoke to all Israel. The people were commanded to be quiet and listen with a view toward obedience (cf. v. 10).

• "This day you have become a people" There is some discussion on exactly when the covenant begins:

  1. at Israel leaving Egypt, Exod. 6:6-7

  2. at Mt. Sinai/Horeb, Deut. 4:20; Exod. 19:5-6

  3. on the Plains of Moab, v. 9; 28:1

  4. at the crossing of the Jordan, Josh. 4:19-24

  5. at Gilgal (first camp site)

  6. at Shechem (covenant renewal), Josh. 8:30-35

Poll

Question 5: The people of God must observe & do the words of God precisely and distinctly. Are you striving to do so?

• YES!

• NO!

Open Ended

Q6: Why do we find it difficult to observe the statues & commandments of God, as His people? What can we do to overcome such challenge?