Obey or Beware
- Time for some more remembering what the Lord did.
- The Promised Land is not like Egypt. In the Promised Land, there's rain. That's a huge deal, since the Egyptians depended on the Nile for water. And water meant life.
- Of course, the writers link weather patterns with God. If the people disobey, God will withhold rain from them.
- Looking for a recap of 6:6-9? You've come to the right place. Yeah, we know. Deuteronomy is a bit redundant, but it definitely helps us remember the stuff.
- If the people obey the "entire commandment," God will drive out the other nations. Moses even gives us pretty specific parameters of the land they'll have (22-25).
- Deuteronomy believes in The Doctrine of the Two Ways, and it's pretty clearly stated here: Those who obey God are blessed and those who don't are cursed. These verses foreshadow 27:11 where half of the tribes stand on Mt. Gerizim to pronounce blessings, and half stand on Mt. Ebal to pronounce curses (26-31).
- Interested in learning more about The Doctrine of the Two Ways? Wander on over to "Theological Point of View." Just don't get lost in the wilderness for 40 years.