Sum it up as a book of history that tells us about those Israelites.
How sometimes they got it right but mostly they seemed to get it wrong--this following God thing. Right?!
Lately I've been a little more into the Old Testament.
I've been the most fascinated with Deuteronomy.
The emotions and struggles and pleas behind the stories.
You've got Moses and he's giving these long speeches to the Israelites--God's people.....
And at some points he's like,
"PEOPLE! LOOK! SEE! WILL YA?!"
(and for pity's sake--OBEY)
And there's got to be some frustration and there has got to be some passion behind the words we read here. I mean, Moses goes so far as to give some blame to the people for his punishment of not being able to enter the Promise Land. (1:37)
But ultimately.....Moses loved the people God called him to lead. And that love is so evident as I read through Deuteronomy.
But even more than that is the great love of God for His people that comes shining through.
Defeating their enemies
Often with strange directions & rules of engagement
Leading them through the desert
All 40 years of it
Providing for all their needs
Sustaining them with manna, falling from heaven
Just enough and Just in time
None left over, Not a moment before their need
And so, time and time again, you have Moses
In his final days with them, he simply asks
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