2. Lessons from Deuteronomy 6:24 Deuteronomy 6:21-25

3. Observe All These Statutes Every definition assigned to the “statutes” point to an active response required by a given order It was well understood by Israel that this was required of them  Reaction before the law was given (Ex. 19:1-8)  Reaction after the law was given (Ex. 24:3)

4. The New Testament also has statutes to be obeyed  Hear Jesus and do His sayings (Matt. 7:24)  Observe all Jesus has commanded (Matt. 28:20)  Commandments of the Lord (1 Cor. 14:37)

5. God has never given a law that cannot be followed  Romans 10:5. Problem was that Israel didn’t do it (Eze. 20:11-13)  1 John 5:2-3. It can be done EASILY  Yet, the law is referred to as a “yoke of bondage” (Gal. 5:1). {I believe this because of the inability to forgive sin and that without Christ the law had no end}. Nevertheless, Jesus said He had a yoke and it was easy (Matt. 11:28-30)

6. Fear The Lord Our God “Fear” is “respect, awe, reverence” On fear (Psa. 96:4; 112:1) On reverence (Matthew 10:28; Acts 10:2, 22, 34-35; Rev. 14:7) God is to be revered as the God of heaven and earth. It is folly when we lower Him from His exalted position to one of our “buddy” or “Daddy”

7. For Our Good Always None of the statutes of God in any dispensation are harmful in any way! See Proverbs 9:12 (re. v. 10) This is excellently explained in Romans 6:16-23 God shows us the way to being pure, moral, upright, fair, kind, etc. Whom does this harm?

8. For Our Survival In the Old Testament it often referred to the physical (Deut. 4:1-4) In the New Testament we would call attention to spiritual life culminating in eternal life (Jn. 10:10; 2 Peter 1:11; Gal. 6:8)