1. Deuteronomy Second Law – Summing Up the Law Given at Sinai Moses’ Farewell Speeches – Preparation for Promised Land

2. The Setting Plains of Moab Wilderness Wanderings Over Entry into the Promised Land lies just before them!

3.  Content  Remember the Past (Ch.1-4)  No Other God (Ch. 5-28)  Covenant Renewal (Ch. 29-30)  Epilogue (Ch. 31-34)

4. Remember  God’s Deliverance from Egypt  God’s Care in the Wilderness  God’s Invitation to Relationship and shared life - Covenant

5. Shema  Deuteronomy 6:4-5  Israel’s Great Confession  The Church’s First and Greatest Commandment

6. The Shema Hear, O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD is one. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul (being), and with all your might.

7. How do we live this out? Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Fear God Walk in God’s Ways Love God Serve God whole-heartedly Keep God’s Commandments

8. Pilgrim Festivals  Passover/Unleavened Bread Deliverance From Egypt  Feast of Weeks /Pentecost Giving of the Law on Sinai  Feast of Booths/ Tabernacles Provision in the Wilderness

9. Covenant Renewal To promote loyalty, allegiance, and devotion to God God’s promise to his people – the circumcision of the heart Blessings (for obedience) and Curses (for disobedience)

10. Covenant Renewal Deuteronomy 30:15-20 I have set before you today life… and death… If you obey… you shall live… If you turn away… you shall not… CHOOSE LIFE… that you may live!

11. Deuteronomy’s Theological Themes 1. FAITHFULNESS A ll the promises God made to Abraham (land, people, and blessing) are now about to come true as the people enter into the Promised Land

12. Deuteronomy’s Theological Themes 2.REMEMBER Everything God has done – deliverance from Egypt, covenant at Sinai, provision in the wilderness is to be remembered annually in our festivals of worship – lest we forget

13. Deuteronomy’s Theological Themes 3.COVENANT Our life with God is one of covenant relationship – I will be your God, you will be my people. God is tenaciously loyal to this relationship and asks us to be loyal as well.

14. Deuteronomy’s Theological Themes 4.SHEMA Our faith response to God is to love God with all our heart, to fear and serve God with all that is within us, and to pattern all of our life after the character of this God of love.

15. Deuteronomy’s Theological Themes 5.LIFE God’s gift to us is LIFE – It is God who created life, redeemed life from bondage, cared for life in crisis, and invites us into shared life forever. CHOOSE LIFE!