TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

 

Learning to Live by the Word

 

  1. READ:  Deuteronomy 6: 1 – 4. As God led the Israelites to sanctuary and pasture in the desert, what did He begin training them to do?

 

a.     What was God’s purpose in doing this?

 

b.    What did God desire for His people?

 

 

  1. READ:  Exodus 25: 22; Numbers 7: 89; Deuteronomy 10: 5. Desert shepherds lead their flocks by voice and word. God chose to lead His people in the same way. He first spoke His words from Mount Sinai, but His people were going to move on toward the Promised Land. How would God continue to speak Hos words to His people as the travel in the desert?

 

a.     When God gave these instructions, what was He communicating about His presence with His people and the importance of the words He would speak to them?

 

 

  1. READ: Deuteronomy 6: 4 – 9; 11: 18 – 21. In order to emphasize how seriously God took His command to live by His words, what did He tell the Israelites to do?

 

a.     What do you think would be the impact of surrounding so much of life by the words of God?

 

b.    Why was this ESSENTIAL that the Israelites do this for their children?

 

 

 

  1. READ:  Numbers 15: 37 – 41; Deuteronomy 22: 12. After spending 40 years teaching Israelites how to live on every word that came from his mouth, what did God tell them to wear? Why?

 

 

 

  1. READ:  Deuteronomy 31: 9 – 13. As Moses’ life neared its’ end, what did God instruct Moses to do to ensure that God’s words would continue to be the formative influence in the lives of His people.?  

 

a.     What did God command Israel to do every seven years?