DAY 67 Read Deuteronomy 1 and 2.
Today's reading: The book of Deuteronomy records Moses' farewell to his people. Imagine the old leader--twice as old as the "elders" of the people (except two, Joshua and Caleb)--as he pours out his heart to them. He wants them to remember the lessons of the past.
Memory gem: "The Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing" (Deuteronomy 2:7).
Thought for today:
As a leader appointed by God, Moses had led the host of Israel ``out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage" (Exodus 20:2). To deliver more than two million slaves from the oppression of the strongest military power on earth was a deed to be remembered as long as time should last. It took courage, intelligence, wisdom, humility, and, above all, faith--faith in the living God. Moses had all these virtues and more. He was a prophet of God and wrote the first five books of the Bible as he was moved by the Holy Ghost (see 2 Peter 1:21). Through him mighty miracles of divine power were performed. The Ten Commandments, written on two tables of stone by the finger of God Himself, were handed to Moses on Mount Sinai. He was God's appointed leader of God's people, at God's appointed time.
Note: The Four Orations of Deuteronomy
I. Chapters 1:6 to 4:43.
III. Chapters 5 through 26.
IV. Chapters 27 and 28.
V. Chapters 29 and 30.
(The last four chapters of Deuteronomy concern the transfer of leadership from Moses to Joshua, Moses' song of victory, his words of farewell, and an epilogue, probably written by Joshua.)
Today's reading: The book of Deuteronomy records Moses' farewell to his people. Imagine the old leader--twice as old as the "elders" of the people (except two, Joshua and Caleb)--as he pours out his heart to them. He wants them to remember the lessons of the past.
Memory gem: "The Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing" (Deuteronomy 2:7).
Thought for today:
As a leader appointed by God, Moses had led the host of Israel ``out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage" (Exodus 20:2). To deliver more than two million slaves from the oppression of the strongest military power on earth was a deed to be remembered as long as time should last. It took courage, intelligence, wisdom, humility, and, above all, faith--faith in the living God. Moses had all these virtues and more. He was a prophet of God and wrote the first five books of the Bible as he was moved by the Holy Ghost (see 2 Peter 1:21). Through him mighty miracles of divine power were performed. The Ten Commandments, written on two tables of stone by the finger of God Himself, were handed to Moses on Mount Sinai. He was God's appointed leader of God's people, at God's appointed time.
Note: The Four Orations of Deuteronomy
I. Chapters 1:6 to 4:43.
III. Chapters 5 through 26.
IV. Chapters 27 and 28.
V. Chapters 29 and 30.
(The last four chapters of Deuteronomy concern the transfer of leadership from Moses to Joshua, Moses' song of victory, his words of farewell, and an epilogue, probably written by Joshua.)
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