Friday

8-March

Deut 1-2; Prov 29; Luke 11

Essentially, the Book of Deuteronomy is a sermon – or a series of sermons, preached by Moses to Israel as they were on the verge of entering the Holy Land. Moses preached with a heavy and passionate heart as he had led them for forty years, but would not be accompanying them past this point.

Deuteronomy 1 & 2: What is Moses reminding the Israelites about?

Luke 11: Carefully read the Lord’s prayer – outline it and note the order of the prayer Jesus taught us.

How does ‘everything become clean’? (verse 41)Why does Jesus condemn the Pharisees and lawyers?

Journal Prompt: How can our ‘outsides’ be different from our ‘insides’ (v. 39)  Think of a specific examples in your life.

Answers:

Deuteronomy 1&2:  After defeating Kings Og and Sihon, Moses reminds the Israelites of God’s faithfulness and love, but also of God’s wrath on the previous generation of Israelites because of their rebellion. Repeatedly he charges Israel to keep the Law. Deuteronomy is a solemn call to love and obey the one true God.

Luke 11:  One becomes clean – not by external washing, but my giving alms to the poor – doing things for the kingdom.