Yahweh Saves (Deuteronomy 31:1-29)
/The passing of the baton from Moses to Joshua is meant to teach us that the law cannot save us, God must do that, but that the law was given to teach man to fear the Lord or leave him without excuse.
A Circumcised Heart (Deuteronomy 30:1-20; Romans 10:5-13)
/God promises his people the blessing of a circumcised heart which will enable them to love him and walk after him in obedience and calls them to respond in faith.
The God of Secrets (Deuteronomy 29:1-29)
/Walking by faith means trusting God in those things that he has not revealed to us while walking in accord with those things which he has revealed.
Losing Your Life (Deuteronomy 28:1-66; John 12:24-26; 2 Corinthians 11:24-33)
/Those who seek to find their life in the law or by human effort will lose it, but those who lose their lives for Christ’s sake shall find them.
A Solemn Assembly (Deuteronomy 26:16 - 27:26; Galatians 3:10-14)
/God makes it clear to his people that he requires nothing less than absolute conformity to his law in the inner and outer man and that failure meets only with the curses of the covenant.
Christ Our Peace (Ephesians 2:14-16; Deuteronomy 27:26; Leviticus 18:5)
/Christ has come and set the Law aside by fulfilling it, bearing, in his flesh, the curse of the Law and thus establishing peace between God and man (and within the church).
You Have Been Brought Near (Ephesians 2:11-13; Deuteronomy 24:17-22)
/Paul makes it clear that the Gentiles were not formerly a part of the people of God and with that came five disadvantages, but now they are included and that is to drive them to praise God.
God's Portion (Deuteronomy 26:1-15; Acts 6:1-7)
/We will see that the Deacons have the unique role guarding the holiness of God’s name by caring for the hurting in the flock.
The Deacon (Acts 6:1-7; Numbers 1:47-54)
/The office of the deacon is established as a part of the church (which is the New Israel) and, in so doing, it displaces the older priestly order.
The Royal Priest (Zechariah 3:6-10; Exodus 28:36-38)
/Joshua, the high priest, serves as a sign that God will come and suffer in order to establish his kingdom and bless his people.
Renewed in the Image of Christ (Zechariah 3:1-5; Revelation 7:9-17)
/Christ redeems a people to himself by taking their iniquity upon himself and by renewing them in his own image.
The Danger of Wanting Too Little (Deuteronomy 26:1-15; Acts 4:32-37)
/The tenth commandment requires that we do not desire or cling to temporary blessings above our eternal blessings.
The Love of a Brother (Deuteronomy 25:1-19; Hebrews 2:10-15)
/The ninth commandment requires the preserving and protecting the good name (the dignity, honor and right to inheritance) of those who bear the image of God.
The Generous Love of God (Deuteronomy 23:15 - 24:22; Ephesians 4:17 - 5:1)
/The eighth commandment calls us to be imitators of God who generously gives to and serves others at great cost to himself.
God's Adulterous Bride (Deuteronomy 22:5 - 24:5)
/The seventh commandments calls us to be faithful in all our human relationships as a reflection of God’s faithfulness to us.