Deuteronômio 11
J. Vernon McGee · Citado em PreceptAustin
Deuteronômio 11
McGee - When I was in Egypt I was told that the rainfall there is less than one inch a year. Now that is not much rainfall! I've been to a place in the Hawaiian Islands where the rainfall is over 100 inches a year. That is quite a difference. Obviously, Egypt was dependent upon irrigation. (Deuteronomy 11 Mp3's) Ray Stedman (Point of No Return - Sermon on Dt 11:10ff) (He applies the truth of Israel on the verge of entering the promised land to believers at the beginning of a new year) - Now I am perfectly aware that the Bible uses this land of Canaan as a symbolic description for us of the Spirit-filled life, the land of promise in which God expects his people to live. But to the degree that every passing year is a mirror of our whole life, this land is also symbolic of the new year to us. The first noteworthy thing about this land is that it is a land that needs to be possessed. There are many blessings but they need to be laid hold of, they need to be captured. Israel could have walked through the land of promise and seen it from end to end, but never once lived in it, never taken up residence there. And it is possible to drift through an entire year and never live in it. Life is built like that in so many ways. Time is not the only factor in living. There must also be an intelligent application of knowledge before the passing of time can be called living. There are many persons who are living in marriage, but they do not possess the joys of partnership because they are unwilling to put forth the effort in terms of courtesy, love, and thoughtfulness. There is many a student who is simply passing through his courses, but his courses are not passing through him, because he is unwilling to possess them through diligence and application. There are many who live near the land of health but who are unable to possess it because they will not accept certain forms of discipline or give up certain habits. I will suggest quickly three things about how to possess these possibilities. I only summarize that which we have mentioned many other times: (1) Possession must begin first with a desire to possess. If you are content with what you are today, then you will never be any better than you are now; you may become worse. Contentment with what you are has a way of deteriorating ultimately into being very distressed with what you are. If you have no urgent desire to lay hold of more, my counsel to you, as we are standing at the verge of a new year, is, pray that God will awaken in you a hunger and a thirst. Jesus said, "He that hungers and thirsts after righteousness shall be filled," {cf, Matt 5:6}. That is the first thing. (2) Then, you must understand the principles involved in possessing the great heritage of promise. Possessing what God has to give never comes by uncrucified self-effort, religious activity, or pious deeds. Possession comes by learning to act on the basis of a fact already true! Have you learned that yet? The possession of God's blessing is not something God does when we ask for it, but, rather, faith lays hold of what already is in Jesus Christ. If you do not know what that means, then my counsel to you is, study this great principle, study these things until you understand them. There will be no truth you will ever learn that will be more vital, more transforming, more important than to learn that simple truth in experience. (3) Then the third thing about possessing is that you must apply these principles in the present moment. Unfortunately, there are some here who well understand the principles of victory but who do not enjoy them in experience because they do not apply them in the moment in which they live, the present moment. Do not wait to begin tomorrow. Do not wait until New Year's Day. We always think that it is possible to obey God in some other situation, but not in the one in which we are right now. If we were in some other circumstance then we could do what God wants, but not now. We want to wait until after lunch, or next evening, or next week, or next month. Or else we feel that it is too late -- that the hour has passed us by, that we have gone too far down the road, that we have already entrenched ourselves in habits of thought -- that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks. " But this is the way of defeat. We must learn to live in the present tense, for, instead, we live either in the past tense, or in the future tense. As Major Ian Thomas says, "We say 'Ebenezer, hitherto hath the Lord helped me,' or 'Maranatha, the Lord cometh,' but what we need to discover is the glory of the forgotten tense, the present tense, that God is the eternal 'I am,' the eternal present tense, and that He is adequate for every human need right now." When we apply that, then we will discover that we are possessing what God has for us to possess. Someone has said, "Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it's a cinch." Try that in the new year. Point Of No Return The eyes of the Lord your God are always on [the land], from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. —Deuteronomy 11:12 Today's Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:7-12 Longtime California pastor Ray Stedman once told his congregation: “On New Year’s Eve we realize more than at any other time in our lives that we can never go back in time. . . . We can look back and remember, but we cannot retrace a single moment of the year that is past.” Stedman then referred to the Israelites as they stood on the edge of a new opportunity. After four decades of desert wanderings by their people, this new generation may have wondered if they had the faith and fortitude to possess the Promised Land. Their leader, Moses, reminded them that they had seen “every great act of the Lord which He did” (Deut. 11:7) and that their destination was “a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year” (v.12). On New Year’s Eve, we may fear the future because of events in the past. But we need not remain chained to our old memories because we can move ahead focused on God. Just as the Lord watched over the land and His people, so His eyes will be upon us. God holds the future in His hands With grace sufficient day by day; Through good or ill He gently leads, If we but let Him have His way. —Rohrs The “what” of our future is determined by the “Who” of eternity. C H
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McGee - In an affluent society such as we live in today, where things come so easily, I am afraid that people assume God has nothing in the world to do with it. I do not understand why people think that if things come easily, they have done it; if things come with difficulty, then God must be in it. Well, God is the One who provides for all our physical needs. Whether things come to us easily or with difficulty, He still is the Provider. (Deuteronomy 11 Mp3's) Point Of No Return The eyes of the Lord your God are always on [the land], from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. —Deuteronomy 11:12 Today's Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:7-12 Longtime California pastor Ray Stedman once told his congregation: “On New Year’s Eve we realize more than at any other time in our lives that we can never go back in time. . . . We can look back and remember, but we cannot retrace a single moment of the year that is past.” Stedman then referred to the Israelites as they stood on the edge of a new opportunity. After four decades of desert wanderings by their people, this new generation may have wondered if they had the faith and fortitude to possess the Promised Land. Their leader, Moses, reminded them that they had seen “every great act of the Lord which He did” (Deut. 11:7) and that their destination was “a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year” (v.12). On New Year’s Eve, we may fear the future because of events in the past. But we need not remain chained to our old memories because we can move ahead focused on God. Just as the Lord watched over the land and His people, so His eyes will be upon us. God’s faithful care will extend to every day of the new year. We can count on that promise. By: David C. McCasland God holds the future in His hands With grace sufficient day by day; Through good or ill He gently leads, If we but let Him have His way. —Rohrs Deuteronomy 11:13 "It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul, if you listen obediently: De 11:8,22 6:17 Ps 119:4 to love: De 4:29 6:5,6 10:12 Deuteronomy 11 Resources LISTEN, OBEY AND LOVE CONDITIONAL CLAUSE It shall come about, IF (cf Dt 11:22) you listen obediently to my commandments which I (MOSES) am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul - Listen obediently (KJV - hearken diligently) are a repetition of the same Hebrew word (shama) means to hear and heed/obey (not in one ear and out the other). Note the promise (continued into the next verse) begins with a condition, obedience, wholehearted, without reservations, all God's Words, all the time. This would be Israel's secret of enjoyment of their possession. THOUGHT- Mark this principle in Dt 11:13-17 - The people of Israel are reminded that the only thing that can prevent them from enjoying the victory in the Promised Land is themselves. The only thing that can keep you from spiritual victory over the adversaries in your life is yourself! I am not suggesting "self" effort, but Spirit enabled effort.
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McGee - You will notice that the land is a gift from God. He has given to them a land which is much greater than anything they have ever occupied. It was from the river Euphrates to the Mediterranean Sea, and from Lebanon all the way south into the desert that they had come through. This was approximately 300,000 square miles. They have never occupied more than about 30,000 square miles of it, even at the time when the kingdom reached its zenith under David and Solomon. "Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours." It had been given to them by God and it was theirs, but they failed to walk upon it, claim it, and enjoy it. God told Joshua the same thing. He told him that the land was right there before them and that it belonged to Israel. But He told them they had to go in and walk up and down in the land (ED: THIS REQUIRE FAITH AND THEY HAD TO EXERCISE THAT FAITH BY ACTION. IN SHORT THEY HAD TO OBEY GOD. THEY COULD POSSESS THEIR POSSESSIONS IF THEY OBEYED GOD.). Israel had to possess it. Why is there such a difference in believers today? Some Christians are sitting on the side lines and are poverty stricken spiritually. Others are fabulously rich spiritually. God makes it clear that He has blessed all believers with spiritual blessings in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus. Some believers claim those blessings; some do not. Some believers enjoy those blessings; some do not. It is a matter of appropriating that which we already possess. (Deuteronomy 11 Mp3's) Deuteronomy 11:25 "No man will be able to stand before you; the LORD your God will lay the dread of you and the fear of you on all the land on which you set foot, as He has spoken to you. will be able to stand before you: De 2:25 7:24 Jos 1:5 2:9 5:1 as He has spoken to you: Ex 23:27 Deuteronomy 11 Resources Related Passages: Exodus 15:15-16 “Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed; The leaders of Moab, trembling grips them; All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. 16“Terror and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of Your arm they are motionless as stone; Until Your people pass over, O LORD, Until the people pass over whom You have purchased. Deuteronomy 2:25 ‘This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under the heavens, who, when they hear the report of you, will tremble and be in anguish because of you.’ Deuteronomy 28:10 “So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will be afraid of you. Exodus 23:27 “I will send My terror ahead of you, and throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. Joshua 2:9-11, (RAHAB THE HARLOT) said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you. 10 “For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. 11 “When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. Joshua 2:24 They said to Joshua, “Surely the LORD has given all the land into our hands; moreover, all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before us.” Joshua 5:1 Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel. INVINCIBLE ISRAEL (5) No man will be able to stand before you - (Dt 7:24; Josh. 1:5; Josh 10:8; Josh 23:9) - Because the omnipotent God would stand with them. God plus one is a majority. And note again that this promise of divine enablement of Israel is conditioned on Israel's obedience. (6) The LORD your God will lay the dread (pachad) of you and the fear of you on all the land on which you set foot - We see this in Rahab the harlot's declaration who said to the Israeli spies, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you." (Josh. 2:9) As He has spoken to you - This recalls Yahweh's earlier words in Exodus 23:27 “I will send My terror ahead of you, and throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. Norman Geisler - DEUTERONOMY 11:25—Isn’t this a false prophecy? PROBLEM: Moses told the children of Israel that “No man shall be able to stand against you; the Lord your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you.” But this seems clearly false both in the short view and in the long run. Even under Joshua, Israel lost some battles (Josh 7:4). And in the long run, they were overrun by the Assyrians (2 Kings 16:9) and the Babylonians (2 Kings 25:22). SOLUTION: This was not a false prophecy—it was a conditional promise. Notice it is prefaced by the condition “if you diligently obey My commandments which I command you” (v. 13), and “if you carefully keep all these commandments” (v. 22). In short, these were not categorical predictions, but conditional projections. When the people of Israel obeyed God, they were invincible against the most formidable foe (cf. Josh. 6). But when they did not obey Him, they fled in the face of the tiniest adversary (cf. Josh. 7). (When Critics Ask) Deuteronomy 11:26 "See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse: De 30:1,15-20 Ga 3:10,13,14 Deuteronomy 11 Resources PRESENTATION OF BLESSING AND CURSE Grant - The remainder of this chapter consists of the conclusion of the section that commenced with ch. 5. The principles of the covenant have been clearly expounded so that the Children of Israel could fully understand the issues involved. Now follows the challenge to the nation. As with all teaching in the Word of God the challenge is to obey, and Israel must face up to the consequences of their response (What the Bible Teaches – Leviticus and Deuteronomy)
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McGee - Obedience is something which has been dropped into the background today. I believe in the grace of God. I preach the grace of God. We are saved by grace, we are kept by grace, we grow by the grace of God. We are going to get to heaven by the grace of God. When we've been there ten thousand years, it will still be by the grace of God. But, my friend, there are great spiritual blessings today which you are going to miss if you are not obedient to Him. Jesus told us, "If ye love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15). Obedience offers a personal, wonderful, glorious relationship with God. (Deuteronomy 11 Mp3's) Deuteronomy 11:28 and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known. De 28:15-68 29:19-28 Lev 26:14-32 Isa 1:20 3:11 Mt 25:41 Ro 2:8,9 Ga 3:10 Deuteronomy 11 Resources THE CURSE CONDITIONED ON DISOBEDIENCE And the curse, IF you do not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known - Notice that to not follow God is paired with following other gods. The point is clear. Israel's heart (and every human heart) can not be spiritually empty, and this includes those who deceive their own heart into thinking there is no God and so they do not believe in a god (with a little g). Their god may not be wood or stone, but it is an idol nonetheless. Anything (money, ambition, love of self, etc) in place of God is an idol, a false god! I like the way God says it to Ezekiel "Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be consulted by them at all?(Ezek 14:3) Where do we place our idols? On a "shelf" in our heart! The curse is especially for violation of the first commandment "‘I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. ‘You shall have no other gods before Me." (Dt 5:6-7+) Utley on following other gods— literally, “walking,” cf. Dt 6:14; 8:19; 11:28; 13:2; 28:14; Jdg 2:12; Jer. 7:6, 9; 11:10; 13:10 This contrast of destinies is often called “the two ways” (cf. Dt 28 and Dt 30:1, 15–20; Ps 1:1-6; Jer. 21:8; Mt 7:13–14). (Deuteronomy 11 Commentary)