The Lord Who Keeps and Protects
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Bible Text: Deuteronomy 11:8-12
Jehovah protects and protects
Dear saints,
God defeated Pharaoh with power, signs, and wonders. He defeated the Egyptian army in pursuit of Israel at the Red Sea. In the wilderness, he punished the rebels Dathan and Abiram by angering them.
Now, God demands pure love from the people of Israel. Before you love the law that God has given you, He says, “Love God.” Because God is “the savior of Israel.” Therefore, today we would like to share the word about “the God who protects and protects” through the great works of God that Israel witnessed.
1. God who has done great things
Today's Bible promises God's counsel and the blessings that will come to those who obey them. This is a message that repeatedly emphasizes that we love Almighty God, who judges our adversaries in order to fulfill the promise we made to our ancestors, and that we receive blessings only when we obey His commandments. So, what is “all these things” that Jehovah has done?
First, he fought Pharaoh with signs and knights. Second, the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea. Third, what he did to the traitors Korah, Dathan, Abiram, and On. Also, the phrase “I have witnessed” is to emphasize that these are vivid historical facts that I have seen with my own eyes. In a word, they witnessed the miraculous punishment that God gave to those who rebelled against the fact that He miraculously rescued, guided, and protected them from difficult difficulties that could not be solved by human strength.
In other words, if they loved God and obeyed His commands, they enjoyed extraordinary blessings, but those who disobeyed and disobeyed God received terrible punishment. Moreover, this fact is a vivid historical fact that I personally witnessed, not passed on to others. The Bible testifies to this: “From the beginning to the end of the world the eyes of the LORD your God are always upon him” (Deuteronomy 11:12).
These verses are exhortations, saying, “The eyes of the Lord are always looking upon us, and why should we not be able to stand upright even after witnessing the vivid historical facts?”
Sometimes we even forget the experiences that have passed before us in our lives. “Jehovah’s eyes are always on us, and what prevents us from standing right at the vivid experience?”
Obedience to God's Word is a blessing, and disobedience is a curse. The choice between these two is our own, according to the free will we are permitted to do. Therefore, today we say, “Jehovah God who does great things!” You must absolutely believe, obey, and follow “Jehovah God, who keeps and protects.”
2. God's command to do great things
Dear saints,
Even in the world, when a treaty is signed, the terms and conditions of the contract are specified, telling each other what to keep, and what must be paid if the contract is not followed. Jehovah told his people: “Give them decrees and ordinances and commandments, and keep them always.”
He also explained the reasons for keeping it, and clearly stated what God would do if it was followed, and what the people would face if they did not.
Or, those who did not attend the contract can say “I didn’t know”. Just as King Saul made a vow to God to fast, but he did not hear it, and Jonathan ate the food, he could be forgiven. “Jonathan did not listen when his father commanded the people by oath, so he held out the tip of the staff he had in his hand and dipped it in honey, and turned his hand and put it to his mouth, and his eyes were opened” (1 Samuel 14:27).
However, since all people in the world can see that God is alive through nature, it cannot be said that they do not know or hear God. “From the foundation of the world his invisible things, even his eternal power and divinity, have been clearly seen and understood in all things that have been made; therefore they are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).
As such, Israel witnessed the power of God directly, so they could never break the commandments and make excuses. Therefore, if it is not followed, the person who broke the contract must compensate. The LORD is always good, and he does not speak bluntly, and it is not he who breaks his promise, but Israel breaks it. However, since there is nothing that human beings can repay to God, He proclaimed that if they broke the covenant, a curse would come upon them.
3. God's Promise of Great Deeds
God, who has done great things, made a clear covenant with Israel. If we keep God's commandments, God will do the following: “Keep every command I give you today! Then… ” (De 11:8)
First, you will be strong, second, you will enter a land flowing with milk and honey, third, you will get a land flowing with milk and honey, fourth, your days will be long, and fifth, the eyes of the LORD. This will be over you! is that
In a word, it is a promise that God's protecting eyes will be with us from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. He emphasizes that obedience to the will of God expressed in the law is a prerequisite for permanent possession of land.
In order to enjoy the blessings in the land of Canaan, we must fear God, love God, and obey the law. This is the touchstone of our human blessings and curses. It is also central to Israel's way of life throughout Deuteronomy.
Meanwhile, the Bible makes an interesting comparison between Egyptian agriculture and Palestinian agriculture. “The land you are going to enter is not like the land of Egypt, from which you came out, where you watered with your feet like a dam in a vegetable garden after you planted. It is a land that absorbs, a land that the LORD your God recommends; from the beginning of the year to the end of the year the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it.”
Dear saints,
In Egypt, where there is very little rain, except by relying on the flooding of the Nile, there was no choice but to dig a canal and have a relationship (watering with one's feet). By comparison, in Palestine, where there are many mountains, valleys and seasonal rains, irrigation is not a problem. In other words, farming is not done by manpower, but with God's help (natural rain). This promise of God applies equally to us today.
In this way, God told the Israelites everything they needed after entering the Promised Land with a fatherly heart. The land was given to them by God as a gift. It could be a more comfortable place to live because they did not need watering as they did in Egypt.
The promise of abundance is linked to the continued faithfulness and obedience of the people.
God bless the faithful who glorify Him. Therefore, those who do not glorify God have no right to hope for His blessings. But they may be lucky to share in some of the overflowing blessings that God pours out on the faithful. Just as when God sends rain on the rice fields of the chosen people, the rice fields next to them benefit.
In this way, God is faithful and loving, who watches over his people to provide for their needs. God does not care about our luxury. He cares about our needs. The Bible testifies to this.
“Recognize that the Lord God is the true savior of Israel!” “Keep the commandments of the Lord, and teach your children to keep them!” “Those who obey God’s commands will have a long life!” “Israel will become mighty, and it will possess a large land, and no one will be able to stand against Israel!”
Dear saints, These words, which were proclaimed to Israel through Moses, apply equally to us today. Therefore, we must also believe and obey the great works that God has done today. We must fully receive and enjoy this promise of God in our lives. May this blessing be with all of us, I bless you in the name of the Lord.