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2010-03-29 06:53:59

Main Point: Moses exhorts Israel to fear YHWH alone at a future time when they will be tempted to forget him due to the material blessing that he will lavish upon them when they settle in the land that he gives them. Outline: I. Introduction (5:1-6:3) A. Summons to hear and obey YHWH (5:1-5:5) B. The Decalogue: Synopsis of what obedience to YHWH means (5:6-21) 1. Love of God (5:6-15) 2. Love of Neighbor (5:7-21) C. Basis for Moses' mediatorial role between YHWH and Israel (5:22-6:3) 1. Israel's leaders ask Moses to stand in their place before YHWH for fear of death (5:22-27). 2. YHWH hears Israel and speaks to Moses (5:28-33) 3. Moses exhorts Israel to hear and obey YHWH's voice through him (6:1-3) II. YHWH's spokesman summons Israel to love YHWH and obey him (6:4ff) A. A summons to love YHWH entirely and exclusively (6:4-9) 1. In the future when it Israel is tempted to forget YHWH because they are living in comfort (6:10-17) a. Summary of the provision that YHWH will grant Israel once they are settled in the land (6:10-12) b. Warning not to forget that it was YHWH alone who granted aforementioned provision (6:13-17) 2. At the present time, as they are preparing to take the land (6:18-19) Exegetical Inquiries 1. What is up with the reference to Massa? Why does Moses insert that here? The story of Massa is in reference to Ex. 7:1-7 when the people grumbled against Moses because of their thirst in the desert. Several observations: They were grumbling against Moses to the point that Moses feared that they would stone him. It was a great grumbling and quarreling Moses said that they were not grumbling against him, but against YHWH. YHWH provided water for them from the rock. In Deuteronomy the warning is that YHWH would destroy them from the face of the earth. The implication is "YHWH was gracious with you when he could have destroyed you, but don't assume that will be his response every time." They were testing God by saying "Is YHWH among us or not? Though YHWH was among them, they did not see evidence of it because of their lack of water. It was exactly the opposite problem in Deuteronomy, where they would be tempted to say "is God among us or not" in the midst of their cisterns that they did not dig and other items of abundance. Block notes that the phrase in your midst in verse 15 must have triggered Moses' mind to the time when they questioned, "is YHWH among us or not?". Does doing what is right and good (vs. 18a) earn God's favor? It would be wrong to associate God's favor in salvation with God's favor in driving out the inhabitants of the land. This is not a works-based righteousness, but the conditions of a covenant. Doing what is "right" is defined by the terms of this covenant. Perhaps doing what is "good" is defined by their moral uprightness, but in conjunction with "right", seems to have some covenantal aspects as well. Salvation by grace in the new covenant correlates to God's divine election of Abraham and his descendents rather than to their doing what is right in the land. Block concurs: "As they do what is right in the sight of Yahweh, he will do what is right according to his promise and drive out the Canaanites." To what promise does 19b refer? I had thought that perhaps 19b would refer to something earlier in Deuteronomy. However, it appears as though it refers to the promise in Ex. 23:26-33, where there is a similar you-shall-serve-and-I-shall-act construction.

10000000030200 30200 Notes 2010-03-18 14:24:20 2010-03-29 06:53:59 Main Point: Moses exhorts Israel to fear YHWH alone at a future time when they will be tempted to forget him due to the material blessing that he will lavish upon them when they settle in the land that he gives them. Outline: I. Introduction (5:1-6:3) A. Summons to hear and obey YHWH (5:1-5:5) B. The Decalogue: Synopsis of what obedience to YHWH means (5:6-21) 1. Love of God (5:6-15) 2. Love of Neighbor (5:7-21) C. Basis for Moses' mediatorial role between YHWH and Israel (5:22-6:3) 1. Israel's leaders ask Moses to stand in their place before YHWH for fear of death (5:22-27). 2. YHWH hears Israel and speaks to Moses (5:28-33) 3. Moses exhorts Israel to hear and obey YHWH's voice through him (6:1-3) II. YHWH's spokesman summons Israel to love YHWH and obey him (6:4ff) A. A summons to love YHWH entirely and exclusively (6:4-9) 1. In the future when it Israel is tempted to forget YHWH because they are living in comfort (6:10-17) a. Summary of the provision that YHWH will grant Israel once they are settled in the land (6:10-12) b. Warning not to forget that it was YHWH alone who granted aforementioned provision (6:13-17) 2. At the present time, as they are preparing to take the land (6:18-19) Exegetical Inquiries 1. What is up with the reference to Massa? Why does Moses insert that here? The story of Massa is in reference to Ex. 7:1-7 when the people grumbled against Moses because of their thirst in the desert. Several observations: They were grumbling against Moses to the point that Moses feared that they would stone him. It was a great grumbling and quarreling Moses said that they were not grumbling against him, but against YHWH. YHWH provided water for them from the rock. In Deuteronomy the warning is that YHWH would destroy them from the face of the earth. The implication is "YHWH was gracious with you when he could have destroyed you, but don't assume that will be his response every time." They were testing God by saying "Is YHWH among us or not? Though YHWH was among them, they did not see evidence of it because of their lack of water. It was exactly the opposite problem in Deuteronomy, where they would be tempted to say "is God among us or not" in the midst of their cisterns that they did not dig and other items of abundance. Block notes that the phrase in your midst in verse 15 must have triggered Moses' mind to the time when they questioned, "is YHWH among us or not?". Does doing what is right and good (vs. 18a) earn God's favor? It would be wrong to associate God's favor in salvation with God's favor in driving out the inhabitants of the land. This is not a works-based righteousness, but the conditions of a covenant. Doing what is "right" is defined by the terms of this covenant. Perhaps doing what is "good" is defined by their moral uprightness, but in conjunction with "right", seems to have some covenantal aspects as well. Salvation by grace in the new covenant correlates to God's divine election of Abraham and his descendents rather than to their doing what is right in the land. Block concurs: "As they do what is right in the sight of Yahweh, he will do what is right according to his promise and drive out the Canaanites." To what promise does 19b refer? I had thought that perhaps 19b would refer to something earlier in Deuteronomy. However, it appears as though it refers to the promise in Ex. 23:26-33, where there is a similar you-shall-serve-and-I-shall-act construction. notes

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Deuteronomy 6:10-19

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וְהָיָה

"[And it will be]

כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ

[that] when the LORD your God brings you into the land

אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב לָתֶת לָךְ

that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you--

עָרִים גְּדֹלֹת וְטֹבֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־בָנִיתָ׃

with great and good cities that you did not build,

וּבָתִּים מְלֵאִים כָּל־טוּב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מִלֵּאתָ

and houses full of all good things that you did not fill,

וּבֹרֹת חֲצוּבִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָצַבְתָּ כְּרָמִים

and cisterns that you did not dig,

וְזֵיתִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָטָעְתָּ

and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant--

ideaexplanation

וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ׃

and when you eat and are full,

progression

הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ

then take care

פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הֹוצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים׃

lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

actionpurpose

אֶת־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא

It is the LORD your God you shall fear.

וְאֹתֹו תַעֲבֹד

Him you shall serve

וּבִשְׁמֹו תִּשָּׁבֵעַ׃

and by his name you shall swear.

series

ground

לֹא תֵלְכוּן אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹותֵיכֶם׃

You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you--

כִּי אֵל קַנָּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ

for the LORD your God in your midst is a jealous God--

פֶּן־יֶחֱרֶה אַף־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּךְ

lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you,

וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה׃ ס

and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.

bilateral

לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם

"You shall not put the LORD your God to the test,

כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּה׃

as you tested him at Massah.

comparison

שָׁמֹור תִּשְׁמְרוּן אֶת־מִצְוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְעֵדֹתָיו וְחֻקָּיו

You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes,

אֲשֶׁר צִוָּךְ׃

which he has commanded you.

negativepositive

inference

situationresponse

וְעָשִׂיתָ הַיָּשָׁר וְהַטֹּוב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה

And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD,

לְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ

that it may go well with you,

וּבָאתָ

and that you may go in

וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה

and take possession of the good land

אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ׃

that the LORD swore to give to your fathers

לַהֲדֹף אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ

by thrusting out all your enemies from before you,

actionmanner

כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה׃ ס

as the LORD has promised.

temporal

discourse

10000000030200 30200 Arc 2010-03-18 14:24:20 2010-03-29 06:53:59 editing Deuteronomy 6 10 6 19 Deuteronomy 6:10-19 5 OT wlc esv i17823 i17795 וְהָיָה "[And it will be] i17824 i17825 i17826 i17827 i17796 כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ [that] when the LORD your God brings you into the land i17828 i17797 אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב לָתֶת לָךְ that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you-- i17829 i17798 עָרִים גְּדֹלֹת וְטֹבֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־בָנִיתָ׃ with great and good cities that you did not build, i17799 וּבָתִּים מְלֵאִים כָּל־טוּב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מִלֵּאתָ and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, i17800 וּבֹרֹת חֲצוּבִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָצַבְתָּ כְּרָמִים and cisterns that you did not dig, i17801 וְזֵיתִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָטָעְתָּ and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant-- ideaexplanation 1 ideaexplanation 1 i17802 וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ׃ and when you eat and are full, progression i17830 i17831 i17832 i17803 הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ then take care i17804 פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הֹוצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים׃ lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. actionpurpose 2 i17833 i17805 אֶת־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא It is the LORD your God you shall fear. i17834 i17806 וְאֹתֹו תַעֲבֹד Him you shall serve i17807 וּבִשְׁמֹו תִּשָּׁבֵעַ׃ and by his name you shall swear. series ideaexplanation 1 ground 1 i17835 i17836 i17837 i17808 לֹא תֵלְכוּן אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹותֵיכֶם׃ You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you-- i17809 כִּי אֵל קַנָּא יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ for the LORD your God in your midst is a jealous God-- i17838 i17810 פֶּן־יֶחֱרֶה אַף־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּךְ lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, i17811 וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה׃ ס and he destroy you from off the face of the earth. progression bilateral 1 i17839 i17812 לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, i17813 כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּה׃ as you tested him at Massah. comparison 1 series i17840 i17814 שָׁמֹור תִּשְׁמְרוּן אֶת־מִצְוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְעֵדֹתָיו וְחֻקָּיו You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies and his statutes, i17815 אֲשֶׁר צִוָּךְ׃ which he has commanded you. ideaexplanation 1 negativepositive 2 inference 2 situationresponse 2 i17841 i17816 וְעָשִׂיתָ הַיָּשָׁר וְהַטֹּוב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, i17842 i17843 i17817 לְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ that it may go well with you, i17844 i17818 וּבָאתָ and that you may go in i17845 i17846 i17819 וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה and take possession of the good land i17820 אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ׃ that the LORD swore to give to your fathers ideaexplanation 1 i17821 לַהֲדֹף אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ by thrusting out all your enemies from before you, actionmanner 1 series progression i17822 כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה׃ ס as the LORD has promised. comparison 1 actionpurpose 2 temporal 1 1 ideaexplanation 1 1 1 1 wlc 25 esv 25 a 50 discourse