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2010-05-03 09:27:41

Main Thought: Moses commands Israel to be on guard not to forget YHWH by becoming proud and thinking that they have blessed themselves, lest they condemn themselves to certain death. Immediate Outline of 8:11-20 I. Command: Be on your guard!! (11) A. Do not forget YHWH by failing to keep his commands (12) i. Protasis: If you confuse YHWH's blessing with the work of your own hands (13-14a) ii. Apodosis: Then you will forget YHWH who has done these things for you (14-17) B. Remember that it is YHWH who gives you the power to create wealth (18) II. Failure to listen to the voice of YHWH will bring certain death (19-20) A. Protasis: If you forget YHWH by serving other "gods" (19a-e) B. Apodosis: Then you will certainly die like the nations before you (19f-20b) C. Ground: You did not listen to the voice of YHWH (20c) Cummulative 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) II. YHWH's spokesman summons Israel to love YHWH and obey him (6:4ff) A. Summary: Love YHWH entirely and exclusively (6:4-9) B. Cautions and instructions as they enter the land 1. Comforts of the land will cause you to forget YHWH (6:10-19) 2. Future generations will forget why you love and serve YHWH (6:20-25) 3. The people of the land will turn you away from YHWH (7:1-26) a. Command: You must completely utterly destroy the people without mercy lest they turn you away from YHWH (1-16) b. Manner: Remembering how YHWH destroyed Pharaoh in Egypt, you will have courage to destroy them (17-26) III. Conclusion: Obey the Commands of YHWH (8:1-20) A. You shall be careful to keep all the commands of YHWH (1-10) B. You shall be careful lest you forget YHWH by failing to keep his commands (11-20) C. Failure to listen to the voice of YHWH will bring certain death (19-20) Exegetical Questions: 1. How would I preach this? Obviously this is a sermon preached to Israel at a certain time in their history that has no physical relation to me. The Lord did not rescue me from Egypt - I've never been there. Nor did he bring me through the wilderness with hits fiery serpents and give me manna. But that's not really the point with Moses either, is it? The point is that Israel is about to receive material blessing from the hand of the Lord. It will slowly seduce them into worldliness. It will tempt them to forget him by massaging their egos: "My hands have gotten me this wealth" (see Dan. 4). That will preach in America in 2010. Practically speaking, I think I'd follow my outline that I created for this passage with a special focus on 16-17 - God's humbling Israel in order to do good to them in the end. That sets up a contrast between their affliction and their poverty, which led to good, and the pride in their wealth (1 Jn 2:16-18), which will lead to their certain death. There are also many spiritual realities in this passage - redemption from slavery, being led through (rather than wandering) in the wilderness in the midst of fiery serpents and God's provision of the manna, which Jesus claims to be himself (John 6). Block also sees this connection to the manna, and also relates it to 1 Cor. 10:3-5. He says "While most commentators assume the spiritual food was the manna, which wa in fact very physical, Paul has in mind 'everything that comes out of the mouth of Yahweh," that is his verbal revelation embodied in the commands and ordinance sof hte covenant. When he says that the people ate but God wa not pleased with them he recognizes that hte ancestors all had access to the revelation but they refused to keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him (Deut. 8:6)" (Block, 293) Class notes: How do you treat the conditionality in this passage? Through the lens of imputation: Jesus' obedience imputed to us. (this would be right) Typologically - redemption from slavery, manna, etc... Beware of jumping from text straight to the work. Need to go through the cross! 2. Would it be better for them if they had remained in the wilderness? It seems that God's blessing was really a curse for them. It's not that God's blessing is a curse to them. It is that they have taken God's good gift and made it into an idol. Block points out that even the blessing of manna was an affliction to them - it was given to test them every day to see if they would be grateful. Their material circumstance, therefore has nothing to do with the blessing, but their obedience to his commands has everything to do with it (vs. 11-12; 20). Poverty and affliction did not make them any more obedient - an entire generation died in the wilderness. The issue, however, is pride. Material blessing is a blessing, but it comes with a great big "CAUTION". It can slowly seduce them into forgetting God; pain and affliction, on the other hand, remind us of our dependence on God. 3. Who are the "fathers" mentioned in 18d? What difference does it make? There are two options - it could be either Abraham and the forefathers, or it could be the exodus generation. The thinking of the verse goes like this: Command : You shall remember YHWH Ground : He has given you the power to make wealth Purpose : That he might confirm the covenant that he made to your fathers. The emphasis is on God. It is he who gives power to create wealth. The Israelites should remember this so that they don't think it is their own hard work. But there is a purpose to it - he is faithful to his covenant. The question, then, is which covenant? Abraham's covenant or Sinai? The promises of Abraham's covenant are that they would inherit the land (Gen. 12, 15). Block points out that "the profusion of material blessings lavished on Israel in verses 7-9 (cf. 7:12-16) represent the fulfillment of the blessings promised within hte covenant made with Israel at Horeb/ Sinai (Lev 26:1-13; Deut. 28:1-14). Furthermore, verses 3 and 16, where Moses talks about the manna "that your fathers did not know", pushes this to the Exodus generation.

10000000034962 34962 Notes 2010-04-26 09:06:59 2010-05-03 09:27:41 Main Thought: Moses commands Israel to be on guard not to forget YHWH by becoming proud and thinking that they have blessed themselves, lest they condemn themselves to certain death. Immediate Outline of 8:11-20 I. Command: Be on your guard!! (11) A. Do not forget YHWH by failing to keep his commands (12) i. Protasis: If you confuse YHWH's blessing with the work of your own hands (13-14a) ii. Apodosis: Then you will forget YHWH who has done these things for you (14-17) B. Remember that it is YHWH who gives you the power to create wealth (18) II. Failure to listen to the voice of YHWH will bring certain death (19-20) A. Protasis: If you forget YHWH by serving other "gods" (19a-e) B. Apodosis: Then you will certainly die like the nations before you (19f-20b) C. Ground: You did not listen to the voice of YHWH (20c) Cummulative 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) II. YHWH's spokesman summons Israel to love YHWH and obey him (6:4ff) A. Summary: Love YHWH entirely and exclusively (6:4-9) B. Cautions and instructions as they enter the land 1. Comforts of the land will cause you to forget YHWH (6:10-19) 2. Future generations will forget why you love and serve YHWH (6:20-25) 3. The people of the land will turn you away from YHWH (7:1-26) a. Command: You must completely utterly destroy the people without mercy lest they turn you away from YHWH (1-16) b. Manner: Remembering how YHWH destroyed Pharaoh in Egypt, you will have courage to destroy them (17-26) III. Conclusion: Obey the Commands of YHWH (8:1-20) A. You shall be careful to keep all the commands of YHWH (1-10) B. You shall be careful lest you forget YHWH by failing to keep his commands (11-20) C. Failure to listen to the voice of YHWH will bring certain death (19-20) Exegetical Questions: 1. How would I preach this? Obviously this is a sermon preached to Israel at a certain time in their history that has no physical relation to me. The Lord did not rescue me from Egypt - I've never been there. Nor did he bring me through the wilderness with hits fiery serpents and give me manna. But that's not really the point with Moses either, is it? The point is that Israel is about to receive material blessing from the hand of the Lord. It will slowly seduce them into worldliness. It will tempt them to forget him by massaging their egos: "My hands have gotten me this wealth" (see Dan. 4). That will preach in America in 2010. Practically speaking, I think I'd follow my outline that I created for this passage with a special focus on 16-17 - God's humbling Israel in order to do good to them in the end. That sets up a contrast between their affliction and their poverty, which led to good, and the pride in their wealth (1 Jn 2:16-18), which will lead to their certain death. There are also many spiritual realities in this passage - redemption from slavery, being led through (rather than wandering) in the wilderness in the midst of fiery serpents and God's provision of the manna, which Jesus claims to be himself (John 6). Block also sees this connection to the manna, and also relates it to 1 Cor. 10:3-5. He says "While most commentators assume the spiritual food was the manna, which wa in fact very physical, Paul has in mind 'everything that comes out of the mouth of Yahweh," that is his verbal revelation embodied in the commands and ordinance sof hte covenant. When he says that the people ate but God wa not pleased with them he recognizes that hte ancestors all had access to the revelation but they refused to keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him (Deut. 8:6)" (Block, 293) Class notes: How do you treat the conditionality in this passage? Through the lens of imputation: Jesus' obedience imputed to us. (this would be right) Typologically - redemption from slavery, manna, etc... Beware of jumping from text straight to the work. Need to go through the cross! 2. Would it be better for them if they had remained in the wilderness? It seems that God's blessing was really a curse for them. It's not that God's blessing is a curse to them. It is that they have taken God's good gift and made it into an idol. Block points out that even the blessing of manna was an affliction to them - it was given to test them every day to see if they would be grateful. Their material circumstance, therefore has nothing to do with the blessing, but their obedience to his commands has everything to do with it (vs. 11-12; 20). Poverty and affliction did not make them any more obedient - an entire generation died in the wilderness. The issue, however, is pride. Material blessing is a blessing, but it comes with a great big "CAUTION". It can slowly seduce them into forgetting God; pain and affliction, on the other hand, remind us of our dependence on God. 3. Who are the "fathers" mentioned in 18d? What difference does it make? There are two options - it could be either Abraham and the forefathers, or it could be the exodus generation. The thinking of the verse goes like this: Command : You shall remember YHWH Ground : He has given you the power to make wealth Purpose : That he might confirm the covenant that he made to your fathers. The emphasis is on God. It is he who gives power to create wealth. The Israelites should remember this so that they don't think it is their own hard work. But there is a purpose to it - he is faithful to his covenant. The question, then, is which covenant? Abraham's covenant or Sinai? The promises of Abraham's covenant are that they would inherit the land (Gen. 12, 15). Block points out that "the profusion of material blessings lavished on Israel in verses 7-9 (cf. 7:12-16) represent the fulfillment of the blessings promised within hte covenant made with Israel at Horeb/ Sinai (Lev 26:1-13; Deut. 28:1-14). Furthermore, verses 3 and 16, where Moses talks about the manna "that your fathers did not know", pushes this to the Exodus generation. notes

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Deuteronomy 8:11-20

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הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ

"Beware

פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ

[lest] you forget the LORD your God

לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתָיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְחֻקֹּתָיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיֹּום׃

by not keeping His commandments and His ordinances and His statutes which I am commanding you today;

actionmanner

פֶּן־ תֹּאכַל

lest you eat

וְשָׂבָעְתָּ

and are satisfied,

series

וּבָתִּים טֹובִים תִּבְנֶה

and build good houses

וְיָשָׁבְתָּ ׃

and live in them,

וּבְקָרְךָ וְצֹאנְךָ יִרְבְּיֻן

and your herds and your flocks multiply,

וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב יִרְבֶּה ־לָּךְ

and your silver and gold multiply,

וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ יִרְבֶּה ׃

and all that you have multiplies,

וְרָם לְבָבֶךָ

and your heart will be lifted up

actionresult

וְשָׁכַחְתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ

and you will forget the LORD your God

הַמֹּוצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים׃

who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

הַמֹּולִיךֲךָ בַּמִּדְבָּר הַגָּדֹל וְהַנֹּורָא נָחָשׁ שָׂרָף וְעַקְרָב וְצִמָּאֹון אֲשֶׁר אֵין־מָיִם

"He led you through the great and terrible wilderness , with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water;

הַמֹּוצִיא לְךָ מַיִם מִצּוּר הַחַלָּמִישׁ׃

He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.

הַמַּאֲכִלְךָ מָן בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּן אֲבֹתֶיךָ

"In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know,

לְמַעַן עַנֹּתְךָ

that He might humble you

וּלְמַעַן נַסֹּתֶךָ

and that He might test you,

לְהֵיטִבְךָ בְּאַחֲרִיתֶךָ׃

to do good for you in the end. (Praise God!)

actionpurpose

ideaexplanation

וְאָמַרְתָּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ

"and you may say i n your heart , (vs. 2-6)

כֹּחִי וְעֹצֶם יָדִי עָשָׂה לִי אֶת־הַחַיִל הַזֶּה׃

'My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.'

progression

conditional

וְזָכַרְתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ

"But you shall remember the LORD your God,

כִּי הוּא הַנֹּתֵן לְךָ כֹּחַ לַעֲשֹׂות חָיִל

for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth,

לְמַעַן הָקִים אֶת־בְּרִיתֹו

that He may confirm His covenant

אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ כַּיֹּום הַזֶּה׃ ף

which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

ground

negativepositive

וְהָיָה

"It shall come about

אִם־שָׁכֹחַ תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ

if you ever forget the LORD your God

וְהָלַכְתָּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים

and go after other gods

וַעֲבַדְתָּם

and serve them

וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתָ לָהֶם

and worship them,

הַעִדֹתִי בָכֶם הַיֹּום

I testify against you today

כִּי אָבֹד תֹּאבֵדוּן׃

that you will surely perish.

כַּגֹּויִם אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה מַאֲבִיד מִפְּנֵיכֶם

"Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you,

כֵּן תֹאבֵדוּן

so you shall perish;

comparison

עֵקֶב לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּן בְּקֹול יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃ ף

because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God.

discourse

10000000034962 34962 Arc 2010-04-26 09:06:59 2010-05-03 09:27:41 editing Deuteronomy 8 11 8 20 Deuteronomy 8:11-20 5 OT wlc nasb i18081 i18082 i18046 הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ "Beware i18083 i18084 i18085 i18047 פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ [lest] you forget the LORD your God i18048 לְבִלְתִּי שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתָיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו וְחֻקֹּתָיו אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיֹּום׃ by not keeping His commandments and His ordinances and His statutes which I am commanding you today; actionmanner 1 i18086 i18087 i18088 i18089 i18049 פֶּן־ תֹּאכַל lest you eat i18050 וְשָׂבָעְתָּ and are satisfied, series i18090 i18051 וּבָתִּים טֹובִים תִּבְנֶה and build good houses i18052 וְיָשָׁבְתָּ ׃ and live in them, series i18091 i18053 וּבְקָרְךָ וְצֹאנְךָ יִרְבְּיֻן and your herds and your flocks multiply, i18054 וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב יִרְבֶּה ־לָּךְ and your silver and gold multiply, i18055 וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ יִרְבֶּה ׃ and all that you have multiplies, i18056 וְרָם לְבָבֶךָ and your heart will be lifted up actionresult 2 i18092 i18093 i18057 וְשָׁכַחְתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ and you will forget the LORD your God i18094 i18095 i18058 הַמֹּוצִיאֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבֵּית עֲבָדִים׃ who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. i18059 הַמֹּולִיךֲךָ בַּמִּדְבָּר הַגָּדֹל וְהַנֹּורָא נָחָשׁ שָׂרָף וְעַקְרָב וְצִמָּאֹון אֲשֶׁר אֵין־מָיִם "He led you through the great and terrible wilderness , with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; i18060 הַמֹּוצִיא לְךָ מַיִם מִצּוּר הַחַלָּמִישׁ׃ He brought water for you out of the rock of flint. i18061 הַמַּאֲכִלְךָ מָן בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדְעוּן אֲבֹתֶיךָ "In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, i18096 i18097 i18062 לְמַעַן עַנֹּתְךָ that He might humble you i18063 וּלְמַעַן נַסֹּתֶךָ and that He might test you, series i18064 לְהֵיטִבְךָ בְּאַחֲרִיתֶךָ׃ to do good for you in the end. (Praise God!) actionpurpose 2 actionpurpose 2 ideaexplanation 1 i18098 i18065 וְאָמַרְתָּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ "and you may say i n your heart , (vs. 2-6) i18066 כֹּחִי וְעֹצֶם יָדִי עָשָׂה לִי אֶת־הַחַיִל הַזֶּה׃ 'My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.' ideaexplanation 1 progression conditional 2 ideaexplanation 1 i18099 i18067 וְזָכַרְתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ "But you shall remember the LORD your God, i18100 i18068 כִּי הוּא הַנֹּתֵן לְךָ כֹּחַ לַעֲשֹׂות חָיִל for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, i18101 i18069 לְמַעַן הָקִים אֶת־בְּרִיתֹו that He may confirm His covenant i18070 אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ כַּיֹּום הַזֶּה׃ ף which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. progression actionpurpose 2 ground 1 negativepositive 2 actionpurpose 2 i18102 i18071 וְהָיָה "It shall come about i18103 i18104 i18072 אִם־שָׁכֹחַ תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ if you ever forget the LORD your God i18105 i18073 וְהָלַכְתָּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים and go after other gods i18074 וַעֲבַדְתָּם and serve them i18075 וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתָ לָהֶם and worship them, actionmanner 1 i18106 i18107 i18076 הַעִדֹתִי בָכֶם הַיֹּום I testify against you today i18077 כִּי אָבֹד תֹּאבֵדוּן׃ that you will surely perish. i18108 i18109 i18078 כַּגֹּויִם אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה מַאֲבִיד מִפְּנֵיכֶם "Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, i18079 כֵּן תֹאבֵדוּן so you shall perish; comparison 1 1 i18080 עֵקֶב לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּן בְּקֹול יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃ ף because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God. ground 1 ideaexplanation 1 conditional 2 ideaexplanation 1 1 1 1 wlc 25 nasb 25 a 50 discourse