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ISRAEL HAD SUPERIOR LAWS FROM GOD
TUESDAY, JULY 27
Deuteronomy 4:1-24

2 Peter 1:19-21

 

“We have also a more sure word of
prophecy; whereunto ye do well

that ye take heed…”

 

ISRAEL HAD SUPERIOR LAWS FROM GOD
 
The laws that God gave to Israel were the heart of their relationship. He caused Moses to write them. They were superior laws that no other nation had. It was read to the ears of Israel; they learned it and taught it to their children. The first of these was the acknowledging and worshipping of the true God only. These laws were given and they spelled out a covenant relationship between the Lord and Israel. Moses here stressed the need to hearken to these laws.
 
The nation was exhorted to listen and obey the law of God and live in peace. The purpose of every law is to guide the people in their daily conduct and to relate to God and people. When Israel was in Egypt, they were governed by that nation and did not have the freedom to exercise any other law. The Bible is silent about their way of worship, but at least they knew the true God through the testimony of Jacob their father and also Joseph. Some might have been influenced by the idolatry of Egypt, but their knowledge of God united them as they left Egypt. The giving of the Law at Mt Sinai was a clear revelation to them. Moses taught them diligently and they knew what God required of them.
 
As the law was given in written form it was easy to refer to it whenever necessary and it was not subject to any alteration. They were expressly commanded that it should remain unchanged. These are the exact words that Moses told Israel, “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you” (Deut 4:2). The two tables of stone which were given to Moses were written by the finger of God. This expression is added to say that those writings were entirely authentic. There is much in the Law that was written by the hand of Moses but that does not make any difference because all holy men who wrote the Scriptures were guided by the Holy Spirit. They are to be held in great reverence.
 
THOUGHT: All Scripture originates from the Most High God.

PRAYER: Father, keep me close to Thee in the reading of Thy Word.

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