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ISRAEL LEARNED AND TAUGHT THE LAW
THURSDAY, JULY 29
Deuteronomy 4:1-24

Psalm 25:4-5

 

“Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:

for thou art the God of my salvation…”

 

ISRAEL LEARNED AND TAUGHT THE LAW
 
Moses stressed the importance of teaching the words of God so that none would remain ignorant of what He required of them. Learning and teaching require time that is deliberately set aside for that purpose.
 
Israel had witnessed the destruction of Baalpeor, but they lived because they obeyed God. Moses taught the Law as God commanded him; Israel was to keep His Word and be wise. The laws that God gave were superior to those of other nations. Law scholars today view the Mosaic Law as part of a big body of law that is on par with those of other ancient nations. However, they do not realise that these laws of God have not been subjected to any amendments as is the case with other laws. They are indeed superior laws. The giving of these laws naturally led to the formation of schools in the synagogue and special education for priests who had to teach these laws. Today, the Sunday school and all other Bible classes are meant to teach and instruct believers in the words of God.
 
Israel was to worship God alone. In the introductory lessons in theology, it is noted that people of all nations have some form of worship. Of course most of them worship idols and hold to some superstition. Regardless of the abominable nature of idolatry, it serves as evidence of the knowledge of the existence of God. Some of the moral standards of these heathen nations are agreeable to the law of God. The words of God are to be used to correct the errors that come with ignorance. God commanded Moses to teach the people to obey the commandments. God did not appear to them in any physical form, thus there is no similitude of the Almighty known to man. Thus they are not to make any images to represent God. They are not to worship the sun, moon or stars. The violation of this command is equivalent to the denial of the existence of God. They learned these truths from the law of God.
 
THOUGHT: No creature of God can be an object of worship.

PRAYER: Father, help me to be a good teacher of Thy Word.

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