Episode notes
By Pastor Jason Lim
Moses held a kind of "Living Funeral" 40 days before he was to pass away. He gathered Israel to speak to them before they would soon cross into the Promised Land. His message was not to get them to sharpen their knives or brush up on their military tactics, but to obey God. He reminds them of God's:
PROVISIONS
God calls His people to love and obey Him—not to earn His love, but in response to it. His past provision reminds us: we love because He first loved us. The gospel fuels grateful obedience, unlike legalism or self-righteousness, which cannot save or glorify God.
PUNISHMENTS
Israel’s disobedience brought judgment. God, a consuming fire, warns that unfaithfulness leads to curses, symbolized at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Today, not all in ...