Reinforcing the Consequences
Deuteronomy 28:1-6,15-19
1. Background
• transition from exposition of the law to allegiance to the LORD as lawgiver
• Moses engages in strategic reinforcement.
• Moses engages in strategic reinforcement.
2. Obedience and Overflowing Blessing 1-6
• exalted over other nations by God’s sovereign choice
• conditional
• comprehensive
• edification
• conditional
• comprehensive
• edification
3. Disobedience and Cascading Curse 15-19
• consigned to Baalism’s illusory offerings
• conditional
• comprehensive
• disintegration
• conditional
• comprehensive
• disintegration
4. So What?
• Because conformity to the LORD’S commands has distinct consequences, prioritize obedience.
• connection to Christ: Gal. 3:13
• Christ bore the covenant curse that we might inherit covenant blessing.
• “His oath, His covenant, His blood, support me in the whelming flood. When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay.” (E. Mote, “The Solid Rock”)
• connection to Christ: Gal. 3:13
• Christ bore the covenant curse that we might inherit covenant blessing.
• “His oath, His covenant, His blood, support me in the whelming flood. When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay.” (E. Mote, “The Solid Rock”)