Out of the Midst of the Fire, Part 2

Sunday Teaching

Deuteronomy - The Law Is Good, If One Uses It Lawfully 1

Part 10

D. Aaron Wells

Mar 10, 2024

Deuteronomy 4:21-40

Teaching: Deuteronomy - The Law Is Good, If One Uses It Lawfully Part 1, Session 10 - Out of the Midst of the Fire D. Aaron Wells Winter Session 2024 March 10, 2024 Text: Deuteronomy 4:21-40 II.D. Deuteronomy 4...Out of the Midst of the Fire 3. The Tapestry of the Symphony's Final Movement d. 4:21-31 "Furthermore, YHWH was angry with me because of you..." i. 4:21-22 YHWH's zeal for His Name will bring them in. ii. Features of the Third and Final Movement, thus far: a) The Land and the Law are closely tied together. b) The hearing of the Law a constant reminder, the sight of the smoke and fire a constant remembrance. c) The Word is always "taught...to do it." Refer James 1:22 d) That they may live in the land they are going over to possess. iii. 4:23-28 Progressive repetition: 4:9 → 4:15 → 4:23 iv. 4:29-31 YHWH's zeal for His Name will bring them back. e. 4:32-40 "Ask, now, of the days that are past..." i. The backbone of Deuteronomy 4 ii. 4:32-35 This series of questions to ask of all time and places finds, for each one, parallels with what has already been said: a) Has such a great thing happened? (4:7-8) b) Did any people hear the voice of a god and live? (4:10-12) c) Has a god gathered a nation to himself from among another nation? (4:20) iii. 4:35-39 YHWH's steadfast love for Abraham and "his seed." iv. 4:40 "...All the Days."

Out of the Midst of the Fire, Part 2

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