AS A MAN CARRIES HIS SON
Text: Deuteronomy 1
7 July 2013
(I) GOD’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
1. As the Lord their God (Deuteronomy 1: 6, 10, 19, 20, 21)
2. As a King who fights for His people (Deuteronomy 1:30)
a) Destroying Sihon ( Deuteronomy 2:30-36 )
b) Destroying Og ( Deuteronomy 3:1-12 )
3. As a Father who carries His son (Deuteronomy 1:31)
a) Lovingly
b) Protectively
4. As a Divine Provider (Deuteronomy 2:7) ( Cf. Psalm 104)
a) No lack
b) Abundant blessings
5. As a God who remembers His promises
a) Moab to be spared
b) Ammon to be spared
c) These were descendants of Lot ( Deuteronomy 2:9, 19 )
(II) WHY DID GOD DO THESE THINGS?
1. Because of His promise to Abraham and the forefathers (Deuteronomy 7:18)
2. Because of His great love (Deuteronomy 7:8)
3. Because He is a faithful Covenant-keeping God (Deuteronomy 7:9)
(III) INAPPROPRIATE RESPONSE
1. Unbelief (Deuteronomy 1:32)
2. Presumption (Deuteronomy 1:41-46)
3. Forgetting God (Deuteronomy 8:11, 19)
4. Foolish pride (Deuteronomy 8:17)
(IV) APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
1. Example of Caleb (Deuteronomy 1:36)
2. Example of Joshua (Deuteronomy 1:38)