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Bible Study: God’s Second Covenant with Israel (Deuteronomy 26-29)

14 September 2018 By Ken Garrison Leave a Comment

Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison
Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison

Israel’s journey had brought them to Mt. Nebo. The land of Israel was visible across the Jordan River. It had been almost 40 years since they left Egypt. They were finally prepared to possess the land promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It is at this point (on Mt. Nebo) that God specified the requirements for Israel to possess and keep the “Promised Land”. God issued an addendum to the covenant cut at Mt. Sinai.

“These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He had made with them at Horeb” (Deuteronomy 29:1).

God’s intentions for Israel had been stated earlier.

“And the Lord has today declared you to be His people, a treasured possession, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His commandments; and that He shall set you high above all nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor and that you shall be a consecrated people to the Lord, your God, as He has spoken” (Deuteronomy 26:18-19).

God would fulfill His intentions toward His people if they obeyed His commandments. If they did not obey than the opposite would happen. These are the statements of “the blessings and the curses”. The people of Israel were to assembly on Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim (near the city of Shechem) and rehearse these requirements. The ultimate consequence if Israel disobeyed was expulsion from the land (Deuteronomy 28:64). [Read more…]

Filed Under: All, Articles, Bible Concepts, Bible Study, Torah Tagged With: blessings and curses, Christian zionism, covenant, replacement theology, the land of Israel

Bible Study: Israel’s Kings and Spiritually Discerning God’s Voice (Deuteronomy 17-20)

30 August 2018 By Ken Garrison Leave a Comment

Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison
Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison

One of the most popular Biblical topics is prophecy. Often overlooked is prophecy which has already been fulfilled. One such prophecy occurs in this week’s section. Moses prophesied that when Israel entered the land that they would demand a “king” in order to be like all the other nations (Deuteronomy 17:14). Almost 400 years later in the days of Samuel, Israel made this demand. God told Samuel that Israel had not rejected Samuel but had rejected God. [Read more…]

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Bible Study: Command to Possess the Land of Israel – (Deuteronomy 1:1-7:11)

13 August 2018 By Ken Garrison Leave a Comment

Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison
Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison
The Book of Deuteronomy (דברים – “Devarim”) was recited to Israel on Mt. Nebo just before the people of Israel entered the land of Israel. Moses’s work in this age has been completed. Joshua would lead Israel into the Promised Land. Since the specific date was given – first day of the eleventh month of the 40th year – we know that it would be only 70 days before Israel would cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest. God commanded Israel to “go in and possess” the land. To do this they would have to dispossess the Canaanites who were already there. Moses declared, “Do not fear them, for the Lord your God is the one fighting for you.” [Read more…]

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Bible Study: Elijah and the Small, Silent Voice

24 July 2018 By Ken Garrison Leave a Comment

Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison
Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison

Rather than focusing on the account of Pinchas (Phineas) in Numbers 25, I would like to reflect on the Scripture recorded in 1 Kings 18:46-19:21 that the Rabbis included with this week’s Torah portion: the account of Elijah fleeing to Mount Sinai while being pursued by Jezebel. We think of Elijah as an awesome and fearless prophet of God, but we see that he possessed very common human traits. [Read more…]

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Bible Study: Balaam Chooses Self over God (Numbers 22-25)

10 July 2018 By Ken Garrison Leave a Comment

Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison
Pastor Emeritus Ken Garrison

The story of Balaam is one of the most unusual in the Bible. Evidently, like Job of an earlier age, Balaam was not a part of the covenant people of Israel; nevertheless, he enjoyed a relationship with God. That relationship is reflected by the fact that he knew (yadah) God. This means that his relationship was based on a very real interactive experience with God that went far beyond just knowing aboutGod. Indeed, Balaam possessed a very unique God-given gift. [Read more…]

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