Deuteronomy 4:6 "Keep therefore and do them for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes and say Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. v7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? v8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statues and judgments so righteous as all this law which I set before you this day?
The key phrase here may be "Keep therefore and do" . It is a command to the new generation of the children of Israel. You are different from other nations for the Lord is among you and you have statutes the other nations have not been given. It is a matter of being a witness before the other nations. Notice the phrase "in the sight of the nations".
Then there is the awesome warning that Israel will fail and be scattered. verses 26 and on.
Notice verse 29 "But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul."
So the hope of reconciliation is there.
Moses preaches a sermon comparing the past with the future and tells how those who serve the Lord did not face the awful judgment others did. Then in verse 40 the last part he states "...that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for ever." That's a long long time.
The balance is about the cities of refugee and Moses appoints three cities on this side of Jordan to be cities of refuge.
Verse 37 is a great verse it starts "And because he loved thy fathers..." Remember Abraham, Issac and Jacob!
Psalm 19:9 "The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."
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