Deuteronomy 6

  • Deuteronomy 6:1-9 – Love God and teach your kids.
    • There is only one God! Love and worship Him only.
    • Deuteronomy 6:4-5 – This section is called the “shema” and is recited day and night by orthodox Jews still today.
    • Matthew 22:35-38
    • Some say that the Old Covenant was external and the New Covenant is internal, but God has always cared about the heart.
      • Genesis 6:5
    • Kids can smell hypocrisy from a mile away, so you must serve God yourself if you want to teach your kids to do so.
    • Deuteronomy 6:6-7 – Spiritual discussions should happen all the time.
    • Deuteronomy 6:8-9 – Compare Proverbs 3:3. This was figurative language.
  • Deuteronomy 6:10-12 – When you get blessed, don’t forget God.
  • Deuteronomy 6:13-19 – Fear God and obey.
  • Deuteronomy 6:20-25 – “When your son also asks you …”

Deuteronomy 7

  • Deuteronomy 7:1-5 – Don’t merge with idolatrous nations.
    • God had likely sent prophet after prophet to these sinful nations.
  • Deuteronomy 7:6-11 – God chose you and blessed you, so obey Him!
    • I Peter 2:9-12 – Christians are now God’s chosen people.
  • Deuteronomy 7:12-26 – God will bless you, just don’t be ensnared by sin!

Deuteronomy 8

  • Deuteronomy 8:1-5 – God tested Israel.
    • Deuteronomy 8:3 – Quoted in Matthew 4 when Jesus is tempted.
  • Deuteronomy 8:6-20 – Don’t forget God.