Ever lost anything?
Ever forgotten something important?
And then find it again? What Joy!!!
Deuteronomy is a series of speeches
by Moses on the plains of Moab opposite Jericho.
Moses proclaims the Law gives instruction concerning covenant renewal at
Shechem and gives Israel new laws.
You can think of it as God’s
“commentary” and clarification of what was intended in the first Books of the
Bible, the Torah, or the Law, referred
to in English as "Pentateuch”
But to help us
to understand Deuteronomy we need to take a look at 2 Kings 22.
Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law
8 And
Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found the Book
of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and
he read it. 9 And Shaphan
the secretary came to the king, and reported to the king, “Your servants have
emptied out the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into
the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord.” 10 Then Shaphan the secretary told
the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it before
the king.
11 When
the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah
the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and
Shaphan the secretary, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying, 13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me,
and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that
has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us,
because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to
all that is written concerning us.”
The missing element on what was wrong had been found. The
missing piece of the puzzle. “the Book”
- they found the book.
Chris and I have been cleaning and rearranging the garage to
make it his man cave. In the junque, I found a treasure. Not only for me, but
for my beautiful daughter Rae. Letters handwritten to us by my Uncle Jerry.
Words of wisdom and encouragement.
I miss him and still can’t believe he is not a phone call away. It was wonderful to have a piece of him
again. I am sorry that Caedee was not here yet for Uncle Jerry to give her a
letter, but I can share.
More tomorrow. . .
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