Deuteronomy (Page 2)
An expositional sermon series through Moses’ final sermons to God’s people. The book of Deuteronomy is the gospel according to Moses, telling the glorious redemption of God and instructing the people to keep covenant. It remains relevant to God’s new covenant people today.
No Other Gods: The Only God Must Be Our God
In this sermon on the first commandment, we consider: there is a God; there are no other gods, and that only God must be our God. The sermon demonstrates why so many believe in a god and clarifies that while false gods and idols have no real existence, modern substitutes such as money, worldly pleasures, self-confidence, and even possessions or family can become functional gods when we look to them for security, joy, meaning, or salvation. Because of who God…
Grace Before Law: The Gospel According to Moses
The beginning with the Ten Commandments must be understood in its proper context of grace rather than as a burdensome list of rules. The introductory context emphasizes that the historical setting and theological context frame the law as a gift to an already-redeemed people. Most crucially, God’s own preamble highlights his identity and saving grace before any command, showing that obedience flows from loving gratitude for redemption, not as a means to earn it. This pattern of grace-first-then-law is echoed…
The Truth Commission: Has Anything Like This Ever Happened?
In Deuteronomy 4:32–40 Moses convenes a “truth commission,” urging Israel (and us) to search all of history—from creation to the present—and ask two questions: Has any people ever heard the voice of God speaking from fire and lived? Has any god ever taken a nation for himself out of another nation by signs, wonders, and a mighty hand? The honest answer is a resounding no—only the Lord has done this at Sinai and in the Exodus. This same pattern continues…
Watch Yourselves Carefully: The “Gods” of Our Age and the Mercy of the True God
Moses warns a new generation that a nation rises or falls by the God it serves, for idolatry is not merely ancient history but the defining spiritual battle of every era. In our own day, sophisticated new gods—DEI, Climate Change, Expressive Individualism, Indigenous Spirituality, Multicultural Pluralism, and the Technocratic-Therapeutic State—quietly demand our ultimate allegiance, redefining sin, salvation, authority, and hope while displacing the true and living God. Yet the same Lord who spoke from the fire, redeemed his people from…
Remember the Essentials: God’s Glory, Word, Covenant, and Commands
In Deuteronomy 4:9–14, Moses urges Israel to diligently guard their souls, minds, and hearts by never forgetting God’s self-revelation at Horeb—his blazing glory, spoken word, redeeming covenant, and holy commandments—so they and their children will fear and obey him all their days. This same call echoes for us today, not at Sinai but at the cross, where Christ supremely reveals the Father, compelling us to treasure these four essentials as the non-negotiable core of faithful living, to teach them to…
What Makes a Nation Great?
Deuteronomy 4:5–8 reveals that true national greatness is not found in engineering marvels, military might, or material wealth, but in a people who honor God’s righteous law, draw near to him through the reconciling gospel of Jesus Christ, and commune with him in prayer and worship. When a nation keeps God’s statutes with heartfelt obedience, the watching world will marvel, exclaiming, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people,” because no other nation has a God so near…
Trusting God When Obedience Is Hard
This sermon explores the challenges of obeying God’s difficult commands, drawing from the narrative in Deuteronomy 3:12–29 where the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh are instructed to leave their newly acquired land to fight for their brothers’ inheritance, and Joshua is charged to lead courageously despite fearsome enemies. It highlights the temptations to fear and settle for less, using the historical context of Israel’s victories over Sihon and Og and the faithlessness of the previous generation as lessons. The…
Giants in the Land
This sermon explores the biblical accounts of giants, such as the Anakim, Rephaim, and Nephilim, as described in Deuteronomy, Numbers, Joshua, and Genesis, proposing that these were historical figures descended from angelic beings intermingling with humans, as per Genesis 6:1–4. It addresses the reality of the spiritual realm and its impact on the material world. These giants, offspring of fallen angels, are part of a larger, cosmic battle against God’s people. The giants’ defeat by Israel and David, prefigures Christ’s…
Devoted to Destruction: God’s Sovereign Hand in Judgment
In this sermon we consider Israel’s encounters with Edom, Moab, Ammon, and the Amorite kings Sihon and Og, seeing God’s sovereign control over nations, his judgment against sin, and lessons for believers today. This sermon considers the shocking (to us) destruction of entire peoples, down to the last man, woman, and child. It confronts the objections head-on and considers this historical event in light of the sovereignty of God and the cross of Christ. Through this, we learn to fear…
Courage to Obey: Trusting God for the Promise
In this sermon, Moses recounts the pivotal moment at Kadesh-Barnea, where the Israelites, poised to enter the Promised Land, faltered due to fear and unbelief, choosing human counsel over God’s command. Despite God’s promises, presence, and past faithfulness, the people’s lack of courage and trust led to rebellion, resulting in a 40-year wilderness wandering as divine judgment. Our generation must learn the necessity of courage rooted in faith, guarding against cowardice and humanism, and remembering God’s enduring love, presence, power,…
God’s Order for Blessing: Hierarchy, Responsibility, and Righteous Rule
This sermon, based on Deuteronomy 1:9–18, explores God’s design for societal order through hierarchy, individual responsibility, and righteous leadership. Moses faced the burdens of leading a vast, blessed, yet sinful Israel, and God’s solution was to appoint wise, discerning, and experienced men to govern impartially, using his standards. We learn here that blessings come with responsibilities, sinners sin, and true order requires a biblical theocracy where God rules over all institutions. We are called to embrace personal accountability, support God-ordained…
God’s Timeless Word for a New Generation
This sermon introduces a series on the book of Deuteronomy, Moses’ final sermons to Israel, delivering God’s instructions for a new generation on the cusp of entering the promised land. It reminds us that Deuteronomy is God’s authoritative, inspired word, not merely a legal code but pastoral teaching aimed at guiding God’s covenant people. The sermon provides seven reasons for studying Deuteronomy: it is God’s word, challenges misconceptions about the law, is commended by Jesus, teaches about covenants, fosters Christian…
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