In the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses gives to the people of Israel a series of addresses in the Land of Moab where they had to stop during its journey in the Wilderness towards the Land of Canaan, to enter and occupy it.
The reason of why Moses did such organization in the Land Moab was because the human heart tends to forget the most important matters in regards to the language of the heart. First, Moses recalled the events of the past 40 years. He appealed to the people to remember How God has led them through the Wilderness and to be obedient and loyal with a sincere heart to God. Second, Moses made a review of the 10 Commandments and emphasized the meaning of the First Commandment, calling the people to be devoted by heart to the Lord alone. Then Moses made a review of the various Spiritual Laws that were to govern Israel's spiritual life in the Promised Land. Third, Moses reminded the people of the meaning of God's Covenant with them, and called for them to renew their commitment to its personal obligations with themselves to God and then the community to God.
Moises died in Moab, East of the Jordan River, without entering into the Promise Land, after singing a song celebrating God's Faithfulness, and pronouncing a blessing on the Tribes of Israel. Then Joshua was commissioned as the next Leader of God's People. The great theme of the Book is that God's Heart is full of an immense Love, Compassion, and Mercy for Mankind, so his people have to remember this and love and obey Him with all their heart, and in doing so they will have a continual existence full of blessings.
The key verses of the Book are 6: 4-6, that contain the Words that Jesus called the greatest of all commandments: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
In the ancient time people did not seem as concerned about the heart as they were about such other organs as the liver and kidneys because they are the ones that the spirit of the evil beasts use to deceive the humankind. Such observation prove the description of Mankind's Wickedness (Human Immorality and Corruption) in Genesis, Chapter 6: "When Mankind began to multiply on the Face of the Ground (Spirit of the Flesh) and daughters (Churches) were born to them, the sons of God (Spiritual Beings) saw that the daughters (Churches) of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as they chose." ... "The Lord saw that the Wickedness of Man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." The Mankind were dominated by evil powers that used them as if they were puppets for a great range of activities and conditions, both in individuals and communities. They were known by their reputations, or their names, or their conducts.
The First Book of Samuel, the records of the transition in Israel from the period of the Judges to the Monarchy tell us in a symbolic way how the people were judged in the Spiritual World before Jesus.
The Lord Himself was regarded as the real King of Israel, but in response to the people's request the Lord chose a King for them. The important fact is that both the King and the People of Israel were bound by the Sovereignty and Judgment of God. Under God's Laws the rights of all people, rich and poor alike, were to be maintained. The message of the Book is stated clearly in the Lord's message to the priest Eli: "I will honor those who honor Me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise Me." (2:30)
Within the Matrix of Good and Evil, many often question why the wicked go unpunished and the righteous suffer, the reason is that the righteous may perish in their righteousness and will be recompensed eternally while the wicked prolong their life in their evil-doing losing forever the opportunity of an eternal life full of blessings. The Book of Job explain this dilemma in detail. In contrast to Job, who suffered without a Mediator between him and God, we now have a Mediator in the person of Jesus Christ, who, through His Death, defeated the power of the Evil One.
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