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“ Summary, Part 4 (final) ” III. TWO GRACIOUS DIVINE DECLARATIONS (vv. 9-10) [43:01]. A. GOD DECLARES THAT HIS PEOPLE ARE HIS INHERITANCE (v. 9). God actually looks forward to us (Deut 26:18, 19; Jer 10:16; Eph 1:18; 1 Pet 2:9-10). LESSONS [50:54]: 1. Let us both exalt and be humbled by the value God places upon unworthy sinners like us (1 Jn 3:1). 2. May the rich grace that rests upon us cause us to publicly proclaim the praises of our God. B. GOD DECLARES HIS PEOPLE ARE HIS BY DELIVERING GRACE (v. 10) [52:26]. 1. OUR DESPERATE CONDITION. This is how God found us at salvation. 2. GOD’S DELIVERING GRACE. a. It seeks sinners. We don’t find God; He finds us. b. It saves sinners. c. It nurtures sinners. In the passage, the word for “care” means ‘to wisely give precisely what is needed’. Cf. Rom 8:32. d. It preserves sinners. He who loved us from eternity past will bring us through to eternity future. Consider the hymn “I Was a Wandering Sheep”. CONCLUDING LESSON [59:45]: How holy and happy we should be: not only because God has redeemed us from our sins, but also because He regards us as His prized possession.
Ian Migala (6/1/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 3 ” LESSONS [34:30]: 1. Though the nations reject the Lord, they nevertheless are under His sovereign control (Ps 47:7-8). 2. God’s sovereign control and generosity should lead the nations to repentance (Ps 136:25). 3. Christian, rejoice that you have experienced God’s Sovereign, distinguishing grace. B. GOD SELECTS HIS PEOPLE [36:53]. The focus of God’s providence is His people, and everything that happens around them is providential window-dressing. God did not choose anyone because they were good or deserving, and no one chooses God at all (Deut 7:6-8). God called Israel to be a light. By saving us, God intends us to be a means to saving others. God’s primary work in history is calling out a people for His own name’s sake. His secondary work is to provide for all the nations. LESSONS [41:50]: 1. Let us honor and thank God for all the blessings that He bestows upon all men, since none are deserving of the least of his mercies. God is good to all people. 2. Let us rejoice that God in His grace has chosen a people to make His own, to be the special object of His saving mercies. As redeemer, He is very good to His chosen people.
Ian Migala (6/1/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” LESSONS [25:40]: 1. Each Christian should seek to gain a good working knowledge of redemptive history. Do you read your Bible regularly? Do you read good Christian biographies? 2. Each parent is responsible for teaching his children the saving works of God in history. 3. We must first experience the power of redeeming grace to truly appreciate and then to passionately communicate God’s saving work through history. It must mean something to you before you can teach it in a meaningful way to your children. 4. Let us not be guilty of chronological snobbery: considering the past irrelevant, concluding that it has nothing to teach us in the present. The past is important; it is not obsolete. “There is nothing new under the sun.” III. TWO CENTRAL BIBLICAL THEMES (v. 8) [29:27]. A. GOD IS SOVEREIGN OVER THIS WORLD. We learn first that God is sovereign not just over His people but also over the nations. Second, God has given each nation its own place in this world. Third, though the nations are in rebellion against God and therefore are under His wrath, they enjoy the blessings of His common grace (Acts 14:16-17). This includes each of us before salvation and even a heathen idolater named Abram.
Ian Migala (6/1/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” In Deut 4:1-10 and 31:24-32:10, we see Moses exhorting the Hebrews to remember their sins and deliverances. From his great song in Deut 32, we can derive basic responsibilities and blessed realities of the Christian life. I. TWO CRUCIAL CHRISTIAN DUTIES (v. 7) [starting at 10:03 of the audio]. Life would be impossible without the faculty of memory. Everything would have to be learned over and over. Memory gives us a point of reference in life and enables us to perform our duties, since we remember what they are. Remembering God’s past goodness gives us purpose and meaning in the present and hope in the future (Rom 15:4). A. REMEMBERING AND INSTRUCTING: THE CRUCIAL DUTY OF OLDER GNERATIONS [17:00]. We must recall and reflect upon God’s past dealings with His people because we are that people. The past is not dead, but alive. In turn, parents have a duty to teach the younger generations that history (Ps 78:1-8). B. ASKING AND LEARNING: THE CRUCIAL DUTY OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS [23:23]. Children have a duty to learn and to make biblical history applicable to their own lives. God even arranged a lot of ancient practice to arouse children’s interest, so that they would often ask their elders what things meant and why they were done.
