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August 11 - Deuteronomy 33 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here. It's Monday.
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  It's the 11th of August and so delighted that you have invited
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  me in so that you and I can read another chapter of the Bible
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  today and this week is going to be a great week.
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  We are going to today and tomorrow finish off reading
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  through the book of Deuteronomy and friends.
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  We have spent a a fair bit of time in the Old Testament so far
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  this year. And now we are about to enter
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  into a long stretch of time in the New Testament where we will
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  from Wednesday this week, dive into the book of Acts.
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  And then from there, oh, go on a journey through Romans and James
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  and Thessalonians and Galatians. Oh, there's so much to come.
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  It's so good. But we before we get there, we
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  are going to finish the OG sentimentalist.
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  We are going to spend a bit more time with Moses.
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  And today is really Moses final speech to the people.
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  And it is a blessing. And he'll go through each of the
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  tribes and he will deliver a glorious blessing on each of
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  them. So it's quite wonderful at the
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  end of this life of tortured service, tortured leadership,
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  here he is wishing nothing but the best to those that he's been
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  leading. It's a beautiful example.
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  And so we are going to enjoy it today as we open and read
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  together Deuteronomy chapter 33. This is the blessing that Moses,
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  the man of God, gave to the people of Israel before his
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  death. The Lord came from Mount Sinai
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  and dawned upon us from Mount Saya.
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  He shone forth from Mount Paran and came from Meraba Kadesh with
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  flaming fire in His right hand. Indeed, he loves his people.
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  All His holy ones are in His hands.
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  They follow in His steps and accept His teaching.
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  Moses gave us the Lord's instruction, the special
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  possession of the people of Israel.
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  The Lord became king in Israel when the leaders of the people
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  assembled, when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.
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  Moses said this about the tribe of Reuben.
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  Let the tribe of Reuben live and not die out, though they are few
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  in number. Moses said this about the tribe
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  of Judah. O Lord, hear the cry of Judah
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  and bring them together as a people.
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  Give them strength to defend their cause.
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  Help them against their enemies. Moses said this about the tribe
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  of Levi. O Lord, you have given your
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  Thummim and Urim the sacred lots to your faithful servants, the
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  Levites. You have put them to the test at
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  Massa and struggled with them at the waters of Meribah.
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  The Levites obeyed your word and guarded your covenant.
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  They were more loyal to you than to their own parents.
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  They ignored their relatives and did not acknowledge their own
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  children. They teach your regulations to
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  Jacob. They give your instructions to
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  Israel. They present incense before you
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  and offer whole burnt offerings on the altar.
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  Bless the ministry of the Levites, O Lord, and accept all
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  the work of their hands. Hit their enemies where it hurts
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  the most. Strike down their foes so they
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  never rise again. Moses said this about the tribe
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  of Benjamin. The people of Benjamin are loved
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  by the Lord and live in safety beside him.
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  He surrounds them continuously and preserves them from every
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  harm. Moses said this about the tribe
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  of Joseph. May their land be blessed by the
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  Lord with the precious gift of dew from the heavens and water
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  from beneath the earth, With the rich fruit that grows in the sun
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  and the rich harvest produced each month, with the finest
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  crops of the ancient mountains and the abundance from the
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  everlasting hills, with the best gifts of the earth and its
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  bounty, and with the favour of the one who appeared in the
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  burning Bush. May these blessings rest on
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  Joseph's head, crowning the brow of the Prince.
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  Among his brothers Joseph has the majesty of a young bull.
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  He is the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations
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  even to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the
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  multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.
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  Moses said this about the tribes of Zebulun and Isakah.
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  May the people of Zebulun prosper in their travels.
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  May the people of Isakah prosper at home in their tents.
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  They summoned the people to the mountain to offer proper
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  sacrifices. There they benefit from riches
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  of the sea and the hidden treasures in the sand.
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  Moses said this about the tribe of Gad.
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  Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad's territory.
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  Gad is poised there like a lion to tear off an armour ahead.
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  The people of Gad took the best land for themselves, a leaders
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  shareward assigned to them. When the leaders of the people
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  were assembled, they carried out the Lord's justice and obeyed
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  His regulations for Israel. Moses said this about the tribe
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  of Dan. Dan is a lion's cub leaping out
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  from Bashan. Moses said this about the tribe
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  of Naftali. Oh Naftali, you are rich in
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  favour and full of the Lord's blessings.
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  May you possess the West and the South.
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  Moses said this about the tribe of Asha.
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  May Asha be blessed above other sons.
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  May he be esteemed by his brothers.
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  May he bathe his feet in olive oil.
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  May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze.
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  May you be secure all your days. There is no one like the God of
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  Israel. He rides across the heavens to
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  help you, across the skies and majestic splendour.
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  The eternal God is your refuge, and His everlasting arms are
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  under you. He drives out the enemy before
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  you. He cries out.
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  Destroy them so Israel will live in safety, prosperous Jacob in
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  security, in a land of grain and new wine, while the heavens drop
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  down dew. How blessed are you, O Israel,
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  Who else is like you? A people saved by the Lord.
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  He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword.
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  Your enemies will cringe before you and you will stomp on their
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  backs. Now, Jesus, we hear in these
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  blessings from Moses this beautiful lens through which he
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  sees the world that all revolves around you and your love for us
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  and your blessings to us. Our Lord.
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  This man Moses has spent his life hearing Your word and
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  leading these rebellious people. He ends his life declaring Your
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  love and Your goodness. Thank You that these are your
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  defining characteristics as he reflects on a life, a long life
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  lived with you. Your goodness and your love to
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  us is just overwhelming and wonderful.
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  Thank you that in its perfect consistency and your absolute
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  generosity, this love and this goodness remain with us always.
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  So we praise you and we pray all of this in your name, Jesus,
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  Amen.