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{{DOD-February}}
[[Moses]] had reminded the people of [[God]]'s guidance in chapters 1-3. It had taken the people forty years to get to the Plains of Moab, yet chapter 1:2 states that it was only an eleven day journey. This is the tragedy of unbelief. It wastes time, energy, and manpower, and it robs [[God]] of the glory due His precious name.
In chapters 4 and 5 [[Moses]] reminds the people of [[God]]'s glory and greatness. In this section, [[Moses]] takes the nation back to Sinai where [[God]]'s glory and greatness were revealed, and where the nation trembled at [[God]]'s law. They were in danger of forgetting the glory and greatness of [[God]].
[[Moses]] points out three dangers that can also be applies to our lives today. First, he warns them against forgetting [[God]]'s Word. If they obeyed His Word, He would bless them and they would possess the land. However, if they changed His Word, or disobeyed it, He would chasten them and they would lose their land. When [[God]]'s [[Word]] becomes commonplace to the Christian, and he no longer respects it, he is headed for serious trouble.
[[Moses]] also tells the people to take heed against turning to idols. He reminds them that [[God]] had proved Himself greater than all the [[God]]s of [[Egypt]]. If they turned from [[God]] to idols, they would be chastised again.
In chapter 5 [[Moses]] warns the people against neglecting the law. He repeats the Ten Commandments, the basis for [[God]]'s moral law. In fact, the remainder of Deuteronomy is actually an amplification and application of these commandments. [[Israel]] was to hear, learn, keep, and do these laws, for in obeying the law they would be honoring [[God]] and opening the way for [[victory]] and blessing.
Finally, in chapter 6, [[Moses]] reminds the people of [[God]]'s goodness. Verses 10-12 illustrate a basic weakness of human nature--we take [[God]]'s blessings for granted. How prone we are, as were the children of [[Israel]], to think that our wisdom and strength have gotten us where we are today. [[Satan]] would puff us up and have us believe we are something within our own strength.
[[God]]'s warning against such temptation is found in I Corinthians 10:12: "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." Never let [[Satan]] get you to the place where you are depending on self- ingenuity, self-will, and self-motivation to carry you through this wicked life. Only through daily prayer, [[Bible]] reading, and total dependence upon [[God]] can any [[Christian]] anywhere be successful for [[God]].
