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God's Plan
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Family Salvation?
=  Deuteronomy 6: 1-9 =

God's Revelation on Salvation

• Keeping God's Commands = Loving God 

• Breaking God's Commands = Despising God 

These are two separate parts to the same covenant

The kingdom of God makes his covenant with all people in all nations of the Earth.

We get to choose which side of the covenant we will be on: but we do not get to choose the consequences. Those are preordained.

The covenant of God has passed down from father to child, and from teacher to student for roughly 6000 years.

Loving God  =

Despising God  =
Despising God = Deception = Breaking Relationship with God = Cursing = Judgment of God

This is not just an Old Testament concept. It is fully and completely endorsed, and reinforced in the New Testament.

Deuteronomy chapter 6:1–9.

God is faithful. God is just. God is wise. And he has given us his clear plan of salvation. And we can put it into action for not only our own salvation, but for the salvation of our entire family. Or we can fully neglect his plan of salvation, fully neglect his road to deliverance, fully neglect his example, on how to defeat, Satan himself (and suffer great losses), or we can choose to follow it (and experience, great victories, but also suffering persecution as a byproduct). 

The choice is completely up to us. But our choice will reveal who it is: We are serving, who it is we are loving, who it is we are obeying, and who it is, that truly runs the decisions in our lives, teaches us his wisdom, or his foolishness, according to the one we choose to serve.

In order to serve Jesus Christ with all your heart, with all your mind, and all your soul, which is front and center in the middle of Deuteronomy 6:1-9, you will find that the commandment to teach his commandments to your children diligently, day and night, appear in the same passage. 

This is unmistakably the plan of salvation for the family of God. The plan of salvation for actually three generations of your family. Those who grasp this message, those who work it into their lives, those who believe it, those who receive it, those who put it into action, they shall be blessed. They shall be strong. They shall create a pathway of holy resistance to the lies of the enemy, the lies of the world, the lies of the flesh, and everything that seeks to destroy the family.

Those who neglect and reject God's plan of salvation for the family will suffer losses. Big-time losses. Their children will be deceived. Their marriages will be attacked and destroyed. Their hearts will be broken. Their lives will be a mess. And more than likely, they will blame God for all their problems. When in fact, they have fully neglected and rejected the plan of salvation for their own family. 

Through our disobedience, and our rebellion, and our neglect, we will suffer many and great losses over and over and over again. And we will typically blame God for all our problems.

But once we choose, to humble ourselves, to be meek, we realize, that the meek shall inherit the Earth. It's not our pride, it's not our great wisdom, it's not our great power and strength, that will save anyone. It is simply obeying the commandments of Jesus. And they are front and center presented to us in the book of Deuteronomy chapter 6.

The teachings of Jesus are not too high, that we have to go up into heaven to get them. They're not too low that we have to dive deep down into the sea to find them. But they are right here with us. They are right here among us. We can bind them to our heart, we can store them up in our mind, we can fortify our lives and our families with them. We can write them on the door posts of our houses. We can put sticky notes on our hands and our foreheads, whatever it takes, sticky notes all over our mirrors in the morning, when we brush our teeth, we can be sowing the word of God into our lives. In our cars, when we're traveling along the Roadside, instead of listening to music or complaining about the weather. We can be quoting scripture, we can be building each other up. We can be challenging each other in growing in the grace and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

By memorizing his word together. As a family. It can be the most fun and the most challenging and the most exciting journey that we could possibly enjoy together. Journey in the word of God as a family. That is the powerhouse of change. That is God's plan of salvation for your family.

There is a study done by a sociologist in the 1800s that followed the life of one godly man who kept the word of God, and trained his whole family to keep the word of God, along with his wife and his children. They brought a revolution into the United States of America, and built a foundation upon which a nation could stand indivisible and with justice for all, and liberty under the keeping of Jesus Commandments.

The man and his family was Jonathan Edwards. Jonathan and his wife decided they were going to serve the Lord. And the sociologist followed this man's life, and the life of his descendants after him and the results were incredible. You can see them for yourself: Jon vs.  Max. I will not include that study here, because it's a bit too long, to include in this message, but if interested, you can click the link. A similar study can be done in the life of John Wesley, and his brother Charles Wesley, who were contemporaries of Jonathan Edwards, and they worked together to bring the greatest revival in the history of our country, during the 16 and 1700s, both here and in England. That is the revival that turned the course of slavery into nonexistence. But that's a whole Nother study and the workings of God in the nations in our world.

So now let's just look directly at Deuteronomy six:

Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (KJV) 1 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. 

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 

6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 

7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, 

and shalt talk of them: [WHEN?]

•  when thou sittest in thine house, 

• and when thou walkest by the way, 

• and when thou liest down, 

• and when thou risest up. 

[WHERE SHALL WE WRITE THEM?
HOW CAN WE REMEMBER THEM?]

• And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, 

• and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 

• And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, 

• and on thy gates.

There you have it. The full plan of salvation for the family of God. To the third generation. Flawless. Perfect. Accessible for all. To all who will hear it, do it, lIve it, and enjoy it forever. It is plain and simple, boring vanilla.

But for all who will obey it, it will be life and peace. Joy and perfection. Love and salvation. Why? Because the Holy Spirit will empower God's word wherever it is received by faith, with love, with joy, with thankfulness, with a readiness of mind, and a desire to draw near to God, so that he can draw near to us. That is the environment WHERE the kingdom of God shall advance.

Matthew 11:11-15 (KJV) 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

IF YOU READ DEUTERONOMY SIX CAREFULLY, YOU WILL SEE THE COMMISSION OF JESUS TO BRING YOUR FAMILY INTO THE FULL KINGDOM OF GOD by FAITH. BY SIMPLY KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS, AND TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN TO DO THE SAME. HOW? BY MEMORIZING HIS WORD ON A DAILY BASIS. Just as he has commanded.

7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, 

and shalt talk of them: [WHEN?]

•  when thou sittest in thine house, 

• and when thou walkest by the way, 

• and when thou liest down, 

• and when thou risest up. 

[WHERE SHALL WE WRITE THEM?
HOW CAN WE REMEMBER THEM?]

• And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, 

• and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 

• And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, 

• and on thy gates.

Now you can simply praise God. You don't have to send your children to a special Christian school, or Bible  School. You don't have to send your children to seminary. You don't have to send your children to become monks in some far away monastery  in order to serve the Lord. You don't have to send them Bible Camp every summer, to become completely powerful and holy examples of the living word of God.

But you do need to follow God's plan of salvation for your family. Deuteronomy 6:1–9. That's it. That's all you have to do. But if we are going to follow his plan, it is a daily walk. It can be done in 20 minutes a day. 40 minutes a day. Or even longer. But it is a daily walk.

The thing that makes it exciting is the life transforming power of God to bring his kingdom into this world. Even as we pray: the kingdom come, thủy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

If you want that, to be your experience on a personal level, on a family level, on a community level, then you need to simply obey the commandment of Jesus. Bring the word of God to your family four times a day.

Create your own plan. Follow the Holy Spirit as he leads you, or just adopt a plan already been created for you by him or by others.

As long as you actually do, the Commandments of Jesus, memorizing them day and night, you and your family shall break every lie, overcome every evil, destroy every work of darkness, and plunder the house of Satan, the stronghold of evil, by simply believing in Jesus. Which means you will repent of your sin and keep the commands of your savior. How hard is that?

Once you truly commit yourself to his plan of salvation, Jesus will say:

Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

For more ideas, help, and assistance to implement the plan of salvation for the family, check out this link: Memorize 

Shalom, dear children of God,

TPD

What is the Background

of Deuteronomy 6: 1-9?

Moses was commanded by God, to Preach 3 Sermons to the People of Israel, before Moses was to die.  (It's a 5 Part Book with basically 3 Sermons, and Introduction, and Conclusion/Summation/Farewell. 

The whole community was near the border of the Promised Land in Moab, near Mount Nebo, but Moses was commanded, and told that He would not enter into the Promised Land, due to his own specific act of disobedience during the 40th and last year of Israel wandering in the desert. This Last Sermon of Moses is a partly a repeat, and summary of the key commandments given to the Israelites to obey-- certain sections are repeated. 

For example: Dt. 5 = Ex. 20 {the 10 Commandments}; Dt. 28 = Leviticus 26 {the Blessings for Obeying God's Commandment vs. the Curses for Disobeying}.

Just so you may know, Deuteronomy is one of the most important books in the entire Bible. In my mind I compare it to the Jesus' final message to his disciple, the night before He was crucified. It was his last words to his people.

This is the Book Jesus quoted, to defeat Satan face to face, when the Devil tempted Jesus in the Desert while at the climax of his fasting for 40 days, and 40 nights. Two of the 2 verses Jesus used, come directly out of Deuteronomy Chapter 6. (6:13 & 6:16) the same chapter we were using to focus in on God's plan for family salvation, the other one comes from Dt. 8:3.

In it, God lays down a foundation for eternity. There is an intimate call of Moses that he shares with the people to love the Lord with all their heart, and to keep his Commandments so that they can be blessed by God and safe and protected from their enemies.

It is important to note that: When Jesus is being attacked by Satan in the desert after fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, he becomes hungry in the desert, and at his point of physical exhaustion Satan takes a chance at trying to defeat his number one enemy. Then Jesus quotes, the book of Deuteronomy in all three attacks of the enemy during the temptation in the desert.

Thankfully, we know, from the testimony of Matthew and Luke, that Satan was clearly and soundly defeated. But how? Because every lie the devil brought to the table, was destroyed by the word of God--Written in the book of Deuteronomy. 

Satan even quotes from Psalm 91, in his second attack. Which shows us that Satan knows the word of God. And he will try to use it against us because that is what he does. He is constantly twisting God's word. And, He is the accuser of the brethren.

When Jesus said: it is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God, Jesus was not re-inventing a new wheel, he was simply quoting Deuteronomy 8:3. See for yourself. I believe Jesus was giving us a model that we could also follow. And also teaching us a lesson on the importance of God's word in the life of a believer. It is the actual food we need not only to fight spiritual battles, but to walk in the presence of God and walk in his favor and blessing. And walk in his wisdom and his strength.

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.  --Deuteronomy 8:3

Side-bar Note: Sadly, many modern Bible translations completely delete the power and the meaning behind Jesus' message in Luke 4:4. The NIV and it's competitors delete the part that says, "but by every word of God." They only write “Man shall not live by Bread alone." This actually defeats the whole purpose of the verse, and strips it of its spiritual lesson. And turns it into a weight loss quote, rather than maintaining the original purpose of the verse, being the primary spiritual warfare quote, that Jesus used to defeat Satan in our fight for the kingdom of God. (Now who would want to take the power out of a verse like that?)
I don't think for a minute it was the original writer, Luke, but the translators that were hired by Business Publishers, claiming their have a new, better, older, more reliable translation, but their translation butchers, deletes and casts doubt on two primary texts Jesus gave us to defeat Satan our enemy. Luke 4:4, Mark 16:9-20.

Mark 16:8 (NIV) [The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.]

When I discovered that discrepancy, I dropped the NIV, and then I saw the same deletions in other modern Translations, so I stopped using them as well. And that's only two of many reasons I recommend people study and memorize from the king James Bible. I think it's fine to use modern translations to for clarity, especially with difficult old English wording. But for study, and memorization I highly recommend, we use the KJV. For one thing it doesn't keep changing like the modern translations.

Here's the full quote in context:

Deuteronomy 8:2-20 (KJV) 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. 6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; 8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; 9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.

And just for your background, understanding: Deuteronomy, was a summation of all the teachings of God to the children of Israel in one final sermon. Moses was commanded to teach the Israelites before he was to leave the Earth. God commanded Moses to speak it to them, and then to write it down, as a testimony to the Israelites, with a commandment to have them keep the words of the sermon for the rest of their lives, in order to experience all the blessings, that God had prepared for his children. But, unfortunatley, Israel chose to rebell, and disobey God's Commandments, year after year. As a result, they have suffered greatly as a nation and as a people, even unto this day. 

These final words of Moses to his people, were delivered on the Mount ofthe ones he carried on his shoulders all the way from Egypt to the border of the promised land. Deuteronomy is a summation and a repetition of all the values written before the book of Deuteronomy. It is similar to the sermon on the Mountain, or Jesus teaches the Commandments of the Lord in a summation format--addressing all the key issues facing the people of Israel, and the whole world.

In Moses servant, he repeats the Commandments of the Lord. In chapter 5, we have the 10 Commandments. Which are summation of all the Commandments of God. These 10 Commandments help us to remember and do all the Commandments of Jesus and of Moses, and of God, they summarize the general principles, leaving out the practical particulars. But real life happens down on the real level where the rubber meets the road. 

They say the devil is in the details. And that's absolutely true. We need to know the details. Because we can get confused, and be distracted, and be redirected to disobey the truth by breaking many of the details in the word of God. 

That is why Jesus said and basically commanded, that man shall not be live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
That is our salvation. But how do we practically do it? That's the ultimate question for our daily lives. Thankfully God has clearly answered that question. And God clearly outlines the plan of salvation for the family in 

The 5 Sermons of Moses
in Deuteronomy

An Overview of Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy was presented as Moses’ final public covenant instruction to the entire new generation of Israel, shortly before they crossed the Jordan into Canaan. It was delivered east of the Jordan on the plains of Moab, opposite Jericho, in the eleventh month of Israel’s fortieth year after leaving Egypt. Moses was about to die, and Joshua was about to lead the people into the land.

When, where, and to whom?

When: Near the close of the forty wilderness years—on the first day of the eleventh month in the fortieth year after the Exodus (Deut. 1:3).

Where: In the land/territory of Moab, east of the Jordan River, on the plains of Moab. Israel was camped directly across from the land they were about to enter.

To whom: Moses spoke “unto all Israel” (Deut. 1:1). This was largely the generation that had grown up in the wilderness. The earlier adult generation that left Egypt had died in the wilderness, except for Joshua and Caleb (see Num. 14:26–35). Thus, Moses prepared a new generation to live faithfully in the Promised Land.

How it was presented

Deuteronomy is primarily a spoken book before it is a written book: Moses preached, taught, reminded, warned, and renewed the covenant with Israel. Much of the book is direct speech from Moses, speaking God’s words and explaining how Israel was to live as the LORD’s covenant people.equip.

It was not simply a dry repetition of laws. Moses:

• Recounted Israel’s recent history, including their rebellion at Kadesh-barnea

• Repeated foundational commandments, including the Ten Commandments

• Applied God’s law to settled life in the land: worship, leadership, justice, family, agriculture, warfare, debt, care for the poor, and more

• Called Israel to covenant loyalty—to love, fear, trust, worship, and obey the LORD alone

• Set before them blessings for obedience and grave warnings for idolatry and disobedience

• Prepared Joshua and the people for Moses’ death and the transfer of leadership

That is why Deuteronomy has the feel of both a sermon and a covenant-renewal document.

The main message

The central message can be stated simply:

The LORD alone is God; therefore Israel must love Him wholeheartedly and obey His covenant as they enter the land He has given them.

This is especially clear in Deuteronomy 6:4–5, often called the Shema: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”

Moses repeatedly urges Israel to remember what God has done, not forget Him once they become prosperous, reject idols and false prophets, teach God’s words diligently to their children, and choose life by obeying Him. The issue is not mere rule-keeping; it is wholehearted covenant faithfulness.

The five-part outline

Yes—one helpful way to explain Deuteronomy is in five major parts. Exact chapter breaks vary slightly among outlines, because the second and third speeches include several internal sections, but this outline is clear and widely used.

5 Parts

Moses Main emphasis

1. Introduction

1:1–5

Sets the time, place, speaker, and audience

Israel stands in Moab, ready to enter the land

2. First speech: history and warning

1:6–4:43

Reviews the journey from Horeb/Sinai to Moab, including Israel’s unbelief

Remember the past; do not repeat rebellion

3. Second speech: covenant law

4:44–26:19

Restates the covenant, the Ten Commandments, the call to love God, and laws for life in the land

Love the LORD alone and live as His holy people

4. Third speech: covenant decision

27:1–30:20

Announces blessings and curses, calls for covenant renewal, and urges Israel to choose life

Obedience brings covenant blessing; rebellion brings judgment

5. Final events and Moses’ farewell

31:1–34:12

Moses commissions Joshua, gives the Law, teaches his song, blesses the tribes, and dies

God’s work continues after Moses; Israel must remain faithful

A second “five-part” view

Some teachers describe the book according to the pattern of an ancient covenant or treaty. In that approach, Deuteronomy resembles a covenant document between the great King—the LORD—and His covenant people, Israel. The major categories are:

1. Preamble — identifies the LORD and Moses’ role (1:1–5)

2. Historical prologue — recounts what the LORD has done for Israel (1:6–4:43)

3. Stipulations — gives the covenant requirements, both general and specific (4:44–26:19)

4. Blessings and curses — states the consequences of keeping or breaking the covenant (27–30)

5. Witnesses, document, and succession — preserves the covenant, calls heaven and earth as witnesses, commissions Joshua, and records Moses’ final words and death (31–34)

So the two outlines are not competitors. The first views Deuteronomy as Moses’ final speeches and farewell. The second highlights its covenant form. Both show that Deuteronomy is a serious moment of decision: Israel is on the threshold of the land, and Moses calls them to remember the LORD, love Him wholly, and choose life by obeying His voice.

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