“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” —Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (ESV)
Bible Engagement: Week 8, The Exodus/Moses
Tier 1: Deuteronomy 34; Psalms 90-91 Moses dies
Tier 2: Deuteronomy 29-31; 34; Psalms 90-91
Tier 3: Deuteronomy 29-34; Psalms 90-91
Tier 1 Questions
Until Jesus, Moses was seen by the Jewish people as the greatest prophet. What insight does Deut. 34:10-12 provide for this reverence for Moses? Note that Moses could not have written about his death, so either Moses had supernatural insight about his death or this chapter was finished later by a scribe.
How does listening to Psalms 90 and 91, with the understanding that Moses wrote these, impact the message of these songs?
Tiers 2-3 Questions
- During the forty years the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, their
• What was the purpose of these miracles? (see Deut. 29:6)
• What thought does Deut. 29:19 describe of the person whose heart has turned away from God?
2. Moses commanded the people and Joshua to be
• How often were the priests to read this law that Moses recorded?
• What did God know would happen after Moses died? (see Deut. 31:20-22)
3. Until Jesus, Moses was seen by the Jewish people as the greatest prophet. What insight does Deut. 34:10-12 provide for this reverence for Moses? Note that Moses could not have written about his death, so either Moses had supernatural insight about his death or this chapter was finished later by a scribe.
4. How does listening to Psalms 90 and 91, with the understanding that Moses wrote these, impact the message of these songs?
Application
Reflect on the life and challenges of Moses and the Israelites. Write down what God is speaking to you about His desire to have intimacy with His people.
Choose a few verses from Psalms 90 or 91 to read aloud. Now write a sentence or two as a psalm to God about your own experiences.