Dt 4 Moses' 1st Address pt 1 Dt 1:6-2:1

Intro:

We’ll begin with Moses’ 1st address or farewell sermon to the Israelites. Before we begin, let’s have a brief outline of where we’re at in the Book of Dt:

@@ Partial Outline:

I. Moses’ First Address: Remembering the Grace of Yahweh (1:1–4:43)

A. The Preamble to Moses’ First Address (1:1–5)

B. The Essence of Moses’ First Address: The Grace of Calling (1:6–4:40)

C. The Epilogue to Moses’ First Address (4:41–43)

II. Moses’ Second Address: Explaining the Grace of Yahweh (4:44–29:1)

You can see that the 1st address is from 1:6-4:43 and we’re only attempting to cover 1:6-2:1. Even then, we’re covering 42 verses!

Remember our theme for the Book of Deuteronomy is: The Gospel According to Moses. Don’t get lost in the jungle of details until you forget the whole picture.

Let’s begin. In terms of time period for today’s message, it can be tabulated as below:

The NIV Application Commentary: Deuteronomy Introduction to Moses’ First Address (Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40)

Text

Location

Estimated Narrated Time

%

Narrative Time (number of verses devoted to subject)

%

1:6–18

At Horeb

2 months

.4%

13

12%

1:19

From Horeb to Kadesh Barnea

42 weeks

2.2%

1

1%

1:20–46

At Kadesh Barnea

2 weeks

.1%

27

25%

2:1

In the desert south of Kadesh Barnea

38 years

97%

1

1%

Text Location Estimated No. of verses devoted

Text

Location

Estimated Narrated Time

Narrated Time

%

Narrative Time (number of verses devoted to subject)

%

1:6–18 At Horeb 2 months 13

At Horeb

2 months

.4%

13

12%

1:19 From Horeb to Kadesh Barnea 42 weeks 1

From Horeb to Kadesh Barnea

42 weeks

2.2%

1

1%

1:20–46 At Kadesh Barnea 2 weeks 27

At Kadesh Barnea

2 weeks

.1%

27

25%

2:1 In the desert south of Kadesh Barnea 38 years 1

In the desert south of Kadesh Barnea

38 years

97%

1

1%

The above chart will tell you how important is each section. For e.g., the shortest period is 2 weeks but 27 vv are used to describe it. The longest period is 38 years but only 1 verse is used to described it.

I. Recollections of Mount Horeb (1:6–18)

II. Recollections of the Journey from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea (1:19)

III. Recollections of Kadesh Barnea (1:20–46)

IV. Recollections of the Desert (2:1)

Conclusion: