Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 13:1-5

Theme: Beware lest you forget

Key Chapter: 27

Key Verse: 7:9

34 chapters, 959 verses, and 28,352 words

Grade: 11.4

AUTHOR The Holy Spirit of God by inspiration (2 Tim 3:15-16) through Moses (Exodus 24:4; John 7:22; Acts 7:37-38)

DATE WRITTEN 1405 b.c Outline

I. Israel’s History. chs.1-3

The Backward Look

II. Israel’s Holiness. chs.4-11

The Inward Look

III. Israel’s Heritage. chs.12-30

The Forward Look

IV. Israel’s Hero. chs.31-34

The Upward Look

We see some INGREDIENTS that are in a faithful believer.

I. The Proof of a Faithful Believer. V.3

Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Even if they perform it, we have word not to follow them. V.3a (2 John 9-11)

God uses this to show us ourselves. V.3b

Heart and soul are revealed. V.3c

II. The Pattern of a Faithful Believer. V.4

Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Walk. V.4a

Fear. V.4b

Keep. V.4c

Obey. V.4d

Serve. V.4e

Cleave. V.4f

III. The Path of a Faithful Believer. V.5

And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

Converted out of the world. V.5d

Carried away from your sins. V.5e

Commanded you in the way to walk. V.5f

Conclusion:

v.5g “…So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.”

Preached as “Fakey McFakestein” at VBC 6/5/2019