Will You Choose Life and Good or Death and Evil? based on Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Revised

I. Words that make some nervous and background of Deut. 30.

II. Words of God’s Law in Deut. 30.

III. Read about blessings in Deut. 28:2-4. Deuteronomy 28:2-4 “And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock.”

IV. Read about curses in Deut. 28:15, 20, 24, 25. Deuteronomy 28:15 ““But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you.” Deuteronomy 28:20 ““The Lord will send on you curses, confusion, and frustration in all that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and perish quickly on account of the evil of your deeds, because you have forsaken me.” Deuteronomy 28:24-25 “The Lord will make the rain of your land powder. From heaven dust shall come down on you until you are destroyed. “The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.”

V. Israel’s punishment.

VI. Problems today due to ignoring God’s Word.

VII. Blessings for Israel.

VIII. Blessings for believers today.

IX. God is merciful to all today.

X. Good works will not save and Small Catechism Third Article. (Page 323 in LSB)

XI. Choose life and good or evil and death?

XII. Good words of Deut. 30:19-20 “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days.”