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202 Evangelizology afraid because of the fire and did not go up the mountain. He said, 6 ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery…’” Deut 6:6-7, “And these words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart; 7 and you shall teach [shanan] them diligently to your sons and shall talk [dabar] of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up” Deut 11:19, “And you shall teach [lamad] them to your sons, talking [dabar] of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up” Deut 30:18, “I declare [nagad] to you today that you shall surely perish. You shall not prolong your days in the land where you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess it” Deut 32:1-6, “Give ear [azan], O heavens, and let me speak [dabar]; And let the earth hear [shama] the words of my mouth. 2 “Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb. 3 “For I proclaim the name of the LORD; Ascribe greatness to our God! 4 “The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. 5 “They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation. 6 “Do you thus repay the LORD, O foolish and unwise people? Is not He your Father who has bought you? He has made you and established you” B. The messenger or intended messenger (by way of admonition or command): 1. God, Exod 9:16; Deut 4:13 2. The Lord, Deut 5:4-5 3. Moses, Exod 18:19-20; Deut 5:4-5, 14; 30:18; 32:1-6 a. Notice the intermediary role of Moses in these verses (cf. 2 Cor 5:20) b. Also notice the commissioning of Moses in Deut 4:14 4. Sons of Aaron, Lev 10:9-11 5. Fathers and mothers, Deut 4:9; 6:6-7; 11:19 6. Reflexive verb, Deut 4:6 C. Methods of proclamation (verbs, see chart in Chapter 7, F, “Toward Translating Proclamational Words in the Old Testament”): 1. To declare [nagad], Deut 4:13; 5:5; 30:18 2. To proclaim [saphar], Exod 9:16 3. To teach [zahar], Exod 18:20 4. To teach [yarah], Lev 10:11 5. To teach [lamad], Deut 4:5, 14; 11:19 6. To teach [shanan], Deut 6:7 7. To speak [dabar], Deut 5:4; 6:7; 11:19; 32:1 8. To make known [yada’], Exod 18:20; Deut 4:9 9. To [cause to] hear [shama], Deut 4:6; 32:1 10. To give ear [azan], Deut 32:1 11. Not to forget, Deut 4:9 12. Not to depart, Deut 4:9 D. The message: 1. His covenant, the Ten Commandments, Deut 4:13 a. Notice that this declaration was the condemning work of the OT Law, of which speaks Gal 3:23- 25, which held faith in custody 2. The word of the LORD [the Ten Commandments], Deut 5:5 3. These words which I am commanding you, Deut 6:6 4. All the statutes, Lev 10:11 5. All these statutes, Deut 4:6 6. Statutes and laws, Exod 18:19-20 7. Statutes and judgments, Deut 4:5, 14 8. The name of God, Exod 9:16 9. The judgment of God, Deut 30:18 (“perish you shall perish”) 10. What your eyes have seen, Deut 4:9 11. Aspects of the message in the Song of Moses: a. The words of my [Moses’] mouth, Deut 32:1 b. The name of the LORD, Deut 32:3-4 c. The depravity of the people of Israel, Deut 32:5-6
Thomas P. Johnston 203 d. God’s election of His people, Deut 32:8-9 e. God’s saving of His people, Deut 32:10-12 f. God’s blessing of His people, Deut 32:13-14… g. The judgment of God, Deut 32:35 E. Recipient of the message: 1. Heavens and earth, Deut 32:1 2. Throughout all the earth, Exod 9:16 3. The peoples, Deut 4:6 4. People of Israel, Exod 18:19-20; Deut 4:5, 13-14; 5:4-6 5. Sons of Israel, Lev 10:9-11 6. Sons, Deut 6:7 7. Sons and grandsons, Deut 4:9 Conclusions: 1. it is indeed interesting that there are quite a few verses which specifically address the concept of proclamation in the Pentateuch, which is not surprising in light of Matt 23:15 2. The link between the message spoken and the very words of God is very clear in the portions that delineate the message 3. Perhaps the most comprehensive delineation of the Pentateuch’s message is found in Deut 32:1-6ff. 4. While parents are commissioned in Deut 6:7 and 11:19, the clearest commissioning in the Pentateuch (in style and language) is found in Deut 4:14, with the commissioning of Moses to teach the sons of Israel 5. While Jesus clearly emphasized preaching to all nations, this concept was not foreign to the Pentateuch 6. This study also shows that the proclamational emphases found in the Psalms and Isaiah are not foreign to the Pentateuch (See Evangelizology, Chapters 2 and 10)
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