The Living Word

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"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

— Isaiah 40:8

Deuteronomy 30

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And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,

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And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

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That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

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If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

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And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.

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And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

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And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

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And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.

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And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

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If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

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For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

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It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

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Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

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But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

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See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

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In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

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But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

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I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

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I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

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That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

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Chapter Study & Analysis

Overview

Deuteronomy 30 offers the promise of restoration if Israel repents while in exile. Moisés sets before the people life and death, blessing and cursing, urging them to "choose life" by loving God and obeying His voice.

CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS

1. The Heart of Repentance: God promises to "circumcise thine heart" so that we can love Him (v. 6). True obedience is an internal work of grace, not just external conformity.
2. The Accessibility of the Word: The commandment is not "far off" or in heaven, but "very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart" (v. 11-14). We have no excuse for ignorance; the Truth is available to us.
3. The Great Choice: Every person faces the choice between life and death (v. 19). Choosing life is synonymous with loving God, obeying His voice, and cleaving unto Him.

Practical Lessons

FORMAL PRAYER

O Lord, circumcise our hearts to love Thee with all our soul. We choose life this day; help us to cleave unto Thee, for Thou art our life and the length of our days. Amen.

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