Deuteronomy 29:10-13

3. THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Deuteronomy 29:10-13)

10 Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel, 11 your little ones, your wives, and thy sojourner that is in the midst of thy camps, unto the drawer of thy water; 12 that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day; 13 that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 29:10-13

516.

Please notice how God expected everyone to enter into His covenant on a personal basis, Has His interest in individual participation changed?

517.

What was God's purpose in establishing His covenant with Israel?

AMPLIFIED TRANSLATION 29:10-13

10 All of you stand before the Lord your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel.
11 Your little ones, your wives, and the stranger and sojourner in your camp, from the hewer of your wood to the drawer of your water;
12 That you may enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, and into His oath, which He makes with you today;
13 That He may establish you this day as a people for Himself, and that He may be to you a God, as He said to you and as He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

COMMENT 29:10-13

AS HE SWARE UNTO THY FATHERS (Deuteronomy 29:13)Israel, about to become a great nation, was the chief participant in the covenant God made with Abraham (Genesis 17:7), Isaac (Genesis 26:4), and Jacob (Genesis 28:14). Cf. Deuteronomy 8:1, etc. The promises of God were not being kept because of Israel's goodness (Deuteronomy 7:6-8, Deuteronomy 9:4-5) but because of God's eternal purpose to bring the Messiah into the world through a nation he loved.