(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Deuteronomy 11:18–25, “Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.”
If Israel was to wholeheartedly obey the Lord then they had to make sure they knew exactly what the Lord required. This could only be achieved by learning the book of the Law and keeping in their hearts. They were to keep copies of the Law in packages in between their eyes so that they would be in sight and they would be reminded of the book of the Law frequently. they also were to have a sign on their hands to remind them of the Law and their contact obligation to obey the Law. While it was very important for each member of the nation to fill their minds and their hearts with the Law the were to make sure that they taught their children as well. If the second and further generations don’t know what is required of them they would soon lapse and lose possession of the Promised Land. It is vital for any generation to make sure that the next generation are as fully trained in the Law as they are. If these people were unable to do that they would fail in their contract obligations as much if they disobeyed the Law themselves. As long as they glorified the Lord, in the way that He defined, Israel would have the same power as the Lord in all creation. However, as soon as they stopped obeying the Lord would work to bring Israel to their knees in obedience to Him.
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