Truth Pursuit of Deuteronomy

Week 5 – Truth Pursuit of Deuteronomy

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WEEK 5

Title: The Ten Commandments

Scripture Reading: Deut. 4:44-5:31
 
Life-study of Deuteronomy:
Life-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 6

Life-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 26

Collected Works of Witness Lee (CWWL), 1960, Vol. 1, Synopsis of Deuteronomy:
CWWL, 1960, Vol. 1, Synopsis of Deuteronomy, msg. 8

Other Ministry Readings:
Life-study of Exodus, msg. 52
Life-study of Exodus, msg. 53
Life-study of Psalms, msg. 40
 
Study Questions:
  1. Please copy the Ten Commandments into your notebook.
  2. What is the foremost commandment among the Ten Commandments?
  3. With whom did God establish the covenant of the Ten Commandments? Was it with their ancestors?
  4. How can we understand the Ten Commandments as a portrait of God Himself? And how can we perceive them as a marriage covenant between God and His people?

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Week 4 – Truth Pursuit of Deuteronomy

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WEEK 4

Title: Fearing God as a Consuming Fire, a Jealous God

Scripture Reading: Deut. 4:23-24; 9:1-8
 
Life-study of Deuteronomy:
Life-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 8
 
Other Ministry Readings:
CWWL, 1932-1949, Vol. 2, msg. 1 Fearing God and Godliness
CWWL, 1957, Vol. 1, msg. 7 Fearing God and Godliness
Life-study of 1 Peter, msg. 11
Life-study of 1 Peter, msg. 24
Life-study of 1 and 2 Samuel, msg. 28
Life-study of Hebrews, msg. 54
Life-study of Ezekiel, msg. 3
Life-study of Ezekiel, msg. 4
Life-study of Revelation, msg. 22

 
Study Questions:
  1. What does it mean to “fear God”? Is fearing God the same as being afraid of Him?
  2. Why does Deuteronomy repeatedly command God’s people to fear the Lord?
  3. What do “consuming fire” and “jealousy” reveal to us about God’s nature?
  4. Why is God both a God of love and mercy and a God who is a consuming fire and jealous? Are these two aspects contradictory?

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Week 3 – Truth Pursuit of Deuteronomy

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WEEK 3

Title: The Compassion, Lovingkindness, and Faithfulness of God

Scripture Reading: Deut. 4:23-40; 7:9-15
 
Life-study of Deuteronomy:
Life-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 5
 
Other Ministry Readings:
CWWN, Vol. 43: Conferences, Messages, and Fellowship (3), msg. 67
Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 1, msg. 2
Crucial Truths in the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 4, msg. 35
 
Study Questions:
  1.  In Deuteronomy, God often speaks very sternly; how should we view God as merciful, loving, and faithful?

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Week 2 – Truth Pursuit of Deuteronomy

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WEEK 2

Title: The Love of God and the Righteousness of God

Scripture Reading:Deut. 4:24-31
 
Life-study of Deuteronomy:
Life-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 2
 
Collected Works of Witness Lee (CWWL), 1960, Vol. 1, Synopsis of Deuteronomy:
CWWL, 1960, Vol. 1, Synopsis of Deuteronomy, msg. 3
 
Crystallization-study of Deuteronomy:
Crystallization-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 2
 
Other Ministry Readings:
Life-study of 1 Peter, msg. 1
Life-study of 1 John, msgs. 25-29
 
Study Questions:
  1. Why were the Israelites forbidden from occupying the lands of Seir, Moab, and the Ammonites?
  2. Whose dwelling place was Seir? Why was it necessary to exercise special caution when passing through Seir?
  3. Which verse in Chapter 2 highlights that God has always cared for His people?
  4. The Israelites had circled Mount Seir long enough and were to turn northward. How long was this period? Why did God have them circle for so long?
  5. Based on the experiences of Moses and the Israelites, please point out the love of justification of God.

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Week 1 – Truth Pursuit of Deuteronomy

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WEEK 1

Title: An Introduction to Deuteronomy

Scripture Reading: Deut. 1:1, 3; 30:1-20
 
Life-study of Deuteronomy:
Life-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 1
 
Collected Works of Witness Lee (CWWL), 1960, Vol. 1, Synopsis of Deuteronomy:
CWWL, 1960, Vol. 1, Synopsis of Deuteronomy, msg. 1
 
Crystallization-study of Deuteronomy:
Crystallization-study of Deuteronomy, msg. 1
 
Other Ministry Readings:
Life-study of Exodus, msg. 51
Life-study of 1 Corinthians, msgs. 47- 48
 
Study Questions:
  1. Viewed in the context of the Pentateuch as a whole, against what background is the Book of Deuteronomy recorded?
  2. Approximately how many years elapsed between the Exodus and the events of Deuteronomy?
  3. What is the meaning of the title “Deuteronomy”?
  4. To whom was the Book of Deuteronomy addressed?

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