Message Notes

(I) TURNS OF PHRASES

1. A phrase-

a) “The LORD” (Deuteronomy 1:3)

b) “The LORD God” (Deuteronomy 1:8, 11a)

c) “The God of your fathers” (Deuteronomy 1:11, 21)

2. A phrase takes on a variation

3. Each phrase has its own significance

(II) SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PHRASE “The LORD our God”   

1. Tracing its usage

a) The LORD our God spoke to us (Deuteronomy 1:6)

b) The LORD our God had commanded us (Deuteronomy 1:19)

c) It is a good land which the LORD our God is giving us (Deuteronomy 1:25)

2. Significance of this phrase

a) To signify oneness in the nation

b) To signify identification with the Lord

c) To emphasise personal relationship with God as a people

(III) SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PHRASE “The LORD your God”

1. Tracing its usage

a) The LORD your God (Deuteronomy 1:10)

b) The LORD your God has multiplied you… (Deuteronomy 1:10a)

c) The LORD your God has set the land before you (Deuteronomy 1:20)

d) Rebelled against the command of the LORD your God (Deuteronomy 1:26)

e) You did not believe in the LORD your God (Deuteronomy 1:32)

2. Significance of this phrase

a) To encourage the exercise of faith in God

b) To exhort people to continue to exercise faith in God

c) To embolden the application of faith in God

(IV) SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PHRASE “The LORD my God”

1. Tracing of Usage (Deuteronomy 4:5)

2. Significance of this phrase

a) To express personal relationship with God

b) To demonstrate the significance of a personal relationship with God

c) To encourage possession and development of a personal relationship with God

(V) 40 YEARS (1973-2013)

1. Is the Lord our God?

2. What have we learned about the Lord our God?

3. What stands out in our relationship with God?