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God does judge. He judged the world with a flood. He does judge individuals. Hell is a real place where
people judged by God spend eternity. His principles of judgment never vary, even if he no longer
commands one nation to wipe out another nation under his specific orders. Our discomfort about his
judgment is understandable, yet our discomfort cannot change the fact that the God of the Bible, both
Old and New Testaments, is the judge of the world.

14.4 Let’s Practice…

1. The form of Deuteronomy is called a

2. The Ten Commandments function as a for the rest of the law.

3. God anticipates that Israel will respond to his law with obedience or disobedience? Explain.

4. God’s relationship with Israel was based on love or fear? Explain

5. In what way does God’s promise to forgive sin in advance promote obedience?

6. God’s command to Israel to kill the Canaanite people is called

7. In His place as judge of the world, God punishes some people eternally in

8. Child Sacrifice was practiced in Israel at a place called

9. Briefly describe a modern judgment of God.

14.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…

If we do not recognize the outline of this section, we can become confused quickly. At certain
places we find odd laws stuck back-to-back. Some commentaries do nothing more than list
verses together under the label of “miscellaneous laws.” By doing this we can miss the writer’s
intention. He puts odd laws together for the specific purpose of explaining them from a
different angle than in earlier books or different settings. Some laws have more than one application. In
one place the law has to do with adultery. In another place the same action might involve theft or lying.
Recognizing the setting can help us avoid misinterpretation or confusion. We should expect purpose to
lie behind the order of the verses and work to discover that purpose.

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