Christ in all the scriptures Moses to all God's people

 Christ in all the scriptures

Deuteronomy

One of the simplest outlines of the book is to trace specific references to God's word at the beginning of each section.

Deuteronomy 1v1     "These are the words..."

Deuteronomy 4v44   "This is the law..."

Deuteronomy 6v1     "This is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments..."

Deuteronomy 29v1   "These are the words of the covenant..."

Deuteronomy 33v1   "This is the blessing..."

Another simple way of understanding it is, as follows, by many commentators:

Looking back        chapters 1-4            Historical review

Looking up            chapters 5-29         Present responsibilities

Looking forward   chapters 30-33        Future rewards

The first observation is that Moses spoke to all the people of Israel

This fact occurs at least 12 times throughout the book-1v1l; 27v1v9; 29v2; 31v1v7v9v11v28v30; 32v44v45.  The words of the Lord were to all Israel, not some things to one tribe and another to a different tribe, but the same words to all the people.  This is important to observe in present days when the body of Christ is splintered into a multitude of groups, each one claiming to be representative of the true church.  False tenets have arisen, with unscriptural phrases like, "the autonomy of the local church".  This has led to the error exposed in the book of Judges, when, "In those days there was no king in Israel, and every man did that which is right in their own eyes".  This is a concept concocted by men attempting to justify their  particular view of the word of the Lord.  All it has produced is a disunited church contrary to the scriptures.  What we should be talking about is every church conformity, not one church autonomy.  It may be a well meaning concept, but sadly out of line with the tenor of scripture. 

The word of the Lord is the same for all God's people, in every location, and in every culture.  Paul, writing to the Corinthians, made clear that what he was writing to Corinth, locally, applied to every church universally. "Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ.....unto the church of God which is at Corinth...with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord-1st Cor. 1v1-2  The instructions he gave were for all churches.  He goes on to say in 1v10, "I beseech you, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions (schisms) among you, but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment".  Back then the schisms were within one church, now they are divided churches in one locality.  We have strayed a long way from the will of the Lord for His people on earth.

Paul continues this theme throughout 1st Corinthians another six times, giving a sevenfold assertion of the unity of all churches:  4v17, "...as I teach everywhere in every church"; 7v17, "...and so ordain I in all churches"; 11v16, "But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God"; 14v33, For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints"; 14v34, "Let your women keep silence in the churches..."; 16v1, "...as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye".  There is no doubt the word of the Lord is the same to all churches, just as the teaching of Moses was the same to all Israel.  This is not speaking of uniformity, rather is it a call to unity.

The book of Deuteronomy records in chapter 27, the conformity of all Israel to the words of Moses, in the oft repeated phrase, "And all the people of Israel shall say, Amen".....   (27v15v16v17v18v19v20v21v22v23v24v25v26). 

The New Testament requires the same of the saints of God today:

The great Commission Matthew 28v19-20  "Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo. I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen".

The apostles doctrine  1st Corinthians 14v36-37 "What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?  If any man think himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord".

The Spirit to the churches  Revelation 2v3v11v17v29; 3v6v13v22  "He that hath an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches".

The Lord is speaking today, He is speaking to us individually, and corporately.  His words are life and blessing.  Will He have our Amen?!