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Sunday School Lesson LESSON XIII. GOD IN THE MAKING OF A NATION (Deuteronomy 8: 11--20.) GOLDEN TEXT:--Beware lest thou forget the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day.-- Deuteronomy 8: 11. The Lesson in its Setting Place:-- All the early chapters of Deuteronomy record discourses given by Moses on the east side of the Jordan Jordan River where the -Israelites were encamped in what are known as the plains of Moab (see Dent. 1: 1.) Time:--B.C. 1459. The word "Deuteronomy" means the "second law," and, in this book, as tho title would indicate, there is a summing up of all the laws and regulations which God had given to Moses in the forty years of Israel's wandering in the wilderness. For a proper understanding of this lesson, one should read the first ten verses of the chapter, which are not assigned in the lesson itself. Four great benefits are, in these opening verses, said to have come to Israel from the hands of their gracious God; by him they were guided for forty years in the wilderness; in all' of their suffering and hardships, God had a gracious purpose toward them ■--that they might come to know him better; the Lord had preserved them during all their forty years of wandering; wandering; and Jehovah their God was now to bring them into "a good •land" where water abounded, where > cereals and fruit could be grown in abundance, and in whose hills valuable valuable metals would be found. This beautiful description of God's graciousness graciousness to Israel concludes with this admonition-: "And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God, for the good land which ho hath given thee." Needed a Warning "Beware lest thou forget Jehovah Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, commandments, and his ordinances, and __his statutes, which I command thee this day." (See also Dent.-4: 9, 23, 31; 6: 12.) --That Israel greatly needed such warning as this, her later history sadly proved. In the early days of the judges, we read that "the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah Jehovah and forgot Jehovah their God." (Judges 3: 7). Notice carefully how Moses particularizes this sin of Israel. She revealed she was forgetting forgetting God by not keeping God's commandments. commandments. One cannot forget what one does not know. To be ignorant- of God is a tragedy, but to forget God is a double sin. Forgetting God., i.e., leaving God out of our life, not reckoning with him, or considering his will in our plans and purposes, and pleasures, is expressed in the New Testament by the significant word "ungodly." "Lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein; and when thy herds - and thy flocks multiply, _ and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth, out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." -- Moses - exposes, in these three years, the deepest, most frequent cause for men's forgetting God who. themselves, themselves, have been the recipients of his gifts of love. That condition which is most conducive to making the thought of God vague in the mind, and obedience to God something almost almost never considered, in other words, living day by day without God, is what we might sum up in one phrase as a gratification of all one's fundamental material desires, i.e., abundance of food, delightful delightful homes, comparative security from disaster, sufficient wealth to relieve one of worry, a good standing in the community, a lovely family, a large library, leisure and means for sport, an automobile, two or three club memberships, the opportunity for travel, the ability to perform whatever whatever task one earnestly undertakes, etc. When a man has these things, he seems to possess all that he needs. That which would drive a man to God is, most of all, need, and the most powerful needs, though a sad commentary on human nature, are those that have to do with our material well-being. 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What Moses wants the Israelites to know is that, in a time when they do not have much to ask for, they should, nevertheless, seek fellowship with God, if not in their petition, then in their thanksgiving and love for him. Why Israel Should Remember "Who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not."--The warning against forgetting God is both preceded preceded and followed by a setting forth of powerful reasons why the Israelites Israelites should forever remember God, proving clearly that they^ had no excuse excuse whatever for forgetting him. In these two verses, God is once again set forth as the one who had graciously graciously brought them forth out of Egypt. "That he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end: And lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which ho sware unto thy fathers, as at this day"--A deep conviction of this fact would turn human history into a sacrament. Receive into the mind the full impression of this doctrine, doctrine, and you will find yourself working side by side with God, in the field, the warehouse, the bank, the shop, the office, the pulpit. When a young man receives the first payment payment of his industry, he is to remember remember that the Lord his God gave him. power to get wealth. Thus the getting of money becomes a sacred act. Money is a mighty power; wealth occupies a proud position in all the parliament of civilization. Trade thus becomes a means of grace and commerce an ally of re- B--3 ligion. In one word, the true appreciation appreciation of this doctrine would restore every act of life to its direct and vital relation to the living God. Our Dependent Strength "And it shall be, if thou shalt forget forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish." -- Men must have a god or gods to worship, worship, If they do not have the true God, they will have false- gods, If men allow themselves to forget what the true God has done for them, they will soon come to the place where they will begin to doubt if this God whom they have never seen can do anything for them, and they will turn to visible, but dead deities, made of wood, stone, gold, and silver. "As the nations that Jehovah maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah, your God."-- For God's gracious promise to Israel if she would obey him, see Deut. 7: 12--16. Israel's security demanded upon her relationship relationship to God. We may not believe it, but the security, welfare, and the strength of our nation are equally dependent dependent upon our obedience to the commandments of the Lord. God's laws are reasonable, always for the welfare of men, and in obedience to them, men keep their strength and prolong their life. Forgetting God, who is our strength, is synonymous with worshipping worshipping the idols of man's creation, which always have and always will weaken men morally, mentally, and physically. To forget God is to curse one/s self. 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