TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 4:15-31
Introduction: Deuteronomy in relationship with Hosea
>Deuteronomy was given before Hosea 755-710BC by nearly 1,000 years
>Deuteronomy was preventative, where Hosea was consequential
>If God’s people would have obeyed the Word of God given in Deuteronomy they could
have avoided the judgement prophesied in Hosea
I. The warning against sin vss. 15-22
- It is a personal warning vss. 15-16
- Guard yourself from temptations “Take heed to yourselves…”
- Listen to the Lord speak to you “…the Lord spake unto you”
- Know your sin will corrupt your life “…corrupt yourselves”
- Choose what you do wisely “…make you”
- It is a practical warning vss. 16-20
- It is a purposeful warning vss. 21-22
II. The consequence of sin vss. 26-28
- National consequences for sin vs. 26
- Personal consequences for sin vs. 27
- Spiritual consequences for sin vs. 28
III. The solution to sin vss. 29-31
- Be faithful to God avoiding it vs. 29 Psalm 119:2
- Repent of it when you fall to it vs. 30 Deut. 30:1-3, Jer. 3:10, Joel 2:12
- Respond to the faithfulness of God’s mercy vs. 31 Psalm 119:9-11 Psalm 119:57-60 Psalm 119:145-152