Deuteronomy 31:30 “Then Moses recited aloud to the whole assembly of Israel the words of this song from beginning to end:
Deuteronomy 32:1 – 8 ”Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the spot on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.
Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people?
Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you? Remember the days of old; consider the years long past.
Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.”
This is the first part of the Song of Moses, the song that God has given Moses to teach to the Israelites. Remember that this is a people who still rely largely on spoken words and repetition of those words. Oral traditions are still quite strong, even though God has had Moses write out the Book of the Law. Now Moses is to teach all the Israelites this song so that it too will serve as a witness against them when they fall into apostasy. But this song also has some of the most glorious descriptions of God found anywhere in the Bible.
“Ascribe greatness to our God! He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.” Moses has spent years meeting face to face with God in the tabernacle. Nobody knows God better than Moses does. The symbol of God as a rock is incredibly powerful. The Israelites have been traveling in wild places where only the rocks could offer shelter from the heat or protection from enemies. Rocks don’t change easily, and only earthquakes can shift or crack a huge rock. God too is faithful and does not change; He is totally righteous and just, utterly reliable.
“His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the spot on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.” The sins of the Israelites are not merely childish sins, but the sins of an entire generation that has twisted things to fit themselves.
“Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people?
Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?” Actions demand responses. God has already done His part, being faithful to the covenant He made with Abraham hundreds of years ago. Now it is the turn of the Israelites; however, they are a group of ungrateful wretches.
“But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.” The totally amazing thing about the story of the Exodus and the forty years spent in the wilderness is that despite all the rebellion and idolatry exhibited by the Israelites, God still considers them His portion and treasures them.
APPLICATION: Is God YOUR Rock? In these days of uncertainty when COVID is ravaging the world, where do you put your trust? The last two years have seen businesses fail and jobs evaporate. The pandemic has not spared any group of people. Politicians have made promises they can’t keep.
In the midst of a crumbling world, the Lord our Rock is still there! God remains faithful, upright, and just. His work remains perfect. We can continue to trust in God and allow the truth of His nature to permeate our hearts. Moses said, “Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.” Many of us may feel as if our hearts have been in a waterless desert. We long for something healing and real! Let the truth about God’s nature fall like life – giving rain to your heart. God’s Holy Spirit will settle softly like dew, like gentle rain.
The saddest part of this situation is that God longed for the Israelites to turn their hearts to Him and to worship Him so that He could bless them. God still longs for us to come to Him and to open our hearts and minds to Him. God loves you more than anybody else ever has or can. Why not make this the day that you allow the peace of the Holy Spirit to settle in your heart forever?
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and for caring for us. Lord, so many of us are hurting and confused. Please help everyone who reads these words to come to You, the Rock, the Source of all light and life and love. Heal us and make us whole. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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