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It\\u2019s been forty years since the Israelites left Egypt. That generation has passed away and now Moses recounts the \\u201chow we got to be where we are\\u201d to their children and challenges the people to move forward in obedience.

Deuteronomy \\u2013 second law; but really more of a renewal and reinforcement of the covenant
Establishes Boundaries: Geographical, historical, spiritual, and moral\\u2014God gives the people THE SPECIFIC WAY to live in COVENANT RELATIONSHIP with Him

Why Deuteronomy?
1. They probably felt that the covenant wasn\\u2019t really their covenant.
2. There were questions that needed to be addressed.
3. God desired His people be a model for the nations.

Summary: Deuteronomy establishes the covenant to a new generation of Israelites and teaches them how to live in a theocracy.

Three Events
1. The One with the Quail Fiasco
2. The One with the Spineless Spies
3. The One with the Rebellious Rabble

REMEMBER: God can do again what you have seen him do before\\u2014He initiates and He directs\\u2014YOU NEED TO OBEY.
When the Israelistes did things God\\u2019s way, they had success; when they tried to do things their own way, spurning the covenant and their relationship with God, they were miserable failures.

Table Discussion
1. Browse through Deuteronomy 2 and 3 noting the times of success and the differences in the people\\u2019s attitudes and behaviors.
2. Get vulnerable\\u2014share a time when you did things your own way and your enterprise was a failure.
3. Share a time when you sought the Lord, obeyed, and experienced success even when the situation looked bleak