A Vital Need

TEXT:   Deuteronomy 32:45-47
INTRO: We see Moses final words to the nation of Israel in our text.  Chapter 32 is a song which recalls the ups and downs of Moses engagement with the Israelites.  If the Bible ever contained a country song, this was probably it.  The entire book captures three distinct sermons from Moses, essentially his last words to the congregation.  Last words are important, aren’t they?  When former President Bush died, I heard repeatedly how his last words were, “I love you, son,” to former President George W. Bush.  So, here in our text we have Moses last words.  We see his heart for the people.  He understood the world Israel was walking into, and he left them critical instructions to ensure their success.  His words are timeless for believers throughout history, and especially to us today as we find ourselves existing and raising a generation in a land becoming increasingly more like that which the Israelites were getting ready to possess.