Sunday Sermonette: Sing that Thing

Deuteronomy 32 is the song we were promised in the previous chapter. It isn ' t clear if he actually sings it or if this is more a poetry slam performance. Anyway it once again summarizes the basic theological points: Yahweh chose Israel, he is specifically the God of Israel, not the God of humanity; he will reward the Israelites if they worship him properly and obey his laws, including by helping them massacre other people; when (not if, it ' s a prediction) they cease to obey him, he will torture them horribly and see to it they are murdered en masse in turn. That ' s the essential message of the Torah. I ' ve inserted a few comments.32 “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;    and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.2 May my teaching drop as the rain,    my speech distil as the dew,as the gentle rain upon the tender grass,    and as the showers upon the herb.3 For I will proclaim the name of theLord.    Ascribe greatness to our God!4 “The Rock, his work is perfect;    for all his ways are justice.This metaphor of God as a rock is common in Christian imagery.A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,    just and right is he.5 They have dealt corruptly with him,    they are no longer his children because of their blemish;    they are a perverse and crooked generation.6 Do you t...
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