Deuteronomy

Okay, so apart from getting Moses' perspective of the 40 years in the desert, Deuteronomy is ALL about God's love.

Following God's commands will protect us and keep us safe. Laws derived from love. Naturally, we ought to love God for covering that in our lives. Except sometimes we're not so good at that. God tells Moses to destroy all forms of all idolatry...

I especially liked the passage I read this morning.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the Lord is one. -Deuteronomy 6:4

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands. - Deuteronomy 7:9

And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? - Deuteronomy 10:12-13

This is some sweet stuff. I can't believe I never did this before!