Deuteronomy 33 & Isaiah 53

Deuteronomy 33

- Moses blesses the people before he dies.

- The Lord came from Sinai from the ten thousands of holy ones with fire in His right hand.

- He loved His people and kept them in His hand.

- The people responded by following in God's steps and listening to Him.

- The Lord became their king in Jeshurun when Moses commanded them the law

- God spoke about the tribes

1) Reuben shall be few

2) Judah will bring the people into Him and defend against adversaries.

3) Levi will teach Jacob the rules and laws and burn offerings on the alters. There was a blessing put on Levites' work and a curse on those who rise against them.

- What is Thummim and Urim?

4) Benjamin dwells in safety. All day long, God dwells "between his shoulders"

5) Joseph's land will be the best, and their will be great quality and abundance because Joseph was prince among his brothers. He is majesty and powerful like a wild ox against enemies. Ephraim is ten thousands and Manasseh is thousands.

6) & 7) Zebulun and Issachar should rejoice in what they do. They will offer "right sacrifices" and draw abundance and hidden treasure from the sea.

8) Gad will be blessed and grow in size. Gad chose the best land as commander of the army. He executed the Lord's justice and judgments.

9) Dan is a lion's cub that leaps from Bashan (What does this mean?)

10) Naphtali is full of favor and blessing from the Lord and owns the lakes on the south.

11) Asher's sons will be most blessed and be strong.

- There is none like God. He is eternal and their dwelling place who thrusts out and destroys their enemies.

- Why is Destroy capitalized?

- Israel can be happy because there is no one like them who are saved, shielded, and given triumph by God.

- They shall defeat their enemies.

- Why were Zebulun and Issachar's blessings grouped together?

- Why wasn't Simeon mentioned in Moses's blessings speech?

Isaiah 53

- These verses predict the coming Messiah.

- They are looking for who the "arm of God" has been revealed.

- He will grow up among them but not be majestic or overly desirable.

- He was despised and rejected by men.

- A man of sorrows who knows grief

- "we" didn't esteem Him (Isaiah seems to put himself into that group)

- He has carried our grief and sorrows but we still didn't esteem Him

- Gospel statement = But he was wounded for our transgressions;he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,and with his stripes we are healed.

- He was killed because of my sin to bring us peace.

- We have all gone astray (sinned) every one of us.

- God has placed all of our iniquities on Him

- When he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth. (Christ didn't speak to his accusers)
- He was like a sheep led to slaughter (the cross)
- He was taken away by judgment (the Jews) and stricken for the transgressions of the people (the sins of mankind)
- The made his grave with the wicked although there was no violence or deceit in Him.
- It was God's will to "crush" him and put him to grief.
- His soul will make an offering for guilt (take away the sins of the world)
- He shall prolong his days then and God will prosper his hand.
- Out of anguish of his soul he shall see the light and be satisfied (when he said "it is finished?"
- The "righteous one" shall make many accounted righteous and bear their iniquities.
- God will divide him a portion because he poured out his soul to death.
- He was counted as a transgressor and bore the sins of many.
- He intercedes for transgressors