Deut 035-slides
- 1. People Group Status Israelite (family Fully responsible for obedience to Yahweh s law unit) out of gratitude for His deliverance from Egypt; full inheritance title to tribal land; receiver of contract graces Widow, orphan Lacked inheritance title because of isolation from a family unit, but received some contract graces Ger ( resident Gentile who voluntarily chose to join Israel and alien ) submit to Yahweh s rule; lacked inheritance title because not a descendant of the sons of Jacob, but received some contract graces Nokree Gentile who lived temporarily in Israel—probably ( foreigner ) due to business—and did not receive contract blessings
- 2. The 10 Commandments spreading throughout the culture 12:1-31 1st commandment – no cultural pluralism (religious polytheism) 12:32-13:18 2nd commandment – no graven images (false claims of revelation) 14:1-21 3rd commandment – maintaining the integrity of God s name (distinctive views of death and daily diet— unique culture associated with Yahweh) 14:22-16:17 4th commandment – Sabbath-keeping (expressing confidence in Yahweh s finished work)
- 3. Balance of Trade Equation Goods + Services exported ($) = Goods + Services imported ($) + accumulated savings ($)
- 4. Interest Rate Domestic (Israel) Foreign (pagan Component nations) risk of default lower due to higher due to lack of personal integrity integrity (Ps 37:21) forfeiture of optimistic about the pessimistic about the present use future (God s future (pagan cyclic of money linear progress) view of history) inflation inflation forbidden inflation ubiquitous in premium by 8th and 9th ancient pagan world commandments (coin clipping, mixing (Lev 19:35-36; base metals with Isa 1:22) silver and gold)
- 5. Israel (future oriented) Pagan nation (present oriented) Capital loaned at high Borrowed to gain goods/ interest rate services now Sold goods & services at a Bought goods & services profit with loan