Until I came to Redeemer, Deuteronomy had been one of those books that I often skipped over in my scripture reading. It was difficult on my own to understand what all of the archaic rules and family lineages meant. However, every Deuteronomy sermon for the past two years (has it really been two years?!) has revealed the heart of God in the most obscure of laws. This past Sunday, Craig preached about Deuteronomy 25:4-10, a passage that requires the Israelites to avoid muzzling an ox and the men to marry their brother’s widows (if they have no sons) to carry on the brother’s family name. What is a modern American Christian in Charleston—who owns no oxen and who probably wouldn’t marry his sister-in-law—to do with these commands? Each law present in Deuteronomy grants an overarching idea about how Christians should behave and a revelation of God’s character. Craig demonstrates how Deuteronomy 25 reflects God’s love for his creation as well as his intention to remember, restore, and preserve His people.
