Jeshurun Waxed Fat

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Jeshurun Waxed Fat

• And Kicked
• Deuteronomy 3215

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Background

• The book of Deuteronomy closes with
• - The final charge of Moses (31)
• - The song of Moses (32)
• - The blessing of Moses (33)
• - The death of Moses (34)

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Background

• The song of Moses (Deut. 32)
• - Introduction (vv. 1-2)
• - The blessings of God (vv. 3-14)
• - The apostasy of Israel (vv. 15-18)
• - The judgment of God (vv. 19-43)
• - Conclusion (vv. 44-52)

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Jeshurun Waxed Fat

• Jeshurun was another name for Israel, meaning
  upright one (Deut. 3215 335,16 Isa. 442)
• Jeshurn waxed (grew) fat and kicked
  (rebelled)
• - The fat of idolatry (2 K. 177-18 Jer. 116
  528)
• - The fat of material prosperity (Deut. 610-12
  810-14 3120 Neh. 925-26 Hos. 136 Amos
  61-6)

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The Upright Ones

• What has God done for us today?
• Are we the upright ones today?
• Have we grown fat with worldliness?
• Have we forsaken the Lord?

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Growing Fat

• What about
• - Worldly pleasures (Lk. 814 2 Tim. 410)
• - Employment (1 Thess. 411-12)
• - Entertainment (1 Cor. 1533)
• - Money (1 Tim. 610)
• - Idolatry (1 Jn. 521)
• - Independence (Rev. 317)

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When the Upright Prosper

• Dont forget God, thank God
  (Lk. 1711-19)
• Use your prosperity for the Lord
  (Isa. 539 Mt. 2757 1 Tim. 617-18)
• Keep focused on the eternal
  (Lk. 1213-21 3 Jn. 2)
• Remain faithful to the Lord (Eccl. 714)