It was not enough that the people of God should teach the Law in their homes or that the judges of the people should rule by it in the gates of the city. Every seven years, when the people were together, the entirety of the Law – perhaps Deuteronomy – was to be read in their hearing. This would provide an opportunity for all the people to be renewed in the Law and would ensure that, had any parents or judges been lax in their teaching, the gaps would be filled.

Notice that God intends all His people to hear the Law – even the sojourners living in the midst of the people. This is important to help ensure that the people of God will fear Him and obey His Law. In the Church we must teach the Law again and again, at every stage of human development, so that we might be careful to practice obedience always, and to fear God and enjoy His good promises.

T. M. Moore

The Law of God is the soil which, fertilized by the rest of God’s Word and watered by His Spirit, brings forth the fruit of Christian life. If you’d like to understand this process better, and how to make best use of the Law in your walk with and work for the Lord, order the book, The Ground for Christian Ethics, from our online store.

Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.