When they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant

Deuteronomy 31:14-23

And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them. And in that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?’ And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.

Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against them. 

The Lord gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.”

So Moses wrote down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites.

After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord:  “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.

The law is safely deposited with the Levites, and provision is made for regular public reading. 'Throughout their subsequent history, Israel prospered in so far as they listened to God's word and obeyed it.

Why?

The mission of Moses comes to an end. Joshua will continue leading Israelite to enter the promised land. So the Lord said to Joshua be strong and courageous.

The Lors have predicted that these people who entered the promised land will turn to other gods and forsake the Lord, and the Lord won't listen to them.

Under the proser and joy is easy to fall down in the sins.

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神在會幕正式吩咐約書亞接摩西的工作。

我們也要像約書亞一樣，預備我們自己，在未來有一天，可以被神使用承擔責任。自潔脫離卑賤，我們自己願意被主修剪、改變！這是生命的預備。願意聽別人的善意勸告和指教。

吩咐摩西要做歌，見證百姓的不是，並指示未來以色列人生人如何回到神面前。同時也預言他們有一天會離棄神！神造人，並且知道人會背叛，但是也預備恩典，因為神顧念人的需要，因為神愛世人。並沒有因為以後會變壤，還是照顧、教導！並沒有因為以色列人會離棄神，而不給救恩！神沒有因為人會失信，神依然照著計劃，將應許之地安排約書亞接續摩西，以後將來的事。    

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How?

Carefully obey the word of the Lord!