Today’s devotion comes from Deuteronomy 32:34-43.
“34 ‘Is it not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up in My treasuries?
35 ‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their calamity is near,
And the impending things are hastening upon them.’
36 “For the LORD will vindicate His people,
And will have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their strength is gone,
And there is none remaining, bond or free.
37 “And He will say, ‘Where are their gods,
The rock in which they sought refuge?
38 ‘Who ate the fat of their sacrifices,
And drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise up and help you,
Let them be your hiding place!
39 ‘See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
40 ‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven,
And say, as I live forever,
41 If I sharpen My flashing sword,
And My hand takes hold on justice,
I will render vengeance on My adversaries,
And I will repay those who hate Me.
42 ‘I will make My arrows drunk with blood,
And My sword will devour flesh,
With the blood of the slain and the captives,
From the long-haired leaders of the enemy.’
43 “Rejoice, O nations, with His people;
For He will avenge the blood of His servants,
And will render vengeance on His adversaries,
And will atone for His land and His people.” Deuteronomy 32:34-43.
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The theme of this conclusion to the Song of Moses is the LORD’S sovereignty, the LORD’S vengeance on His adversaries, and the LORD’S vindication of His people. Consider the following summaries as highlighted above.
Regarding the LORD’S sovereignty, we read as follows.
“‘See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.” Verse 39.
Regarding the the LORD’S vengeance on His adversaries, we read as follows.
“34 ‘Is it not laid up in store with Me,
Sealed up in My treasuries?
35 ‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, …”
“… My hand takes hold on justice,
I will render vengeance on My adversaries,
And I will repay those who hate Me.” Verse 41.
Regarding the LORD’S vindication of His people, we read as follows.
“For the LORD will vindicate His people,
And will have compassion on His servants, …” Verse 36.
“Rejoice, O nations, with His people;
…
And will atone for His land and His people.” Verse 43.
In conclusion, consider also these other Scriptures.
“10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 And men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on earth!” Psalm 58:10-11.
“And the LORD their God will save them in that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are as the stones of a crown,
Sparkling in His land.” Zechariah 9:16.
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