Libro Deuteronomio

1. Lesson 12

3. General teachings:
How to use the Scriptures
We are all equal
Predictions about Jesus:
Became a curse for us
Intercessor and prophet
Our responsibility
How did the authors of the New Testament approach
Deuteronomy? What can we learn from them?
Deuteronomy is extensively quoted and referenced in the
New Testament.
It is used as an authoritative source to prove ideas and
doctrines.

4. “Jesus said to him, ‘It is written…’” (Matthew 4:7, 10, 4)
Jesus rejected Satan’s temptations by using the sword, the Word of God. He quoted the
book of Deuteronomy.
Satisfy your hunger
(Mt. 4:3)
Deuteronomy 8:3
God provides physical
and spiritual food
Prove that you trust God
(Mt. 4:5-6)
Deuteronomy 6:16
We live trusting
God’s care every day
Acknowledge that I’m the
lord of this world
(Mt. 4:8-9)
Deuteronomy 6:13
Only God is worthy of our
respect and worship

5. The New Testament states several times that are all
equal before God (Acts 10:34; Rom. 2:11; Gal. 2:6;
Eph. 6:9; Col. 3:25; James 2:1, 9; 1P. 1:17).
This should’ve been an obvious point for the early
Church, because the Jews knew the message in
Deuteronomy: “For the Lord your God is God of gods
and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and
awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a
bribe.” (Deuteronomy 10:17).
They struggled to accept that God shows no
partiality even to the Gentiles. We all are equal
before God, no exceptions. We all need salvation.

6. BECAME A CURSE FOR US
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us
(for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’).” (Galatians 3:13)
Paul quoted Deuteronomy in Galatians to teach how believers
are related the law:
Trying to be saved by keeping the law is useless
Deuteronomy 27:26 is quoted in Galatians 3:10 to explain
that the only way to be saved by the law is to fulfill it
perfectly. That’s something only Jesus could do.
Liberation from the condemnation of the law
Deuteronomy 21:23 is quoted in Galatians 3:13 to explain
how Jesus bore our sins on the cross, suffering the curse of
the law that the sinners should’ve suffered.
Paul used these quotes from Deuteronomy to put an
end to the argument. We cannot be saved by keeping
the law, only by accepting Christ’s sacrifice.

7. “For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will
raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you
shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.’” (Acts 3:22)
Moses fulfilled two main roles. He was a prophet that
transmitted God’s message to the people, and the
intercessor between God and the people.
In his farewell speeches, Moses told the Israelites that God
would raise up a prophet like him (Dt. 18:15, 18). That
statement was interpreted as an allusion to the Messiah
(Jn. 4:25).
Peter used this reference to point to Jesus in his speech at
Solomon’s Portico (Acts 3:22). Stephen also used it in his address
to the Sanhedrin (Acts 7:37).
Jesus is the Messiah. He is our intercessor before the Father
(Heb. 7:25; 1Jn. 2:1). He fulfilled God’s promise to His people in
Deuteronomy 18.

8. Paul quoted Deuteronomy 17:6 in his letter to the Hebrews to
remind them about the punishment that deserved those who
broke the laws of Moses. He explained that those who reject
the blood of Christ deserve worse punishment (Heb. 10:28-29).
Then he quoted Deuteronomy 32:35-36 to remind the
Hebrews that God will judge His people soon. He will
take revenge on those who eventually reject the grace
they had initially accepted (Heb. 10:30).
Paul’s conclusion is valuable for us today: “Therefore
do not cast away your confidence, which has great
reward.” (Hebrews 10:35)

9. “The Bible is its own expositor. Scripture is to be compared
with scripture. The student should learn to view the word
as a whole and to see the relation of its parts […]
As we study the Old Testament we shall find living springs
bubbling up where the careless reader discerns only a
desert.
The Old Testament sheds light upon the New, and the New
upon the Old. Each is a revelation of the glory of God in
Christ. Christ as manifested to the patriarchs, as
symbolized in the sacrificial service, as portrayed in the
law, and as revealed by the prophets is the riches of the Old
Testament.”
E. G. W. (Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, p. 462)

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