Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

As of today, we've read six books of the Bible together. Congratulations. Not only that, but in

finishing Deuteronomy today, we've also finished the whole Torah,

which is what the Jews call the first five books of the Bible written by Moses. For most people,

the Torah is where Bible reading plans go to die. So the fact that you're still here is huge.

God has drawn you into something here, and I'm praying for you that he will continue to carve out

time for himself in your schedule to give you wisdom, knowledge, and understanding and humility as you

read, to keep showing you new things about himself, to correct any lies you believe about him or

anything you misunderstand, and to help these truths take root in your heart in a way that is

transformative. I bet you've already seen that happening in your

life, and maybe others have even taken notice too. When we fix our eyes on who God is, real change

takes place. Yesterday, as we wrapped up our reading, God told Moses to write a song about the

Israelites, past, present, and future. It would serve as a reminder to them when they recalled

this song after

rebelling against God at some point in the days to come. And it's a lengthy song, lots of lyrics.

The song starts out by calling Israel to pay attention as he proclaims God's greatness, which is what

comes next. And just like with most songs in poetry, we see some poetic devices used here, similes, metaphors,

personification, anthropomorphizing, hyperbole. So don't panic when you read phrases like,

they are no longer his children because they are blemished. They are a crooked and twisted

generation. God hasn't cast them off forever. This kind of hyperbole emphasizes the weight of what has happened.

The context helps clarify terrifying verses like that.

The storyline of the song should be familiar to you. God created Israel. He blessed them and increased them.

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