I wrote yesterday about the Big Ten and how that even in an age of grace, this is not a bad list. Moses’ sermons in Deuteronomy continue:

And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD, which I am commanding you today for your good? (Deuteronomy 10.12, 13, ESV)

What does the Lord require?

• Fear the LORD your God
• Walk in all his ways
• Love him
• Serve the LORD your God with all your heart and soul
• Keep his commandments for your good

See, there’s nothing wrong with the Big Ten! They are for my good. “Walk in his ways” implies living as God would have us live. Not like the Pharisees, who tried to keep the commandments but managed to do it without walking in God’s ways.

Moses continues with a helpful how-to, which we’ll look at tomorrow.

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6.8, ESV)