1. Leaders were instructed.

12 "You shall's"

2. God promises again.

3. They were to set up large stones.

4. They were to write on the stones.

“The publication of law implies the proclamation of it as the law of the land where it is published. This public inscription of God’s covenant with Israel at the moment of her arrival in Canaan would signify the nation’s acceptance of it as the rule of her life in the new land.” (Beacon Bible Commentary-Gen-Deut., Ford, Deaseley,593)

5. They were to build an altar.

Sermon Discussion Questions

1. As God instructed Moses and the other leaders, when have you been a leader or joined in leadership to stand for a Biblical concern? How did it help to have others around you to depend on?

2. God promised the Israelites they were going to cross over. Give three promises from the Bible that speak to you today.

3. Have you ever placed a rock somewhere as a remembrance? Has there been a significant place for you as a place of remembrance of a time that God moved in your heart?

4. How does 1 Peter 2:4-8 encourage you in your walk with the Lord? In what area of your life do you need to depend on Him as your Rock?

5. What other altars are mentioned in the Bible, and what were they used for?

6. What altar place is significant for you?