Month: January 2020

“Hear, Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you… But be assured today that the Lord your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them… After the Lord your God has driven them…

“Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and…

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations… seven nations larger and stronger than you – and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no…

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall…

In this chapter Moses reads the Ten Commandments to the people as a reminder. We are also reminded of God’s heart behind the commandments. “You shall be careful therefore to do as the Lord your God has commanded you. You shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. You shall walk…

“See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it. Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say,…

The majority of this chapter covers defeat of a king and his people, as well as the division of lands between two and a half tribes that stayed East of the Jordan. We’ll focus on the final few verses as Moses retells his pleading with God. ” ‘O Lord God, you have only begun to…

In this chapter Moses recaps some of the peoples they encountered and lands through which they traveled as Israel journeyed through the wilderness. ” ‘You have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward and command the people, “You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir;…