“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,…
Category: Deuteronomy
Thoughts and commentaries on the Book of Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 3
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…
Deuteronomy 2
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;…
Deuteronomy 1
This book is generally accepted as one of the most important books in the OT. “In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them… The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long…