Tag Archives: Deuteronomy 1

stayed long enough

  Deuteronomy 1:6-8 (JDV) Deuteronomy 1:6 “Yahveh our God spoke to us at Horeb: and this is what he said: ‘You have stayed at this mountain long enough. Deuteronomy 1:7 Turn and set out and go to the hill country … Continue reading

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why we are in Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1:1-5 (JDV) Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words Moses said to all Israel across the Jordan in the open country,1 in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. Deuteronomy 1:2 It is an eleven-day … Continue reading

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in retrospect: challenges of leadership

Deuteronomy 1 Moses reflects upon some of the particular challenges he had faced as leader of God’s people.  This sets the tone of Deuteronomy — a book of reflection.  We don’t get a lot of new material in this book, … Continue reading

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