The Ten Commandments 1 Moses summoned all Israel and said: Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 It was not with our ancestors that the Lord made this covenant, but with… Read More »

Obedience Commanded In this chapter we have an earnest plea to the people to be obedient. This comes from Moses who knows first hand how important obedience is to God. He is facing their greatest blessing but can only see it from afar due to his own disobedience. Just as a parent tries to keep… Read More »

Defeat of Og King of Bashan 3 Next we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei. 2 The Lord said to me, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have delivered him into your hands, along… Read More »

Wanderings in the Wilderness 1 Then we turned back and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea, as the Lord had directed me. For a long time we made our way around the hill country of Seir. 2 Then the Lord said to me, 3 “You have made your way around this hill… Read More »

The Command to Leave Horeb 1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab. 2 (It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.) 3 In the fortieth year, on… Read More »

Stages in Israel’s Journey 1 Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 2 At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This is their journey by stages: Here we will see an account of the journey… Read More »

The Transjordan Tribes 1 The Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, saw that the lands of Jazer and Gilead were suitable for livestock. 2 So they came to Moses and Eleazar the priest and to the leaders of the community, and said, 3 “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo and Beon— 4 the… Read More »

Vengeance on the Midianites 31 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.” This chapter refers back to chapter 25, the disaster of Israel’s sin at Baal Peor and the role of Midianites in orchestrating the event. The Midianites were a nomadic… Read More »

This chapter tells us about the offerings that were to be made by fire to the Lord in three different and separate ceremonies. The first is the feast of trumpets which happens on the first day of the month. The second is the day of atonement on the 10th day of the month. The final… Read More »