The Song of Moses: Rock of Ages Moses stands before the entire assembly and sings. It is not a hymn of triumph but a lawsuit—heaven and earth called as witnesses while God brings His case against His…
Choose Life: The Covenant Renewed on the Plains of Moab Moses renews the covenant one final time—not at Sinai but on the plains of Moab, within sight of the promised land. He reminds them of the…
Blessings and Curses: The Two Mountains Moses commands a dramatic ceremony for the day Israel crosses the Jordan: large stones coated with plaster, inscribed with the entire law, set up on Mount Ebal.…
Marriage, Mercy, and the Gleaner’s Right The laws in this reading touch the most intimate and the most mundane corners of human life—marriage, sexuality, divorce, neighborliness, wages, gleaning—and…
Laws for War, for Neighbors, and for the Forgotten Sheaf The rules of warfare in Deuteronomy are unlike anything in the ancient world. Before the army marches, the priest speaks: ‘Do not be afraid.…
Kings, Prophets, and the Prophet Like Moses The laws of Deuteronomy now turn to the structures of power—judges, kings, priests, and prophets—and in every case the message is the same: authority exists…
Generosity, Freedom, and the Rhythm of Celebration The tithe is not a tax; it is a feast. Every year, Israel is to bring a tenth of their harvest to the place God chooses and eat it there in His…
One Place, One God: The Centralization of Worship The detailed laws of Deuteronomy begin, and the first command is architectural: destroy every pagan worship site and bring your sacrifices only to the…
What Does the Lord Require? New Tablets and a Circumcised Heart God gives Moses a second chance—new tablets, same words. The Ten Commandments are rewritten on fresh stone and placed in the ark of…
Chosen Not Because You Were Great, But Because He Loves You Moses confronts the most dangerous theological error a chosen people can make: believing they were chosen because they deserved it. ‘The…
