Deuteronomy
Moses’ farewell sermons renewing the covenant before Israel enters the promised land.
Choose a chapter
- Written by
- Traditionally Moses
- Date
- c. 1400s BC (traditional)
Themes
- Covenant renewal
- Loving God with the whole heart
- Blessing and curse
Outline
- Remembering the journeyChapters 1–4
- The commandments explainedChapters 5–26
- Blessings and cursesChapters 27–30
- Moses’ last words and deathChapters 31–34
Key verses
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”