Category Archives: Deuteronomy

Concerning Unsolved Murders 1 “Suppose someone is found murdered in a field in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you, and you do not know who killed him. 2 Your leaders and judges are to go out and measure the distance from the place where the body was found to […]

1 “If you see an Israelite’s cow or sheep running loose, do not ignore it; take it back. 2 But if its owner lives a long way off or if you don’t know who owns it, then take it home with you. When its owner comes looking for it, give it to him. 3 Do […]

Exclusion from the Lord’s People 1 “No man who has been castrated or whose penis has been cut off may be included among the Lord’s people. 2 “No one born out of wedlock or any descendant of such a person, even in the tenth generation, may be included among the Lord’s people. 3 “No Ammonite […]

Divorce and Remarriage 1 “Suppose a man marries a woman and later decides that he doesn’t want her, because he finds something about her that he doesn’t like.So he writes out divorce papers, gives them to her, and sends her away from his home. 2 Then suppose she marries another man, 3 and he also […]

1 “Suppose two Israelites go to court to settle a dispute, and one is declared innocent and the other guilty. 2 If the guilty one is sentenced to be beaten, the judge is to make him lie face downward and have him whipped. The number of lashes will depend on the crime he has committed. […]

Harvest Offerings 1 “After you have occupied the land that the Lord your God is giving you and have settled there, 2 each of you must place in a basket the first part of each crop that you harvest and you must take it with you to the one place of worship. 3 Go to […]

God’s Laws Written on Stones 1 Then Moses, together with the leaders of Israel, said to the people, “Obey all the instructions that I am giving you today. 2 On the day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you are to set up some […]

The Blessings of Obedience 1 “If you obey the Lord your God and faithfully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, he will make you greater than any other nation on earth. 2 Obey the Lord your God and all these blessings will be yours: 3 “The Lord will bless your towns […]

The Lord’s Covenant with Israel in the Land of Moab 1 These are the terms of the covenant that the Lord commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab; all this was in addition to the covenant which the Lord had made with them at Mount Sinai. 2 Moses […]

Conditions for Restoration and Blessing 1 “I have now given you a choice between a blessing and a curse. When all these things have happened to you, and you are living among the nations where the Lord your God has scattered you, you will remember the choice I gave you. 2 If you and your […]