10Deuteronomy 10

The Second Set of Commandments / Moses said to the people:

1The Lord told me to chisel out two flat stones, just like the ones he had given me earlier. He also commanded me to make a wooden chest, then come up the mountain and meet with him.Select Deuteronomy 10:1

2He told me that he would write on the new stones the same words he had written on the ones I broke, and that I could put these stones in this sacred chest.Select Deuteronomy 10:2

3So I made a chest out of acacia wood, and I chiseled two flat stones like the ones I broke. Then I carried the stones up the mountain,Select Deuteronomy 10:3

4where the Lord wrote the Ten Commandments on them, just as he had done the first time. The commandments were exactly what he had announced from the fire, when you were gathered at the mountain. After the Lord returned the stones to me,Select Deuteronomy 10:4

5I took them down the mountainside and put them in the chest, just as he had commanded. And they are still there.Select Deuteronomy 10:5

Aaron Died / Moses said to Israel:

6Later we set up camp at the wells belonging to the descendants of Jaakan. Then we moved on and camped at Moserah, where Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became the priest.Select Deuteronomy 10:6

7Next, we camped at Gudgodah and then at Jotbathah, where there are flowing streams.Select Deuteronomy 10:7

The Levites Were Appointed To Carry the Chest / Moses said to Israel:

8After I put the two stones in the sacred chest, the Lord chose the tribe of Levi, not only to carry the chest, but also to serve as his priests at the place of worship and to bless the other tribes in his name. And they still do these things.Select Deuteronomy 10:8

9The Lord promised that he would always provide for the tribe of Levi, and that's why he won't give them any land, when he divides it among the other tribes.Select Deuteronomy 10:9

The Answered the Prayers of Moses / Moses said to Israel:

10When I had taken the second set of stones up the mountain, I spent 40 days and nights there, just as I had done before. Once again, the Lord answered my prayer and did not destroy you.Select Deuteronomy 10:10

11Instead, he told me, “Moses, get ready to lead the people into the land that I promised their ancestors.”Select Deuteronomy 10:11

What the Wants / Moses said:

12People of Israel, what does the Lord your God want from you? The Lord wants you to respect and follow him, to love and serve him with all your heart and soul,Select Deuteronomy 10:12

13and to obey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today. Do this, and all will go well for you.Select Deuteronomy 10:13

14Everything belongs to the Lord your God, not only the earth and everything on it, but also the sky and the highest heavens.Select Deuteronomy 10:14

15Yet the Lord loved your ancestors and wanted them to belong to him. So he chose them and their descendants rather than any other nation, and today you are still his people.Select Deuteronomy 10:15

16Remember your agreement with the Lord and stop being so stubborn.Select Deuteronomy 10:16

17The Lord your God is more powerful than all other gods and lords, and his tremendous power is to be feared. His decisions are always fair, and you cannot bribe him to change his mind.Select Deuteronomy 10:17

18The Lord defends the rights of orphans and widows. He cares for foreigners and gives them food and clothing.Select Deuteronomy 10:18

19And you should also care for them, because you were foreigners in Egypt.Select Deuteronomy 10:19

20Respect the Lord your God, be faithful, and serve only him, making promises in his name.Select Deuteronomy 10:20

21Offer your praises to him, because you have seen him work such terrifying miracles for you.Select Deuteronomy 10:21

22When your ancestors went to live in Egypt, there were only 70 of them. But the Lord has blessed you, and now there are more of you than there are stars in the sky.Select Deuteronomy 10:22