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Deuteronomy 34
[Bible]Deuteronomy 34 is the final chapter of Deuteronomy. In it Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, dies in the land of Moab at the age of 120, and is succeeded by Joshua.
Deuteronomy 19:18-21
[Bible Verses]A provision in Deuteronomy on perjury. It requires that a person who bears false witness in court receive the very penalty he intended to bring upon another. Because it contains the principle of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," it is frequently discussed in connection with the Sermon on the Mount.
Deuteronomy 9
[Bible]Deuteronomy 9 is the chapter in which Moses declares that Israel will not possess the land of Canaan because of its own righteousness. He recalls the golden calf incident at Mount Horeb, Israel's rebellions in the wilderness, and his own intercessory prayer.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
[Bible Verses]A provision of the Mosaic Law forbidding a first husband to take back his divorced wife after she has married another man. Because Jesus referred to it when addressing divorce, it is frequently cited in discussions of divorce and remarriage.
Deuteronomy 5:6–10
[Bible Verses]The opening of the Ten Commandments, in which God declares that He is the one who brought Israel out of bondage in Egypt and commands the people to have no other gods and not to make or serve idols. Denominations differ in how they number the commandments, how they view the use of images, and how they understand the phrase "unto the third and fourth generation."
Deuteronomy 6:6–9
[Bible Verses]Deuteronomy 6:6–9 is a passage in which Moses commands Israel to keep God's words in their hearts and to teach them continually to their children. It forms part of the Jewish prayer known as the Shema. In Korean Protestant churches, it is frequently cited as a basis for faith formation in the home and for the education of the next generation.
Deuteronomy 4:2
[Bible Verses]A verse in which Moses instructs the people of Israel to keep God's commandments without adding to them or taking away from them. It is frequently cited in discussions of the authority and sufficiency of Scripture and of claims to new revelation.
Deuteronomy 28:13–15
[Bible Verses]Deuteronomy 28:13–15 is the transitional passage in Deuteronomy 28 where Moses declares that Israel's obedience to the law will make it "the head, and not the tail," and that disobedience will bring curses. In Korean churches it is often quoted as a word of blessing, and some critics say this use cuts the promise off from its conditions and context.
Deuteronomy 7
[Bible]Deuteronomy 7 is the chapter in which Moses commands Israel, as it prepares to enter Canaan, to destroy the seven nations and their idols. It declares that God chose Israel not because of its great numbers but because of his love and the oath he swore to their fathers.
Deuteronomy 22:10
[Bible Verses]Deuteronomy 22:10 is a provision of the Mosaic law forbidding the plowing of a field with an ox and a donkey yoked together. It has been read as a law of care for animals and as a holiness law prohibiting mixtures. In Korean Protestant churches, it is frequently cited in discussions of marriage between believers and unbelievers.
Deuteronomy 24:16
[Bible Verses]Deuteronomy 24:16 is a provision of the Mosaic Law forbidding that children be put to death for the sins of their parents, or parents for the sins of their children. The verse expresses the principle of individual responsibility for sin. It is frequently cited in discussions of its relationship to the phrase "the third and fourth generation" in the Ten Commandments and in debates over the generational curse theory.
Deuteronomy 5:12–15
[Bible Verses]This passage is Deuteronomy's restatement of the Sabbath commandment from the Ten Commandments. Unlike the Exodus version, it grounds the commandment in Israel's deliverance from slavery in Egypt and in the rest owed to servants and sojourners. It is frequently cited in discussions of the Sabbath and the Lord's Day.
Numbers 31
[Bible]Numbers 31 records how Moses, at God's command, sent the Israelite army against Midian. It also sets out the purification regulations for the returning soldiers and captives, the division of the spoils, and the dedication of offerings.
Rithmah
[Bible]Rithmah was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness journey after the Exodus. The name appears only in the itinerary of wilderness encampments in Numbers 33.
Numbers 27
[Bible]Numbers 27 recounts how the daughters of Zelophehad ask for their father's inheritance, which gives rise to a law of inheritance for daughters. It also tells how, after Moses is told of his coming death, Joshua is commissioned as his successor by the laying on of hands.
Numbers 28
[Bible]Numbers 28 sets out the kinds and quantities of offerings to be presented as the daily continual burnt offering and on the Sabbath, the new moon, Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Weeks. Together with chapter 29, it forms Israel's annual calendar of sacrifices.
Numbers 34
[Bible]Numbers 34 sets the southern, western, northern, and eastern boundaries of the land of Canaan that Israel is to enter, and appoints Eleazar, Joshua, and ten tribal leaders to divide the land by lot.
Numbers 32
[Bible]Numbers 32 is the chapter in which the Reubenites and Gadites ask for land east of the Jordan as their inheritance and receive it after pledging to join the other tribes in the war of conquest in Canaan.
Deuteronomy 8
[Bible]Deuteronomy 8 is the chapter in which Moses urges Israel to remember the Lord's guidance during the forty years in the wilderness and warns them not to grow proud and forget the Lord once they enjoy abundance in the Promised Land.
Ishvi
[People]Ishvi was a son of Asher, the son of Jacob. He is recorded among those who went down into Egypt with Jacob's family, and he became the ancestor of the Ishvite clan within the tribe of Asher.