Study Desk

Please let me cross over and see the beautiful land beyond the Jordan-that wonderful hill country and Lebanon!"

Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.

But commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he will cross over ahead of the people and enable them to inherit the land that you will see."

See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess.

When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars-all the host of heaven-do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse-

Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;

See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, "Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!"

When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

and they shall declare, "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,

If you see your brother's ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.

If you see your brother's donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.

For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.

Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.

You will be driven mad by the sights you see.

In the morning you will say, 'If only it were evening!' and in the evening you will say, 'If only it were morning!'-because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.

The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you."