Study Desk

The Lord said, "Get up and cross the Arnon Ravine. See, I am giving you the power to defeat Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I am giving you his land. So fight against him and begin taking his land.

The Lord said to me, "See, I have begun to give Sihon and his country to you. Begin taking the land as your own."

Please let me cross the Jordan River so that I may see the good land by the Jordan. I want to see the beautiful mountains and Lebanon."

The Lord spoke to you from the fire. You heard the sound of words, but you did not see him; there was only a voice.

Since the Lord spoke to you from the fire at Mount Sinai, but you did not see him, watch yourselves carefully!

When you look up at the sky, you see the sun, moon, and stars, and everything in the sky. But don't bow down and worship them, because the Lord your God has made these things for all people everywhere.

There you will worship gods made by people, gods made of wood and stone, that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.

Remember today it was not your children who saw and felt the correction of the Lord your God. They did not see his majesty, his power, his strength,

They did not see what he did to the Egyptian army, its horses and chariots, when he drowned them in the Red Sea as they were chasing you. The Lord ruined them forever.

They did not see what he did for you in the desert until you arrived here.

They did not see what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the ground opened up and swallowed them, their families, their tents, and everyone who stood with them in Israel.

See, today I am letting you choose a blessing or a curse.

When you go to war against your enemies and you see horses and chariots and an army that is bigger than yours, don't be afraid of them. The Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, will be with you.

They should declare: "We did not kill this person, and we did not see it happen.

If you see a beautiful woman among the captives and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.

If you see your fellow Israelite's ox or sheep wandering away, don't ignore it. Take it back to its owner.

If you see your fellow Israelite's donkey or ox fallen on the road, don't ignore it. Help the owner get it up.

The Lord your God moves around through your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies for you, so the camp must be holy. He must not see anything unclean among you so that he will not leave you.

Give the coat back at sunset, because your neighbor needs that coat to sleep in, and he will be grateful to you. And the Lord your God will see that you have done a good thing.

Then everyone on earth will see that you are the Lord 's people, and they will be afraid of you.