Study Desk

^(C1)From there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water.

^(C1)At that time the LORD singled out the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD ^(C2)to serve Him and to bless in His name, until this day.

^(C1)Therefore, Levi does not have a portion or inheritance with his brothers; the LORD is his inheritance, just as the LORD your God spoke to him.)

"^(C1)I, moreover, stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights like the first time, and the LORD listened to me that time also; the LORD was not willing to destroy you.

"Then the LORD said to me, 'Arise, proceed on your journey ahead of the people, so that they may go in and take possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.'

"^(C1)And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to ^(F1)fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and ^(C2)love Him, and to serve the LORD your God with ^(C3)all your heart and with all your soul,

and to keep the LORD'S commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?

"Behold, ^(C1)to the LORD your God belong heaven and the ^(F1)highest heavens, ^(C2)the earth and all that is in it.

"^(C1)Yet the LORD set His affection on your fathers, to love them, and He chose their ^(F1)descendants after them, you over all the other peoples, as it is this day.

"^(C1)So circumcise ^(F1)your heart, and do not ^(C2)stiffen your neck any longer.

"^(C1)For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the ^(C2)Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, ^(C3)who does not show partiality, nor ^(C4)take a bribe.

"He executes justice for ^(C1)the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing.

"^(C1)So show your love for the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.