The Opportunity to Begin Again
1At that same time the
2I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the first tablets you broke, and you must put them into the ark.”
3So I made an ark of acacia wood and carved out two stone tablets just like the first ones. Then I went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.
4The
5Then I turned, went down the mountain, and placed the tablets into the ark I had made – they are still there, just as the
Conclusion of the Historical Resume
6“During those days the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan to Moserah. There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became priest in his place.
7From there they traveled to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a place of flowing streams.
8At that time the
9Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance among his brothers; the
10As for me, I stayed at the mountain as I did the first time, forty days and nights. The
11Then he said to me, “Get up, set out leading the people so they may go and possess the land I promised to give to their ancestors.”
An Exhortation to Love Both God and People
12Now, Israel, what does the
13and to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?
14The heavens – indeed the highest heavens – belong to the
15However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples – as is apparent today.
16Therefore, cleanse your heart and stop being so stubborn!
17For the
18who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.
19So you must love the resident foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
20Revere the
21He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.
22When your ancestors went down to Egypt, they numbered only seventy, but now the
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