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Deuteronomy can seem rather formidable at first sight, but it is actually one of the most important books in the Old Testament. It consists almost entirely of words spoken by Moses to the people of Israel as they camp in the plains of Moab next to the river Jordan with the Promised Land awaiting them on the opposite bank. These are God’s people, whom he has taken into covenant with himself. Moses...

Chapter 1 Israel refuses to enter Canaan (1:1–46) Moses speaks to the people of Israel, who are assembled on the eastern side of the river Jordan, in sight of the land of promise. He begins by reminding them of the last time the nation stood on its borders, for the same opportunity that then faced their fathers, and the same possibility of refusal, now faces them. Location, location, location (vv. 1–8) The first verse carefully locates where the people of Israel are at this time, also described in
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