The Greatest Commandment – Deuteronomy 6
- Moses reminds the people that they are to follow the Lord's commandments in the Promised Land, then tells them that they are to love God with all their heart, soul, and might. They are to teach these things to their children and are to write them on their doorposts and gates.
- When the Lord brings them into the new land, they are to fear Him and have no other gods before Him. They are not to put Him to the test, and they are to recount to their children all the Lord has done from them since bringing them out of Egypt.
A Chosen People – Deuteronomy 7
- Moses tells the people that when God brings them into the Promised Land and clears away the nations there, they are to make no covenant with those peoples and to show them no mercy. They are not to marry with them, but to break down their altars and burn their carved images with fire.
- Moses reminds them that God has chosen the Israelites above all other peoples and that He loves them and will not be slack with those who hate Him. Because they keep his statutes and rules, the Lord will love them, bless them, and multiply them. No females will be barren among the people or their animals, and God will take away their sicknesses. They are not to pity any of the people that God gives over to them.
- Moses tells the Hebrew people that they are not to be afraid of other peoples, but to remember what God did for them in Egypt. They are to overtake the peoples God gives over to them, and they are to destroy their gods. They are not to covet the silver and gold of their idols and are not to bring the abominable things into their homes.
Remember the Lord Your God – Deuteronomy 8
- Moses reminds the people that they are to remember the Lord by keeping His commandments, for it is He who has done so many great things for them. If they forget the Lord and go after other gods and worship them, they will perish as the nations that have gone before the Israelites will perish.
Not Because of Righteousness – Deuteronomy 9
- Moses instructs the people to cross over the Jordan River and go into the land that God has promised to their forefathers. They are not to think that it is because of their righteousness that God has brought them to possess this land.
- Moses reminds Israel that they are a stubborn people who provoked the Lord to wrath, and recounts how they created the golden calf while he was getting the Ten Commandments on the mountain. Because of this, Moses lay prostrate before the Lord for forty days and nights, praying that the Lord would not destroy them. The people are to remember their forefathers,
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