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V-2 Voeschenan: SIT, WALK, LIE, STAND

© Mary C. Legg

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V-2 Voeschanan And I Besought

Torah: Dt 3:23-7:11 JPS
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Haftorah: Is 40:1-26 JPS
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Aliyot:
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1. Dt 3:23-4:4
2. Dt 4:5-40
3. Dt 4:41-49
4. Dt 5:1-18
6. Dt 6:4-25
7. Dt 7:1-11

OVERVIEW:
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Moses relates his plea with God to enter the Promised Land a second time. God calls Moses up Mt Pisgah to view the it from the distance. He is told to transfer leadership to Joshua. Moses continues his narrative of receiving Torah at Mt Sinai, repeating the Ten Commandments in Deuteronomy 5. Leading to the repetition of the Ten Commandments, Moses adjures the Children of Israel to follow God faithfully, to observe the commandments and teach them to their children throughout all generations. Voeschenan includes the passage of the Shema recited twice daily with repeated warnings against the consequences of idolatry and pagan practices. Although God can not be seen, He exists in their midst. Although just, He is merciful an compassionate toward those who seek Him in distress. Moses sets aside three cities of refuge on the east side of the Jordan for anyone accused of accidental manslaughter. Emphasis is placed on the willingness to serve God with all the heart and to persevere in following His commandments: true repentance brings redemption. Moses prepares the people for entry into the Promised Land and for their continued spiritual journey without him.

IN FOCUS
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"Hear O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart. And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sitteth in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thous liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the doorposts of thy house, and on thy gates."
Dt 6:4-9 KJ *

"Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon earth beneath: there is none else.