A Repetition of the Torah?
…is shorthand for Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. The Book of Deuteronomy repeats a number of the laws that were already taught in previous books of the Bible. In fact,…
Be an Individual Within the Community
…more perplexing in one compact, confused verse: See (singular), this day I set before you (plural) blessing and curse: Deuteronomy 11:26 Who is this verse directed at? The individual or…
Why Are We Commanded to Be Kind to the Stranger So Many Times?
…The specific prohibition against abusing strangers is repeated four times in the Bible: Exodus 22:20, Exodus 23:9, Leviticus 19:34, Deuteronomy 10:19. In addition, the Torah goes into detail about how…
It’s Never Wrong To Do the Right Thing
…hand, in order that Hashem may turn from His blazing anger and show you compassion (Deuteronomy 13:18) The Torah says that God will show compassion to those who take revenge…
71 Bible Verses That Celebrate The Land of Israel
…poverty – you will lack nothing there. DEUTERONOMY (8:9) He gave us this Land, a Land flowing with milk and honey. DEUTERONOMY (26:9) II. From Neviim (The Prophets): Go…
Expressing Faith Through Effort and Action
…it establish a day of tragedy for the nation of Israel? Some clues can be gleaned from inspecting the repetition of the event in Deuteronomy as related by Moses just…
Why is the Nation of Israel So Small?
…the 19th-century Torah scholar better known as the Malbim, emphasized this in his explanation of the warning against intermarriage given in Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 7:3-4). He explains that Moses is warning…
An Attitude of Gratitude
…part from the people, he reminds them of everything God did for them up until that point (Deuteronomy 8). Some of it is really quite remarkable, emphasizing how God basically…
Will the Sacrifices Be Reinstated in the Third Temple?
…places: Concealed acts concern Hashem our God; but with overt acts, it is for us and our children ever to apply all the provisions of this Teaching. Deuteronomy 29:28 Grass…
A Nation As Bad As Sodom??
…sowing and producing, no grass growing in it, just like the upheaval of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Hashem overthrew in His fierce anger. Deuteronomy 29:21-22 God threatens…