Deuteronomy 10

The Second Pair of Tablets

1 At that time the Lord said to me, Hew for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up to Me on the mountain and make yourself an ark of wood.2 And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you shall put them in the ark.3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.4 And He wrote on the tablets according to the first writing, the Ten Commandments, which the Lord had spoken to you in the mountain from the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the Lord gave them to me.5 Then I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are, just as the Lord commanded me.6 (Now the children of Israel journeyed from the wells of Bene Jaakan to Moserah, where Aaron died, and where he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his stead.7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of rivers of water.8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day.9 Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, just as the Lord your God promised him.)10 As at the first time, I stayed in the mountain forty days and forty nights; the Lord also heard me at that time, and the Lord chose not to destroy you.11 Then the Lord said to me, Arise, begin your journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

The Essence of the Law

12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,13 and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good?14 Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.15 The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.16 Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe.18 He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.19 Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.20 You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.21 He is your praise, and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.22 Your fathers went down to Egypt with seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as the stars of heaven in multitude.

DEUTERONOMY 10

The Second Set //of Commandments

(Exodus 34.1-10)

Moses said to the people:

1 The [Lord] told me to chisel out two flat stones, just like the ones he had given me earlier. He also commanded me to make a wooden chest, then come up the mountain and meet with him.

2 He told me that he would write on the new stones the same words he had written on the ones I broke, and that I could put these stones in this sacred chest.
3 So I made a chest out of acacia wood, and I chiseled two flat stones like the ones I broke. Then I carried the stones up the mountain,

4 where the [Lord] wrote the Ten Commandments on them, just as he had done the first time. The commandments were exactly what he had announced from the fire, when you were gathered at the mountain.
After the [Lord] returned the stones to me,

5 I took them down the mountainside and put them in the chest, just as he had commanded. And they are still there.

Aaron Died

(Numbers 20.22-29)

Moses said to Israel:

7 Next, we camped at Gudgodah and then at Jotbathah, where there are flowing streams.

The Levites Were Appointed //To Carry the Chest

Moses said to Israel:

9 The [Lord] promised that he would always provide for the tribe of Levi, and that's why he won't give them any land, when he divides it among the other tribes.

The [Lord] Answered //the Prayers of Moses

(Exodus 34.9,10, 27-29)

Moses said to Israel:

11 Instead, he told me, “Moses, get ready to lead the people into the land that I promised their ancestors.”t

What the [Lord] Wants

Moses said:

13 and to obey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today. Do this, and all will go well for you.
14 Everything belongs to the [Lord] your God, not only the earth and everything on it, but also the sky and the highest heavens.

15 Yet the [Lord] loved your ancestors and wanted them to belong to him. So he chose them and their descendants rather than any other nation, and today you are still his people.
16 Remember your agreement with the [Lord] and stop being so stubborn. 17 t The [Lord] your God is more powerful than all other gods and lords, and his tremendous power is to be feared. His decisions are always fair, and you cannot bribe him to change his mind. 18 t The [Lord] defends the rights of orphans and widows. He cares for foreigners and gives them food and clothing.

19 And you should also care for them, because you were foreigners in Egypt.
20 Respect the [Lord] your God, be faithful, and serve only him, making promises in his name.

21 Offer your praises to him, because you have seen him work such terrifying miracles for you.
22  t When your ancestors went to live in Egypt, there were only 70 of them. But the [Lord] has blessed you, and now there are more of you than there are stars in the sky.