Deuteronomy

CONTAINS - Written by Moses, a summation of the first four books of the Torah. Contains the hree speeches delivered to the Israelites by Moses on the plains of Moab, shortly before they enter the Promised Land. The first speech recapitulates the forty years of wilderness (actually 38). The second speach is about the need for the exclusive allegiance to one God and the observance of the laws he has given them. The third speach expounds that even should Israel prove unfaithful and so lose the land, with repentance all can be restored. By reading the word-for-word translation one develops a more intimate feel for the true meanings of the verses.