From Deuteronomy 1-3:
1. It is interesting that Deuteronomy starts out from the first person viewpoint of Moses. I was just reflecting upon what I have read so far and noticed that Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy all cover the same area of time. They all cover from one aspect or another the covenant that God made with the Israelite nation. It is very similar to the four gospels which cover four different angles of Jesus' life and the new covenant that God instituted through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
2. It is interesting to see how God commanded the Israelites to be very careful not to go to war against the Moabites, since he had given them the land that they occupied. He specifically told them that he WILL NOT give them (the Israelites) any of the Moabite land. It tells me that God will do what he feels is right, and he is not a respecter of persons OR nations.
3. Me or You? - I wonder why in Deuteronomy 2:30 that Moses, after talking in the first person, says "...the Lord your God has made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate in order to give him into your hands,..." What does the "your" refer to? It also uses this "you" reference in Deuteronomy 2:37.
4. It appears that when the "you" is in there (this is a guess, by the way) that it may be in the context that Moses is giving this to Joshua, and in this case the "you" could refer to Joshua.
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