Hear O Israel

 

The Book of Deuteronomy is often misunderstood. For many readers, it evokes images of rigid laws, stern warnings, and an unforgiving God. Yet this perception misses the deeply pastoral heart of the book. Deuteronomy is not a cold legal code; it is a sermon—indeed, a series of sermons—delivered by Moses to a people standing on the threshold of promise.

Moses speaks not as a distant lawgiver but as a shepherd preparing his flock for life without him.



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