The Lord continues his command to faithfulness in his people as they stand on the edge of the Promised Land. His call to faithfulness—and its concomitant blessing—is rooted in his choice of Israel as his special treasure, and his own unwavering fidelity to them.

In Deuteronomy 5, Moses recounts for the children of Israel the most famous paragraph of all the law—the Ten Commandments. In doing so, the Lord reveals aspects of his character as well as set in place the cornerstone of Judeo-Christian judiciary for millennia to come. There is a problem, however: The Lord knows no one […]