Disobeying God

Chapters 9-10 of Deuteronomy can be summed up in one word: disobedience.

Moses lays out where, time and time again, in their forty year journey, where the people of Israel disobeyed God.  And, time and time again, God told Moses that he was going to destroy the Israelites but Moses fell to the ground and prayed for Him to remember his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: that He was going to lead His people back the the land He promised them.

Each time, God forgave them--but never forgot--for their wicked deeds.

In chapter 10, verse 19, is an interesting passage, for it reads: "Show love for foreigners, because you were once foreigners in Egypt."  This goes to show that no matter where you are, where you came from, and where you ancestors came from, always show love for others from far-off lands.  This one passage is worth much debate in our own United States when it comes to immigration laws and processes for citizenship.

In the final passage of chapter 10, Moses tells the Israelites that when they were first enslaved there were 70 of them.  When they left, they were as numerous as the stars in the sky.