38 He was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel(A) who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors;(B) and he received living words(C) to pass on to us.(D)

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Much in every way!(A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B)

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12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths(A) of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!(B)

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11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God.(A) If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides,(B) so that in all things God may be praised(C) through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.(D)

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53 you who have received the law that was given through angels(A) but have not obeyed it.”

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17 For the law was given through Moses;(A) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(B)

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In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(A) of his presence(B) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(C) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(D) them
    all the days of old.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them

the law that Moses gave us,(A)
    the possession of the assembly of Jacob.(B)

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46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day,(A) so that you may command(B) your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. 47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.(C) By them you will live long(D) in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”

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Love the Lord Your God

These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D) Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey(E) so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly(F) in a land flowing with milk and honey,(G) just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised(H) you.

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27 Go near and listen to all that the Lord our God says.(A) Then tell us whatever the Lord our God tells you. We will listen and obey.”(B)

28 The Lord heard you when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me, “I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good.(C) 29 Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me(D) and keep all my commands(E) always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!(F)

30 “Go, tell them to return to their tents. 31 But you stay here(G) with me so that I may give you all the commands, decrees and laws you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess.”

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Then Moses went up to God,(A) and the Lord called(B) to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt,(C) and how I carried you on eagles’ wings(D) and brought you to myself.(E) Now if you obey me fully(F) and keep my covenant,(G) then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.(H) Although the whole earth(I) is mine, you[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests(J) and a holy nation.’(K) These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

So Moses went back and summoned the elders(L) of the people and set before them all the words the Lord had commanded him to speak.(M) The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.”(N) So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.

The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud,(O) so that the people will hear me speaking(P) with you and will always put their trust(Q) in you.” Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said.

10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate(R) them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes(S) 11 and be ready by the third day,(T) because on that day the Lord will come down(U) on Mount Sinai(V) in the sight of all the people. 12 Put limits(W) for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. 13 They are to be stoned(X) or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.’ Only when the ram’s horn(Y) sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”(Z)

14 After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.(AA) 15 Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain(AB) from sexual relations.”

16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder(AC) and lightning, with a thick cloud(AD) over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast.(AE) Everyone in the camp trembled.(AF) 17 Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.(AG)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 19:6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. You

For since the message spoken(A) through angels(B) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(C)

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19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions(A) until the Seed(B) to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels(C) and entrusted to a mediator.(D)

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But the righteousness that is by faith(A) says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”[a](B) (that is, to bring Christ down) “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’”[b](C) (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).(D) But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,”[c](E) that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare(F) with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”(G) and believe(H) in your heart that God raised him from the dead,(I) you will be saved.(J) 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:6 Deut. 30:12
  2. Romans 10:7 Deut. 30:13
  3. Romans 10:8 Deut. 30:14

the people of Israel.(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(B) theirs the divine glory,(C) the covenants,(D) the receiving of the law,(E) the temple worship(F) and the promises.(G)

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35 “This is the same Moses they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’(A) He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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30 “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

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63 The Spirit gives life;(A) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[a] and life.

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:63 Or are Spirit; or are spirit

He decreed statutes(A) for Jacob(B)
    and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
    to teach their children,
so the next generation would know them,
    even the children yet to be born,(C)
    and they in turn would tell their children.
Then they would put their trust in God
    and would not forget(D) his deeds
    but would keep his commands.(E)
They would not be like their ancestors(F)
    a stubborn(G) and rebellious(H) generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
    whose spirits were not faithful to him.

The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,(I)
    turned back on the day of battle;(J)

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13 “You came down on Mount Sinai;(A) you spoke(B) to them from heaven.(C) You gave them regulations and laws that are just(D) and right, and decrees and commands that are good.(E) 14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath(F) and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses.

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19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you(A) that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.(B) Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love(C) the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life,(D) and he will give(E) you many years in the land(F) he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

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41 The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the Lord’s people,” they said.

42 But when the assembly gathered in opposition(A) to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the tent of meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord(B) appeared.

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They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron(A) and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,(B) every one of them, and the Lord is with them.(C) Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”(D)

When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.(E) Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,(F) and he will have that person come near him.(G) The man he chooses(H) he will cause to come near him. You, Korah, and all your followers(I) are to do this: Take censers(J) and tomorrow put burning coals(K) and incense(L) in them before the Lord. The man the Lord chooses(M) will be the one who is holy.(N) You Levites have gone too far!”

Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! Isn’t it enough(O) for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?(P) 10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.(Q) 11 It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble(R) against him?(S)

12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram,(T) the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come!(U) 13 Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey(V) to kill us in the wilderness?(W) And now you also want to lord it over us!(X) 14 Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey(Y) or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards.(Z) Do you want to treat these men like slaves[a]?(AA) No, we will not come!(AB)

15 Then Moses became very angry(AC) and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey(AD) from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”

16 Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.(AE) 17 Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it—250 censers in all—and present it before the Lord. You and Aaron are to present your censers also.(AF) 18 So each of them took his censer,(AG) put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them(AH) at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord(AI) appeared to the entire assembly. 20 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Separate yourselves(AJ) from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.”(AK)

22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown(AL) and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things,(AM) will you be angry with the entire assembly(AN) when only one man sins?”(AO)

23 Then the Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’”

25 Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel(AP) followed him. 26 He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men!(AQ) Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away(AR) because of all their sins.(AS) 27 So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.(AT) Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children(AU) and little ones at the entrances to their tents.(AV)

28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know(AW) that the Lord has sent me(AX) to do all these things and that it was not my idea: 29 If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.(AY) 30 But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth(AZ) and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,(BA) then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.(BB)

31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart(BC) 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(BD) and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. 33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead,(BE) with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. 34 At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”

35 And fire came out from the Lord(BF) and consumed(BG) the 250 men who were offering the incense.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:14 Or to deceive these men; Hebrew Will you gouge out the eyes of these men

21 “These are the laws(A) you are to set before them:

Hebrew Servants(B)(C)

“If you buy a Hebrew servant,(D) he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free,(E) without paying anything. If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him. If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.

“But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’(F) then his master must take him before the judges.[a](G) He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce(H) his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.(I)

“If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as male servants do. If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself,[b] he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her. If he selects her for his son, he must grant her the rights of a daughter. 10 If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights.(J) 11 If he does not provide her with these three things, she is to go free, without any payment of money.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 21:6 Or before God
  2. Exodus 21:8 Or master so that he does not choose her

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