Then Yahweh said, “My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years.”

Yet, when they told their father everything Joseph had said to them and he saw the wagons Joseph had sent to bring him back, his spirits were lifted.

Now go, and I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

You will speak to him and tell him what to say. I will help both of you speak, and I will teach you both what to do.

This festival will be like a mark on your hand or a reminder on your forehead that the teachings of Yahweh are always to be a part of your conversation. Because Yahweh used his mighty hand to bring you out of Egypt,

You must instruct them in the laws and the teachings, show them how to live, and tell them what to do.

Moses Goes up the Mountain to Receive God’s Words Written on Stone

Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain. Stay there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the teachings and the commandments I have written for the people’s instruction.”

Also, Yahweh has given Bezalel and Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan the ability to teach others.

Teach them the difference between what is holy and what is unholy, what is clean and what is unclean.

Also teach the Israelites all the laws that Yahweh gave them through Moses.”

“This is what Yahweh’s teachings have commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red cow that is perfect, with no defects. Also, it must never have worn a yoke.

Teachings about Vows

Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what Yahweh has commanded about vows:

Then the priest Eleazar said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is what Yahweh’s teachings told Moses to do:

The Israelites were east of the Jordan River in Moab when Moses began to review God’s teachings.

Moses Reminds Israel of the Events at Mount Horeb

This is what he said:

Moses Reminds Israel to Be Loyal to the Lord

Israel, listen to the laws and rules I am about to teach you. Obey them so that you will live and be able to enter and take possession of the land that Yahweh Elohim of your ancestors is giving you.

Or what other great nation has such fair laws and rules as all these teachings I am giving you today?

However, be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you don’t forget the things which you have seen with your own eyes. Don’t let them fade from your memory as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Never forget the day you stood in front of Yahweh your Elohim at Mount Horeb. Yahweh had said to me, “Assemble the people in front of me, and I will let them hear my words. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live on earth, and they will teach their children the same thing.”

Yahweh also commanded me to teach you the laws and rules you must obey after you cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land.

Introduction to Moses’ Teachings

This is what Moses taught the people of Israel.

But you stay here with me. I will give you all the commands, laws, and rules that you must teach them to obey in the land which I’m giving them to possess.”

Love the Lord

These are the commands, laws, and rules Yahweh your Elohim commanded me to teach you. Obey them after you enter the land and take possession of it.

So he made you suffer from hunger and then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had seen before. He did this to teach you that a person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that Yahweh speaks.

Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you’re at home or away, when you lie down or get up.

When he becomes king, he should have the Levitical priests make him a copy of these teachings on a scroll.