Question 1

What is happening in this passage and why are new tablets needed?

Accepted Answer

This passage looks back to the time after Israel made the golden calf. Moses had broken the first stone tablets when the people sinned. Here he explains that God told him to cut two new tablets and make a wooden ark. God Himself rewrote the same ten commandments on these new tablets and told Moses to place them in the ark. This shows that, even after their sin, God was willing to renew His covenant, keep His promises, and continue to live among them through His law and presence.

Question 2

Why was the tribe of Levi separated and given no land inheritance?

Accepted Answer

God set apart the tribe of Levi for special service. They were chosen to carry the ark of the covenant, stand before the Lord, serve Him, and bless the people in His name. Because their work was to be near God and His worship, they did not receive a share of land like the other tribes. Instead, God Himself was said to be their inheritance. This means their portion and support came from serving at the sanctuary and from God’s own care, not from owning fields like their brothers.

Question 3

What does it mean to circumcise the foreskin of your heart?

Accepted Answer

The command to circumcise the foreskin of your heart is a picture of inner change. Physical circumcision marked Israel outwardly, but God is asking for something deeper. He calls them to cut away stubbornness, pride, and sinful desires on the inside. To stop being stiff‑necked means to stop resisting God and to become soft and willing toward Him. This heart circumcision is about real repentance, letting God’s words reach you, and loving and obeying Him from the heart, not just going through religious forms.

Question 4

What does this passage say that God requires from His people?

Accepted Answer

Moses sums it up very simply. God requires His people to fear Him, walk in all His ways, love Him, and serve Him with all their heart and soul. They are to keep His commandments and statutes, and he adds that these are “for your good.” So God is not asking for empty religion, but for a life shaped by awe of Him, trust in His ways, wholehearted love, and active obedience. This includes both worship toward God and fair, kind treatment of other people.

Question 5

What does this passage teach about God’s character?

Accepted Answer

Here God is shown as both very great and very near. He owns heaven, the highest heavens, and the earth with everything in it, yet He chose Israel’s fathers in love and set His heart on their children. He is called God of gods and Lord of lords, a great, mighty, and fearsome God who does not show partiality or take bribes. At the same time, He defends the fatherless and widow, loves the stranger, and gives them food and clothing. His greatness and His mercy go together.

Question 6

Why are fatherless, widows, and strangers mentioned in this passage?

Accepted Answer

These groups are mentioned because they are often the weakest and least protected in society. God says He executes judgment for the fatherless and widow and loves the stranger by giving them food and clothing. Then He tells Israel to love the stranger, reminding them that they were strangers in Egypt. The point is that people who have received mercy should show mercy. If God cares for those who are overlooked, His people should reflect that same care in very practical ways.

Question 7

Why does Moses remind Israel that God chose their fathers and multiplied them?

Accepted Answer

Moses reminds them that their fathers went down into Egypt as only seventy people, and now God has made them as many as the stars of heaven. This shows that God kept His promise to their ancestors and blessed them greatly, even though they had sinned. By pointing to God’s past kindness and choice of their fathers, Moses is urging them to respond with gratitude, obedience, and trust. They are not to think they earned this place, but to remember it came from God’s love and faithfulness.

Question 8

How should believers today respond to God based on this passage?

Accepted Answer

This passage calls for the same kind of response now as then: fear God with deep respect, love Him, and serve Him with your whole heart. It invites people to let God’s word shape their inner life, not just their outward habits. It also pushes us to care about the people God cares about, especially those who are weak or outsiders. Remembering how God has been patient and kind should lead to humble obedience, soft hearts, and practical love for others in His name.

Deuteronomy 10:1

At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.

New Stone Tablets

A Call to Obedience

New Stone Tablets

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Deuteronomy 10:1

At that time the Lord said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.

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New Stone Tablets

A Call to Obedience

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