“Then Moshe called to all Isra’el and said to them, ‘Listen, Isra’el, to the laws and rulings which I am announcing in your hearing today, so that you will learn them and take care to obey them.’”
Deuteronomy 5:1
Before the people went out to inherit the land, Adonai brought forth the law once more, as was first given at Horev. With this re-hearing, now being heard by the younger generation, the mitzvoth were repeated. The command to not have other gods or idols before Adonai was restated, as well as the command to honor Shabbat, honor parents, and not to use Adonai’s name in vain. Murder, stealing, adultery, false witness, and coveting were also banned. These words, heard again by all, came from the fire cloud. The fact that they heard the voice of Adonai in the fire cloud served as witness that Adonai did speak with humans and they were not consumed (5:21). In the end it was reiterated to the people that obedience to Adonai’s commands, without a deviation to the right or left, would secure long life and possession of the land.
Deuteronomy 4:41-49
Deuteronomy 5:1-18
Deuteronomy 5:19 – 6:3
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