I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading. I had been using One Year Bible Online, but it was time for a change.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Deuteronomy 1-2.

    This passage is the beginning of a speech which Moses gave to the Israelites shortly before his death. In this portion he summarizes the experiences of the Israelites from the time they left Mt Sinai until the time of his speech (some of that summary extends into tomorrow’s passage). In his summary, Moses points out that they were told to pass through the lands of the Edomites (descendants of Esau), Moabites (descendants of Lot), and Ammonites (also descendants of Lot) without attacking them. It was only when all of the men who were of fighting age when the twelve scouts returned from scouting Canaan (excepting Caleb and Joshua) had died that God began to lead the Israelites to conquer and occupy land.