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Deuteronomy 33-34: Last days of Moshe; final blessings for the 12 tribes

Post author By Richard
Post date June 30, 2012
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The last two chapters of Deuteronomy contain Moses’ final blessings and prophecies for the 12 tribes of Israel then a description of his death, a passage he didn’t write. There are no curses here. God, through Moshe, is uplifting the people.

Tags Asher, Benjamin, blessings, Dan, Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 33, Deuteronomy 34, Gad, Issachar, Joseph/Yosef, Judah/Yehudah, Levites, Moshe, Naphtali, Parashat Vezot Haberachah, prophecy, Reubenites, Zebulun

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Numbers 15-17: Tzitzitot a sign against rebellion; rebellions of ‘stick man,’ Korah and Reubenites

Post author By Richard
Post date June 25, 2011
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This section could be titled, “The Three Stories of Rebellion”: of a man collecting firewood on Shabbat, of Korah, of two families of the tribe of Reuben. God dealt with each rebellion in a different way. All imprinted in the minds of the people over and again God was the one in charge, and it was God’s prerogative to choose Moses and Aaron.