Deuteronomy takes place directly before the Israelites cross the Jordan to enter the Promised Land. It is a summarization of the Israelites journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, which Moses tells to the people in preparation for crossing the Jordan. Moses is telling the story so that they don’t forget the Lords acts of greatness and kindness towards them and lose faith in Him or turn to other gods when they enter the …showed first 75 words of 272 total…

…showed last 75 words of 272 total…faith is the only way to salvation and prosperity in this life. In reading this book I have noticed that the number forty is often used to describe the passage of time, forty years in the desert, when Moses sent the scouts ahead to the villages I believe it said they were gone for forty days, and in the story of Noah it rained for forty days and nights. Is there any reason for this?