seekeroftruth
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Deuteronomy 31:9 So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Then Moses commanded them: “At the end of every seven years, in the year for canceling debts, during the Festival of Tabernacles, 11 when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose, you shall read this law before them in their hearing. 12 Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law. 13 Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
Funny, I was actually thinking about the kids that were there. They weren't even counted in the 2+ million people Moses has been talking to. These children didn't get up in the morning, eat a bowl of cereal, grab a tablet [pardon the pun], jump on a school bus and go to school every day. These parents didn't debate the value of reading Bible Passages in school.
Actually.... most of the people who were getting ready to cost the River Jordan were homeless, refugees, who had been on the move for forty years. They were crossing the river with God to go to their own new homes.
This is from the easy English site.
‘Moses wrote down this law.’ But Moses probably had people to help him. The priests kept the laws safely. Every 7 years, during the Festival of Shelters, they would read the laws aloud. Everyone, even the children, would hear the laws. As a result, they would respect and obey God.
This is from the blueletterbible.org site.
This seven-year national focus on God's word was especially important for the children among the people of Israel. Through His word, they could come to a personal relationship with the LORD.
