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Deuteronomy 26 Translation Questions
Q? What must the people of Israel do when they possess the land which Yahweh has given them?
A. The people of Israel must take some of the first of all the harvest of the land in a basket and go to the place Yahweh has chosen as his sanctuary. [26:1-2]
Q? What must the people of Israel say to the priest when they give him the basket?
A. The people of Israel must say to him, "I acknowledge today to Yahweh that I have come to the land that he swore to give to our ancestors." [26:3]
Q? What must the people of Israel say was their father?
A. The people of Israel must say their father was a wandering Aramean. [26:5]
Q? How did the Egyptians treat the Israelites when they were in Egypt?
A. They treated the Israelites badly and afflicted them, making them do the work of slaves. [26:6]
Q? How did Yahweh bring Israel out of Egypt?
A. He brought them out with a mighty hand, with a display of his power, with great fearsome power, with signs, and with wonders. [26:8-9]
Q? What is the purpose for setting down the basket before Yahweh?
A. The purpose is to worship Yahweh and rejoice in all the good that he has done for Israel, their house, the Levite, and the foreigner among them. [26:10-11]
Q? What must the people of Israel do after they have finished giving all the tithe from their harvest?
A. The people of Israel must give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow so they may eat and be filled. [26:12]
Q? What do the people of Israel want Yahweh to do for them?
A. The people of Israel want Yahweh to look down from heaven and bless them in the land which he has given to them. [26:15]
Q? What is Yahweh commanding the people of Israel to do?
A. He is commanding the people of Israel to obey his statues and decrees with all their heart and soul. [26:16]
Q? What have the people of Israel acknowledged before Yahweh?
A. They have acknowledged that Yahweh is their God and that they will walk in his ways, keep his commandments, and listen to his voice. [26:17]
Q? What has Yahweh acknowledged to the people of Israel?
A. Yahweh has acknowledged that Israel is his own possession and he will set them high above all the other nations in respect to praise, reputation, and honor so they will be a people that is holy to him. [26:18-19]