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Deuteronomy 31 Translation Questions
Q? What did Moses tell all Israel about his advancing age?
A. He told them that he was now one hundred twenty years old and that he could no more go out and come in. [31:1-2]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Moses about going over the Jordan?
A. He told Moses that he would not be going over Jordan but God would go over Jordan ahead of Moses and would destroy the nations from before Israel. [31:2-3]
Q? Who did Yahweh say would go over Jordan instead of Moses?
A. Yahweh told Moses that Joshua would go over the Jordan before Israel. [31:3]
Q? What had Yahweh done to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites?
A. Yahweh had destroyed them and their land. [31:4]
Q? What does Yahweh say he will do for Israel when they meet the nations in battle?
A. Yahweh says that he will give Israel victory over them when Israel meets them in battle. [31:5]
Q? What instruction does Moses give to the Israelites?
A. Moses tells them to be strong, of good courage, not to fear and not to be afraid of the nations because Yahweh will go with them and will not fail or forsake them. [31:6]
Q? What did Moses say to Joshua in the sight of all Israel?
A. Moses told Joshua to be strong and of good courage for Joshua would go with the people of Israel into the land that Yahweh swore to their ancestors to give to them and Yahweh will cause them to inherit the land. [31:7]
Q? What did Moses tell Joshua that Yahweh would do for him?
A. Moses told Joshua that Yahweh would go before Joshua, be with him and Yahweh would not fail or abandon Joshua so Joshua should not be afraid or discouraged. [31:8]
Q? To whom did Moses give the law after he wrote it?
A. Moses gave this law to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark and he also gave copies of it to all the elders of Israel. [31:9]
Q? How often did Moses command the priests to read the law that Moses gave to them?
A. Moses commanded the priests to read the law at the end of every seven years, during the Festival of Shelters, in the hearing of all Israel. [31:10-11]
Q? Why did Moses tell the priests to assemble the men, women, little ones and foreigners.
A. Moses told the priests to assemble all the people so that they could hear and learn, and honor Yahweh their God and keep all the words of the law and so that their children could hear and learn to honor Yahweh. [31:12-13]
Q? For how long should the priests read the law to the people of Israel?
A. The priests should read the law to the people for as long as they live in the land that they were going over the Jordan to possess it. [31:13]
Q? Why did Yahweh tell Moses to call Joshua and present themselves in the tent of meeting?
A. Yahweh told Moses to call Joshua to the tent of meeting because the day was coming when Moses must die. [31:14]
Q? What happen when Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting?
A. When Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting, Yahweh appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud which stood over the door of the tent. [31:14-15]
Q? How did Yahweh tell Moses the people would act after Moses went to sleep with his fathers?
A. Yahweh told Moses that the people would rise up, act like prostitutes going after the strange gods of the land and that they would forgot Yahweh and break Yahweh's covenant that he had made with them. [31:16]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Moses he would do when the people forgot Yahweh's covenant?
A. Yahweh told Moses that on the day the people forsook his covenant, his anger would be kindled against them, he would abandon them, and he would hide his face from them. [31:17]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Moses would happen to the people when Yahweh hid his face from them?
A. Yahweh told Moses that many disasters and troubles would find the people and he would hide his face from them because they turned to other gods. [31:17-18]
Q? Why did Yahweh tell Moses to write a song and teach it to the people of Israel and put it in their mouths?
A. Yahweh told Moses to write a song and teach it to the people so that the song could be a witness for Yahweh against the people of Israel. [31:19]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Moses the people would do when they were in the land that Yahweh swore to give to their ancestors?
A. Yahweh told Moses the people of Israel would turn to other gods, worship them, despise Yahweh and break his covenant. [31:20]
Q? What did Yahweh tell Moses the song would do when many evils and troubles found the people of Israel?
A. Yahweh told Moses that the song would testify before Israel as a witness and it would not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants. [31:21]
Q? What did Yahweh say he knew about the people even before he brought them into the land that he had sworn?
A. Yahweh said that he knew the plans that the people were forming today. [31:21]
Q? How long did Moses wait before he wrote the song that Yahweh told him to write?
A. Moses wrote the song on the same day that Yahweh told him to write it and then he taught it to the people of Israel on that same day. [31:22]
Q? What command did Yahweh give to Joshua, the son of Nun?
A. Yahweh commanded Joshua to be strong and of good courage. [31:23]
Q? Why did Yahweh command Joshua to be strong and of good courage?
A. Yahweh told Joshua to be strong and of good courage because Joshua would bring the people of Israel into the land that Yahweh had sworn to them and Yahweh told Joshua that he would be with Joshua. [31:23]
Q? To whom did Moses give the words of the law in a book when he had finished writing?
A. Moses gave the words of the law to the Levites who carried the ark of the testimony of Yahweh. [31:24-25]
Q? What did Moses tell the Levites that they should do with the book of the law when he finished writing it?
A. Moses told the Levites to take the book of the law and put is by the side of the ark of the testimony of Yahweh their God so that it would be there as a witness against them. [31:25-26]
Q? What did Moses tell the Levites he knew about them even today, while he was still alive?
A. Moses told the Levites that he knew about their rebellion and how they had been rebellious against Yahweh. [31:27]
Q? Why does Moses tell the Levites to assemble before him all the elders of their tribes and their officers?
A. Moses tells the Levites to assemble the elders and officers so that he could speak his words in their ears and call heaven and earth to witness against them. [31:28]
Q? What does Moses say that he knows will happen after his death?
A. Moses says that after his death the people will utterly corrupt themselves and turn away from the path that Moses had commanded them. [31:29]
Q? What does Moses say will happen when the people turn away from the path that Moses had commanded them?
A. Moses says that disaster will come on the people in the following days after they turn away from the path that Moses had commanded them. [31:29]
Q? Why does Moses say disaster will come to the people?
A. Moses says disaster will come because they will do what is evil in the sight of Yahweh, so as to make him angry through the work of their hands. [31:29]
Q? What did Moses sing in the ears of all the assembly of Israel?
A. Moses sang all the words of the song he had written. [31:30]