In this episode of Reading Through the Bible Together, we’re reading Deuteronomy 21–30, where Moses brings the covenant to a climax and presses a final decision into the heart of the nation.

These chapters move through everyday laws that shape justice, family life, sexuality, generosity, leadership, and worship. Nothing is outside God’s concern. The Lord cares about hidden sins, honest business, care for the poor, and purity in the camp. Holiness is not theoretical. It touches ordinary life.

Then the tone intensifies. Chapters 27–28 lay out the blessings for obedience and the sobering curses for rebellion. Covenant life is real. So are covenant consequences. Moses does not hide the future. If they walk away from the Lord, exile will follow. Yet even that warning carries hope.

By the time we reach chapters 29–30, Moses calls the people to renewal. The Lord knows their hearts. He promises that after failure and scattering, He Himself will circumcise their hearts so they can truly love Him. And then comes the great choice: “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life.”

These chapters press the question into every generation: will we trust the Lord and walk in His ways, or turn aside? And they point us to Jesus, who bears the curse of the covenant in our place and secures the blessing by His obedience. In Him, life is not just commanded. It is given.

If you haven’t read Deuteronomy 21–30 yet, pause and do that now, then come back and let’s read it together.

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