Theme: Loving God and the neighbor.

COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Moses goes to the top of Mount Nebo in the land of Moab, where God shows him the promised land. Then he dies and God himself buries him. Joshua inherits the spirit of Moses and the mantel of leadership. He will bring the people into the fulfillment of God's promise. The Deuteronomist summarizes the life of Moses by commenting that there has never since been such a prophet who knew God face to face.

Old Testament: Exodus 22:21-27
The people are warned against sacrificing to any other god and oppressing the resident aliens. They are to remember that they were once aliens in the land of Egypt. God is compassionate and listens to the cries of the oppressed.

Old Testament: Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
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