Deuteronomy (KJV)
34 chapters · 959 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy presents Moses' farewell addresses, restating the law for a new generation poised to enter the land. It calls Israel to love and obey the LORD wholeheartedly, setting before them life and death, blessing and curse.
- Genre
- Law (covenant renewal address)
- Author
- Traditionally attributed to Moses
- First audience
- Israel on the plains of Moab, about to enter Canaan
How to read it: Read it as covenant renewal — God's law framed by his gracious acts and his call to wholehearted love.
It opens: “These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.” (Deuteronomy 1:1)
Chapters
Key verses in Deuteronomy
The verses of Deuteronomy that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Read Deuteronomy with a guide
- Harvest & Thanksgiving7 days on gratitude, firstfruits and generosity2 of 7 days in Deuteronomy
- Far from Home: Migration & Exile7 days on faith and faithfulness far from home1 of 7 days in Deuteronomy
- From Fear to Courage7 days of courage rooted in God's presence1 of 7 days in Deuteronomy
- Moses: Called and Equipped7 days with the reluctant leader1 of 7 days in Deuteronomy
- Parenting with Grace7 days for parents and caregivers1 of 7 days in Deuteronomy
- Trinity: Father, Son and Spirit7 days on the one God, Father, Son and Spirit1 of 7 days in Deuteronomy