Deuteronomy and the Decalogue

accepted accordance altar animals appears Assyria become Bethel blood central century claim clearly combined commandment communities concerning connexion considerable contained covenant decalogue desire Deut Deuteronomy difficult document doubt doubtless Egypt enactments evident existed Exodus xxxiv fact fathers feasts firstborn given gods hand Hosea implies impossible independent injunction insist introduced Israel Israelite Jahvistic Jehovah Jeremiah Jerusalem Josiah Josiah's reformation Judæan Judah keep king kingdom land later least limitation matters ment natural offered Old Testament original passage perhaps population possible practice priests probably prohibition prophets reference reformation regarded religion religious remained respect rest ritual sabbath sacrifice Samaria sanctuary scarcely seems setting shews statement stone stories supposed tables teaching thee things Thou shalt tion traditional tribes unto verse whereas whole worship writing xxiii