We will finish Deuteronomy, Joshua, and half of Judges this week; the twelve tribes will move from Mount Nebo into the land of Canaan, conquer the Canaanites, and redistribute the territory among themselves, as God promised them all the way back in Genesis.

As we saw much of last week, Deuteronomy makes up the constitutional code of the nation of Israel, and as such it's filled with the laws of the land - the moral standard by which Israelites and the sojourners in their midst are expected to live, and the consequences of failing to do so. Sometimes these consequences seem incredibly harsh; false prophets, idolators, people who defy the judgments of the priesthood, prophets who misrepresent the Word of God, harlots, adulterers, and rapists are all condemned to execution for their crimes. With each of these laws comes a recurring phrase: "Purge the evil." {Click "read on" to get this week's schedule}