Deuteronomy 4-6

Deuteronomy 4-6

Deuteronomy 4-6 Skeptics Annotated Bible

I'm probably wrong but 4:36 says;
"Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire."
seems to be the first instance of God being in Heaven.  I'm sure someone can set me the straight on this.

This seems to be a rewriting of history.  5:5 says;
I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount
But weren't the Israelites warned that if they got near the mountain, they would be consumed in fire?

Lucky us!  We get another rewording of the ten commandments at 5:11

God endorses graffiti at 6:9;
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.


We end with another command to OBEY and FEAR the LORD.  Why is fear still necessary?

Numbers 5-9 God and the Levites

Numbers 5-9

God gives more rules to the Levites.

"Oh, did I mention?  Keep the Sabbath."

Exodus 23-24

Exodus 23-24

God mixes in some good farming tips among the societal and worship laws.

My question is "Why does God want his people to waste food?"  Do they get to eat the burnt offerings?
I understand that he demands sacrifice from his people but couldn't that be accomplished thru fasting?
Wouldn't a Festival of the Harvest be a nice way for man to say thank you?

God promises to drive out those who would oppose his people.  I like his plan.  Slowly but surley.

Exodus 23:31 sets the boundary for the land of the Israelites.  If God created the Earth, and the Israelites are God's people, why would he give them such a small and infertile place to live?  Why wouldn't he tell them to go to Italy, France or Spain?