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There is so much tone and attitude in these verses. You'll miss it though if you don't understand the context of the story.

Bryan compares this chapter to the closing argument of the courtroom drama.

God is pulling in His witnesses (the mountains), and the people are using logic fallacies when they don't want answer God's questions.

Ultimately, God tells the people exactly what He expects of them, and we would do well to listen and obey as well.

Want to listen to the different series we mentioned at the end? Here's the list of episodes so you can go back and listen.

Genesis episodes - 125-146
Exodus episodes - 43-59
Leviticus episodes - 183-195
Ruth episodes - 31-36
Covenants episodes - 166, 167, 168
Chesed episode - 181

Bryan VanHaitsma is the digital media director for Revive Our Hearts. He studied at Hope College in Michigan and Jerusalem University College in Israel. He has a passion for digging into Scriptures that we often find perplexing, helping us understand why that story might be included, and what we are supposed to do in light of that story.

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