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SESSION 3: EXPECTATIONS FOR THE COMMON GOOD
The Word
Read Deuteronomy 4:5-8 and Leviticus 19:9-10
Biblical instructions, whether they are the Ten Commandments, the Deuteronomic Code,
or Jesus’ great commandment, often focus on relationships—both relationships between
people and the relationship between people and God. Strong values underlie these rules
and expectations. The passage from the beginning of the fourth chapter of Deuteronomy
is attributed to Moses and takes place just as the Israelites are about to enter the Promised Land after 40 years in the wilderness. Moses articulates the importance of the divinely
revealed Torah—the rule of life for the Israelites. The Leviticus passage offers guidance on
how to live in community. The instruction on gleaning connects holiness with neighborliness—demonstrated by being in relat ???6??v?F???&W"?V?v?&?'2??v?2F?BV?&?RF?V?F?&?f?FRf?"F?V?"??W6V???G2????v?Bf?VW2F???R6VR&W&W6V?FVB??F?F?( ?2?w2?B&?w&?2F?BffV7B?V?w'??@???"V??R??B??r&RF?W6Rf?VW2&W&W6V?FVC??"??26?&?7F???v?Bf?VW2F???RF????6??V?B&R&Vf?V7FVB???W"?w2?B&?w&?0?2F?W?&V?FRF??V?w'??B??"V??S???F?R?77VP??fW"F?R?V'2??V?&W"?b7?7FV??v?FR??fW7F?V?G2?fR&VV?6??v?F???&?fR?f??p?6??F?F???2f?"WfW'???R?F?R?V?vW"&W?'B&wVW2f?"??6?W2?B&?w&?2F?B( ??gB???&?G2?( ??FWVFR????V?vvR???fW7F?V?G2????g&7G'V7GW&RF?B?6?7&VFR??'2???B6?6??6V7W&?G?&RF?67W76VB27V6?f?2W???W2?b7V6?7?7FV??v?FRVff?'G2?F?R7W'&V?B????V?vvR?2??BV??Vv?F?7W?'Bf??F??fR??BF?W&R?2??6??6V?7W2???6??w&W72????rF?&?6VVBv?F???fW7F?V?G2??6?6??6V7W&?G??"??g&7G'V7GW&R?F?F???7&?72?F?R?&?&B7WG2vWB??&RGFV?F?????6?F??????F??7G&FVv?2??6?W2?B&?w&?0?F?6??fR&?&?V?2????&VBF?R6V7F???V?F?F?VB( ??fW7B????g&7G'V7GW&R?BV?W&v??r??GW7G&?W>( ????6?FW"?v?BV&?2v?&?2??g&7G'V7GW&R??&?fV?V?G2&R?VVFVB????W"6???V??G??v??v?V?B&V?Vf?B?F?&V7F??B??F?&V7F???"??v?B?2??W"V?FW'7F?F??r?bF?R6?7G2?B&V?Vf?G2?b&?6??rF?R????V?vvS???s?(26?&?7F??7GVG?wV?FP???'&VBf?"F?Rv?&?B??7F?GWFP??