God Almighty’s commandments to the Children of Israel as stated in the Book of Deuteronomy, and their stance towards them

Abstract

The subject of this research is the commandments of God Almighty to the Children of Israel as found in the Book of Deuteronomy, and their response to them. This study addresses the commandments of God Almighty to the Children of Israel as found in the Book of Deuteronomy. The first section explains the importance and content of these commandments, the second section examines the Children of Israel's response to these commandments as presented in the text of Deuteronomy, and the third section presents their response as reflected in the Holy Quran. The study then presents the most important findings of the research, including: the agreement between the Holy Quran and the Book of Deuteronomy on a number of issues related to these commandments; and among the most important points of agreement is the call to worship God alone and the warning against associating any other deities with Him. One of the most significant examples of disagreement between the Holy Quran and the Book of Deuteronomy is their differing accounts of the Prophet Aaron (peace be upon him). The Book of Deuteronomy accuses him of being the reason the Children of Israel fell into idolatry, while the Holy Quran states that it was the Samaritan who led them into polytheism.