Eikev/”On the Heel Of” בֶקֵﬠ, Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25, takes place in the midst of the final speech of Mosheh to the children of Israel – specifically the generation that will enter the Promised Land! The access to the inheritance and the blessings depends upon their obedience to the Torah. Do you realize your current wilderness is designed to prepare you for His promises? These words echo through the years and speak

just as surely to you and I today. The opening statement ‘eikev infers the end, the latter part! Who is Moses addressing? Those at the end, the final generation who will face this same challenge of accessing and possessing an inheritance and a promise that previous generations have been exiled from and access denied!