Deuteronomy
Author – Moses
Time – 1460 B.C.
Summary – This
book is the last of the Pentateuch. Its Greek name means "second law", which
was the repetition of the law recorded in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers. It
was given to the nation of Israel on the plains of Moab just prior to their
entrance into the Promised Land of Canaan under the command of Joshua. This
was Moses’ last address to the nation as a whole prior to his death at
the end of their wanderings in the desert. At this time only two men were left
of the generation which escaped from Egypt. Therefore, the repetition of the
law was extremely important to the welfare of the new generation.
First
discourse : Israel’s faithlessness and God’s care – Chapter 1
v 1 to 4 v 43
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapter 1 |
Failure to go into
the promised land |
| Chapters 2 & 3 |
Thirty–eight years
of wandering |
| Ch. 4 v 1 to 40 |
Lessons of the past
impressed upon the new generation |
| Ch. 4 v 41 to 43 |
Appointment of cities
of refuge |
Second
Discourse : What the present generation should heed – Chapter 4 v 44 to
26 v 19
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Ch. 4 v 44 to 5 v33 |
Review of the Divine
covenant |
| Chapters 6 to 26 |
What the covenant
demands |
Third
Discourse: The nation’s solemn responsibility – Chapter 27 v 1 to
28 v 68
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Chapter 27 |
A ceremony of remembrance
in the Land |
| Ch. 28 v 1 to 14 |
The blessings of
the Law |
| Ch. 28 v 15 to 68 |
The curses of the
Law |
Fourth
Discourse: Terms that would ensure Israel’s continued occupancy of the
Land – Chapter 29 v 1 to 30 v 20
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Ch. 29 v 1 to 15 |
With whom the covenant
was made |
| Ch. 29 v 16 to 29 |
Punishment resulting
from breaking the covenant |
| Chapter 30 |
Divine mercy in spite
of failure |
Fifth
Discourse: Moses’ final words of advice – Chapter 31 v 1 to 23
Sixth
Discourse: The written law preserved as a witness – Chapter 31 v 24 to
29
Seventh
Discourse: A Psalm of witness against Israel – Chapter 31 v 30 to 32 v
52
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Ch. 31 v 30 to 32
v 43 |
Repetition of Divine
goodness and human folly |
| Ch. 32 v 44 to 52 |
Sequel to the Song
– compare Exodus 15 |
Eighth
Discourse: Future glory of the tribes – Chapter 33 v 1 to 29
| Passage
|
Subject |
| Ch. 33 v 1 to 5 |
Introduction |
| Ch. 33 v 6 to 25 |
The blessings |
| Ch.
33 v 26 to 29 |
The source and summary
of the blessings |
Ninth
Section: The Death of Moses – Chapter 34 v 1 to 12
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