📖 The Book of Deuteronomy
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Covenant renewal — love God, obey his word, and inherit the land.
Who wrote Deuteronomy?
The final chapter (Moses' death) was added by another hand.
Why Deuteronomy was written
Moses' final sermons to the new generation about to enter Canaan, renewing the Sinai covenant, explaining the law, and calling Israel to wholehearted love and loyalty to God.
Outline of Deuteronomy
- 11–4: Historical review — what God has done
- 25–26: The law restated and expanded
- 327–30: Blessings and curses — the choice before Israel
- 431–34: The transition to Joshua; Moses' death
Key verses
How Deuteronomy points to Christ
Moses promises a Prophet like himself (Deut. 18:15), fulfilled in Jesus (Acts 3:22). The Shema (6:4-5) is quoted by Jesus as the greatest commandment. The curses of the law which Israel could not avoid are borne by Christ (Gal. 3:13).
How Deuteronomy begins
1These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
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