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.
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First
discourse : Israel’s faithlessness and God’s
care
– Chapter 1 v 1 to 4 v 43
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Passage
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Subject
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Chapter 1 |
Failure to go into the promised land |
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Chapters 2 & 3 |
Thirty–eight years of wandering |
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Ch. 4 v 1 to 40 |
Lessons of the past impressed upon the new generation |
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Ch. 4 v 41 to 43 |
Appointment of cities of refuge |
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Second
Discourse : What the present generation should heed
– Chapter 4 v 44 to 26 v 19
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Passage
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Subject
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Ch. 4 v 44 to 5 v33 |
Review of the Divine covenant |
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Chapters 6 to 26 |
What the covenant demands |
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Third
Discourse: The nation’s solemn responsibility
– Chapter 27 v 1 to 28 v 68
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Passage
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Subject
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Chapter 27 |
A ceremony of remembrance in the Land |
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Ch. 28 v 1 to 14 |
The blessings of the Law |
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Ch. 28 v 15 to 68 |
The curses of the Law |
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Fourth
Discourse: Terms that would ensure Israel’s continued
occupancy of the Land – Chapter 29 v 1 to 30 v
20
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Passage
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Subject
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Ch. 29 v 1 to 15 |
With whom the covenant was made |
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Ch. 29 v 16 to 29 |
Punishment resulting from breaking the covenant |
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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
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Passage
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Subject
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Ch. 31 v 30 to 32 v 43 |
Repetition of Divine goodness and human folly |
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Ch. 32 v 44 to 52 |
Sequel to the Song – compare Exodus 15 |
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Eighth
Discourse: Future glory of the tribes – Chapter
33 v 1 to 29
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Passage
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Subject
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Ch. 33 v 1 to 5 |
Introduction |
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Ch. 33 v 6 to 25 |
The blessings |
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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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