03.05. Deutronomy
Walking Thru The Bible
DEUTERONOMY
INTRODUCTION The first five books of the Bible are referred to as the Books of Law, or The Books of Moses.
DEUTERONOMY
The title of the last book of the Pentateuch in the English comes from the Greek Deuteronomion, which means "the second law" or "the repeated law."
The book was given just before they entered Canaan in the 40th year after they had come out of Egypt (Deuteronomy 1:3). It was given because many of them had not witnessed the transactions at Mt. Sinai, the former generation having all died except Joshua and Caleb. It was given to impress their hearts with a deep sense of their obligation to God, and to prepare them for the inheritance which God had prepared for them. While Leviticus was addressed to the spiritual leaders of Israel, Deuteronomy was addressed to the common people for every day guidelines for godliness. The ordinances of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers had regulated their nomadic life in the wilderness. Now as they were about to settle down in their own land some adjustments were necessary. This book provides these. Their Charge: "Go in and possess the land which I have given you." (Deuteronomy 1:8, Deuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 1:39, Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 2:9, Deuteronomy 2:19).
Contents of the Book: There are five separate discourses of Moses in the book plus a song of Moses and Deuteronomy 34:1-12 containing a record of the death of Moses which is believed to have been written by Joshua. Three "Looks" of the book:
1) Looking back over the forty years, Deuteronomy 1:1-46, Deuteronomy 2:1-37, Deuteronomy 3:1-29, Deuteronomy 4:1-49 a.Learning from the past 2) Looking up to know God’s will, Deuteronomy 5:1-33, Deuteronomy 6:1-25, Deuteronomy 7:1-26, Deuteronomy 8:1-20, Deuteronomy 9:1-29, Deuteronomy 10:1-22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Deuteronomy 12:1-32, Deuteronomy 13:1-18, Deuteronomy 14:1-29, Deuteronomy 15:1-23, Deuteronomy 16:1-22, Deuteronomy 17:1-20, Deuteronomy 18:1-22, Deuteronomy 19:1-21, Deuteronomy 20:1-20, Deuteronomy 21:1-23, Deuteronomy 22:1-30, Deuteronomy 23:1-25, Deuteronomy 24:1-22, Deuteronomy 25:1-19, Deuteronomy 26:1-19 a.A review of God’s Laws for Israel 3) Looking out into the future, Deuteronomy 27:1-26, Deuteronomy 28:1-68, Deuteronomy 29:1-29, Deuteronomy 30:1-20, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, Deuteronomy 32:1-52, Deuteronomy 33:1-29, Deuteronomy 34:1-12 a.A solemn warning, Deuteronomy 27:1-26, Deuteronomy 28:1-68 b.The Covenant renewed, Deuteronomy 29:1-29, Deuteronomy 30:1-20 c.The last counsels of Moses, Deuteronomy 31:1-30 d.The Song of Moses, Deuteronomy 32:1-52 e.Moses final charge and farewell, Deuteronomy 33:1-29 f.The death of Moses, Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Deuteronomy in the NT: The book is quoted some 85 times in the NT and only six NT books fail to quote it. It ranks among the four most quoted OT books. It was one of the favorites of Jesus and was often quoted by him.
[The five books of Moses are equal to almost a quarter of the Old Testament and as large as the entire New Testament.]