![]() ![]() He chose Israel out of all the peoples to be His chosen people. Israel’s God is above all of these other deities ![]() God allowed the different peoples to practice polytheism. The gods of other nations were living deities It explains that in the beginning, “El Elyon” divided up the peoples of the earth and gave them land according to the number of “the sons of God.” This song is thought to be the oldest text within Deuteronomy. ![]() Moses said that God would eventually destroy their land because of this. Moses predicted that after his own death Israel would surely turn away from God and worship other gods. Moses told Joshua to “be strong and courageous” as he would be the new leader of Israel. Moses wrote down The Law of the LORD and placed it with the Ark of the Covenant for future generations to read. Moses commanded the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali to stand on top of Mount Ebal once they had entered the Promised Land and pronounce the curses that would take affect if Israel was unfaithful to the Covenant. Moses commanded the tribes of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin to stand on top of Mount Gerizim once they had entered the Promised Land and pronounce the blessings that would take affect if Israel was faithful to the Covenant. If what the prophet says does not come true, he must have been lying Say God said something that God didn’t say “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth.”īecause Israel demanded an intermediary at Sinai. We see later how Israel's kings pretty much broke all these rules all of the time. Possibly because by the time the scribes finished putting all these laws together into one unified "Law of Moses," so much time had passed that Israel actually did have kings at that point, so special emphasis may have been placed on these kingly commands because of this. Why all the rules for Israel’s kings when Israel had no king at the time? The king must carry a copy of the Law with him to read every day. The king must not have much silver or gold. If you break this one law, you are breaking all of God’s laws.ĭeuteronomy places strict rules on the kings of Israel. If you keep this one law, you are keeping all of God’s laws. In the New Testament, Jesus said that this commandment was the greatest commandment of them all. “Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” Or “Hear, O Israel! The LORD our God the LORD alone.” ![]() Or “Hear, O Israel! The LORD our God, the LORD alone.” “Hear, O Israel! The LORD our God, the LORD is one.” The “Shema” contains one of the daily prayers of the Jews. Moses forbidden to enter the Promised Land The first major portion of Deuteronomy is made up of Moses retelling the history of Israel after they left Egypt. Moses Recounts the History of the Wilderness Wanderings (1:1–3:29 9:7–10:11) List of Blessings/Curses: For obedience or disobedience to stipulations (Deut. Witnesses: Usually gods, but heaven and earth here (Deut. Stipulations/Obligations: Assumed by both parties (Deut. Historical Prologue: Describes past relationship between the parties (Deut. Preamble: Identifies the parties of the treaty (Deut. In the Ancient Near East, the Suzerain was the greater ruling party and the vassal/vassals were the lesser party/parties who were subject to the Suzerain.Īgreements between the two parties followed specific procedures.ġ. The structure of Deuteronomy as a whole is laid out in the way ancient peoples documented their legal agreements between one party and another.ĭeuteronomy fits neatly into the structure of what is known as a “Suzerain-Vassal Treaty.” In the New Testament, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy more than any other Old Testament book. The Greek “Deuteronomy” means “Second Law.” The Hebrew name means “A copy of this law.” The name Deuteronomy comes from a Greek mistranslation of the Hebrew name of the book. ![]()
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