Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is a significant book which is often quoted in the New Testament with 195 citations. It establishes many concepts that have influenced religious thought and life of ancient Israel, Jews and Christians down through the ages. Moses is generally considered the original author, with the final chapters completed by a theocratic officer, possibly Joshua, who recorded both the death and the song of Moses.
The greatest commandment to Jesus and Christians, and the creed of Israel, known as the Shema, are recorded in Deuteronomy 6:4,5. The words are upon the hearts of all of God’s people, who are instructed to teach them diligently to their children, and Jesus names this commandment as the first and the greatest in Matthew 22:37.
Another major thought contained within this chapter concerns the covenant relationship between the LORD GOD and His chosen and called people, and the obligation they had to obey His commandments. Both the rewards for obedience and the punishments for disobedience are clearly laid out to His people.
The substance of the three addresses of Moses to God’s people as they awaited the final instructions to go over and possess the land God had promised to their fathers is recorded. This exciting and momentous occasion is captured in and forms one of the themes in this fifth book of Moses.
Deuteronomy 1
1:1-8 Moses recounts God’s promise to Israel
1:9-18 The appointment of judges
1:19-33 Incidents at Kadeshbarnea
1:34-40 God’s punishment of Israel
1:41-46 The defeat of Israel at Hormah
Deuteronomy 2
2:1-23 The years in the wilderness
2:24-37 Israel conquers Sihon
Deuteronomy 3
3:1-25 Israel conquers Og of Bashan
3:26-29 Moses views the Promised Land
Deuteronomy 4
4:1-8 Moses’ exhortation to obedience
4:9-14 Israel’s experiences at Horeb
4:15-40 Warning against idolatry
4:41-49 Cities of refuge chosen
Deuteronomy 5
5:1-6 The covenant in Horeb
5:7-21 The Ten Commandments
5:22-33 The people’s fear
Deuteronomy 6
6:1-9 The great commandments
6:10-25 Warnings against disobedience
Deuteronomy 7
7:1-5 Separateness from heathens demanded
7:6-11 A holy people to the Lord
7:12-26 The blessings of obedience
Deuteronomy 8
8:1-10 A good land to be possessed
8:11-20 Warnings against forgetting the Lord
Deuteronomy 9
9:1-5 The Lord will destroy the nations of Canaan
9:6-29 Israel’s rebellion at Herob
Deuteronomy 10
10:1-11 The second tables of stone
10:12-22 An exhortation by Moses
Deuteronomy 11
11:1-7 The greatness of the Lord
11:8-25 The blessings of the promised land
11:26-32 A blessing and a curse
Deuteronomy 12
12:1-16 Only one place of worship
12:17-28 Holy things to be eaten in a holy place
12:29-32 Warning against idolatry
Deuteronomy 13
13:1-11 Idolaters to be put to death
13:12-18 Idolatrous cities to be destroyed
Deuteronomy 14
14:1-21 Clean and unclean food
14:22-29 The law of the tithe
Deuteronomy 15
15:1-6 The year of the release
15:7-11 Lending to the poor
15:12-18 Treatment of servants
15:19-23 Consecration of firstlings
Deuteronomy 16
16:1-17 The three appointed feasts
16:18-22 Judges and judgments
Deuteronomy 17
17:1-13 Divers instructions
17:14-20 Choice of a king
Deuteronomy 18
18:1-8 The portions of the Levites
18:9-14 Warning against heathen practices
18:15-22 A promised prophet
Deuteronomy 19
19:1-14 Cities of refuge
19:15-21 Law concerning witnesses
Deuteronomy 20
20:1-20 Laws concerning war
Deuteronomy 21
21:1-9 Settlement for an unknown murderer’s crime
21:10-23 Various laws
Deuteronomy 22
22:1-12 Various laws (continued)
22:13-30 Laws concerning chastity
Deuteronomy 23
23:1-8 Those excluded from the congregation
23:9-14 Laws of sanitation
23:15-25 Laws of human relations
Deuteronomy 24
24:1-13 Laws of domestic relations
24:14-22 Oppression of servants
Deuteronomy 25
25:1-16 Laws of human relations
25:17-19 Command to blot out Amalek
Deuteronomy 26
26:1-11 The offering of the first fruits
26:12-19 The offering of the tithes
Deuteronomy 27
27:1-10 An alter on Mount Ebal
27:11-26 The curses at Mount Ebal
Deuteronomy 28
28:1-14 The blessings of obedience
28:15-68 The consequences of disobedience
Deuteronomy 29
29:1-9 Moses exhorts to obedience
29:10-29 The Lord’s covenant with Israel
Deuteronomy 30
30:1-20 The conditions for restoration and blessing
Deuteronomy 31
31:1-23 Joshua commissioned as Moses’ successor
31:24-29 The law to be placed in the ark
31:30 The song of Moses
Deuteronomy 32
32:1-47 The song of Moses (continued)
32:48-52 Moses permitted to see the land of Canaan
Deuteronomy 33
33:1-29 Moses blesses the tribes
Deuteronomy 34
34:1-8 The death of Moses
34:9-12 Joshua succeeds Moses
