Deuteronomy: A Book of Remembrance and Challenge

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  1. A Look at the Book:

    1. Author & Date:

      1. MOSES, with a help from JOSHUA (ch 34) @ 1500 BC

      2. Written at the END of the wilderness wanderings

        1. the conquest of MOAB has already begun (Num 21)

        2. The Israelites were preparing to enter CANAAN

    2. Name:

      1. Hebrew - "THESE WORDS"

      2. English - from a mistranslation of Septuagint in Deut 17:18

        1. LXX - "He shall write a REPETITION of the Law."

        2. lit - KJV " He shall write a COPY of the Law."

    3. Organization: repeating of the law to the children of the disbelievers who died with exhortation to obey.

    4. Relationship with other books of the Bible:

      1. More than 250 references from the previous 4 books

        1. 30 from Genesis

        2. 94 from Exodus

        3. 61 from Leviticus

        4. 74 from Numbers

        5. Little wonder then that the name of Moses is often synonymous with the 5 books of the law (cf. Luke 16:29)

      2. More than 350 references in the remaining OT books

      3. Referenced more than 80 times in 17 NT books:

        1. Matthew 4 - the TEMPTATION of Jesus. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 3 times (8:3; 6:16; 6:13)

        2. Matt 15 - the nature of true WORSHIP (ch 4, 8, 11, 30)

        3. Matthew 19 - God’s law concerning: MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, and REMARRIAGE (cf. Deut 24)

    5. Breakdown of the Book:

      1. Chapters 1-4 - Review of the journey from HOREB

      2. Chapters 5-26 - Review of the LAW

      3. Chapters 27-30 - FUTURE of Israel foretold

      4. Chapters 31-34 - Moses’ BLESSING and DEATH

  2. Great lessons from Deuteronomy:

    1. The need for LAW

    2. The Relationship between LAW and LOVE

    3. The Relationship between LAW and GRACE

    4. 30:15-20 - The BLESSINGS associated with obedience vs the CURSE that comes from disobedience - = the FREE MORAL AGENCY of man.

    5. 4:2 - The AUTHORITY and POWER of the scriptures - (2 Th 2:15; 2 Ti 3:15-17; 2 Pet 3:15)

    6. 18:18-20 - the AUTHORITY of Christ (Acts 3:22-26; Col 3:17)

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