Chapters of the book consist of three sermons or speeches delivered to the israelites by moses on the plains of moab, shortly before they enter the promised land. In this book he deals with some principles that are revealed in the book of deuteronomy. One hebrew division of deuteronomy is very good and follows the generally accepted pattern. In deuteronomy, moses gives final words of wisdom and warning before. Moses first sermon deuteronomy 14 moses second sermon deuteronomy 526. It contained the great kings pledge to be israels suzerain and protector if they would be faithful to him as their covenant lord and obedient to the covenant stipulations as the vassal people of his kingdom. But overall, the book presents a clear, deeply heartfelt appeal to the new generation of israelites to agree to acknowledge the lord as. These laws are the central message of the book of deuteronomy telling the israelites how they should conduct themselves in the areas of religious observance, civil law, and how officials should conduct themselves in the discharge of their duties. Preparing to travel from horeb sinai to kadesh bornea 1. The greek word deutero means two or second, and nomion is law.
It is, in essence, a restatement of the law that god had given 40 years previously on mt. It was almost time for the people of israel to cross the jordan river and conquer canaan, but god refused to let moses lead them into the land. Deuteronomy introduction, outline and index living. Click here to view or print the complete free bible outline on the book of deuteronomy fifth book of moses. The book of deuteronomy is the fifth and final book of the law of moses, also known as the torah or pentateuch. These books are genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. Deuteronomy is the last book of the pentateuch greek for fivebook or of the thora hebrew word for law. Deuteronomy is located at an important place in the old testament. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. The first sermon recounts the forty years of wilderness wanderings which had led to that moment, and ends with an exhortation to observe the law, later referred to as the law of moses. Also there is no connective at all with the first word which could in itself set this off as an introduction to a new unit. The instructions recorded in deuteronomy were specifically directed to a new generation whose parents had died in the wilderness following their rebellion see numbers 14. As we come to the book of deuteronomy, i should remind you that this is the last book of the pentateuch. In this sense deuteronomy is a covenant renewal document, as the following outline shows.
Deuteronomy outline of contents text publication download options new world translation of the holy scriptures 20 revision jwpub. The purpose of deuteronomy is to remind gods people of his faithfulness and kindness so that they together embrace gods future for their lives. Moses is back, and once again were talking about the. Many new testament themes are present in the book of deuteronomy. Deuteronomy 4 commentary wesleys explanatory notes. One of the most notable features of the book of deuteronomy is the frequency with which it is quoted in other scripture. It is the fifth and concluding book in the section of the bible known as the law, or torah, which means teaching. Moses delivers his final words of warning and wisdom to the israelites before they enter the promised land. Intro to deuteronomy biblica the international bible. We hope you are finding everything you are looking for, there are three main categories, bible outlines, bible character studies, and bible studies. These godinspired accounts, genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, begin at creation and end with the death of moses.
The genre of the book of deuteronomy is not much different from that of exodus. The law of moses includes the books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. The unity of the pentateuch and the fact that moses is the author of it have often been denied since the 19th century. The book of deuteronomy records for us the three farewell addresses given by moses at the end of his career. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Visit the new online stores that offer a very large assortment of religious goods. This song describes the history that the israelites had experienced. The torah is followed by the book of joshua in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. As it is actually repetition of the law already given there in exodus, leviticus and numbers. The catholic doors ministry presents an outline of the book of deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of deuteronomy for bible study or sunday school lessons. The speeches that constitute this address recall israels past, reiterate laws that moses had communicated to the people a. The book of deuteronomy is the fifth and final book of the jewish torah. Its got a similar cast of characters, a similar story, and even some of the same axioms. The book of deuteronomy was cast in the form of ancient near eastern suzeraintyvassal treaties of the second millennium b. Free bible outline of the book of deuteronomy fifth book. Deuteronomy is the last of the five books of moses, called the pentateuch. The events of the book took place over very few days prior to his death and the entering in to the land of canaan. This isnt a versebyverse commentary, but more of a devotional commentary that deals with many of the great applicable principles that still apply to the church today. Moses preaches four sermons which comprise all but a few parts of the book.
The foremost among them is the necessity of keeping perfectly the mosaic law and the impossibility of doing so. Theme verses of deuteronomy i call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that i have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Its name in both greek deuteronomion and hebrew mishneh torah may be translated as some form of repetition of the law. See below for scriptures and summary list of deuteronomy. Criticism has especially focused on the book of deuteronomy as it is said to have been written only at the time of. They detail gods covenant relationship with the jewish people that is woven throughout the old testament. Think of deuteronomy as a sequelslashremake of the rest of the hebrew bible up until this point. The book of deuteronomy ends with a short obituary on this great prophet. Summary of the book of deuteronomy deuteronomy is a book containing four sermons that moses gave to the people before entering the promised land. Back to the home page back to the bible outlines catholic doors ministry presents.
It is a sermon moses gave to the israelites before they entered into the promised land. Coates was a plymouth brethren bible teacher who died in 1945. Book of deuteronomy introduction, outline, index looking back, moving forward the bible teaching commentary paul j. Book of deuteronomy read, study bible verses online.
Many of the laws contained in exodus, leviticus, and numbers are repeated in deuteronomy. The wonderful love of god toward his church is lively set forth in this book. The book records the words of moses spoken during the final months of his life in the plains of moab prior to the nations entrance into the promised land. The probable reason for the satanic attack upon the book of deuteronomy is that the lord jesus christ quoted exclusively from this book in beating back satans temptation. As such, deuteronomy represents a reiteration of jewish laws set out in prior books of the torah. The book of deuteronomy is the farewell address of moses. Watch our overview video on the book of deuteronomy, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Deuteronomy, words, fifth book of the old testament, written in the form of a farewell address by moses to the israelites before they entered the promised land of canaan. The first five books in the bible were written by moses and they are called the pentateuch. Deuteronomy bible study outline contents by chapter and verse.
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