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The fact that this heading is given to narrative and exhortation as well as legislation is the first hint that “torah” in Deuteronomy means much more than rules. It is rather “the gospel according to Moses.” 1. 1:6–8 Before Moses’s address begins in earnest, God’s own words are quoted from Numbers 10:11–13.
Expositor's Bible Commentary. PREFACE. AN adequate exposition of Deuteronomy requires the discussion of many topics. The author has endeavoured to keep these various claims in view: at the same time the limits of the volume have dictated selection and compression. In particular, a chapter on miracle in the Old Testament has been wholly omitted.
In three ways this book of Deuteronomy was magnified and made honourable:—1. The king was to write a copy of it with his own hand, and to read therein all the days of his life, Deut. 17:1 - 19:21 2. It was to be written upon great stones plastered, at their passing over Jordan, Deut. 27:2, 3. 3.
- 1:1-4 The beginning: When Moses wrote the book. v1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all the people in *Israel. The *Israelites were in the *desert on the east side of the River Jordan.
- v1 ‘Then we turned back and we went towards the *desert. We travelled along the way to the Red Sea as the *LORD had told us to do. We travelled round the hills in Seir (Edom) for a long time.
- v1 ‘Next we turned and we went along the route towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, came out with his whole army to fight us. He wanted to fight us at the town called Edrei.
- v1 ‘Therefore, everyone in *Israel, listen to the rules and the laws that I will teach to you. Obey them so that you can live. Then you will go into the country and you will possess it.
This is actually where the book gets the name “Deuteronomy,” from the Greek word deuteronomion, which means “a second law.” Surrounding the laws in this book are two outer frames of Moses’ speeches (Deut. 1-11 and 27-34), each broken down into two parts (Deut. 1-3, 4-11 and Deut. 27-30, 31-34).
The book of Deuteronomy, along with Psalms and Isaiah, reveals much about the attributes of God. Thus, it is directly quoted over 40 times in the NT (exceeded only by Psalms and Isaiah) with many more allusions to its content. Deuteronomy reveals that the Lord is the only God (4:39; 6:4), and that He is jealous (4:24), faithful (7:9), loving (7 ...
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Apr 6, 2012 · Analysis and Synthesis of the Book of Deuteronomy. The analysis and synthesis approach to biblical studies applied here to Deuteronomy is a methodology developed by the author (DeCanio, 2007) in conjunction with his doctoral studies at the University of South Africa. An abbreviated version of this work entitled, Biblical Hermeneutics and a ...
