Book of Deuteronomy
Title: Deuteronomy, from Greek Deuteros – “second”
and Nomos – “Law”, second time when the Law is given.
Hebrew:
D’varim – Words, cp. Ex. 4:10 (lit. I am not the man of words)
Date of
writing: 1446 – 1405
BC
Date of Narrative: 1406 – 1405 BC
Structure:
A. 1:1-4, Moses
speaks on the plane of Moab
B. 1:5-4:43, Historical Overview of the
Journey
C. 4:44 – 5:33, Introduction into the
Teaching
D. 6 – 27, Sermon on 10 Commandments
C’. 28 – 30, Sanctions on keeping or
breaking the Teaching
B’. 31 – 33, Historical succession: person
and song
A’. 34,
Moses dies on the Mountain Nebo
Main
themes:
Seriousness
of sin – Ch. 4:1-6, Ch. 27:9-26
Godly
leaders – ch. 17 – 18
Succession
of power – ch. 31 – 33
Israel as a
beloved nation – 4:7-8; Ch. 7
Relationship
with the neighboring nations – 16:9-12
Main
Characters: Moses, Joshua,
12 tribes of Israel, King Sihon of Heshbon, King Og of Bashan.
Reflection
in other parts of the Bible:
Blessing of
12 tribes (33) – Genesis 49, Rev. 7
The reason for
Moses’s death (1:37; 3:26; 4:21-22) – Numbers 13-14, 20
Rules for a
king (17:14-17) – 1 Kings 10:14 – 11:8
New prophet like
Moses (18:15-22) – Structure of the Gospel of Matthew
Lutheran
teaching:
Teaching of the
people of God and – particularly – young generation the articles of faith is
based on Deut. 6:7 (SC, Pref:6-7; LC, I:61, III:79).
The Ten Commandments
(both Ex. 20 and Deut. 5) – SC, I and LC, I
The doctrine
of the Third use of the Law is drown from the Book and supported by Deut. 12
(FC, SD, VI:20).
Lutheran
hymnody:
LSB 581 –
These are the Holy Ten Commandments
LSB 814 – O
Bless the Lord, My soul (stanza 6)
Relevancy
of the Book:
Reading the
Book of Deuteronomy, we see the rules and regulations that people of Israel
should follow upon their entrance into the Land. Many places in the New
Testament show that in Christ we reached the Promised Land. Therefore, many of
these rules and regulations, commandments and testaments can/should be a
helpful guiding line for the life of a Christian.
Notice also
that Jesus, being in the wilderness (Lk. 4:1-13), uses the words of Deuteronomy
only: Deut. 8:3; Deut. 6:13, 16. Jesus shows us an example how to engage
properly into a spiritual warfare – using the Word of God that teaches us the great
doctrines of God’s love.
Memory
verses:
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