Category: <span>Deuteronomy</span>

The final scenes of Deuteronomy detail the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua. But the change of leadership is set in the backdrop of Israel’s soon-to-be covenant failure in…

Commentary Deuteronomy Old Testament

These chapters record the final instructions of Moses. In Deuteronomy 5-26, Moses unpacked the ten commandments as instruction for Israel’s soon-to-be situation in Canaan. In Deuteronomy 27-30, he set forth…

Commentary Deuteronomy Old Testament

These chapters form the heart of Deuteronomy. Here Moses maintained his thesis: Israel should fully obey God’s instruction so they would be successful and set-apart in the Promised Land. Thus,…

Commentary Deuteronomy Old Testament

Moses covers a variegated landscape of ideas in Deuteronomy. But the necessity of heeding God’s instructions is never far from view. Moses instructed Israel to remember the Lord through special…

Commentary Deuteronomy Old Testament

These chapters of Deuteronomy continue Moses’ messages to Israel as they looked to life in Canaan. In Deuteronomy 5-11, Moses set forth the proposition that Israel’s success in the Promised…

Commentary Deuteronomy Old Testament

In Deuteronomy 5, Moses reviewed the covenant God made with Israel at Mount Sinai. After Moses restated the Ten Commandments (Deut 5:6-21), he reminded Israel that they had pledged to…

Commentary Deuteronomy Old Testament

Deuteronomy has a sermonic character. It may be best to consider Deuteronomy as Moses’ messages to Israel as they prepared to enter Canaan—exhortations based upon the events and instruction recorded…

Commentary Deuteronomy Old Testament