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Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy consists of Moses’s final address to the Hebrew people, including a summery of their history, and a reminder of the ordinances. Many new themes are introduced, including the focus on centralized worship and the inclusion of more humanitarian concerns in the ordinances. It ends with Moses’s death at the border of the Promised Land.

• [Addition: Introduction to Deuteronomy.]
• Deuteronomy 1: Moses recaps the journey so far, ending with the stay at Kadesh.
• Deuteronomy 2: Moses continues the story, ending with the Amorite war.
• [Addition: The Rephaim.]
• Deuteronomy 3: Moses continues the story, ending in the valley opposite Bethpeor.
• Deuteronomy 4: Moses reminds the people to worship God properly.
• Deuteronomy 5: The ten commandments are reiterated.
• [Addition: The origins of the ten commandments and the Egyptian Book of the Dead.]
• Deuteronomy 6: The meaning of the first commandment is explained and expanded.
• Deuteronomy 7: Instructions for arrival in the Promised Land.
• Deuteronomy 8: Warnings against complacency.
• Deuteronomy 9: Warnings against self-righteousness.
• Deuteronomy 10: Moses recaps the journey so far and imparts some rules.
• Deuteronomy 11: Rewards for following the ordinances and punishments for failure.
• Deuteronomy 12: Rules are given, focusing on the centralization of worship.
• Deuteronomy 13: Instructions for dealing with missionaries of other gods.
• Deuteronomy 14: Rules regarding mourning, diet, and tithing.
• Deuteronomy 15: Rules regarding poverty, slaves, and the consecration of firstlings.
• Deuteronomy 16: Detailing of the cultic calendar.
• Deuteronomy 17: Rules regarding idolatry, judgements, and kings.
• Deuteronomy 18: Rules regarding priests and prophets.
• Deuteronomy 19: Rules regarding cities of refuge and witnesses.
• Deuteronomy 20: Rules regarding the waging of war.
• Deuteronomy 21: Rules regarding various community situations.
• Deuteronomy 22: Rules regarding various community situations.
• Deuteronomy 23: Rules regarding humanitarian and cultic concerns.
• Deuteronomy 24: Rules regarding humanitarian and cultic concerns.
• Deuteronomy 25: Rules regarding humanitarian and cultic concerns.
• Deuteronomy 26: On the offerings of First Fruits.
• Deuteronomy 27: The Shechem ceremony and twelve curses.
• Deuteronomy 28: Rewards for following the ordinances and punishments for failure.
• Deuteronomy 29: The sealing of the covenant.
• Deuteronomy 30: The sealing of the covenant.
• Deuteronomy 31: Joshua is commissioned, future rebellions are predicted.
• Deuteronomy 32: Moses recites God’s song, then dies.
• Deuteronomy 33: Moses gives his final blessings.
• Deuteronomy 34: Moses’s death.
• [Addition: Closing thoughts on Deuteronomy.]