Abraham
Creation
of world
2000
B.C.
Moses
1400
B.C..
Book 5 DEUTERONOMY
• The name means
“SECOND LAW”
• THEME: What it means
to have a covenant with
the LORD
• DATE: 1406 BC
2000
A.D.
30
A.D
.
Moses
• Deuteronomy records three
sermons Moses preached to
the nation Israel as they lay
camped on the east bank of
the Jordan River across from
Jericho.
• Moses was 120 years old at
the time
• Moses warns Israel of the
spiritual dangers they will
face and he seeks to
encourage them in the grace
of their LORD.
Purpose of the Book
Deuteronomy is a fascinating book that describes God’s people in a
time in between. After forty years of wandering in the wilderness,
they arrived at the Promised Land but hadn’t entered yet.
Deuteronomy mostly consists of the speeches Moses gave to the
second generation on the plains of Moab before they entered the
Promised Land. The first generation, those who had left Egypt and
witnessed God’s mighty acts of salvation, had died—all except Joshua,
Caleb, and Moses. The second generation had not witnessed first
hand God’s powerful acts against Egypt, nor his awesome glory
revealed on Mount Sinai. Moses took a long pause to instruct this new
generation about what makes them God’s people and to challenge
them to find their identity and purpose in the covenant with God. As
the people waited at the edge of the Promised Land, God’s promises
were already there to the reaching hand, but they had not yet been
fulfilled.
Recap of Israel’s History (ch: 1-4)
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The command to Leave Horeb (1:1-8)
The appointment of leaders (1:9 – 18)
12 Spies on Canaan (1:19 – 25)
Rebellion against the Lord (1:26 – 46)
Wanderings in the Desert (2:1 – 23)
Defeat of Sihon, King of Heshbron (2:24 – 37)
Defeat of Og, King of Bashan (3:1-11)
Division of the land (3:12 – 20)
Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan (3:21-29)
Obedience Command and Idolatry Forbidden (4:1-31)
The Lord is God (4:32 – 40)
Cities of Refuge (4:41 – 43)
Moses Speaks
These are the words
that Moses spoke to all
Israel beyond the Jordan
in the wilderness…go in
and take possession of
the land that LORD
swore to your fathers, to
Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob, to give to them
and to their offspring
after them. (1:1, 8)
The Wilderness
Years
Turn northward and
command the people,
You are about to pass
through the territory of
your brothers, the
people of Esau, who live
in Seir; and they will be
afraid of you. So be very
careful. (2:4)
Mount Seir, Edom and Esau
• Mount Seir is located in
Edom
• Region southeast of the Salt
Sea, now part of Saudia
Arabia
• Edom was settled by Esau
the twin brother of Jacob.
• This land was promised to
them by God
(Genesis 36:8 – 9)
The Wilderness Years
Do not contend with them, for I
will not give you any of their
land, no, not so much as for the
sole of the foot to tread on,
because I have given Mt. Seir to
Esau as a possession…purchase
what you need from them…for
the Lord your God has blessed
you in the all the work of your
hand. He knows your going
through this great wilderness.
These forty years the LORD God
has been with you. You have
lacked nothing. (2:5 - 7)
38 Year Journey
At the time from our
leaving Kadesh-barnea
until we corssed the
brook Zered was thirtyeight years, until the
entire generation, that
is, the men of war, had
perished from the
camp, as the LORD had
sworn to them. (2:14)
Moses Forbidden to Enter the Land
Moses Command
And now, O Israel, listen to the statues and
the rules that I am teaching you, and do
them, that you may live, and go in and take
possession of the land that the LORD, the
God of your fathers, is giving you. You shall
not add to the word that I command you,
nor take from it, that you may keep the
commandments of the LORD your God that
I command you. (Deuteronomy 4:1 – 2)
For what great nation is
there, that has a God so
near to it as the LORD
our God is to us,
whenever we call upon
him? Only take
care…don’t forget…and
don’t depart from my
word…Make them know
to you children and your
children’s children…