© Rabbi David L. Kline
http://good-to-be-a-jew.blogspot.com/
DEUTERONOMY, Reading Guide
* Because you were a slave in Egypt
1
Time, place. Journey:
Chorev to Promised Land. Tribal
leaders. Wilderness. 12 spies (Num 13).
2 Brotherly Edomite, Moabite,
Amonite settlers. 40 years.
Sichon/Emorites (Num 21:21).
3 Og (Num 21:33; 32:41). Geography: Reuven, Gad, M’nashe. Joshua. No to Moses’ prayer.
4
LAWS AND ORDINANCES
Don’t add …. or delete
:6 shows that Israel is
great, wise, understanding, and Godly :15-24 theology :25 Idolatry leads to punishment by annihilation :41 cities of refuge
:44 This is the Torah. . .
5
THE TEN* at Horev (Ctr Exodus 20, 34) Revelation terrifies most people.
6
Sh’ma, Thou shalt love. . . Thank God for dispossessing the natives. היינו עבדים*
7
Destroy the 7 indigenous nations, no intermarriage, no deals They’ll teach you idolatry
:6 Israel is
chosen and special to Yahh – patriarchs :9 God
faithful and consistent
:12 Retribution :17 Divine protection against enemy nations:
obligation :25 Pagan shrines a trap
8
Wandering was a test and learning experience (ctr Num 14:26-38) :7 Thank Yahh for good land :19 idolatry results from
forgetting
9
Don’t think you are virtuous; promise to patriarchs, :6 Stiff necked people; molten calf
:26 Moses wins argument with God
(cf Ex 32:7-14, see comparison columns doc)
10
Tablets in box :8
Levites :12 see Micah 6:8 :17 Yahh is chief God, and looks out
for underdog
11 Teach
your children history! :10 this
land depends on Yahh for rain :26
blessing and curse
12 Single sanctuary! Offerings and their
rules :29 avoid syncretism
13
False prophet:17-19 Idolatrous family or city, cherem/obliteration
14
Yahh’s children: dietary restrictions :22 Food tithes to be consumed at sanctuary
15
Treatment of the poor*
sabbatical for loans :12
Hebrew slave :19 eat animal
firstborn at santuary
16
3 sanctuary Festivals*. :18 courts Justice, justice shall ye pursue תרדוף צדק צדק
:21 idolatry
17 Stone an idolater :8 high court at sanctuary :14 proper
monarchy
18
Levitical priests :9 pagan diviner replaced by PROPHET :16 revelation hazardous :19 authoritative
19
3 cities of refuge for manslaughter :11 vengeance
for murder :15 witnesses :21 lex
talionis
20
War prep :10
negotiate/battle :17 cherem for indigenous peoples :19 save the trees
21
Found corpse :11 female
captive :15 polygyny and inheritance :18 rebellious son.
:22 execution
22
Treatment of animals, cross dressing, bird and chicks, building safety,
mixed seeds, plowing, linsey-woolsey, tassels, bride slander, if true,
adultery, premarital sex
23
Father’s privates, eunuch, mamzer, Amonite, Moabite (Bil’am),
ctr. Edomites, Egyptians. military purity. runaway slave, prostitution, usury, oaths, pick a picnic
24
Divorce, bridegroom exempt from army, pawning, kidnapping, leprosy,
lending, labor law, individual guilt, the powerless*, gleaning*
25
Court, corporal punishment, kindness to animal :5 levirate marriage
:11 agressive woman, just weights and measures :29 Remember Amalek (and annihilate)
26
Thanksgiving ritual: recite history :12 tithe prayer
:16 mutual affirmation -- the people and Yahh
27
Torah monument, worship/ratification at Ebal :15 amen curses: idolatry, dishonor parents,
boundaries, straying the blind, injustice to powerless, incest(x3), bestiality,
murder, contract killing, disregard of Torah
28
(Cf Lev 26) Rewards :15 punishments (:58 words of Torah written in this
book) (:69 words of covenant)
29
Understand history :9 Stand
and enter Covenant :21 warning
about future idolatry
30
Repentence :11 mitsvah at
hand. :15 Choose life: love and
obey Yahh vs. idolatry :20 your life, length
31
Moses’ advice :7 to
Joshua :9 Torah written, public
reading :18 idolatry
warning, rebellious tendencies
32
Hear, sky, earth: poetic theology
:7 history, wilderness, rejection, stupidity :48 the view from Mt. Nebo
33
This is the blessing, Yahh of the mountains :7 poetic list of ll tribes :26 Israel lucky to have such a God
34
One last look, then Moses dies at 120 :10 never again a prophet as great as Moses
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