Analysis of the Book of Deuteronomy

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HISTORICAL-CULTURAL CONTEXT
Many scriptures found in Deuteronomy along with several scriptures in the Old and New Testament point to Moses as being the author of Deuteronomy. One main verse that points to Moses as being the author of Deuteronomy is 31:9 which states, “9 Then Moses wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel. The book of Deuteronomy never clearly states who the author is, but by all viewing all other scripture and the scripture found in the book of Deuteronomy Moses seems to be the only person that could have possibly written the book of Deuteronomy. Moses audiences in this book are the tribes of Israel. Many Jewish scholars who interpret the book of Deuteronomy believe that Moses audience were the elders of each tribe who delivered what Moses had spoke. The starting date of Deuteronomy is 1451 BC. Moses gives three speeches throughout this book, but there are five parts that make up the covenant renewal. The five parts of the covenant renewal that take place in Deuteronomy are the Preamble, Historical Prologue, Terms, Sanctions, and Ratifications. The Ten Commandments are given to people of Israel in the book of Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy is all about renewing the covenant between God and His people. God spoke to Moses and used Moses to speak to the people of Israel. The covenant renewal took place in the desert which was east of the Jordan River. Everything that took place in the book of Deuteronomy was in the Plains of Moab and in the crossing of the Jordan River to the Promise Land. The generation of Exodus was no more and Moses now led the new generation. In order for the people of Israel to enter into the Promis...

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...times we want to change scripture to fit our lifestyle and that is wrong. We need to take scripture as God intended it to be taken and let it be the head of our lives.

Works Cited

Bible Gateway Passage: Deuteronomy 12:31 - English Standard Version." Bible Gateway. Accessed April 16, 2014. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A2-3&version=ESV. Calvin, Jean, and Charles William Bingham. Commentaries on the four last books of Moses: arranged in the form of a harmony. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1950.
Merrill, Eugene H.. Deuteronomy. Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman & Holman, 1994.
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