Deuteronomy Chapter 12: In One Place Alone — Centralized Worship, and a Faith That Doesn’t Follow Its Own Will
PROLOGUE — The Beginning of the Detailed Law Code Deuteronomy 12 opens this book’s third major section (chapters 12–26, the […]
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is the fifth and final book of the Torah, consisting of 34 chapters. Its name means “second law” — it’s essentially Moses’s farewell address to Israel, delivered on the plains of Moab just before they cross into the promised land.
Deuteronomy Chapter 13: Something More Important Than a Sign — False Prophets and the Temptation of Those Closest to Us
PROLOGUE — Even a Miracle Is No Guarantee of Truth Deuteronomy 13 addresses three sources that could lead toward idolatry
Deuteronomy Chapter 14: The Table of a Holy People — Clean Food, Unclean Food, and Tithes That Are Shared
PROLOGUE — Two Forms of Holiness: What We Eat, and What We Share Deuteronomy 14 summarizes the clean and unclean
Deuteronomy Chapter 15: Freedom in the Seventh Year — Release for the Indebted, Release for the Bondservant
PROLOGUE — Periodic Liberation from Economic Bondage Deuteronomy 15 expands the Sabbath year principle of Leviticus 25 into practical economic
Deuteronomy Chapter 16: Three Pilgrimages, and Impartial Justice — The Regulations of Feasts and Judges
PROLOGUE — Feasts for Remembering, Institutions for Justice Deuteronomy 16 addresses two subjects — the three pilgrimage feasts Israelite men
Deuteronomy Chapter 17: A King From Among the Brethren — Unblemished Offerings, Difficult Cases, and a Humble Ruler
\PROLOGUE — Three Domains of Authority Deuteronomy 17 addresses three distinct domains of authority — worship at the altar, difficult