Deuteronomy Chapter 18: I Will Raise Them Up a Prophet Like Unto Thee — The Boundary Between True and False Prophecy
PROLOGUE — The Proper Way to Hear God’s Voice Deuteronomy 18 opens with a brief reaffirmation of the priests’ and […]
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 19: Do Not Remove the Boundary Marker — Cities of Refuge, and Justice Against a False Witness
PROLOGUE — Three Regulations of Protection and Justice Deuteronomy 19 reaffirms the city-of-refuge system already addressed in Numbers 35, now
Deuteronomy Chapter 20: Let the Fainthearted Return — Human Compassion and Divine Principle in War
PROLOGUE — Even War Stands Under Regulation Deuteronomy 20 addresses the regulations of conducting war. Remarkably, this chapter is not
Deuteronomy Chapter 21: Responsibility for Bloodshed — An Unsolved Murder, a Captive Woman, and the Right of the Firstborn
PROLOGUE — Justice Within Various Human Relationships Deuteronomy 21 addresses three distinct situations — a murder whose perpetrator cannot be
Deuteronomy Chapter 22: Do Not Ignore It — Responsibility Toward Your Neighbor, and Boundaries of Purity
PROLOGUE — Scattered Regulations, One Common Spirit Deuteronomy 22 contains a variety of regulations that seem, on the surface, unrelated
Deuteronomy Chapter 23: A Place Prepared Outside the Camp — The Boundaries and Generosity of a Holy Community
PROLOGUE — Inclusion and Distinction, Two Coexisting Principles Deuteronomy 23 holds together two currents that seem, at first glance, contradictory