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 […]
The Detailed Law Code(Chapters 12–26)
Centralization of worship, purity laws, festivals, the judicial system, regulations concerning kings and prophets, laws of warfare, and protections for society’s vulnerable are all compiled here in remarkably specific, everyday legislation. This is the largest section of Deuteronomy.
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