THE INTRODUCTIO TO THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES
DUETRONOMY
ALL THESE INTRODUCTIONS COME FROM THE ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE COMMENTARY
AUTHOR: Moses gets credit for being the author of Deuteronomy
DATE: It’s been dated possibly to the end of Moses’ life right before the entrance into Canaan …
MAJOR THEME: The major theme is loving God with all our heart and strength with all our bodies, soul, and mind … (Deuteronomy 6:5): “You shall love the Lord Your God from your whole heart, from your whole soul, and from your whole power … This is a call to full commitment to the Lord it requires our actions more than some play on some words …
BACKGROUND: Deuteronomy was written in the territory of Moab where the Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea … Moses’ death is imminent … He has given his final address, transferred all his authority to Joshua, so Joshua can lead the Israelites into the promised land … Their nomadic lifestyle is fixing to change, and Moses has prepared them for a life in Canaan … DUETRONOMY, means the “SECOND LAWGIVING”, which comes from Moses’ heart in a warm, personal, homiletic form compared to his other books …
Numbers 6:24-26
In Christ love Jared W Campbell
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