Deuteronomy 23 – Instructions to the Assembly, Various Laws A. Those excluded from leadership in Israel. 1. (1) Eunuchs are excluded from leadership in the congregation of Israel. “He who is emasculated by crushing or mutilation shall not enter the assembly of the LORD. a. By crushing or mutilation: This refers to those emasculated by…

Deuteronomy 22 – Various Laws A. Laws to demonstrate kindness and purity. 1. (1-4) Kindness to your brother regarding his animals and lost property. “You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep going astray, and hide yourself from them; you shall certainly bring them back to your brother. And if your brother is…

Deuteronomy 21 – Various Laws A. The law of unsolved murders. 1. (1) The presence of an unsolved murder. “If anyone is found slain, lying in the field in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, a. If anyone is found slain:…

Deuteronomy 20 – Instructions Concerning Warfare A. The spiritual and practical preparation of the army. 1. (1) The command to trust in God. “When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God is…

Deuteronomy 19 – Concerning Criminal Law A. Cities of refuge to be provided. 1. (1-3) Three special cities. “When the LORD your God has cut off the nations whose land the LORD your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and dwell in their cities and in their houses, you shall separate three cities…

Deuteronomy 18 – Priests and Prophets A. The provision for priests and Levites. 1. (1-2) The inheritance of the Levites. “The priests, the Levites—all the tribe of Levi—shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and His portion. Therefore they shall have no inheritance…

Deuteronomy 16 – The Three Major Feasts A. The observance of Passover. 1. (1-2) The sacrifice of the Passover. “Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. Therefore you shall sacrifice the…

Deuteronomy 15 – Laws Regarding the Poor A. Laws regarding the poor. 1. (1-6) Release of debts every seventh year. “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts. And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall release it; he…

Deuteronomy 14 – Living All of Life for the LORD A. Commands regarding separation from pagan practices. 1. (1) The command to abstain from pagan burial customs. “You are the children of the LORD your God; you shall not cut yourselves nor shave the front of your head for the dead. a. You shall not…

Deuteronomy 13 – Keeping the Worship of God Pure A. Protecting against those who would entice Israel to serve other gods. 1. (1-3) Protecting against the deceiver who comes with miraculous signs. “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the…

Deuteronomy 12 – The Worship God Commands A. The place of worship. 1. (1-4) The command to destroy Canaanite places of worship. “These are the statutes and judgments which you shall be careful to observe in the land which the LORD God of your fathers is giving you to possess, all the days that you…

Deuteronomy 11 – Blessing and Curses for Israel A. Blessing in Israel’s past and future. 1. (1-7) Israel must remember the many ways God had already blessed them. “Therefore you shall love the LORD your God, and keep His charge, His statutes, His judgments, and His commandments always. Know today that I do not speak…