Deuteronomy 28 – Blessing and Cursing A. Blessings on obedience. 1. (1-2) Overtaken by blessing. “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations…

Deuteronomy 27 – Stones of Witness A. The special altar on Mount Ebal. 1. (1-8) The command to set up a special altar. Now Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying: “Keep all the commandments which I command you today. And it shall be, on the day when you cross over the…

Deuteronomy 26 – Presenting Firstfruits and Tithes A. Instruction for bringing the firstfruits and tithes. 1. (1-4) Bringing the firstfruits to the priest. “And it shall be, when you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it, that you shall…

Deuteronomy 25 – More Laws on Various Subjects A. Two laws to protect criminals and animals. 1. (1-3) A limit on corporal punishment. “If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court, that the judges may judge them, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked, then it shall be, if…

Deuteronomy 24 – The Law of Divorce and Other Various Laws A. Divorce, remarriage, and marriage. 1. (1) The law of divorce in ancient Israel. “When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he…

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…