Deuteronomy Bible Study Resources

Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy.

The Hebrew name of the book is ‘elleh haddebarim (“These are the words”) or, more simply debarim (“words”; see 1.1). The word “Deuteronomy” refers to a “second law.”

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Basics

• Setting: The plains of Moab, as the people are poised to enter the land. Thus, the chief concerns are what is required in taking the land and living in it.
• Themes: Covenant; obedience and disobedience; blessings and curses; “diligently” observing the Lord’s commandments and statues; the character of the promised land; love for God.
• Structure: Three major speeches given by Moses
• 1:1-4:43 – “What God has done for Israel”; recounts Israel’s history to this point
• 4:44-26:19 – “What God expects from Israel” when the nation enters and lives in the promised land; Legal and narrative material
• 27:1-34:12 – “What God will do” for Israel; contains more prophetical material looking forward.

Main Themes

1. Dt 4:5-8 – Israel’s witness to the nations
2. Dt 5:1-4 – The new generation as covenant partners
3. Dt 6:1-9 – The Great commandment
4. Dt 8:7-10 and Dt 11:8-12 – The character of the promised land
5. Dt 10:12-22 – The essence of the law
6. Dt 18:15-22 – A prophet like moses
7. Dt 28:45-68 – Scattering and exile predicted
8. Dt 31:23 – The promise to Joshua

Section 1: Background

Background & Outlines

• Chart: Bible History at a glance
• Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline
• Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament
• Bible Atlas: Egypt
• Bible Atlas: Sinai
• Bible Atlas: Mount Horeb/Sinai
• Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book
• John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background
• ESV Introduction to Deuteronomy
• ESV The Global Message of Deuteronomy
• NIV: Introduction to Deuteronomy
• Biblehub: Timeline of Deuteronomy
• Hebrew Calendar
• Deuteronomy Quotes in the New Testament
• Pentateuch at a glance

Section 2: Maps

Maps from Bible-History.com

• Israel in OT Times
• The Exodus from Egypt
• Map of the Exodus
• Map of the Exodus (2)
• Mount Horeb or Mount Sinai
• Red Sea at the time of Moses
• Canaan Before Joshua
• The Island of Caphtor

Maps from Studylight.org

• Events during the Sojourn at Kadesh-Barnea
• Journey of the Spies
• The Journey from Kadesh-Barnea to the Plains of Moab
• Canaan in the 14th Century: The Tell el-Amarna Tablets
• The Egyptian Empire and the Hittites
• Egyptian Empire and Balance of Power, ca. 1400 BCE
• The Route of the Exodus
• Ancient Near East from 1200-100 BCE

Section 4: Key Words

Key Words

• LORD your God (279x/239v); Lord our God (22x/21v); LORD spoke (9x); LORD will (34x/34v).
• shall not (128x/116v).
• heart (43v) – Strong’s H3824 in Dt 2:30; Dt 4:9; Dt 4:29; Dt 4:39; Dt 5:29; Dt 6:5; Dt 6:6; Dt 7:17; Dt 8:2; Dt 8:5; Dt 8:14; Dt 8:17; Dt 9:4; Dt 9:5; Dt 10:12; Dt 10:16; Dt 11:13; Dt 11:18; Dt 13:3; Dt 15:7; Dt 15:9; Dt 15:10; Dt 17:17; Dt 17:20; Dt 18:21; Dt 20:8; Dt 24:15; Dt 26:16; Dt 28:28; Dt 28:47; Dt 28:67; Dt 29:18; Dt 30:2; Dt 30:6; Dt 30:10; Dt 30:14; Dt 30:17; Dt 32:46; also Strong H3820 in Dt 4:11; Dt 28:65; Dt 29:4; Dt 29:19; Strongs H5315 in Dt 14:26.
• command (25v) – Strong’s H6680 in Dt 2:4; Dt 4:2; Dt 6:2; Dt 12:11; Dt 12:14; Dt 12:28; Dt 12:32; Dt 15:11; Dt 18:18; Dt 19:7; Dt 19:9; Dt 27:1; Dt 27:10; Dt 28:1; Dt 28:8; Dt 28:14; Dt 30:2; Dt 30:8; Dt 30:11; Dt 30:16; Dt 32:46; also Strong’s H6310 in Dt 1:26; Dt 1:43; Dt 9:23;
• commanded (39v) – Strong’s H6680 in Dt 1:3; Dt 1:18; Dt 1:19; Dt 1:41; Dt 2:37; Dt 3:18; Dt 3:21; Dt 4:5; Dt 4:13; Dt 4:14; Dt 4:23; Dt 5:12; Dt 5:15; Dt 5:16; Dt 5:32; Dt 5:33; Dt 6:1; Dt 6:17; Dt 6:20; Dt 6:24; Dt 6:25; Dt 9:12; Dt 9:16; Dt 10:5; Dt 12:21; Dt 13:5; Dt 17:3; Dt 18:20; Dt 20:17; Dt 24:8; Dt 26:13; Dt 26:14; Dt 28:45; Dt 29:1; Dt 31:5; Dt 31:10; Dt 31:25; Dt 31:29; Dt 34:9.
• covenant (26v) – Strong’s H1285 in Dt 4:13; Dt 4:23; Dt 4:31; Dt 5:2; Dt 5:3; Dt 7:2; Dt 7:9; Dt 7:12; Dt 8:18; Dt 9:9; Dt 9:11; Dt 9:15; Dt 10:8; Dt 17:2; Dt 29:1; Dt 29:9; Dt 29:12; Dt 29:14; Dt 29:21; Dt 29:25; Dt 31:9; Dt 31:16; Dt 31:20; Dt 31:25; Dt 31:26; Dt 33:9.
• fear (24x) – usually Strong’s H3372a in Dt 1:21; Dt 1:29; Dt 3:2; Dt 3:22; Dt 4:10; Dt 5:29; Dt 6:2; Dt 6:13; Dt 6:24; Dt 8:6; Dt 10:12; Dt 10:20; Dt 13:4; Dt 14:23; Dt 17:19; Dt 21:21; Dt 25:18; Dt 28:58; Dt 31:8; Dt 31:12; Dt 31:13; also Strong’s H1481c in Dt 1:17; Strong’s H3372 in Dt 2:25; Strong’s H4172 in Dt 11:25;
• keep (33v) Strong’s H8104 in Dt 4:2; Dt 4:6; Dt 4:9; Dt 4:40; Dt 5:10; Dt 5:12; Dt 5:29; Dt 6:2; Dt 6:17; Dt 7:9; Dt 7:11; Dt 7:12; Dt 8:2; Dt 8:6; Dt 10:13; Dt 11:1; Dt 11:8; Dt 11:22; Dt 13:4; Dt 23:9; Dt 26:17; Dt 26:18; Dt 27:1; Dt 28:9; Dt 29:9; Dt 30:10; Dt 30:16. also as ‘observe’ in Dt 5:1; Dt 5:12; Dt 12:1; Dt 16:1; Dt 19:9; Dt 24:8.
• observe (18v) – Strong’s H6213a in Dt 5:15; Dt 5:31; Dt 5:32; Dt 6:24; Dt 6:25; Dt 15:5; Dt 16:1; Dt 16:12; Dt 17:10; Dt 28:13; Dt 28:15; Dt 28:58; Dt 29:29; Dt 30:8; Dt 30:12; Dt 30:13; Dt 30:14; Dt 31:12; Dt 32:46 (also translated ‘do’ in other verses).
• nations (30v) – Strong’s H1471 in Dt 4:27; Dt 4:38; Dt 7:1; Dt 7:17; Dt 7:22; Dt 8:20; Dt 9:1; Dt 9:4; Dt 9:5; Dt 11:23; Dt 12:2; Dt 12:29; Dt 12:30; Dt 15:6; Dt 17:14; Dt 18:9; Dt 18:14; Dt 19:1; Dt 20:15; Dt 26:19; Dt 28:1; Dt 28:12; Dt 28:65; Dt 29:16; Dt 29:18; Dt 29:24; Dt 30:1; Dt 31:3; Dt 32:8; Dt 32:43.
• love (24x/23v) – Strong’s H157 in Dt 5:10; Dt 6:5; Dt 7:9; Dt 7:13; Dt 10:12; Dt 10:15; Dt 10:18; Dt 10:19; Dt 11:1; Dt 11:13; Dt 11:22; Dt 13:3; Dt 19:9; Dt 30:6; Dt 30:16; Strong’s H2836a in Dt 7:7;
• listen (31x/31v) – Strong’s H8085 in Dt 1:43; Dt 1:45; Dt 3:26; Dt 4:1; Dt 4:30; Dt 6:3; Dt 7:12; Dt 8:20; Dt 11:13; Dt 11:27; Dt 11:28; Dt 12:28; Dt 13:3; Dt 13:4; Dt 13:8; Dt 13:18; Dt 15:5; Dt 18:14; Dt 18:15; Dt 18:19; Dt 21:18; Dt 23:5; Dt 26:17; Dt 27:9; Dt 28:13; obey (12x; same word) – Strong’s H8085 in Dt 21:18; Dt 21:20; Dt 27:10; Dt 28:1; Dt 28:2; Dt 28:15; Dt 28:45; Dt 28:62; Dt 30:2; Dt 30:8; Dt 30:10; Dt 30:17.
• remember (15x) – Strong’s H3117 in Dt 4:10 (implied); Dt 5:15; Dt 7:18; Dt 8:2; Dt 8:18; Dt 9:7; Dt 9:27; Dt 15:15; Dt 16:3; Dt 16:12; Dt 24:9; Dt 24:18; Dt 24:22; Dt 25:17; Dt 32:7.
• forget (9x) – Strong’s H7911 in Dt 4:9; Dt 4:23; Dt 4:31; Dt 6:12; Dt 8:11; Dt 8:14; Dt 8:19; Dt 9:7; Dt 25:19; forgotten (3x; same word) in Dt 24:19; Dt 26:13; Dt 31:21.
• bless (20x) – Strong’s H1288 in Dt 1:11; Dt 7:13; Dt 8:10; Dt 10:8; Dt 14:29; Dt 15:4; Dt 15:6; Dt 15:10; Dt 15:18; Dt 16:15; Dt 21:5; Dt 23:20; Dt 24:13; Dt 24:19; Dt 26:15; Dt 27:12; Dt 28:8; Dt 28:12; Dt 30:16; Dt 33:11; blessed (13x; same word) in Dt 2:7; Dt 7:14; Dt 12:7; Dt 15:14; Dt 28:3; Dt 28:4; Dt 28:5; Dt 28:6; Dt 33:1; Dt 33:13; Dt 33:20; Dt 33:24; Dt 33:29.
• blessing (11x) – Strong’s H1293 in Dt 11:26; Dt 11:27; Dt 11:29; Dt 12:15; Dt 16:17; Dt 23:5; Dt 28:8; Dt 30:1; Dt 30:19; Dt 33:1; Dt 33:23.
• life (19x/15v) – Strong’s H2425b in Dt 4:9; Dt 6:2; Dt 16:3; Dt 17:19; Dt 28:66; Dt 30:15; Dt 30:19; Dt 30:20; Strong’s H5315 in Dt 12:23; Dt 19:6; Dt 19:21; Dt 24:6; Strong’s H8318 in Dt 14:19; Strong’s H2421a in Dt 32:39; Strong’s H2425b in Dt 32:47.
• curse(s) (16x) – Strong’s H7045 in Dt 11:26; Dt 11:28; Dt 11:29; Dt 23:4; Dt 23:5; Dt 27:13; Dt 28:15; Dt 28:45; Dt 29:27; Dt 30:1; Dt 30:19; Strong’s H423 in Dt 29:19; Dt 29:20; Dt 29:21; Dt 30:7; Strong’s H3994 in Dt 28:20.
• cursed (16x) – Strong’s H779 in Dt 27:15; Dt 27:16; Dt 27:17; Dt 27:18; Dt 27:19; Dt 27:20; Dt 27:21; Dt 27:22; Dt 27:23; Dt 27:24; Dt 27:25; Dt 27:26; Dt 28:16; Dt 28:17; Dt 28:18; Dt 28:19.
• death (23x/19v) – Strong’s H4191 in Dt 13:5; Dt 13:9; Dt 13:10; Dt 17:5; Dt 17:6; Dt 17:7; Dt 19:6; Dt 21:21; Dt 21:22; Dt 22:21; Dt 22:24; Dt 22:26; Dt 24:16; Dt 30:15; Dt 30:19; Dt 31:27; Dt 31:29; Dt 32:39; Dt 33:1.

Section 3: Encylopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Deuteronomy, Theology Of
• American Tract Society: Deuteronomy
• Bridgeway Bible Dictionary: Deuteronomy
• Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Deuteronomy
• Fausset Bible Dictionary: Deuteronomy, the Book Of
• Holman Bible Dictionary: Deuteronomy, the Book Of
• Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible: Deuteronomy
• Morrish Bible Dictionary: Deuteronomy, Book Of
• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Deuteronomy
• McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia: Deuteronomy
• The Nuttall Encyclopedia: Deuteronomy
• The Jewish Encyclopedia: Deuteronomy

Section 5: Commentaries

Commentaries

• Ligionier.org Top 5 Commentaries: Deuteronomy
• Tim Challies Best Commentaries: Deuteronomy
• Commentary Reviews: Deuteronomy
• Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Deuteronomy
• Matthew Henry: Deuteronomy
• Albert Barnes Notes: Deuteronomy
• Reformation Study Bible Notes: Deuteronomy
• Geneva Study Bible: Deuteronomy
• Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Deuteronomy

Section 6: Articles

Journal Articles

• Fairbairn, Patrick. The Revelation of the Law in Scripture (London: T. & T. Clark, 1869)–484 pgs. 
• Armerding, Carl. The Last Words of Moses: Deuteronomy 33,” Bibliotheca Sacra 114 (July 1957) 225-34.
• Baylis, Charles. “Repentance in Acts in Light of Deuteronomy 30,” Michigan Theological Journal, 1990.
• Caneday, Ardel. Redeemed from the Curse of the Law the Use of Dt 21:22-23 in Gal 3:13 Trinity J (1989) p185 
• Crump, Wayne. Deuteronomy 7: A Covenant Sermon,” Restoration Quarterly 17 (1974) 222-235 
• Feinberg, Charles L. “Cities of Refuge,” Bibliotheca Sacra 103 (1946) 411-17.
• Hays, J. Daniel. “Applying the Old Testament Law,” Bibliotheca Sacra 158 (Jan. 2001) 21-35.
• Heck, Joel D. “A History of the Interpretation of Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33,” Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (Jan1990) 16-31 
• Heiser, Michael S. “Deuteronomy 32:8 and the Sons of God,” Bibliotheca Sacra 158 (Jan. 2001) 52-74. 
• Laney, J. Carl. “Deuteronomy 24:1-4 and the Issue of Divorce,” Bibliotheca Sacra 149 (1992) 3-15.
• Walton, John H. “Deuteronomy: An Exposition of the Spirit of the Law,” Grace Theological J 8.2 (1987) 213-25.  *[MS Word],  *.pdf,  *.html 
• Waterhouse, S. Douglas. “A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey,” Andrews U Seminary Studies 1 (1963) 152-66 
• Willoughby, Bruce E A Heart Felt Love: An Exegesis of Deut 6:4-19 Restoration Quarterly 20 (1977) 73-87 
• Baker, David – Ten Commandments, Two Tablets: The Shape of the Decalogue
• David L. Baker, “The Finger of God and the Forming of a Nation: The Origin and Purpose of the Decalogue,” Tyndale Bulletin 56.1 (2005): 1-24.
• Daniel I. Block, “Recovering the voice of Moses: the genesis of Deuteronomy,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 44.3 (Sept. 2001): 385-408. 
• Daniel I. Block, “How many is God? an investigation into the meaning of Deuteronomy 6:4-5,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47.2 (June 2004): 193-212.
• Daniel I. Block, “‘You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor’s Wife’: A Study In Deuteronomic Domestic Ideology,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.3 (Sept. 2010): 449-474. 
• George G. Cameron, “The Laws Peculiar to Deuteronomy,” The Princeton Theological Review 1.3 (1903): 434-456.  
• Peter C. Craigie, “Deuteronomy and Ugaritic Studies,” Tyndale Bulletin 27 (1976): 155-169.  
• Arthur E. Cundall, “Sancturies (Central and Local) in Pre-exilic Israel, with particular reference to the Book of Deuteronomy,” Vox Evangelica 4 (1965): 4-27. 
• Justin M. Fuhrmann, “Deuteronomy 6-8 and the History of Interpretation: An Exposition on the First Two Commandments,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.1 (March 2010): 37-63. 
• Gershon Galil, “The Message of the Book of Kings in Relation to Deuteronomy and Jeremiah,” Bibliotheca Sacra158: 632 (2001): 406-14.
• Robert P. Gordon, “Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic School,” Tyndale Bulletin 25 (1974): 113-120.  
• Andrew E. Hill, “The Ebal ceremony as Hebrew land grant,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.4 (Dec. 1988): 399-406. 
• David M. Howard, Jr., “The Case for Kingship in Deuteronomy and the Former Prophets,” Westminster Theological Journal 52.1 (1990): 101-115.
• Robert M. Johnston, “‘The Least of the Commandments’: Deuteronomy 22:6-7 in rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity,” Andrews University Seminary Studies 20.3 (Autumn 1982): 205-215. 
• Walter C. Kaiser Jr., “Current crisis in exegesis and the apostolic use of Deuteronomy 25:4 in 1 Corinthians 9:8-10,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 21.1 (March 1978): 3-18. 
• F.D. Kidner, Sacrifice in the Old Testament. London: The Tyndale Press, 1952. Pbk. 27. pdf 
• Meredith G. Kline, “The Two Tables of the Covenant,” Westminster Theological Journal 22.2 (1960): 133-146.
• Meredith G. Kline, “Dynastic Covenant,” Westminster Theological Journal 23.1 (1961): 1-15.
• J.P.U. Lilley, “The Judgement of God: The Problem of the Canaanites,” Themelios 22:2 (January 1997): 3-12.
• E.C. Lucas, “Covenant, treaty, and prophecy,” Themelios 8.1 (1982): 19-23.
• J. Gordon McConville, “God’s ‘name’ and God’s ‘glory’,” Tyndale Bulletin 30 (1979): 149-163.
• Gerald T. Manley, “The Moabite Background of Deuteronomy,” The Evangelical Quarterly 21.2 (April 1949): 81-92. 
• Gerald T. Manley, “A Problem in Deuteronomy ,” The Evangelical Quarterly 27.4 (1955): 201-204. [Deut. 10:6] 
• Gerald T. Manley, “A Note on Deuteronomy XXVII. 1-8,” The Theological Students Fellowship Terminal Letter 15 (Summer 1956): 4-5
• Gerald T. Manley, The Book of the Law: Studies in the Date of Deuteronomy. London: Tyndale, 1957. Hbk. pp.192.
• Keith Mattingly, “Joshua’s reception of the laying on of hands. Pt 2, Deuteronomy 34:7 and Conclusion,” Andrews University Seminary Studies 40.1 (Spring 2002): 89-103. 
• J.G. Millar, “The Ethics of Deuteronomy: An Exegetical and Theological Study,” Tyndale Bulletin 46.2 (1995): 389-392. 
• Georges Chawkat Moucarry, “The Alien According to the Torah,” Themelios 14.1 (October / November 1988): 17-20. 
• Jeffrey Niehaus, “The Central Sanctuary: Where and When?” Tyndale Bulletin 43.1 (1992): 3-30. 
• Brian S. Rosner, “The Concept of Idolatry,” Themelios 24.3 (May 1999): 21-30
• J.A. Thompson, “The Significance of the Ancient Near Eastern Treaty Pattern,” Tyndale Bulletin 13 (1963): 1-6. 
• John A. Thompson, The Ancient Near Eastern Treaties and the Old Testament. The Tyndale Lecture in Biblical Archaeology, 1963. London: The Tyndale Press, 1964. Pbk. pp.39. 
• Melvin Tinker, “Living in a World where Life is Cheap. The Relevance of the Book of Deuteronomy and the Sixth Commandment for the Debate on the Sanctity of Human Life,” Themelios 29.1 (Autumn 2003): 5-17.
• John H. Walton, “Deuteronomy: an Exposition of the Spirit of the Law,” Grace Theological Journal 8.2 (1987): 213-35. 
• S. Douglas Waterhouse, “A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey,” Andrews University Seminary Studies 1 (1963) 152-66.
• Gordon J. Wenham, “Legal Forms in the Book of the Covenant,” Tyndale Bulletin 22 (1971): 95-102. 
• Gordon J. Wenham, “Deuteronomy and the Central Sanctuary,” Tyndale Bulletin 22 (1971): 103-118.  
• Gordon J. Wenham, “The Date of Deuteronomy: linch-pin of Old Testament criticism Part 1,” Themelios 10.3 (1985): 15-20.
• Gordon J. Wenham, “The date of Deuteronomy: linch-pin of Old Testament criticism Part 2,” Themelios 11.1 (1985): 15-18.
• Harold M. Wiener [1875-1929], “The Laws of Deuteronomy and the Arguments from Silence,” The Princeton Theological Review 5.2 (1907): 188-209.
• Ian Wilson, “Divine Presence in Deuteronomy,” Tyndale Bulletin 43.2 (1992): 403-406.  
• PAUL BARKER Faithless Israel, Faithful Yahweh in Deuteronomy
• STEVEN COXHEAD –Deuteronomy 30:11-14 As A Prophecy Of The New Covenant In Christ
• JASON S DeROUCHE – From Condemnation to Righteousness: A Christian Reading of Deuteronomy
• DANIEL FABRICATORE-  Paul’s Use of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Romans 10:6-8
• PETER GENTRY – The Relationship of Deuteronomy to the Covenant at Sinai
• MYRON CURTIS KAUK – Paul’s Use of the Old Testament in Romans 10:6-8 – 212 page dissertation

Section 7: Got Questions

Got Questions.org

• Book of Deuteronomy – Bible Survey
• What is Deuteronomistic History?
• Does God oppose religious freedom in the Old Testament?
• Who was Og king of Bashan?
• Did God give Israel the Promised Land for all time (Deuteronomy 4:40)?
• What is the Shema? What does it mean that the LORD is one (Deuteronomy 6:4)?
• How can Jesus be God if Deuteronomy 6:4 says that God is one?
• What is the difference between laws, commands, commandments, decrees, and statutes?
• How could the laws of God be written on doorframes, gates, and foreheads?
• What are the Ten Commandments?
• What is the difference between the ceremonial law, the moral law, and the judicial law in the Old Testament?
• What does it mean that God is a consuming fire?
• Why is “You shall have no other gods before me” in the Ten Commandments?
• Why is “You shall not make for yourself an idol” in the Ten Commandments?
• What is the true meaning of the second commandment?
• Why is “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God” in the Ten Commandments?
• Why is “Honor your father and your mother” in the Ten Commandments?
• What does it mean to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy?
• Why is “You shall not murder” in the Ten Commandments?
• Why is “You shall not commit adultery” in the Ten Commandments?
• Why is “You shall not steal” in the Ten Commandments?
• Why is “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor” in the Ten Commandments?
• Why is “You shall not covet” in the Ten Commandments?
• Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
• What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday?
• Does God require Sabbath keeping of Christians?
• What is the Palestinian Covenant?
• What does the Bible say about the hornet?
• What is the land that God promised to Israel?
• What were the Urim and Thummim?
• What does the Bible mean by “an eye for an eye”?
• What is the law of retribution?
• What does it mean that God is the God of gods and Lord of lords?
• What can we learn from the laws that God gave for the kings of Israel?
• How was God Himself the inheritance of the Levites?
• Why is there a curse associated with hanging on a tree?
• What was the significance of the commands against mixing different things in Deuteronomy 22:9–11?
• Why would God’s law command a woman who is not a virgin on her wedding night to be stoned to death?
• Why does the Bible speak against wearing clothing made of different types of fabric?
• How accurate was the virginity test mentioned in Deuteronomy 22?
• Does Deuteronomy 22:28-29 command a rape victim to marry her rapist?
• What does Deuteronomy 24 teach about divorce?
• What is a levirate marriage?
• What are the blessings God promised Israel for obedience?
• What are the curses God promised Israel for disobedience?
• What does it mean that you are the head and not the tail in Deuteronomy 28:13?
• What does “I set before you life and death” mean in Deuteronomy 30:19?
• How are idols connected to demons (Deuteronomy 32:16-17)?
• What did the Israelites do during a mourning period (Deuteronomy 34:8)?
• What is the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32:1–43)?
• Why are the circumstances of the death of Moses so mysterious?
• How did Moses write Deuteronomy if it records his death?

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