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Keith Essex
Part VII: Deuteronomy


Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:


  1. Deuteronomy [MSB, 243-45; ESVSB, 325-29; BTSB, 279-87; NIVSB, 269-73; RSB, 249-53; HWSOT, 162-78; WOTA, 140-62; LDIOT, 102-19; DOTP, 182-93]
    1. Introduction
      1. Title [W&W, 251]
        1. Hebrew: "These are the words"
        2. LXX: "The Second Law" (see Deu 17:18)
      2. Date of Events: 1406 BC (Deu 1:3; 34:8; Josh 1:1; 5:10)
      3. The History of Interpretation [RSB, 252; DTIB, 166-68; ACCSOT, vol. III; Craigie, 46-67, 73-78; Merrill, 27-37; Block, 25-33]
    2. Major Themes [see NIDOTTE, 4:537-44]
      1. The Election of Israel [NIDOTTE, 1:638-42; DOTP, 216-19]
        1. "Yahweh your [our] God" (Deu 1-31)
          "YOUR GOD"
          Verse
          Frequency
          Deu 1:10, 21, 26, 30, 31, 32
          6
          3
          4
          Deu 4:2, 3, 4, 10, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 34, 40
          15
          Total
          28
          Total
          227
          4
          Deu 30:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 20
          15
          Total
          19
          Deu 31:3, 6, 11, 12, 26
          6
          Total
          6
          "OUR GOD"
          Verse
          Frequency
          Deu 1:6, 19, 20, 25, 41
          5
          4
          Total
          11
          5
          5
          Total
          10
          Total
          3
        2. The Choice of Yahweh (Deu 4, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 26, 31)
          1. Israel (Deu 4:37; 7:6-8; 10:15; 14:2)
          2. "The place... for His name to dwell" (Deu 12:5, 11, 14, 18, 21, 26; 4:23-25; 15:20; 16:2, 6, 7, 11, 15, 16; 17:8, 10; 18:6; 26:2; 31:11)
          3. The King (Deu 17:15)
          4. The Priests (Deu 18:5; 21:5)
        3. "All Israel" (Deu 1:1; 5:1; 11:6; 13:11; 18:6; 21:21; 27:9; 29:2; 31:1, 7, 11; 32:45; 34:12; cf. Ex. 18:25; Num. 16:24) /
          "All the men of Israel" (Deu 27:14; 29:10) /
          "All the tribes of Israel" (Deu 29:21) /
          "All the assembly of Israel" (Deu 1:30) /
          "All the elders of Israel" (Deu 31:9)
      2. The Attributes of Yahweh
        1. Unique & Jealous (Deu 4:24; 5:9; 6:4-9, 15; 13:2-10; 29:20; 32:16, 21)
        2. Faithful (Deu 1:38-39; 2:7; 3:1-3; 7:9, 12; 31:6, 8; 32:4)
        3. Loving (Deu 1:31; 4:37; 7:7-8, 13; 13:18; 23:5; 30:5; 33:12)
        4. Gracious (Deu 1:8, 10, 11, 20-21, 25, 35; 2:7; 3:18, 20-21; 4:31; 6:10; 7:8, 13-16; 8:10, 18; 9:5, 27-28; 10:15, 22; 11:9, 14-17, 21; 12:1, 21; 14:24, 29; 28:9; 29:13)
        5. Judging (Deu 1:37; 3:26; 4:21, 25; 6:15; 7:4; 9:18-20, 22; 11:17; 13:17; 29:20, 23, 25, 27-28; 31:29; 32:21-22)
      3. The Requirements of Israel (Deu 10:12-13) [MSB, 261; ESVSB, 347; BTSB, 303]
        1. Fear Yahweh (Deu 1:29; 3:22; 4:10; 5:29; 6:2, 13, 24; 8:6; 10:12, 20; 13:4; 14:23; 17:19; 28:58; 31:12, 13)
        2. Love Yahweh (Deu 5:10; 6:5; 7:9, 13; 10:12, 15, 18; 19; 11:1, 13, 22; 13:3; 19:9; 30:16)
        3. Keep Yahweh's Commands (Deu 4:2, 40; 5:10, 29; 6:2, 17; 7:9, 11, 12; 8:2; 10:13; 11:1, 8, 22; 13:4; 26:17, 18; 27:1; 28:9, 45; 29:19; 30:16)
        4. Walk in Yahweh's Ways (Deu 5:33; 8:6; 10:12; 11:22; 13:5; 19:9; 26:17; 28:9; 29:19; 30:16)
        5. Serve Yahweh (Deu 10:12, 20; 11:13; 13:4; 28:47-48)
        6. Hear / Obey Yahweh (Deu 4:1; 5:1; 6:4; 9:1; 11:13; 27:9; 28:1, 15; 30:2; 31:12, 13)
      4. Heart (Deu 1:28; 2:30; 4:9, 29, 39; 5:29; 6:5, 6; 7:17; 8:2, 5, 14, 17; 9:4, 5; 10:12, 16; 11:13, 16, 18; 13:3; 15:7, 9, 10; 17:17, 20; 18:21; 19:6; 20:3, 8; 26:16; 28:28, 47, 65, 67; 29:4, 18, 19; 30:1, 2, 6, 10, 14, 17; 32:46)
      5. The Possession of the Land (Deu 1-12, 15-19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32)
      6. The Death of Moses (Deu 1:37; 3:23-27; 31:2, 14, 16, 27, 29; 32:48-52; 34:1-8; cf. Num 20:12; 27:12-14) /
        The Future Leadership of Joshua (Deu 1:38; 3:28; 31:3, 7-8, 14, 23; 32:44; cf. Num 27:15-23)
    3. Purpose:
      • Moses exhorted Israel to be faithful to Yahweh and to the Sinaitic Covenant so that she might go in and possess the Land, though He foretold that Israel would fail to obey Yahweh in the Land.
    4. The Literary Structure (W&W, 258-68)
      1. The Literary Context
        Moses' Exhortation to Obedience and His Expectation of Disobedience
        Speech #1
        Speech #2
        Speech #3
        Song
        Blessing
        Narrative
        Deu 1:1-4
        Narrative
        Deu 4:44-49
        Narrative
        Deu 29:1
        Narrative
        Deu 31:1-29
        Narrative
        Deu 32:48-52
        Speech
        Deu 1:5–Deu 4:40
        Speech
        Deu 5:1–Deu 28:68
        Speech
        Deu 29:2–Deu 30:20
        Speech
        Deu 31:30–Deu 32:43
        Speech
        Deu 33:1-29
        Narrative
        Deu 4:41-43
        Narrative
        Deu 32:44-47
        Narrative
        Deu 34:1-12
      2. The Outline of Deuteronomy
        1. The First Speech of Moses: A Historical Perspective (Deu 1:1–Deu 4:43)
          1. The Introduction: The Geographical/Historical Setting of Moses' Speeches (Deu 1:1-4)
          2. A Historical Review of Yahweh's Gracious Acts from Horeb to Beth Peor (Deu 1:5–Deu 3:29)
          3. An Exhortation to Obey the Law (Deu 4:1-40)
          4. The Setting Apart of Three Cities of Refuge (Deu 4:41-43)
        2. The Second Speech of Moses: The Stipulations of the Mosaic Covenant (Deu 4:44–Deu 28:68)
          1. The Introduction: The Law Moses Set before Israel (Deu 4:44-49)
          2. A Further Exhortation to Obey the Law (Deu 5:1–Deu 11:32)
          3. The Specific Stipulations for Israel to Obey as they Live in the Land (Deu 12:1–Deu 26:19)
          4. The Blessings and the Curses of the Mosaic Covenant (Deu 27:1–Deu 28:68)
        3. The Third Speech of Moses: The Making of Another Covenant (Deu 29:1–Deu 30:20)
        4. The Song of Moses (Deu 31:1–Deu 32:47)
          1. The Replacement of Moses by a New Leader and Written Scripture (Deu 31:1-29)
          2. The Witness of the Song of Moses to the Future Failure of Israel to Obey Yahweh in the Land (Deu 31:30–Deu 32:43)
          3. The Communication of the Song of Moses to Israel (Deu 32:44-47)
        5. The Blessing of Moses (Deu 32:48–Deu 34:12)
          1. Yahweh's Directives concerning Moses' Death (Deu 32:48-52)
          2. The Blessing of Moses on the Sons of Israel (Deu 33:1-29)
          3. The Death of Moses (Deu 34:1-12)
    5. Bibliography
      1. Exegetical:
        • McConville, Deuteronomy (AOTC).
      2. English Interpretation:
        • Craigie, The Book of Deuteronomy (NICOT).
        • *Merrill, Deuteronomy (NAC).
        • Wright, Deuteronomy (NIBCOT).
      3. Expositional:
        • *Block, Deuteronomy (NIVAC).
        • Brown, The Message of Deuteronomy (BST).
        • Fernando, Deuteronomy (PTW).
    6. Selected Interpretive Problems
      1. The Purpose / The Literary Structure of Deuteronomy [MSB, 244-45; BTSB, 280-81, 284-85; CBCOT, 86, 87]
        DEUTERONOMY AND ANCIENT DOCUMENTS
        Law Code: The Code of Hammurabi [RANE, 111-4; ANET, 163-80] ca. 1750 BC

        Deuteronomy ca. 1406 BC
        Treaty: Hittite Treaties [RANE, 97-100; ANET, 201-6] ca. 1400-1150 BC
        Preamble
        Historical Prologue / Epilogue
        Historical Prologue
        Laws
        Stipulations
        Treaty Reading And Storage
        Blessings and Curses
        Blessings and Curses
        1. A Covenant Renewal Document [Craigie; EBC1; BKC]
        2. An Exhortation to Covenant Faithfulness within a Covenant Renewal Framework [Merrill; EBC2]
        3. A Narrative Establishing a Pattern of Grace after Failure that Reaches to the Eschaton [McConville]
        4. A Record of the Speeches of Moses that Explain and Call for Obedience to the Mosaic Covenant [KD]
      2. yhwh elohenu yhwh ehad – "Yahweh our God Yahweh one" (Deu 6:4) [MSB, 255; ESVSB, 341; BTSB, 298]
        1. "Yahweh is our God, Yahweh alone" {uniqueness} [EBC2]
        2. "Yahweh our God, Yahweh is one" {wholeness, unity} [Craigie]
        3. "Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one" [Merrill]
        4. "Yahweh our God is one Yahweh"
      3. The Structure of the Laws Given in Deuteronomy 12:1-25:16
        1. A Disparate Collection of Legal Stipulations without any Structure, Unity, or Order
        2. A Structure Dictated by the Order of the Commandments in the Decalogue [CBCOT, 24; Merrill]
          Command­ment
          Description
          1-2
          Worship
          3
          Name of God
          5
          Authority
          6
          Homicide
          7
          Adultery
          9
          False Charges
          10
          Coveting
      4. The Nature of the Law [see DOTP, 497-515; 530-31; Strickland, ed., Five Views on Law and Gospel; Rooker, Leviticus (NAC), 65-77]
        1. Divided
          • Moral Law
          • Ceremonial Law
          • Civil Law
        2. Unified
      5. The Covenant(s) of Deu 29:1(2)-Deu 30:20 [MSB, 244, 286; ESVSB, 372; BTSB, 327; DOTP, 152-55]
        1. The Palestinian Covenant
        2. The Sinaitic Covenant [Merrill; EBC1; EBC2; KD]
        3. The Sinaitic and the New Covenants [Craigie; McConville]
        4. The New Covenant
    7. Preaching Deuteronomy
    8. Excursus: The Outline of the Torah [see the next page]

Used with permission by Dr. Keith Essex. Redistribution without express permission from Dr. Keith Essex is prohibited.

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