The Old Testament
A Historical, Theological, and Critical Introduction
Chapter
5. Deuteronomy
Bible Reading Guide
- According to Deuteronomy 1, what was the report of the spies?
- Which place did God give to Israel to take possession of?
- Where was Og’s kingdom?
- What effect will Israel’s obedience to the laws have on the nations?
- How did Israel initially respond to God’s gift of the Ten Commandments?
- What were the people warned not to do when they receive the land?
- Why did God choose Israel to give the land to?
- If Israel forgets God in the land, whom will it credit for its wealth?
- After the gold calf incident, how long did Moses fast and lie before God?
- What did God write on the second set of stone tablets?
- What are the blessings of obedience?
- Where is God to be worshiped?
- What reason is plausible for rejecting a prophet whose prophecy comes true?
- To whom are the tithes given after three years?
- Why does God command generosity toward the poor and needy?
- Where is the Passover to be celebrated?
- What is the king to write?
- What is to replace sorcery and divination in Israel?
- What is done with a false witness?
- Who is excused from war?
- What is to make atonement for a slain person found in a field without evidence of the identity of the killer?
- Who is punished for sexual relations between a man and a virgin pledged to be married when it occurs in the country?
- What happens to a slave who seeks refuge with an Israelite?
- How soon is the pledge for a loan to be returned to one who is poor?
- Who should be the first to marry the widow of a deceased man?
- At the offering of the firstfruits what does the offerer confess before God?
- What is Israel to do at Mount Ebal when they enter the promised land?
- How will other nations respond if Israel keeps the Lord’s commands?
- With whom is God’s covenant in Deuteronomy made?
- What will bring God’s restored fortunes on Israel after the blessings and curses?
- When is the law to be read before all Israel?
- What is the Lord’s portion?
- Which of the tribes did not recognize his brothers but guarded God’s covenant?
- Where did Moses die?
Study Questions
- What is the meaning of the Hebrew title of Deuteronomy?
- What is the sequence of civil and religious laws in Deuteronomy?
- What is found in the first paragraphs of the Mishnah?
- When was the D document composed?
- Parts of Deuteronomy 4, 6, and 30 are dated when, according to van der Toorn and Römer?
- What do the structure and general contents of Deuteronomy 1–31 represent?
- Why was the covenant/treaty placed in the major temple of a country?
- What are referred to as witnesses in both the Bible and Hittite vassal treaties?
- For whom is the repeated concern for justice found in Deuteronomy?
- Which two elements of Deuteronomy and Hittite vassal treaties are missing in later Neo-Assyrian treaties?
- On what is the general order of the laws of Deuteronomy 6–25 modeled?
- What theme, in Deuteronomy and Romans, is opposite to stiffening the neck?
- What is unique in ancient times about what Deuteronomy does with the treaty?
- What is segullâ in terms of the relationship between God and Israel?
- What is unique about God in how he makes himself known?
- Why does God extend a warning to the third and fourth generations?
- Which command is connected with the sanctification of time in Israel?
- Prohibition of adultery is concerned with family order and also with what?
- What is the meaning of Shema?
- How is the Hebrew term for “heart” to be understood?
- How is the Hebrew nepeš to be understood?