This is the page for all my resources and documents for the book of Deuteronomy. The first section contains documents that survey the entire book. The second section contains links to a survey video for the book from the Old Testament Survey course. The next section is broken down by each passage in a general outline of the book. Click the label of any passage to expand for access to documents and information about each individual passage. Feel free to use and distribute any information you find helpful as long as you give credit where appropriate.
General Documents
Survey Video
Individual Passages
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1:1-5 Introduction
1:6-4:43 Moses' First Speech
1:6-18 Review of History: Preparation to Leave Sinai
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1:6-8
Command to Move from Horeb
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1:9-18
Providing Just Leadership
1:19-46 Review of History: Unbelief at Kadesh
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1:19-25
Spies Sent to the Promised Land
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1:26-33
Unbelief and Rebellion
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1:34-40
The Lord's Anger and Punishment
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1:41-46
Israel's Arrogant and Presumptuous Response
2:1-3:29 Review of History: 40 Year Wanderings
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2:24-37
Defeat of King Sihon
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3:12-20
Dividing the Eastern Lands
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3:21-29
Moses is Not Allowed to Cross the Jordan
4:1-40 Lessons from History
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4:15-31
Do Not Make Any Idol
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4:41-43 Review of History: Cities of Refuge
4:44-26:19 Moses' Second Speech
4:44-11:32 General Principles
4:44-6:25 Law and Shema
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4:44-49
Introduction to the Law
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5:1-21
The Ten Commandments
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5:22-33
Response to the Ten Commandments
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6:10-19
Exclusive Loyalty to God
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6:20-25
Summary of Covenant Relationship
7:1-8:20 Don't Forget God
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7:1-6
Reject Other Nations' gods and Practices
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7:7-11
Reason for God's Choice of Israel
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7:12-16
Promise of Blessings
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7:17-26
Dealing with the Nations
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8:1-9
Obey God to Find Life
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8:10-20
Don't Forget God in Prosperity
9:1-10:11 Remember Your Rebellion
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9:1-6
God Will Give the Land from Wicked Nations
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9:7-21
Remember Your Idolatry & Unfaithfulness
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9:22-29
Remember Your Unbelief & Rebellion
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10:1-11
Remember Your Unbelief & Rebellion
10:12-11:32 Love and Fear God
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10:12-22
Fear and Serve the Great God
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11:1-7
Love God & Remember His Works
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11:8-15
Obey God to Take the Land
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11:16-21
Be Careful Against Idolatry
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11:22-25
Be Careful to Love & Obey God
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11:26-32
Promise of Blessing & Curse
12:1-26:19 Specific Application of the General Principles
12:1-13:18 Beware Idolatry
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12:1-7
Do Not Worship Like the Nations
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12:8-28
Laws for Sacrifice and Animal Butchery
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12:29-32
Do Not Worship Like the Nations
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13:1-5
Don't Let a "Prophet" Entice You to False gods
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13:6-11
Don't Let Your Family Entice You to False gods
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13:12-18
Don't Let Society Entice You to False gods
14:1-15:23 Dedication to God
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14:1-2
You are a Special People
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14:3-21
Laws for Kosher Food
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14:22-29
Tithe of Produce
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15:19-23
Firstborn Animals
16:1-17 Celebrating God
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16:1-8
Observing Passover
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16:18-19:21 Just Leadership
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16:21-17:7
Purge Idolatry from Your Midst
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17:8-13
Just Justice System
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17:14-20
Laws for the King
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18:1-8
Laws for Priests & Levites
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18:9-13
Occult Practices Forbidden
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18:14-22
Promise and Tests for the Future Prophet
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19:1-13
Laws for Cities of Refuge
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19:14-21
Just Justice Practices
20:1-20 Just War
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20:1-9
Laws for Recruiting Soldiers
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20:10-20
Laws for Warfare
21:1-22:30 Justice in Community
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21:1-9
Purging from Bloodguilt
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21:10-14
Justice for Captive Women
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21:15-17
Justice for Children
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21:18-21
Justice to a Rebellious Son
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21:22-22:12
Justice in Society
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22:13-30
Justice for Wives
23:1-25 Purity in Community
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23:1-8
Keeping the Congregation Pure
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23:9-14
Keeping the Camp Pure
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23:15-25
Keeping the Ethics Pure
24:1-25:19 Justice in Community
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24:1-22
Treating Others Justly and Graciously
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25:1-19
Equity and Justice in Judgment
26:1-15 Righteousness in Giving
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26:1-15
Righteousness in Giving
26:16-19 Summary: Obey God
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26:16-19
Summary: Obey the Lord
27:1-30:20 Moses' Third Speech
27:1-28:68 Blessings and Curses
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27:1-10
Writing the Law on the Altar
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27:11-26
The Curses Pronounced
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28:1-14
Blessings for Obedience
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28:15-24
Curses: Curses in General
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28:25-37
Curses: Defeat by Enemies
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28:38-44
Curses: Economic Defeat
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28:45-48
Curses: Reason for Curses
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28:49-57
Curses: Conquest by Enemies
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28:58-63
Curses: Plague and Disease
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28:64-66
Curses: Exile from the Promised Land
29:1-29 Covenant Renewal
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29:9-15
Promise of Prosperity & Relationship
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29:16-29
Warning of Punishment
30:1-20 Choose Life, not Death
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30:1-10
Promise of Blessing and Restoration
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30:11-20
Choose the LORD, to choose life
31:1-34:12 Appendix
31:1-8 Transfer of Leadership
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31:1-8
Transfer of Leadership
31:9-13 Provisions for Reading the Law
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31:9-13
Provisions for Reading the Law
31:14-29 Rebellion Predicted
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31:14-18
Rebellion Predicted After Moses' Death
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31:19-22
Command for a Song to Rebuke Future Rebellion
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31:23
Commission to Joshua
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31:24-29
Provision for Reading the Law
31:30-32:47 Song of Moses
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31:30-32:6
The People Rejected the Great God
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32:7-14
History of God Blessing Israel
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32:15-18
History of Their Rebellion
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32:19-27
Proclamation of Punishment
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32:28-33
The Stupidity of Their Rebellion
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32:34-38
God Exercises Judgment and Compassion
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32:39-43
God is the Final Authority to Judge
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32:44-47
The Song is Taught to the People
32:48-52 Prediction of Moses' Death
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32:48-52
Prediction of Moses' Death
33:1-29 Moses Blesses the Tribes
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33:1-29
Blessing the Tribes
34:1-12 The Death of Moses
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34:1-12
The Death of Moses