Deuteronomy

Before he passed off the scene, Israel's human founder Moses wanted every Israelite to understand the relationship between God and their special nation. This long series expounds what we moderns refer to as "social justice" not from a Marxist, Muslim, Socialist, or Libertarian perspective but from the perspective of God as He "interfered" with ancient near eastern culture of the 15th century BC. Divine revelation touched every aspect of social life including crime control, economics, education, family welfare, foreign relations, labor management, public health, and taxation. One can trace the profound effect of Moses' sermons upon common law and political concepts throughout subsequent history. But the core message centers on the prerequisite of a just society: the heart that freely expresses its ultimate allegiance to God. When faced with Satan's temptations Jesus relied upon key passages in Deuteronomy. So will we if we are wise.

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Lesson 1 - Biblical importance of Deuteronomy; theological and philosophical controversies
Lesson 2 - Outline of Deuteronomy
Lesson 3 - Deut 1:1-5; The structure and content of the preamble
Lesson 4 - Deut 1:6-18; From Sinai to Kadesh
Lesson 5 - Deut 1:9-18; Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant have begun to appear
Lesson 6 - Deut 1:19-46; Kadesh and the wasted years--choice and consequences
Lesson 7 - Deut 2:1-23; Yahweh demonstrates His royal grant faithfulness
Lesson 8 - Deut 2:24-3:11; 1st Holy War victory surprises--doctrine of Holy War
Lesson 9 - Deut 3:12-20 Settling Transjordan, Joshua's commission, & Moses' exclusion from land
Lesson 10 - Deut 3:29-4:4 and Num 22-25, 31: The Beth Peor crisis
Lesson 11 - Deut 4:1-8; Israel's uniqueness in law, ethics, & authority
Lesson 12 - Deut 4:9-24; why idolatry more than social sins is the core threat to a nation
Lesson 13 - Deut 4:19; Rom.1 & Isa. 41; the societal & individual consequences of idolatry
Lesson 14 - Deut 4:25-40; biblical vs. pagan views of responsibility and destiny
Lesson 15 - Deut 4:41-49; summary of 1:6-4:40 with a Deut editorial note
Lesson 16 - Deut 5:1-21; The #1 public theophany in human history & post-salvation lordship
Lesson 17 - Deut 5:6-21; The societal implications of the Decalogue structure
Lesson 18 - Deut 5: 11-33; Decalogue details, refutation of moral relativism, & response to Decalogue
Lesson 19 - Deut 6:1-8; "Living in the Word" methodology
Lesson 20 - Deut 6:1-25; Five expressions of disloyalty to God
Lesson 21 - Deut. 7:1-5,17-26; Moral relativism; Justification & Procedures for Holy War
Lesson 22 - Deut 7:6-16; Moses on Operational Doctrine and Personal Relationship
Lesson 23 - Deut 8:1-10; Surviving the Toughest Test of All: the Prosperity Test
Lesson 24 - Deut 8:11-20; The Heart and the Prosperity Test
Lesson 25 - Deut 9:1-29; The Heart, the Military Victory Test, & Self-Righteousness
Lesson 26 - Deut 10:1-22; Loving Yahweh: Pagan Ethics vs. the Ethical Nature of God
Lesson 27 - Deut 11:1-32; Moses' Concluding Appeal to the Heart: Conditionality of Blessing
Lesson 28 – Deut 1:1-11:32 A Review after the Break
Lesson 29 – Deut 12:1-14; The War against Religious Pluralism
Lesson 30 – Deut 12:15-31; Guarding Israel's Unity in Yahweh Worship
Lesson 31 – Deut 12:32-13:5; Enforcing Prophets' Conformity with Mosaic Doctrine
Lesson 32 – Deut 13:6-18; No False Prophets in Families or Local Communities
Lesson 33 – Deut 14:1-21; Israel's Distinctive Cultural Views of Death and Life
Lesson 34 – Deut 14:22-29; Israel's Distinctive Theocentric Faith in God's Economic Order—Part 1
Lesson 35 – Deut 15:1-6; Israel's Distinctive Theocentric Faith in God's Economic Order—Part 2
Lesson 36 – Deut 15:7-18; Israel's Distinctive Theocentric Faith in God's Economic Order—Part 3
Lesson 37 – Deut 15:19-16:17; Israel's Distinctive Theocentric Faith in God's Economic Order—Part 4
Lesson 38 – Deut 16:18-17:1; Judges, Justice, Religion, Law & the State
Lesson 39 – Deut 17:2-7; Judges, Religion, Law & the State, Capital Punishment
Lesson 40 – Deut 17:8-20; Israel's Supreme Court & the Limits on Kingship vs. Pagan Kingship
Lesson 41 – Deut 18:1-8; Israel's Priesthood & Its Illegitimate Carryover into the Church
Lesson 42 – Deut 18:9-22; Israel's prophets—Absolutely Unique in Human History
Lesson 43 – Deut 19:1-21 Protocols for Judicial Proceedings
Lesson 44 – Deut 20:1-20 Protocols for Military Operations
Lesson 45 - Deut 21:1-9, 22-23 Protocols for Dealing with the Destruction & Execution of Life
Lesson 46 - Deut 21:10-21 Protocols for Protecting the Institution of Family
Lesson 47 - Deut 22:1-4 Purity of Ownership (vs. socialism)
Lesson 48 - Deut 22:5-30 Purity of Created Distinctions & Sexual Identity
Lesson 49 – Deut 23:1-18 Purity of the Assembly, Public Sanitation, Personal Freedom, & Temple Worsh
Lesson 50 – Deut 23:19-23 The Rights of Economic Freedom & Promisee Expectation
Lesson 51 – Deut 23:24-25 The Right of Derivative Ownership
Lesson 52 – Deut 24:1-7 The Rights of  Marriage, Basic Assets & Personal Freedom
Lesson 53 – Deut 24:8-13 True Representation of Priestly Authority & Debtor’s Ability to Repay
Lesson 54 – Deut 24:14-25:4 A Variety of True Representations Throughout the Theocracy
Lesson 55—Review of Deut 12:1 - 16:17
Lesson 56—Review of Deut 16:18 - 25:4
Lesson 57—Deut 25:5-10 Coveting Other Than Yahweh’s Will
Lesson 58—Deut 25:11-19 Calibrated Social Standards as a Restraint on Coveting
Lesson 59—Deut 26:1-19 Conclusion of Moses’ 2nd Exhortation (chap 4-26)
Lesson 60—Deut 27:1-26 Ceremony of Contractual Renewal-Part 1
Lesson 61—Deut 28:1-14 Ceremony of Contractual Renewal-Part 2 (blessings)
Lesson 62—Deut 28:15-28:37 Ceremony of Contractual Renewal-Part 3 (cursings)
Lesson 63—Deut 28:38-29:1 Ceremony of Contractual Renewal-Part 3 (cont’d)
Lesson 64—Deut 29:2-9 Israel’s Past History as Motivation for the Renewal
Lesson 65—Special: Deuteronomy’s Implications for the Three Great Life Questions
Lesson 66—Deut 29:10-29 Israel’s Present Moment of Decision and the Future Consequences
Lesson 67—Deut 30:1-10 The Interplay Between the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants
Lesson 68—Deut 30:11-20 Availability of Revelation and the Imminent Choice
Lesson 69—Deut 31:1-29 Inauguration of Joshua with Divine Testimony
Lesson 70—Deut 32:1-18 God’s “Lawsuit”—Court Procedure and Accusation
Lesson 71—Deut 32:19-43 God’s “Lawsuit”—Sentence and the Surprise Ending
Lesson 72—Deut 33:1-29 The Supernatural Blessing of Moses on the Tribes of Israel
Lesson 73—Deut 34:1-12 The Death of Moses
Lesson 74—Final Look-Back and How to Read the Bible, especially Deuteronomy
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