Overview of the Book of Deuteronomy

Moore's Corner Church

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So the overview of the week for this Sunday is the fifth book of Moses, the book of Deuteronomy.

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This is the final book that makes up the Pentateuch, which means five books.

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Genesis through Deuteronomy is also referred to as the Torah, or the books of the law.

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Now the word Deuteronomy basically means the second law. So what this book is, it's the law of God restated.

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Chapters one through 30 consist of three speeches delivered by Moses to the children of Israel on the plains of Moab shortly before they entered into the promised land.

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Moses also prophesied about the coming of the Messiah in chapter 18, verse 15, when he said, the

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Lord, your God, speaking to the Israelites, the Lord, your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from the midst from your brethren, him you shall hear.

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And when Jesus came nearly 1500 years later, fulfilling the law, which spoke of him,

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Jesus quoted from Deuteronomy more than any other book. Deuteronomy ends with a transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua, and then the death of Moses on Mount Nebo.

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And the interesting thing about that, God was the one who buried him. The final chapter of Deuteronomy says this, so Moses, the servant of the

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Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab.

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But since then, there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the