29-32) deal with covenant renewal and affirmation of Israel's loyalty and obedience to YHWH alone.ġ"Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. He establishes Israel's distinctiveness so as to reveal Himself to the world. The second sermon focuses on YHWH's will for national Israel in the Promised Land. The first sermon looked back to YHWH's gracious, powerful extraction of Israel from Egypt and His presence and provision through the wilderness wandering period. 125-128.ĭ. This cursing and blessing section is parallel to Leviticus 26.Į. This is the second sermon of Moses (i.e., Deut. Giese, Jr., Cracking Old Testament Codes, pp. Kline, Treaty of the Great Kings: The Covenant Structure of Deuteronomy and D. This same structure is paralleled in the treaties of the ancient Near East (see Meredith G. See SpecialĬ. The curses for disobedience are more numerous than the promised blessings. He wanted to bless Israel to gain the attention of the nations and thereby to attract the nations unto Himself. 27:15-26 28:15-68.ī. YHWH wanted Israel to be a revelatory channel for all the world to come to know Him. 27-28, which is often referred to as "the cursing and blessing" section of the Covenant.Ī. I think the whole OT can be seen as a consequence of Israel's inability to perform the Covenant stipulations, and thereby, was visited with the curses of Deut. Every paragraph has one and only one subject.
Paragraphing is not inspired, but it is the key to following the original author's intent, which is the heart of interpretation. Compare your subject divisions with the four modern translations above. Identify the subjects (reading cycle #3). You must not relinquish this to a commentator. You, the Bible, and the Holy Spirit are priority in interpretation. Each of us must walk in the light we have. This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. READING CYCLE THREE (see " Guide to Good Bible Reading")įOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S INTENT AT PARAGRAPH LEVEL
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