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27 Cards in this Set
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What is the date of Deuteronomy?
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1406 B.C.
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Theme/Message in Deuteronomy
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God calls Israel to maintain loyalty for blessing or experience discipline
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Major Elements in the book of Deuteronomy
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Covenant renewal / the great command / Blessings or curses / Mosaic Covenant
God's final word to Israel through Moses |
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The purpose of Deuteronomy
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1. To resetablish the covenant God made w/Irsrael at Mt Sinai and motivate them to covenant loyalty so they can enjoy the blessing God has for them
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Message of Deuteronomy
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God as King has faithfully cared for Israel & now He is calling them to covenant loyality promising blessings for obedience and cursing for disobedience
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The structure of Deuteronomy
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The form of a Hittite Suzerain-Vassal Treaty
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What is the structure of a Suzerain-Vassl Treaty?
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Peramble - Defines the parties
Hist Prologue - retells the past to produce loyalty in the future Basic Command - Be Loyal! Stipulations - the meaning of loyalty Validation - it is written and recorded Invocation - Hittites called on their gods as witnesses, God gave Moses a song as a witness Blessing & Cursing - Motivation |
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What are the parties in this treaty?
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God is the great King
The vassals are the Israelites |
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What is the Great Command
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Be Loyal
Love God |
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Deuteronomy as a treaty and sermons
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1:1-4 Preamble/Intro
Chaps 1-4 Hist Dialogue/1st sermon Chaps 5-26 Cov obligations / 2nd sermon Chaps27-30 Cov promises / 3rd & 4th sermons Chaps 31-34 Transition from Moses to Joshua |
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Moses and Hammurapi compared
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Moses
Regilious - based on a response to God Absolute - An absolute God demands absolute loyalty Apodictic Hammurapi Civil - based on maintaining order Precedent Causistic |
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What do the 10 Commands explain?
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The Great Command to love God
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What about the other 613 commands?
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They explain the 10 commandments
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What do the 10 Commandments summarize?
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The rest of the law
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The 10 Commandments
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1. No other gods
Issue God is an absolute sovereign 2. No images Issue True worship not false 3. Don't profane the NAME Issue Don't destroy God's reputation by misrepresenting God in worship or lifestyle 4. Observe the Sabbath Issue Give God his due and enjoy His work on your behalf 5. Honor your parents Issue Uphold all positions of covenant authority as appointed by God 6. Don't murder Issue Human life (the image of God) is valuable and must be protected 7. Don't commit adultery Issue Legitimate faithful marriage represents the need to honor God in all relationships 8. Do not steal Issue Don't defraud anyone of their possessions including God 9. No false witness Issue - Deal justly and trust 10. Do not covet Issue Give generously to God and man from your heart |
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What do each of these commands deal with?
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Heart issues that ultimately show up in my actions
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The king must not...
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1. Multiply horsses (Trust in power)
2. Multiply wives (Trust in alliances) 3. Multiply money (trust in treasure) |
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Where should our security be found?
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Only in God
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What does Deut anticipate?
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A time when Israel will have a king
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Test for prophets
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1. One like Moses
2. One who God speaks through 3. Their words must line up with scripture and known revelation 4. %100 of their words must cometrue %100 of the time 5. If the word is for the distant future they will give a sign that is fulfilled at the time the word is given |
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All of the 10 Commandments are repeated in the NT in some form. Except for the Sabbath. What does Heb. 4 have to say about the Sabbath?
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It seems to imply that we can enter into daily as long as it is called today
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Why is the Sabbath different in the NT?
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Because the Sabbath was the sign of the Mosaic Covenant and we are part of a better Covenant founded on better promises
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What was Israel saying when they kept the Sabbath?
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That they were voluntarily keeping the Mosaic Covenant
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Don't we need to remember God / what He has done for us / enjoy his creation?
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Yes, we still need time to reflect / worship / spend time with God enjoying His creation but this is something we can experience and participate in daily
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What did Deut 30 look forward to?
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A time when their hearts would be circumcised
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What issues does loving God encompass?
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Heart issues, Faith issues and loyalty issues
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In the Mosaic Covenant, what is the penalty of a false prophet?
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Death
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