Deuteronomy Sparknotes

1. The book of Deuteronomy began at the end of when Moses had passed on which has him “giving the law.” It was introduced twice in two different parts of the book. There are two major keywords – Listen and Love. In Hebrew listen means more than just listening to what you hear it also means responding. In other words, for Israel, it means responding to God’s grace and obeying the laws of the covenant. While love is the true motivation for listening and obeying the laws. Israel will not obey without love, and they do not truly love if they do not obey. So the biggest connection in the book is between loving and listening. The first introduction is, “These are the words that Moses spoke to all of Israel” (1:1) which means that the people have to listen to Moses. It was also introduced in the Bible, “This is the law that Moses set before the Israelites” (4:44-49) which is the law that was set by God but given and set out by Moses. In structure, Deuteronomy can be known as motivational speeches which are seen in …show more content…
One important detail is that the main message of the prophet was a way to call to repentance. The prophet would call out the injustice and have them repent. As someone who speaks for God, the Prophet is someone who will go against anyone who goes against God’s rule and way of life.
Lastly, Kings, which in the Bible it is referred to someone who has authority. A priest anoints a King as per Israelite traditions. Moreover, we know that when a priest anoints a King with oil, it means they are representing the Spirit of God, and with that, that means there are three core functions of a King. The first function is that he is a commander-in-chief and a military strategist because in part of Israel’s history they were constantly under attack from the other nations that surrounded them. The second function is the King becoming a legislator and lastly a supreme