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Deuteronomy: The Commands of a Covenant God is unavailable, but you can change that!

The word ‘Deuteronomy’ is a misnomer. It means ‘the second law’. The name is taken from Deuteronomy 17:18 where the expression really means having a copy of the law. Deuteronomy is therefore not a second, different law, but a renewal of the covenant made on Mount Sinai. For a people on the brink of entering the Promised Land, Deuteronomy confirmed God’s gracious promises as they prepared for new...

1 (Deuteronomy 1:1–4:49) Deuteronomy commences with four chapters providing an historical framework against which the rest of the book should be viewed. They bring the covenant history up to date and indicate that the important renewal of the covenant took place in Moab on the eastern bank of the Jordan. The persons involved in the renewal, as well as the place and time, are clearly specified. 1:1 The book begins with a short introductory section
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