In form, Deuteronomy consists of farewell discourses and poems that Moses delivered to Israel in the last weeks of his life, and brief narratives about his final activities: commissioning Joshua as his successor, writing down the discourses, and Moses’ death. Deuteronomy may be outlined as follows (the discourses and poems are represented in italics): I. Heading (1:1–5) II. Prologue: First Discourse (1:6–4:43) A. Retrospective: The journey from Horeb to Moab
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