Enduring word bible commentary deuteronomy chapter 2. When avraham went to egypt to escape the famine, he told the egyptians that sara was his sister, instead of his wife, in order to save his life. Even as conservative a commentator as malbim recognizes that the reference to this torah in deut 1. The avim are of the philistine people, for they are listed together with them in the book of joshua. Devarim deuteronomy chapter 2 parshah devarim torah bible. Bible book of deuteronomy chapter 2, read along bible. The book of deuteronomy is the fifth book of the jewish torah, where it is called devarim heb. The main message of monotheism and obedience to the one true god of abraham remains intact in the torah. You are reading the book of deuteronomy deuteronomy chapter 2. Devarim deuteronomy chapter 28 previous chapter 27. This book stresses the covenant between god and israel, summed up in deuteronomy 26. This word stems from the root, meaning a which refers to a wife without a jewish marriage contract, i. The gazites, the ashdodites, the ashkelonites, the gittites, the ekronites, and the avim. In this course, we will explore the final chapters of this book.
Thus, our rabbis explain that the torah prohibition of. David guzik commentary on deuteronomy 2, where moses recounts for the people of israel their wandering in the wilderness and conquest of edom and moab. The sages of the midrash explain that lot, who was with them, maintained his silence and. Join us as we compare the biblical styles of the first four books of the torah with deuteronomy and later texts, as well as how both traditional and modern. Deuteronomy 2 amp wanderings in the wilderness then bible. One of the central features of the book of devarim is its frequent repetition of information already known from the first four books of the torah. And well begin with the instruction of verse 24 for israel to commence the occupation of the land of canaan. Nevertheless, scripture euphemizes the term by having it read as instead, thus giving it a more. Bible book of deuteronomy chapter 8, read along bible, fifth book of moses duration.
Chapters of the book consist of three sermons or speeches delivered to. The people of moab are descendants of lot, nephew of avraham. As such, this book becomes the foundation of the biblical theology which emerges throughout the rest of the hebrew bible. Among the torah s books, it is the most vigorous and clear advocate of monotheism and of the ardent, exclusive loyalty that israel owes god deuteronomy 4. It emphasizes gods love, justice, and transcendence.