Read Deuteronomy 1 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraph divisions:
1:1-2:1 {s} The failure of the unbelieving generation to possess the land
Deu 1:1-2:1 Chiastic Structure:
The book of Deuteronomy is comprised of a series of five speeches given by Moses to the second believing generation of Israel, after the completion of the wandering in the wilderness for forty years. The congregation is encamped in Moab on the other side of the Jordan, opposite Jericho (Deu 1:1). Moses is getting ready to die, and Joshua is getting ready to assume the leadership of the congregation and take Israel into the Land. These five speeches are Moses’ final words to Israel before his death.
| Deu 1-4 | Speech one | Introduction (beginning in Deu 1:6); |
| Deu 5-26 | Speech two | Main speech, to “expound this Law” (Deu 1:5); |
| Deu 27-28 | Speech three | Admonition to the congregation; |
| Deu 29-30 | Speech four | Repentance and restoration in the latter days; |
| Deu 31-32 | Speech five | Transferring leadership to Joshua; benediction. |
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