Deuteronomy, Vol. 1: Inheritance and Dominion
The Book of Deuteronomy is the fifth book in the Pentateuch's five books. It is book of inheritance, which corresponds to the fifth point of the biblical covenant: inheritance/disinheritance.
Moses laid down the law to the members of the fourth generation after the descent into Egypt: the generation of the promised inheritance (Genesis 15:16).
Deuteronomy deals with the Israelites' inheritance of the Promised Land. This inheritance mandated the disinheritance of the Canaanites. Inheritance is always related to disinheritance in matters of kingdoms in conflict.
The book is structured in terms of the five points of the biblical covenant: (1) transcendent/present God, (2) hierarchy/representation, (3) ethics/kingdom, (4) oath/sanctions, (5) succession. Acronym: theos.
As I show in my commentaries on Exodus and Leviticus, they are also structured in terms of the five points. So is the Pentateuch itself.
