Deuteronomy 1-17 Twenty Questions

1. What questions do you have about this week’s reading?

2. How is Deuteronomy 1:10 a fulfillment of God’s covenant promise to Abraham in Genesis 15:5?

3. What does Deuteronomy 1 say about the role of fear? (See 1:17, 1:21 and 1:28-29)

4. How can the recitation of Israel’s history of wanderings and warfare give them encouragement for the battles ahead? (Deuteronomy 3:21-22)

5. What was Moses’ consolation prize instead of getting to go into the Holy Land himself?

6. What is God’s hope for Israel revealed in Deuteronomy 4:5-8?

7. Deuteronomy 4:9-10 stresses passing on the faith to the next generation by teaching the children.   Why is this important?

8. According to Deuteronomy 4:35, what was the point of Israel’s experience in Egypt and the wilderness?

9. Deuteronomy 6:4-5 is repeated later by Jesus.  What will He say about this teaching?  (Extra Credit: what is the Jewish name for these verses?)

10. What is Moses’ warning about spiritual complacency and satisfaction in Deuteronomy 6:10-12 and 8:10-20?

11. What did God want the people to do regarding the worship of other gods among the peoples they were conquering? (Deuteronomy 7:5)

12. How should we view the discipline of the Lord? (Deuteronomy 8:5 and Hebrews 12:4-13)

13. Would Israel be justified in boasting that its own power or goodness caused God to favor it?  (Deuteronomy 7:7-11 and 9:4-6)

14. What are the similarities between Deuteronomy 10:12-13 and Micah 6:8?

15. Deuteronomy 11:26-28 could be a summary for the book.  What blessings and curses that Moses has described stand out to you?

16. Deuteronomy 12:5-14 is a prophecy of what place?

17. How is Deuteronomy 13 a logical consequence of the First Commandment?

18. What four groups are especially commanded to be remembered in Deuteronomy 14:28-29?

19. Do you think God intends for His people to give generously?  (Deuteronomy 15:7-11)

20. Can you think of any notable kings who did or didn’t follow the guidelines set out in Deuteronomy 17:14-20?