Literary Devices in Book of Deuteronomy
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Scorching desert, dangerous waters, and massive castles defended by idol-worshipping giants with a vengeance. Who said the Bible was boring?The book of Deuteronomy is mainly set near the Jordan Riv...
What's Up With the Title?
Pop quiz!What are the first four words of Deuteronomy?Okay, time's up.Answer: "These are the words" (1:1).And so we get the title… Deuteronomy? Oh wait, no. In Hebrew, the title of Deuteronomy is...
What's Up With the Ending?
After all this work, toil, sweat, blood, and tears, Moses doesn't get to enter the Promised Land. He can't even dip his big toe in. What gives? Check out Moses's "Character Analysis" for more, but...
Trivia
Let's talk lifespan. Moses lived to be 120 years old, and in Genesis 6:3, God said that 120 years was the maximum for humans. Go Moses! Psalms 90:10 says that a regular lifespan is 70, or at best 8...
Sex Drugs And Violence Rating
Some of the subjects in Deuteronomy are very adult, but the kids in the room will probably be snoring by the time they get to them anyway—they're all mixed in with laws.The sex in Deuteronomy isn...
Allusions
Deuteronomy is super reliant on the books that come before it in the Hebrew Bible, especially Exodus and Numbers. On the other side of the coin, Deuteronomy had some heavy influence on later Israel...