Study 1 3 From The Book of
Deuteronomy is: Deuteronomy 16 and 17
At 16:18 the section on the
civil law commences. Here we have (a) the appointment and duties of judges
(16:18-20); (b) justice in matters of religious (16:21-17:7); the final court
of appeal (17:8-13); (d) the appointment and duties of the king (17:14-20).
1.
In connection with the Feast of
Weeks and the Fear of Tabernacles, what two requirements are made of the
worshipper, and why? With regard to free-will offerings, on what principle is
the amount of the gift to be determined? Cf. 1 Cor. 16:2; 2Cor. 8:12; 1 Pet.
1:8
2.
What does 17:2-7 teach us about
the need for church discipline? Cf. Mt. 18:15-18; 1 Cor. 5; 1 Tim. 1:19, 20;
Tit. 3:9-11.
3.
What was to be the character of
Israel’s king if one were appointed, and what was to be the source of his
wisdom? Cf. 2 Tim. 3:15-17.
Notes
1.
16:21. The Asherah appears to
have been a pole, planted by an altar, as a symbol of the god worshipped there.
2.
17:8-13. If a case is too difficult for the local
judge to handle (see 16:18-20), it is to be brought to the central sanctuary.
3.
17:16, 17. Noticed the word
‘multiply’ three times. Horses (power),
wives and wealth were coveted by kings of the time. Cf. 1 Ki. 10:26-28; 11:3,4.
