- What does Moses mean in stating (Deuteronomy 31:2) “I can no longer go out and come in” and, (moreover) God has told me “you will not cross this Jordan”?
- Are Moses’ words in Deuteronomy 31:3-6 reassuring—and does he indicate who will lead the people into Canaan?
- To put the question otherwise—is it Joshua or is it God?
- Does Deuteronomy 31:7-8 resolve the question of “who?”
- When Deuteronomy 31:9 refers to “this Torah” (this legislation), what is in mind?
- Do the elders receive the “Torah” or do the Kohanim; or both?
- When, according to Deuteronomy 31:10-11, is this entire TorahRefers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, also called the Five Books of Moses, Pentateuch or the Hebrew equivalent, Humash. This is also called the Written Torah. The term may also refer to teachings that expound on Jewish tradition. Read more to be read—and to whom?
- According Deuteronomy 31:14 et seq, how is the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua actually effected?
- Is the closing “observation” of Divinity to Moses reassuring (Deuteronomy 31:16 et seq)?
- What resonance does Deuteronomy 31:18 have in terms of the current era (that is from 1939 to date)?
- What “shirah” is to be written and taught to the Israelites?
- And does the closing refrain from Divinity offer any reassurance (Deuteronomy 31:21)?
- According to Deuteronomy 31:25-26 to whom does Moses entrust the “Sefer Hatorah”—and where does he instruct them to keep it?
- What are the words that Moses plans to speak to the elders (Deuteronomy 31:28)—that which preceded or that which will follow in Deuteronomy 32?
- What is Moses’ expectation as to what will become of the people after his death—and how does this reflect on Joshua and/or subsequent leaders?
