- What preparation is made, psychologically, before the militia (there is no standing army called for) is ready for battle?
- Who speaks first to the assembled and with what message?
- Which categories are exempted from militia service?
- Over and above the categories which are listed, who else is exempted from service (Deuteronomy 20:8)?
- At what point are officers designated to lead the militia (Deuteronomy 20:9)?
- What is the policy for a city which capitulates?
- What is the policy for a city which resists?
- And, what special provision is made for those cities which are within the confines of Canaan itself?
- What reason is given for the eradication policy for these cities (Deuteronomy 20:18)?
- What sensitivity is evidenced for flora and fauna (Deuteronomy 20:19-20)?
