Guiding Questions: Deuteronomy 32

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. This chapter is ascribed to Moses as his final oration. Does it so state, or is that the way in which one is to understand the end of Deuteronomy 31?
  2. Aside from the remarkable poetry, there are a number of central thoughts—as, for example, Deuteronomy 32:8.
  3. Who or what is Elyon?
  4. What is meant by “the portion of Adonai is his people?”
  5. And in what wilderness land did God find the people?
  6. Does Deuteronomy 32:12 clearly indicate a monotheistic stance?
  7. What became of the Israelites (or will become of them) when there was great prosperity (Deuteronomy 32:15-18)?
  8. Where has the thought of Deuteronomy 32:20 appeared previously—and what is its currency in our day?
  9. How are the Israelites described in Deuteronomy 32:28?
  10. What theological principles are clearly enunciated in Deuteronomy 32:39?
  11. Are Deuteronomy 32:41-42 to be understood in any manner in a literal sense?
  12. What is the final reference to Divinity in Deuteronomy 32:43?
  13. According to Deuteronomy 32:44 et seq, was it Deuteronomy 32 that Moses shared with the people or the legislation in the prior chapters—or both?
  14. According to Deuteronomy 32:49, will Moses see the land which he will not enter?
  15. What is the command given to Moses in Deuteronomy 32:49?
  16. And what reason is given in Deuteronomy 32:51 for Moses’ death outside of the “promised land”?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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