Moses’ farewell speeches
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Moses’ farewell speeches are a series of final addresses in which Moses recounts Israel’s history, reiterates God’s laws, and exhorts the people to covenant faithfulness before they enter the Promised Land.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament text unit
ⓘ
biblical discourse ⓘ religious speech ⓘ |
| addressesGroup | new generation of Israelites ⓘ |
| affirms |
Shema Yisrael
ⓘ
surface form:
Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4–5)
|
| containsElement |
blessing of the tribes
ⓘ
blessings and curses formula ⓘ covenant oath ⓘ historical prologue ⓘ legal material ⓘ song of Moses ⓘ |
| emphasizesTheme |
Torah as covenant law
ⓘ
blessings and curses ⓘ covenant renewal ⓘ exclusive loyalty to Yahweh ⓘ love for God ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ remembrance of God’s acts ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryAudience | Israelites ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
exhort covenant faithfulness
ⓘ
recount Israel’s history ⓘ reiterate God’s laws ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Plains of Moab
ⓘ
surface form:
plains of Moab
|
| hasSpeaker | Moses ⓘ |
| highlightsLeader | Joshua as Moses’ successor ⓘ |
| highlightsLocation | Promised Land ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 12–26
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 1–4
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 27–30
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 31–34
Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 5–11
|
| literaryForm | covenant treaty style ⓘ |
| locatedInText |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 1–34
|
| partOf | Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| precedesEvent |
Israel’s entry into the Promised Land
ⓘ
death of Moses ⓘ |
| promises | blessing for obedience ⓘ |
| reiterates |
Mosaic covenant
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai covenant
Ten Commandments ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus |
canonical Scripture in Christianity
ⓘ
canonical Scripture in Judaism ⓘ |
| threatens | curse for disobedience ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
covenant disobedience
ⓘ
forgetting God ⓘ idolatry ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.