Song of Moses
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The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Song of Moses canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament text
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biblical hymn ⓘ biblical passage ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| addresses | people of Israel ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Moses ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of the Pentateuch
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part of the Torah ⓘ |
| closingEmphasis | call to set heart on all the words of the law ⓘ |
| commandedBy | God ⓘ |
| describes |
God as Rock
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God's compassion on His people ⓘ God's judgment on Israel ⓘ Israel's apostasy ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| function |
covenantal witness
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instruction for future generations ⓘ warning to Israel ⓘ |
| genre |
covenant lawsuit
ⓘ
didactic poetry ⓘ hymn ⓘ |
| invokes |
earth
ⓘ
heaven ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryForm | parallelism ⓘ |
| locatedInBookChapter |
Book of Deuteronomy
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surface form:
Deuteronomy 32
|
| mentionedIn |
Deuteronomy 31:19
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Deuteronomy 31:21 ⓘ Deuteronomy 31:22 ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| precedes | Moses' blessing in Deuteronomy 33 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to be memorized by the Israelites
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to be taught to the Israelites ⓘ to testify when Israel turns away ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalRole |
summary of covenant history
ⓘ
witness against Israel ⓘ |
| theme |
God's faithfulness
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Israel's unfaithfulness ⓘ covenant ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ divine mercy ⓘ remembrance of God's acts ⓘ warning ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian preaching and teaching
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Jewish liturgical and interpretive tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.