Deuteronomy 4:44

THE SECOND ADDRESS OF MOSES (Deuteronomy 4:44-26:19)

"And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel: these are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, when they came forth out of Egypt, beyond the Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, when they came forth out of Egypt. And they took his land in possession, and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising; from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon), and all the Arabah beyond the Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah."

This second address of Moses constitutes the great heart of Deuteronomy. The very first two verses (Deuteronomy 4:44,45) are an effective title of the whole discourse, namely, The Law, The Testimonies, The Statutes, The Ordinances of Moses, as God Commanded Him.

Of course, in our way of thinking, it would have been nice if they had included these verses in the next chapter, but we shall follow divisions as they have come down to us. Cook divided the discourse into two parts, namely, Deuteronomy 5-11, and Deuteronomy 12-26. Alexander's outline of this rather long discourse is as follows:

The Second Address of Moses Introduction ... Deuteronomy 4:44-49.

The Decalogue, Basis of the Covenant, the Essence of the Whole Law, etc. ... Deuteronomy 5:1-33.

First and Great Commandment ... Deuteronomy 6:1-25.

Entire Separation from Idolatry ... Deuteronomy 7:1-26.

Exhortation to Obedience ... Deuteronomy 8:1-20.

Dissuasives from Self-righteousness ... Deuteronomy 9:1-29.

Renewed Exhortations to Obedience ... Deuteronomy 10:1-11:33.

Announcement of Particular Statutes and Rights ... Deuteronomy 12:1-26:19.