Begin to Take Possession: A Progressive Epic, Part 1

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Deuteronomy - The Law Is Good, If One Uses It Lawfully

Part 5

D. Aaron Wells

Feb 4, 2024

Deuteronomy 2:1-8

Teaching: Deuteronomy - The Law Is Good, If One Uses It Lawfully Part 1, Session 05 - Begin to Take Possession, Part 1: A Progressive Epic D. Aaron Wells Winter Session 2024 February 4, 2024 Text: Deuteronomy 2:1-8 II.C. Deuteronomy 2-3...Begin to Take Possession: A Progressive Epic 1. The Lord of History: Relationship to Numbers and the Old Generation a. Textual Flow: i. Possession: 1:39 → 2:31 → 4:1 → 4:40 ii. YHWH was angry with me: 1:37 → 3:26 → 4:21 b. Chronology (2:1) c. Geography (2:2-3) d. Relationship to Numbers 2. The Bounds of Their Habitation (2:1-3:22) a. 2:1-8 They will be afraid of you; so be very careful Philippians 1:27-30 1 Thes. 4:11-12 Psalm 23 b. 2:4-3:22 Flow of the Text: the Structure of History i. 2:4-2:24 YHWH's purposes in the past Do not contend → Do not harass or contend → Do not harass or contend → Contend with him Seir...a possession → Ar...a possession → the land...a possession → ...his land...take possession Genesis 28:1-4 ii. 2:25-3:10 YHWH's purposes in the present iii. 3:8-3:22 YHWH's purposes in the future

Begin to Take Possession: A Progressive Epic, Part 1

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