DEUTERONOMY 12-26, 28. A code of laws (Deuteronomy 1-26) followed by
promises to the obedient and threats of punishment for the rest
(Deuteronomy 28): see Introd., p. 231. The great Deuteronomic law of
one sanctuary is taught or implied in Deuteronomy 12:1 to Deuteronomy
19:13 and hardly in any othe... [ Continue Reading ]
DEUTERONOMY 20. LAWS TO BE OBSERVED DURING WAR. Peculiar to cf.
Deuteronomy 21:10 (which some attach immediately to ch. 20) and
Deuteronomy 23:9; Deuteronomy 24:5 (see remarks prefixed to
Deuteronomy 19:14 ff.). The general effect of these laws is to soften
the barbarities of war, though in some res... [ Continue Reading ]