Deuteronomy 15

• Deuteronomy 15:1-11 – Remission of debts every seven years.
  • God instituted various ways to help the poor and keep them from getting trapped in a destitute state.
  • God demanded generosity toward the poor.
• Deuteronomy 15:12-18 – When a fellow Hebrew hits rock bottom
  • How to handle slaves (for debt or other reasons)
• Deuteronomy 15:19-23 – Firstborn males belong to God.

Deuteronomy 16

• Deuteronomy 16:1-8 – Feast of Passover and unleavened bread.
  • Exodus 11:1, 4-7 – The tenth plague – death of the firstborn.
  • Exodus 12:5-7, 12-13 – The Passover feast instituted.
  • There are some parallels with Jesus’ death:

Passover Feast/Lamb	Jesus
Observed night of Exodus – Exodus 12:11-12	Observed night of arrest – Luke 22:7, 54
Israel’s Passover – Exodus 12:47	Our Passover – I Corinthians 5:7
Unblemished – Exodus 12:5	Unblemished – I Peter 1:19
No bones broken – Exodus 12:46	No bones broken – John 19:36
Saved by its blood – Exodus 12:13	Saved by His blood – Romans 5:9
Must apply the blood – Exodus 12:22	Must apply His blood – Romans 6:3-4

• Deuteronomy 16:9-12 – Feast of Weeks (Harvest, Firstfruits, “Pentecost”)
  • Seven weeks after the start of the harvest. It was seven weeks plus one day, so fifty days. Pentecost comes from a word meaning “fifty.”
• Deuteronomy 16:13-15 – Feast of Booths / Tabernacles (Ingathering)
  • See Leviticus 23:33-36.

Deuteronomy 17

• Deuteronomy 17:1 – Blemished sacrifices
• Deuteronomy 17:2-7 – Anyone serves other Gods, stone them.
  • If you see someone serving an idol, take care of it!
• Deuteronomy 17:8-13 – Difficult legal disputes.
• Deuteronomy 17:14-20 – Rules for future kings
  • God didn’t want them to have a king, but knew it would happen and provided laws for it anyway.
  • The king himself was supposed to write a copy of the law.