Treaty of the Great King: The Covenant Structure of Deuteronomy : Studies and Commentary

Abraham allegiance Amorites ancient Arabah biblical Book of Deuteronomy Canaan Canaanite central altar central sanctuary chap chapters commandment concerned conquest consecration cove covenant ceremony covenant curses covenant renewal covenantal cultic curses and blessings death Decalogue declaration Deut Deuteronomic treaty divine dynastic succession earth Egypt Esarhaddon Exodus fathers feast firstfruits God's covenant gods heaven Hebrew higher critical historical prologue Hittite inheritance Israel cf Israelite Jabbok Josh Joshua judge judgment judicial justice king land legislation Levites Leviticus Lord thy Lord's lordship mediatorial ment mercy Moab Mosaic Moses nant nations Numbers obedience Old Testament Passover preamble priests principle promise prophet ratification redemptive revelation righteousness sabbath sacrifice sanctions sanctity servant Shechem Sinai Sinaitic Covenant Song of Witness stipulations stone tables suzerain suzerainty treaties symbolic Tabernacles thee theocracy theocratic theophany Thou shalt tion tithe tribes unto vassal verses wilderness words Yahweh