Bible Study with Dr. Thomas Constable
by Dr. Thomas Constable, Plano Bible Chapel SonicLight.com
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Deuteronomy 34, The Death of Moses
Deuteronomy 34, The Death of Moses
About this podcast
These are extremely informative and entertaining bible study lectures that have blessed many seekers of knowledge and faith over the last 20 years or more.
Dr. Thomas L. Constable is a prominent theologian and former professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is also a pastor at Plano Bible Chapel in Plano, Texas, where he has served for over 50 years. Dr. Constable is widely known for his Bible commentary series, SonicLight.com, which includes Notes on the Bible, Notes on the Minor Prophets, and Notes on Revelation. He is also the author of several books, including "Talking About Good and Bad Without Getting Ugly: A Guide to Moral Persuasion." Dr. Constable holds degrees from Moody Bible Institute, Wheaton College, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and has taught at several seminaries throughout his career. He is highly respected in the evangelical Christian community and is known for his insightful teaching and commitment to the authority of Scripture.
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Episodes
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- Deuteronomy 34, The Death of Moses · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 47Moses ascends Mt. Nebo and Yahweh shows him the entire Promised Land — from Dan in the north to the Negev, from the Mediterranean to the Jordan Valley — though he cannot enter it…
- Deuteronomy 33, Moses' Blessing of the Tribes · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 46In one of his final official acts, Moses pronounces a prophetic blessing on each of the twelve tribes of Israel, echoing Jacob's blessing in Genesis 49 and framed by an…
- Deuteronomy 32, The Song of Moses · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 45The Song of Moses is a covenant lawsuit — one of the great poems of the Old Testament — in which God calls heaven and earth as witnesses against Israel's future apostasy and…
- Deuteronomy 31, Moses' Last Acts: Commissioning Joshua and the Song of Moses · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 44Moses, now 120 years old, publicly commissions Joshua as his successor before all Israel with the charge "be strong and courageous" and deposits the written Book of the Law with…
- Deuteronomy 30, The Call to Decision: Choose Life · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 43Chapter 30 offers Deuteronomy's most profound hope: even after the full measure of covenant curses falls on Israel in exile, God promises to gather her from the ends of the earth…
- Deuteronomy 29, Moses' Third Address: An Appeal for Covenant Faithfulness · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 42Moses opens his third and final address with a sobering historical review — the Exodus, the wilderness provision, the defeat of Sihon and Og — then solemnly observes that despite…
- Deuteronomy 28, The Blessings and Curses · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 41Chapter 28 is one of the most consequential chapters in Scripture: fourteen verses of blessing promise that obedience will elevate Israel above all nations — blessed in city and…
- Deuteronomy 27, Preparations for Renewing the Covenant: The Shechem Ceremony · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 40Moses instructs Israel to set up large plastered stones at Shechem and inscribe all the words of the law on them upon entering the land, publicly constituting the Mosaic covenant…
- Deuteronomy 26, Covenant Celebration and Conclusion · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 39Chapter 26 closes Moses' second major address (chs. 5-26) with two covenant rituals: the firstfruits offering, in which the worshiper recites Israel's covenant creed — "My father…
- Deuteronomy 25, Laws Concerning Levirate Marriage and the Amalekites · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 38The levirate law requires a surviving brother to marry his dead brother's childless widow in order to preserve the dead man's name and inheritance in Israel; if he refuses, the…
- Deuteronomy 24-25, Laws Concerning Workers, Gleaning, and Individual Responsibility · 29 min · Season 3 Episode 37Moses establishes the principle of individual moral accountability — "each shall be put to death for his own sin" — then applies it through a series of concrete economic…
- Deuteronomy 24, Laws Concerning Divorce, Military Exemption, and Loans · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 36When a man divorces his wife by written certificate and she remarries, he may not take her back even if the second husband dies — a law Moses gave not to endorse divorce but to…
- Deuteronomy 23, Laws Concerning Public Worship and Camp Regulations · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 35Moses legislates who may participate in the assembly of the LORD — excluding the sexually mutilated, those of illegitimate birth, Ammonites, and Moabites permanently because they…
- Deuteronomy 22-23, Laws Concerning Purity and Marriage · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 34Moses opens with three purity illustrations — no mixed seed in a vineyard, no ox and donkey yoked together, no wool-linen blend in clothing — teaching that the order of creation…
- Deuteronomy 21-22, Laws Concerning the Hanged, Lost Property, and Safety · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 33A criminal executed and hung on a tree must be buried the same day — "for he who is hanged is cursed of God" — a verse Paul quotes in Galatians 3:13 to explain that Christ bore…
- Deuteronomy 21, Laws Concerning Unsolved Murders, Captive Women, and Family · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 32When a murder victim is found with no known killer, the elders of the nearest city must perform an atonement ritual over a heifer in a valley with running water, declaring their…
- Deuteronomy 20, Laws Concerning Holy War · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 31Before every battle a priest addresses the army with the word of divine assurance — "Do not be afraid; the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you" — and…
- Deuteronomy 19, Cities of Refuge and Laws Concerning Murder · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 30Moses commands that three cities of refuge be established west of the Jordan — in addition to the three already designated in Transjordan — to shelter those who kill someone…
- Deuteronomy 18, Laws Concerning Priests, Levites, and Prophets · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 29The Levitical priests have no tribal land allotment; their inheritance is Yahweh Himself, sustained by portions of the sacrifices and firstfruits, and any Levite from anywhere in…
- Deuteronomy 17, Laws Concerning Judges, Courts, and Kings · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 28Cases too difficult for local courts are to be brought to the central sanctuary where a Levitical priest and a judge will render a binding verdict; anyone who shows contempt for…
