1. Exodus. 17.14. Written by Jehovah's
command (cp. Deuteronomy.25.19). Heb. "the book" (bassepher).
2. Exodus. 24.4,7. Written by Moses, and
"the book of the covenant sprinkled", with the people.
3. Exodus. 34.27. Jehovah's command,
"Write thou".
4. Numbers. 33.1,2. Written by Moses "by
the commandment of Jehovah". From the first three months of
first year to last quarter of fortieth year (cp.
Deuteronomy.1.2,3 with 2.14).
5. Deut. 1.5. The word "declare" = set
forth plainly, and implies writing (the word occurs
only in Deuteronomy. 27.8 and Hab.2.2), and includes from
Deuteronomy. 1.6 to 33.29.
6. Deut 4.8 includes more than this book
of Deuteronomy, and 4.2 must refer to what was then written (cp.
26.16; 29.21)
7. Deut. 17.18. The book kept "before the
priests the Levites", and to be copied by the king. This was the
standard copy (ch. 31.9,25,26); to be read at the Feast of
Tabernacles in the Sabbatic years. (ch.31.10-13).
8. Deut. 31.19,22,24. "The song of Moses"
to be written (cp. the reason, vv.16-18). Ascribed to Jehovah.
9. Josh. 1.8. "This book of the law" came
into the custody of Joshua (cp. 1-8) as distinct from the book
of Joshua, and containing, not Deuteronomy merely, but the whole
"book of the law" as thus traced above (cp. Ps. 1.2. Luke
24.44).
10. Josh. 8. 30-35. A copy of the law made
from "the book" on the rocks in mount Ebal.
11. Josh. 23.6,7 again referred to.
12. Josh. 24.26. Joshua himself "wrote in
the book", and doubtlessly added Deut.34.
13. I Sam. 10.25. Samuel continued the
writing in "the book". (so the Hebrew.)
14. I Kings 2.1-4. David charges Solomon
with regard to this "written" law of Moses.
15. 2 Chron. 17. 7-9. Jehoshaphat sent the
princes, Levites, and priests, and they "taught in Judah, and
had the book of the law of Jehovah with them."
16. 2 Chron. 23.11 (2 Kings 11.12). It was
given to Joash according to Deut. 17.18.
17. 2 Chron. 25.4 (2 Kings 14.6) Amaziah
spared the children of his father's murderers according to "that
which was written in the book of the law of Moses" (cp. Deut
24.4).
18. 2 Chron. 30.2,5,18. Hezekiah's
passover kept in second month as "it was written". This was
written in Num. 9. 6-14.
19. 2 Chron. 35.12. Josiah's passover kept
"as it is written in the book of Moses".
20. 2 Kings 17.37. "The law... which He
wrote for you", i.e., Jehovah (cp. v.35).
21. 2 Kings 22.8. "Hilkiah, the high
priest... found the book of the law in the house of the Lord".
In v.10, "Shaphan read it before the king" (Josiah). Huldah the
prophetess confirms this reference (vv.14-20). In 2 Chron. 34.14
it is described as "the book of the law of Jehovah by the
hand of Moses".
22. Jeremiah refers to this event when he
speaks, as in ch. 15.16.
23. Isaiah refers to this book as in his
day, a "sealed" book (ch. 29.11-13). The Lord Jesus refers to
this as opposed to the "precepts of man" (Matt. 15. 1-9 Mark
7.1-3).
24. Ezra ascribes the law to Moses. Cp.3.2
(Num.28,29); 6.18; 7.6,10,14,21,25. And all is to be done
according to it (cp. 10.3 with 9.11,12. Lev.18.24-30, and Deut.
23.3-6).
25. In Esther 3.8, the laws were extant,
and known as "diverse from all people."
26. Nehemiah (1.7-9) speaks to Jehovah of
the "statutes and judgments He gave by Moses".
27. Neh. 8.8. The book is read according
to its requirements.
28. Neh.8.14,17. The Feast of Tabernacles
was kept according to Lev.23.39-43.
29. Neh. 10.28,29. A solemn covenant was
made "to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant
of God".
30. Neh. 13.1. "They read in the book of
Moses" concerning the law as written in Deut. 23.3,4.
31. Daniel in his prayer (ch.9.11) refers
to the curse fulfilled on the nation as "written in the law of
Moses the servant of God".
32. Mal. 4.4 completes the cycle, and
refers all to Horeb where the people received the law (as
distinct from Sinai, where Moses received it), and to Moses by
whom it was given (not to Ezra or to some "Redactors" of a later
day).