DEUTERONOMY OUTLINE
A Ralph Johnson
Theme: Review of the journeys and the Law. "Deuter-nomos" = "2nd-law"
By Moses, about 1400 B.C.
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CHAPTERS & KEY WORDS |
OUTLINE 34ch(4) (Brief) |
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I. JOURNEYS REVIEWED (chap. 1-3) Introduction (1:1-5) |
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1: Sinai |
A. Sinai (Mt. Horeb) To Kadesh (chap. 1) Commanded by Jehovah to go take the land (6-8) Establishing leaders over the tribes (9-18) Searching the land – the twelve spies (19-25) Refusal to go in – the false report (26-33) Jehovah declares only Joshua and Caleb will enter (34-40) They attempt to go in but are beaten back (41-46) |
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2: Amorites |
B. Kadesh To Amorites (38 years) (chap. 2) Compassing Seir (1-8) Moab to the Brook of Zered (9-25) Sihon’s defeat (26 -37) |
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3: Jordan |
C. Amorites To Jordan River (chap. 3) Og of Bashan defeated (1-11) Possession of land east of Jordan secured for Reuben, Gad and Manasseh (12-17) They are required to help conquer west of Jordan (18-22) Moses not permitted to cross Jordan River (3:23-29)
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II. STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND COMMANDMENTS REVIEWED (ch. 4-26) |
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A. Laws Of The Covenant (chap. 4-11) |
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4: Harken! |
No additions or subtractions. (1-8) Take diligent heed to keep the covenant (9-24) Warning of defection and tribulation (25-31) Remember what God has done and be faithful (32-40) Three cities of refuge chosen east of Jordan (41-43) Remember this law (44-49) |
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5: Commandments |
Ten Commandments (chap. 5) |
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6: Teach |
Hear and teach these things (chapter 6) The Lord is one (4) Thou shalt love the Lord thy God (5) |
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7: Heathens |
Expel the heathen nations (chap. 7) |
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8: Remember |
Do not forget (chap. 8) |
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9: Pride |
Beware of becoming puffed up (chap. 9) |
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10: Stones |
Second pair of stones made (10:1-12) “Circumcise your hearts” (10:16-22) |
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11: Warnings |
Warnings: Blessing and curses (chap. 11)
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B. Statutes And Ordinances (chap. 12-26) |
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12: Offerings |
A central place for offerings to be established (5-14) Animals for food may be killed elsewhere (12:15-22) Do not eat blood (23-24) Beware of idolatry (28-32) |
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13: Idolatry |
Warnings against idolatry Destroy idolatrous false prophets (1-5) Destroy idolatrous relatives (6-11) Destroy idolatrous cities (12-18) |
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14: Food |
Do not be like the heathen Do not mark yourselves for the dead (1-2) Clean and unclean foods (3-21) Beasts, fish, birds (3-20) Nothing that dies of itself (21 ) No kid boiled in its mother’s milk (21) Festival tithe in third year, eaten and shared with Levites (22-29) |
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15: 7th year |
Indebtedness and lending (1-11) Hebrew indentured servants (12-18) First belongs to God (19-23) |
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16. Feasts |
Feasts Passover (1-8) Pentecost (9-12) Tabernacles (13-17) Judges must be just (18-20) No trees or images near the altar of the Lord (21-22) |
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17: Kings |
Sacrifice requirements (1) Rules for dealing with Idolatry (2-7) Hard judgments to be taken to the Priests (8-13) Laws concerning kings (14-20) |
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18: Prophet |
Provision for Priests (1-5) Provision for the Levites (6-8) Beware of abominations of the nations (9-14) Prophet Like Moses to come (15-19) MESSIAH False prophets (20-22) |
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19: Refuge |
Cities of Refuge Laws concerning manslaughter and murder (1-13) Laws concerning landmarks (14) Laws concerning witnesses (15 -21) |
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20: War |
Laws concerning war Exemptions (1-9) Resistance and surrender (10-18) Do not destroy orchards (19-20) |
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21: Captives |
Responsibility dealing with Man found slain outside city (1-9) Rights of captive women (10-14) Rights of firstborn in polygamous marriage (15-17) Rebellious son (18-21) Hanged person buried same day (22-23) |
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22: Property |
Lost animals and property (1-4) Cross-dressing prohibited (5) Nesting birds (6-7) Roofs must have walls around them (8) Confusion: seed, ox & ass, fibers in garments (9-11) Fringes on garments for reminders (12) Sexual conduct Disputed virginity (13-21) Adultery (22) Promiscuous behavior (23-24) Rape (25-27) Seduction (28-29) Incest (30) |
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23: Exclusion |
Exclusion from the congregation Mutilation of sexual organs (1) Bastards (2) Moab & Amon (3-6) Edomites and Egyptians not to be despised (7-8) In war, keep from every wicked thing (9) Defilement by night accident (10) Toilet provision (12-14) Escaped slaves must not be returned (15-16) Vice must not be tolerated (17-18) Usury (19 -20) Vows (21-23) Eating neighbor’s grapes or corn (24-25) |
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24: Divorce |
Divorce and remarriage (1-4) Marriage: Free from public service for a year (5) Pledge: not to take work needs (6) Kidnapping (7) Leprosy (8-9) Pledge rules (10-13) Hired servants (14-15) No one executed crime of another family member (16) Justice (17-18) Poor and strangers entitled to gleanings (19-22) |
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25: Whipping |
Whippings (1-3) Muzzling the ox (4) Duty to continue brother’s name (5-10) Woman grabbing a man’s privates (11-12) Just measures (13-16) Amalek to be destroyed (17-19) |
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26: Firstfruits |
Law of firstfruits belong to God (chap. 26)
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III. BLESSINGS AND CURSES—Warnings to be faithful (chap. 27-30) |
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27: Stones |
Plastered stones set up with the Law written (1-8) Blessings and Cursings (Mounts Gerizim and Ebal) (11-26) |
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28: Blessings |
Blessings (1-14) Cursings (15-68) (cf. Lam. 4:10; Josephus, Wars of the Jews, Book 6, Chapter 3) |
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29: Remember |
Remember and beware (chap. 29) |
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30: Repentance |
Repentance will bring restoration (1-10) The solution is faith within, not someplace else (11-14) Choose life and live (15-20)
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IV. CLOSING CHARGES (chap. 31-34) |
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31: Charges |
Charge to trust Jehovah (1-9) Charge to the priests to teach the Law (9-13) Future apostasy predicted (14-29) Moses introduces his song of reminder (30 ) |
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32: Song |
Song of Moses declaring their judgment (1-47) Jehovah tells Moses to go up on the mountain to die (48-52) |
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33: Blessing |
Moses’ final blessing upon Israel (chap. 33) |
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34: Death |
Moses’ death (1-8) Joshua takes leadership (9-12) |