Deuteronomy Outline

 

Deuteronomy Outline:

Chapter/Verse	Description
1:1-5	It’s been 40 years since leaving Egypt. Israel has conquered some kings. Moses starts to go over the law (again)
1:6-4:49	Reminders of: Legal organization of tribes, early on fear of the enemy (spies), lack of faith, various travels, alliances, defeat of Sihon and Og, some land awarded to Manasseh, “pay attention to God’s laws,” reminders of God- His power/laws – he is the only God, obey Him, idolatry forbidden, cities of refuge east of the Jordan
5-11	(5) Reminders: 10 commandments, the people fear (respect) God and it pleases Him, the people ask Moses to ne the intermediary with God – (6) Reminders (before land possession): Respect/love God, bind up the law in your lives, give God the glory – (7) Directives: When you enter the land, destroy specific cultures and idols UTTERLY! Do not intermingle/marry. Do not fear them, rely on God, God will keep His covenant (8) Remember: Who you are today humbled before God, after you are settled and become comfortable you might forget God and you will be overthrown – (9) Reminders: Do not fear those stronger than you, you have God, your are stiff necked and rebellious don’t take credit for your victories, it is not because of your righteousness that you conquer, it is of God - (10) Remember: The ark/tablets, the separation of Levites being dedicated to God’s service, rededicate yourselves with circumcision of the heart – (11) Reminder: Love God and obey Him and be blessed, commit idolatry and be cursed – directive to announce blessings and curses at Mt Gerzim and Mt Ebal (respectively)
12-26	(12) Directives: Destroy all idol worship structures. Specific Jehovah worship instructions given. (13) Directives: ANYONE leading you astray to idolatry shall be killed. (14) Directives: On appearance, foods, tithing (do not forget the Levites) – (15) Directives: Instructions on Sabbath Years, as applies to slave ownership, as applies to brothers in need, instructions concerning firstborn(s) of the flock. (16) Directives: Concerning festivals: Passover, Harvest (weeks), Tabernacle (booths/tents). Judges must be free from corruption. Do not adorn places of worship with anything NOT sanctioned by God. (17) Directives: Capital punishment for idolatry. If a case is judged by a priest and the judgment is disobeyed: capital punishment. Instructions for future kings of Israel. (18) Directives: Concerning Levites. Reject abominable practices (idolatry). Concerning prophets and false prophets. (19) Directives: Concerning cities of refuge, Land ownership, Testimony and false testimony. (20) Directives: For war and its military order. Specific nations that are to be completely exterminated. (21) Directives: Concerning recompense for innocent blood, concerning captured females (for marrying). Concerning inheritance rights with children from multiple wives. Concerning burials of those executed. (22) Directives: Concerning neighbors’ property. Various laws for everyday life. Laws concerning female fornication and false witnessing, adultery, forced sex. (23) Directives:  Concerning those who will be allowed into the assembly. Cleanliness rules. Sexual abominations. More rules concerning neighbors and vows. (24) Directives: Concerning divorce, newlyweds, pledges, kidnapping, leprosy, lending/pledges, compassion, judgments, the poor/needy. (25) Directives: Concerning punishment, oxen, a widow’s brother-in-law, women interfering in a fight, honest measures. (26) Directives: Concerning first fruit and tithe offering.
27-28	(27) Directives concerning the curses at Ebal. (28) Directives to achieve blessings. Warnings of curses for rejecting God.
29-32	(29) God has manifested Himself to you, everyone is to enter this covenant, there will be penalties for idolatry. (30) Repentance and a true love for God will garner forgiveness, choose God-choose life. (31) Moses declares he will not cross the Jordan and charges Joshua (to lead), a 7-year reading of the law instituted. God prophesies that Israel will reject Him. He instructs Moses to write a song about it. (32) The song of Moses is one of a disobedient people towards God! God commands Moses to go to Mt. Nebo to die.
33-34	(33) Blessing to Israel and to each tribe. (34) Moses goes to the mountain to die. Joshua takes command

 

Notes/Opinion:
Chapter five should have its own category. It covers a foundational topic for everything else afterward and predates the “now” of the moment: “Entering/Conquering” Canaan.

People who do not understand the context of the time and who do not have a full understanding of Jehovah will judge God from this book. They will sit in the comfort of their homes without a clue of the times and the peoples of that day. This stuff is brutal in our soft-life assessments.