DEUTERONOMY OUTLINE
--A. Ralph Johnson
Theme: Review of the journey and the Law
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I. JOURNEYS REVIEWED Introduction (1:1-5) |
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Sinai |
A. HOREB (Mount Sinai) TO KADESH 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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Amorites |
B. KADESH TO AMORITES (38 years) Compassing Seir (1-8) Moab to the Brook of Zered (9-25) Sihon’s defeat (26-37) |
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Jordan |
C. AMORITES TO JORDAN RIVER 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 |
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A. THE COVENANT |
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Harken! |
No additions or subtractions. (4-8) 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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Commandments |
Ten Commandments |
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Teach |
Hear and teach these things |
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Heathens |
Expel the heathen nations |
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Remember |
Do not forget |
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Pride |
Beware of becoming puffed up |
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Stones |
Second pair of stones made (1-12) “Circumcise your hearts” (13-22) |
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Warnings |
Warnings: Blessing and Curses
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B. STATUTES AND ORDINANCES |
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Offerings |
A central place for offerings to be established (1-14) Animals may be killed for food elsewhere (12:15-28) Beware of idolatry (29-32) |
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Idolatry |
Warning against idolatry Beware of idolatrous false prophets (1-5) Beware of idolatrous relatives (6-11) If a city becomes idolatrous, destroy it (12-18) |
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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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7th year |
Indebtedness and lending (1-18) First belongs to God (19-23) |
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Feasts |
Feasts Passover (1-8) Pentecost (9-12) Tabernacles (13-17) Judges must be just (18-20) Altars may not have trees or pillars set up (21-22) |
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Kings |
Sacrifice requirements (1) Rules for Judging Idolatry (2-7) Hard judgments to go to the Priests and Levites (8-13) Laws concerning kings (14-20) |
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Prophet |
Provision for Priests 1-5) Provision for the Levites (7-8) Beware of cultic abominations of the nations (9-14) Prophet Like Moses (15-19) False prophets (20-22) |
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Refuge |
Laws concerning manslaughter (1-13) Laws concerning landmarks (14) Laws concerning witnesses (15-21) |
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War |
Laws concerning war Exemptions (1-9) Resistance and surrender (10-18) Do not destroy orchards (19-20) |
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Captives |
Responsibility dealing with Man found slain outside city (1-9) Captive woman’s rights (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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Property |
Lost animals and property (1-4) Women and men’s clothing distinct (5) Nesting birds (6-7) Roofs must have walls (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) |
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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, the camp must be kept clean (9-14) Escaped slaves must not be returned (15-16) Vice shall not be tolerated (17-18) Usury (19-20) Vows (21-23) Eating neighbor’s grapes or corn (24-25) |
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Divorce |
Divorce (1-4) Marriage: Free from public service for a year (5) Pledge (6) Hired servants (14-15) No one executed for another’s crime (16) Justice (17-18) Poor and strangers entitled to gleanings (19-22) |
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Whippings |
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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Firstfruits |
Law of firstfruits that belong to God
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III. BLESSINGS AND CURSES |
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Stones |
Plastered stones set up with the Law written (1-8) Blessings and Cursings (Gerizim and Ebal) |
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Blessings |
Blessings and Cursings Blessings (1-14) Cursings (15-68) (cf. Josephus, Wars of the Jews, Book 6, Chapter 3) |
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Remember |
Remember and beware |
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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. MOSES CLOSING CHARGES |
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Charges |
Charge to trust Jehovah (1-9) Charge to the priests to teach the Law (10-13) Future apostasy predicted (14-29) Moses introduces his song of reminder (30) |
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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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Blessing |
Moses’ final blessing upon Israel |
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Death |
Moses’ death (1-8) Joshua takes leadership (9-12) |