OUTLINE OF DEUTERONOMY

DEUTERONOMY (From Greek LXX - "second law")

1. The First Discourse (1:1--4:43)
   
   1. Historical circumstances of first discourse (1:1-5)
      
   2. The Discourse (1:6--4:40)
      
      1. Historical Review (1:6--3:29)
         
         1. The Lord's command to leave Sinai (1:6-8)
            
         2. Moses' assistants appointed (1:9-18)
            
         3. Israel's unbelief and failure to enter Canaan (1:19-40)
            
         4. Israel's presumption and retreat (1:41-46)
            
         5. Israel's wandering in the wilderness (2:1-25)
            
         6. Israel defeats Sihon and Og (2:26--3:11)
            
         7. Israel possesses the land beyond Jordon (3:12-29)
         
         
      2. Exhortation to obedience (4:1-40)
      
      
   3. Appointment of cities of refuge beyond Jordan (4:41-43)
   
   
2. The Second Discourse (4:44--26:19)
   
   1. Historical circumstances of second discourse (4:44-49)
      
   2. The Discourse (5:1--26:19)
      
      1. Introduction of Discourse (5:1--11:32)
         
         1. The covenant and the decalogue (5:1--6:25)
            
         2. Commands for entering the land (7:1--11:32)
         
         
      2. Body of Discourse - Laws for living in Canaan (12:1--26:15)
         
         1. Place of worship (12:1-28)
            
         2. Warning against idolatry (12:29-32)
            
         3. False Prophets to die (13:1-5)
            
         4. Idolatrous people to be destroyed (13:6-18)
            
         5. Mourning customs (14:1-2)
            
         6. Dietary laws (14:3-21)
            
         7. Tithe of produce (14:22-29)
            
         8. Year of Release (15:1-18)
            
         9. Firstling males of the herd (15:19-23)
            
         10. Feasts (16:1-17)
             
         11. Judges (16:18--17:13)
             
         12. Instructions for the King (17:14-20)
             
         13. Levites' inheritance (18:1-8)
             
         14. Abominable practices of the Nations (18:9-14)
             
         15. Prophet to come (18:15-22)
             
         16. Cities of Refuge (19:1-13)
             
         17. Fraud & Perjury (19:14-21)
             
         18. Rules of Warfare (20:1-20)
             
         19. Manslaughter (21:1-9)
             
         20. Domestic Laws (21:10--22:30)
             
         21. Social Laws (23:1--25:19)
             
         22. Tithes and offerings (26:1-15)
         
         
      3. Conclusion of Discourse - concluding exhortation (26:16-19)
   
   
3. The Third Discourse (27:1--28:68)
   
   1. Inscription of the Law (27:1-8)
      
   2. Solemn Curses (27:9-26)
      
   3. Sanctions of the Law (28:1-68)
   
   
4. The Fourth Discourse (29:1--30:20) Palestinian Covenant
   
   1. Renewal of the Covenant (29:1-15)
      
   2. Warning (29:16-29)
      
   3. Promise of Restoration (30:1-10)
      
   4. The Two Ways (30:11-20)
   
   
5. End of Moses' Life and Ministry (31:1--34:12)
   
   1. Written Law entrusted to leaders (31:1-30)
      
   2. The Song of Moses (32:1-43)
      
   3. The Final Exhortation and Farewell of Moses (32:44--33:29)
      
   4. The Death of Moses (34:1-12)