Outline of Deuteronomy
I. Introduction to Deuteronomy (preamble) 1:1-5
II. The address of Moses: historical prologue 1:6-4:43
A. The experience of God in history 1:6-3:29
1. Recollections of Horeb 1:6-18
2. Recollections of Kadesh-barnea 1:19-46
3. Recollections of Mount Seir 2:1-8
4. Recollections of Moab and Ammon 2:9-25
5. The conquest of Heshbon 2:26-37
6. The conquest of Bashan 3:1-11
7. The allocation of land east of
the Jordan 3:12-22
8. Moses's request and its refusal 3:23-29
B. The call for obedience to God's law 4:1-40
1. The law as the foundation of the
nation 4:1-8
2. The law and the nature of God 4:9-24
3. The law and judgment 4:25-31
4. The law and the God of history 4:32-40
C. A note on the cities of refuge 4:41-43
III. The address of Moses: the law 4:44-26:19
A. An introduction to the declaration
of the law 4:44-49
B. The basic commandments: exposition
and exhortation 5:1-11:32
1. The summons to obey the law 5:1-5
2. The Decalogue 5:6-21
3. Moses's mediatory role at Horeb 5:22-33
4. The principal commandment: to
love God 6:1-9
5. Introductions concerning the
Promised Land 6:10-25
6. Israel's policy of war 7:1-26
7. The wilderness and the Promised
Land 8:1-20
8. The stubbornness of Israel 9:1-29
9. The tables of the law and the ark 10:1-10
10. God's requirement of Israel 10:11-11:25
11. A blessing and a curse 11:26-32
C. The specific legislation 12:1-26:15
1. Regulations relating to the
sanctuary 12:1-31
2. The dangers of idolatry 12:32-13:18
3. Legislation relating to various
religious practices 14:1-29
4. The year of release and the law
regarding firstlings 15:1-23
5. Major festivals and the appointment
of officers and judges 16:1-22
6. Laws relating to sacrifice, covenant
transgression, the central tribunal,
and kingship 17:1-20
7. Laws relating to the Levites,
foreign practices, and prophecy 18:1-22
8. Cities of refuge and legal
procedure 19:1-21
9. The conduct of war 20:1-20
10. Laws relating to murder, war,
and family affairs 21:1-23
11. Miscellaneous laws and the
regulation of sexual behavior 22:1-30
12. Miscellaneous laws 23:1-25:19
13. The ceremonial fulfillment of
the law 26:1-15
D. The conclusion to the declaration
of the law 26:16-19
IV. The address of Moses: blessings and
curses 27:1-29:1
A. The renewal of the covenant commanded 27:1-26
1. The writing of the law and the
offering of sacrifices 27:1-10
2. Blessings and curses at the
covenant renewal 27:11-26
B. The blessings and curses pronounced
in Moab 28:1-29:1
1. The blessings 28:1-14
2. The curses 28:15-29:1
V. The address of Moses: a concluding
charge 29:2-30:20
A. An appeal for covenant faithfulness 29:2-29
B. The call to decision: life and
blessing or death and cursing 30:1-20
VI. The continuity of the covenant from
Moses to Joshua 31:1-34:12
A. Disposition of the law and the
appointment of Joshua 31:1-29
B. The Song of Moses 31:30-32:44
C. The impending death of Moses 32:45-52
D. The blessing of Moses 33:1-29
E. The death of Moses and leadership
of Joshua 34:1-9
F. Conclusion 34:10-12
