Outline of Numbers
I. Israel in the wilderness 1:1-22:1
A. The first census in the wilderness
of Sinai 1:1-4:49
1. Census of Israel's fighting men 1:1-54
2. Arrangement of the camp 2:1-34
3. Priestly function of Aaron's sons 3:1-4
4. Charge and census of Levites 3:5-39
5. Census of firstborn males 3:40-51
6. Census of levitical working
force, and their duties 4:1-49
B. The first priestly scroll 5:1-10:10
1. Separation of the unclean 5:1-4
2. Compensation for offenses,
and priestly honorarium 5:5-10
3. A trial of jealousy 5:11-31
4. Law of the Nazarite 6:1-21
5. The Priests` blessing 6:22-27
6. Offerings of the tribal princes 7:1-89
7. The golden lampstand 8:1-4
8. Consecration of Levites and
their retirement 8:5-26
9. The first commemorative and
first supplementary passover 9:1-14
10. The cloud over the tabernacle 9:15-23
11. The two silver trumpets 10:1-10
C. From the wilderness of Sinai to
the wilderness of Paran 10:11-14:45
1. Departure from Sinai 10:11-36
a. Order of the march 10:11-28
b. Hobab invited to be the guide 10:29-32
c. The ark of the covenant 10:33-36
2. Taberah and Kibroth-hattaavah 11:1-35
a. Taberah 11:1-3
b. Manna provided 11:4-9
c. Moses's 70 elders as officers 11:10-30
d. Punishment by quails at
Kibroth-hattaavah 11:31-35
3. Rebellion of Miriam and Aaron 12:1-16
4. The story of the spies 13:1-14:45
a. The spies, their mission and
report 13:1-33
b. People disheartened and rebellious 14:1-10
c. Moses's intercession 14:11-39
d. Futile invasion attempt at Hormah 14:40-45
D. The second priestly scroll 15:1-19:22
1. Ceremonial details 15:1-41
a. Quantities of meal offerings
and libations 15:1-16
b. Cake offerings of the firstfruits 15:17-21
c. Offerings for sins of ignorance 15:22-31
d. Punishment of sabbath-breaker 15:32-36
e. Tassels 15:37-41
2. The rebellion of Korah, Dathan,
and Abiram 16:1-35
3. Incidents vindicating the Aaronic
priesthood 16:36-17:13
4. Duties and revenues of priests
and Levites 18:1-32
5. The water of purification of
those defiled by the dead 19:1-22
E. From the wilderness of Zin to the
steppes of Moab 20:1-22:1
1. Wilderness of Zin 20:1-21
a. Sin of Moses 20:1-13
b. Request to go through Edom 20:14-21
2. The area of Mount Hor 20:22-21:3
a. Death of Aaron 20:22-29
b. Arad the Canaanite defeated
at Hormah 21:1-3
3. The journey to the steppes of
Moab 21:4-22:1
a. Rebellion on the journey
around Edom 21:4-9
b. Places passed on the march
from the Arabah 21:10-20
c. Defeat of the Amorites 21:21-32
d. Defeat of Og: king of Bashan 21:33-35
e. Arrival in the plains of Moab 22:1
II. Foreign intrigue against Israel 22:2-25:18
A. Balak's failure to turn the Lord
from Israel 22:2-24:25
1. Balaam summoned by Balak 22:2-40
2. The oracles of Balaam 22:41-24:25
B. Balak's success in turning Israel
from the Lord 25:1-18
1. The Baal-peor sin 25:1-5
2. Zeal of Phinehas 25:6-18
III. Preparation for entering the land 26:1-36:13
A. The second census in the plains
of Moab 26:1-65
B. The law of inheritance 27:1-11
C. Appointment of Moses` successor 27:12-23
D. The third priestly scroll 28:1-29:40
1. Introduction 28:1-2
2. Daily offerings 28:3-8
3. Sabbath offerings 28:9-10
4. Monthly offerings 28:11-15
5. Yearly offerings 28:16-29:40
a. Feast of Unleavened Bread 28:16-25
b. Feast of Weeks 28:26-31
c. Feast of Trumpets 29:1-6
d. Day of Atonement 29:7-11
e. Feast of Tabernacles 29:12-40
E. The validity of women's vows 30:1-16
F. The war with Midian 31:1-54
1. Destruction of Midian 31:1-18
2. Purification of warriors 31:19-24
3. Dividing the spoils of war 31:25-54
G. The settlement of two and one-half
tribes in Trans-Jordan 32:1-42
1. Moses` response to Gad and
Reuben's request 32:1-33
2. Cities rebuilt by Reuben and Gad 32:34-38
3. Gilead taken by Manassites 32:39-42
H. The route from Egypt to Jordan 33:1-49
I. Directions for settlement in
Canaan 33:50-34:29
1. Expulsion of inhabitants, setting
of boundaries, division of land 33:50-34:29
2. Levitical cities and cities of
refuge 35:1-34
J. Marriage of heiresses 36:1-13
