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