Deuteronomy

I. Introduction (1:1-5)

II. An Historical Summary (1:6-4:49)

A. Journeys (1:6-3:22)
B. Moses not allowed to enter Canaan (3:23-29)
C. Command to obey (4:1-14)
D. Against idolatry (4:15-20)
E. Moses not allowed to enter Canaan (4:21-24)
F. Punishment for idolatry (4:25-31)
G. Mighty acts of God (4:32-40)
H. Cities of refuge (4:41-43)
I. Conclusion (4:44-49)

III. Legislation (5:1-26:19)

A. Introduction (5:1-5)
B. Ten Commandments (5:6-21)
C. Moses served as mediator (5:22-33)
D. Command to obey (6:1-19)
E. Confession of faith (6:20-25)
F. Dealing with people in Canaan (7:1-26)

1. Destroy them (7:1-6)
2. Why God chose Israel (7:7-11)
3. Blessings of obedience (7:12-16)
4. Call to have faith in power of God (7:17-26)

G. Warnings (8:1-11:32)

1. God's care in the wilderness (8:1-10)
2. Do not claim success as a result of personal efforts ((8:11-20)
3. God, not Israel, will conquer enemies (9:1-5)
4. Israel's past rebellion with the golden calf (9:6-10:11)
5. Command to obey (10:12-11:12)
6. Blessings and curses (11:13-28)
7. Command to obey (11:29-32)

H. Proper worship (12:1-17:7)

1. Correct place for worship (12:1-14)
2. Slaughtering animals (12:15-28)
3. Avoid other gods (12:29-32)
4. Dealing with people who follow other gods (13:1-18)
5. Avoid self-laceration (14:1-2)
6. Unclean animals (14:3-21)
7. Use of the tithe (14:22-29)
8. Sabbath year (15:1-18)
9. Use of animal firstborn (15:19-23)
10. Three festivals (16:1-17)
11. Administration of justice (16:18-20)
12. Further worship legislation (16:21-17:7)

I. Administration of justice (17:8-13)

J. Warnings for king (17:14-20)

K. Legislation concerning Levitess (18:1-8)

L. Warning against pagan practices (18:9-14)

M. Legislation concerning prophets (18:15-22)

N. Administration of justice (19:1-21)

O. Legislation concerning war (20:1-20)

P. Social legislation (21:1-25:19)

1. Dealing with the victim of an unsolved murder (21:1-9)
2. Family laws (21:10-21)
3. Removal of corpse of recipient of capital punishment (21:22-23)
4. Care for neighbor's property (22:1-4)
5. Against transvestites (22:5)
6. Birds (22:6-7)
7. Home construction (22:8)
8. Mixing different elements (22:9-11)
9. Tassels on cloak (22:12)
10. Sexual relations (22:13-30)
11. People excluded from worship (23:1-8)
12. Maintaining a proper army camp (23:9-14)
13. Escaped slaves (23:15-16)
14. Prostitution (23:17-18)
15. Interest on loans (23:19-20)
16. Vows (23:21-23)
17. Gleaning (23:24-25)
18. Marriage (24:1-5)
19. Security on loans (24:6)
20. Kidnapping (24:7)
21. Leprosy (24:8-9)
22. Security on loans (24:10-13)
23. Payment of wages (24:14-15)
24. Administration of justice (24:16-18)
25. Gleaning (24:19-22)
26. Flogging (25:1-3)
27. Prohibition against muzzling an ox (25:4)
28. Levirate marrriage (25:5-10)
29. Women who fight dirty (25:11-12)
30. Business practices (25:13-16)
31. Against Amalek (25:17-19)

Q. Proper worship (26:1-15)

1. Firstfruits (26:1-11)
2. Tithe (26:12-15)

R. Conclusion (26:16-19)

IV. Blessings and Curses (27:1-29:1)

A. Instructions for after Israel crosses Jordan River (27:1-26)

1. Altar and sacrifices (27:1-8)
2. Command to obey (27:9-10)
3. Recitation of curses (27:11-26)

B. Blessings of Obedience (28:1-14)
C. Curses of disobedience (28:15-29:1)

V. Renewal of Covenant in Moab (29:2-30:20)

VI. Moses' Final Acts (31:1-34:8)

A. Introduction (31:1-6)
B. Encouraging Joshua (31:7-8)
C. Commands concerning reading the law (31:9-13)
D. Commissioning of Joshua (31:14-15)
E. Introduction to Song of Moses (31:16-22)
F. Commissioning of Joshua (31:23)
G. Moses prepares to recite his song (31:24-29)
H. Song of Moses (31:30-32:43)
I. Command to obey (32:44-47)
J. Moses told to prepare for death (32:48-52)
K. Blessing of Israel (33:1-29)
L. Moses sees Canaan (34:1-4)
M. Death of Moses (34:5-8)

VII. Conclusion (34:9-12)

A. Praise for Joshua (34:9)
B. Praise for Moses (34:10-12)