Outline of Deuteronomy: Remember, love, obey

Heading: the words Moses spoke 1:1–5

In the fortieth year, after the victories over Sihon and Og, Moses begins to explain the law on the plains of Moab.

From Horeb to Beth-peor 1:6–3:29

The command to take the land, the refusal at Kadesh, the long detour, and the LORD's gift of the lands of Sihon and Og.

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   Deuteronomy 1: From Horeb to Kadesh

   Moses retells how Israel refused to enter the land at Kadesh, and a whole generation was shut out.

   These are the words 1:1–5 · Long enough at this mountain 1:6–8 · Judges for the people 1:9–18 · Refusal at Kadesh 1:19–33 · The oath against that generation 1:34–40 · Beaten at Hormah 1:41–46

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   Deuteronomy 2: Past Edom, Moab and Ammon

   The LORD leads Israel past the lands He gave Esau and Lot, then gives them Sihon's kingdom.

   Do not provoke Esau's sons 2:1–7 · Moab spared; a generation consumed 2:8–15 · Ammon spared 2:16–23 · Sihon delivered into your hand 2:24–37

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   Deuteronomy 3: Og defeated; Moses may only look

   The LORD gives Og's kingdom to Israel but refuses Moses' plea to cross; Joshua will lead them in.

   Og of Bashan 3:1–11 · Land for two and a half tribes 3:12–17 · Until the LORD gives rest 3:18–20 · Do not be afraid of them 3:21–22 · That is enough 3:23–29

Hear now, O Israel 4:1–43

Keep the statutes, make no image of the God who spoke from the fire, and know He alone is God; three refuge cities set apart.

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   Deuteronomy 4: No form, no image

   Keep His statutes and make no image: at Horeb you saw no form, and He alone is God.

   Hear the statutes 4:1–8 · The day at Horeb 4:9–14 · No form of any kind 4:15–24 · Scattered, yet seeking 4:25–31 · There is no other besides Him 4:32–40 · Three cities of refuge 4:41–43 · This is the law 4:44–49

The great commandment 4:44–11:32

The Ten Words and the Shema: love the one LORD, remember His grace, fear no nation, and own that He chose you in free love.

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   Deuteronomy 5: The Ten Commandments

   Moses repeats the Ten Commandments, made with this generation at Horeb, and recalls Israel's plea for a mediator.

   Not with our fathers, but with us 5:1–5 · The Ten Words 5:6–21 · Go near and listen 5:22–27 · If only they had such a heart 5:28–33

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   Deuteronomy 6: Hear, O Israel

   Hear, O Israel: the LORD is One; love Him with all your heart and teach His words.

   So that you may prosper 6:1–3 · The Shema 6:4–9 · When you eat and are satisfied 6:10–15 · Do not test the LORD 6:16–19 · When your son asks 6:20–25

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   Deuteronomy 7: A holy people, chosen in love

   Devote Canaan's nations to destruction; the LORD chose Israel not for its size but because He loved them.

   Devote them to destruction 7:1–5 · Because the LORD loved you 7:6–11 · Blessed above all peoples 7:12–16 · Little by little 7:17–26

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   Deuteronomy 8: Not by bread alone

   Remember how God humbled and fed you in the wilderness; do not forget Him in the good land.

   To humble you and test you 8:1–6 · A good land 8:7–10 · Be careful not to forget 8:11–18 · You will surely perish 8:19–20

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   Deuteronomy 9: Not because of your righteousness

   Israel takes the land not for its righteousness but for the nations' wickedness, for Israel is stubborn.

   A consuming fire ahead of you 9:1–3 · Do not say in your heart 9:4–6 · The calf at Horeb 9:7–21 · Rebelling since the day I knew you 9:22–24 · Do not destroy Your people 9:25–29

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   Deuteronomy 10: Circumcise your hearts

   God gives new tablets and sets apart Levi; He requires fear, love and service from a circumcised heart.

   Two tablets like the originals 10:1–5 · Levi set apart 10:6–9 · Continue your journey 10:10–11 · What does the LORD ask of you? 10:12–16 · God of gods, friend of the foreigner 10:17–22

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   Deuteronomy 11: A blessing and a curse

   Love and obey for life in the land: Moses sets before Israel a blessing and a curse.

   Your eyes have seen 11:1–7 · A land that drinks in the rain 11:8–12 · Rain in season 11:13–17 · Fix these words in your hearts 11:18–21 · Every place your feet tread 11:22–25 · A blessing and a curse 11:26–32

The statutes and ordinances 12:1–26:19

Worship at the chosen place, then laws for leaders, war, family and neighbor, ending with firstfruits and a mutual avowal.

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   Deuteronomy 12: The place the LORD will choose

   Tear down Canaan's shrines and bring your worship to the one place where the LORD sets His name.

   Destroy the places 12:1–4 · The place the LORD will choose 12:5–14 · Eat within your gates 12:15–19 · The blood is the life 12:20–28 · Do not inquire about their gods 12:29–32

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   Deuteronomy 13: Do not follow the enticer

   Whether prophet, kin or a whole town, anyone who draws Israel to other gods must not be spared.

   A prophet with a sign 13:1–5 · Show him no pity 13:6–11 · A city gone after other gods 13:12–18

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   Deuteronomy 14: Sons of the LORD

   As the LORD's sons and holy people, Israel mourns and eats differently, and tithes with joy.

   You are sons of the LORD 14:1–2 · Clean and unclean 14:3–21 · So that you may learn to fear 14:22–27 · The third-year tithe 14:28–29

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   Deuteronomy 15: The year of release

   Every seventh year debts are released and Hebrew slaves set free, as the LORD set Israel free.

   The LORD's time of release 15:1–6 · Open wide your hand 15:7–11 · Not empty-handed 15:12–18 · Firstborn set apart to the LORD 15:19–23

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   Deuteronomy 16: Three feasts before the LORD

   Keep Passover, Weeks and Tabernacles at the chosen place, and appoint judges who judge justly.

   The Passover in Abib 16:1–8 · The Feast of Weeks 16:9–12 · The Feast of Tabernacles 16:13–15 · Three times a year 16:16–17 · Judges in every town 16:18–20 · No Asherah by the altar 16:21–22

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   Deuteronomy 17: Courts and the king

   Justice rests on two or three witnesses, and Israel's king must be God's choice and read His law.

   On the testimony of two or three witnesses 17:1–7 · A case too difficult for you 17:8–13 · The king the LORD shall choose 17:14–17 · A copy of this instruction 17:18–20

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   Deuteronomy 18: A Prophet like Moses

   The LORD is Levi's inheritance; Israel must shun divination, for God will raise up a Prophet like Moses.

   The LORD is their inheritance 18:1–8 · When you enter the land 18:9–14 · A prophet like me 18:15–19 · A message that does not come true 18:20–22

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   Deuteronomy 19: Refuge, landmarks and witnesses

   Refuge cities protect the accidental killer but not the murderer, and false witnesses get what they intended.

   Three cities 19:1–10 · Show him no pity 19:11–13 · Your neighbor's boundary marker 19:14 · Two or three witnesses 19:15–21

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   Deuteronomy 20: When you go out to war

   In war the LORD fights for Israel; far cities are offered peace, but Canaan's cities fall under judgment.

   He goes with you 20:1–4 · Let him return home 20:5–9 · Make an offer of peace 20:10–15 · Leave alive nothing that breathes 20:16–18 · Spare the fruit trees 20:19–20

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    Deuteronomy 21: Under God's curse

    Innocent blood is atoned for, the weak in families protected, and a hanged man buried before night.

    Innocent blood put away 21:1–9 · A captive woman 21:10–14 · The right of the firstborn 21:15–17 · A stubborn and rebellious son 21:18–21 · Under God's curse 21:22–23

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    Deuteronomy 22: A neighbor's ox, a parapet, a marriage

    Care for your neighbor's goods, honor God's created distinctions, and guard marriage and sexual purity.

    You must not ignore it 22:1–4 · So that it may be well with you 22:5–8 · No mixtures 22:9–12 · The proof of virginity 22:13–21 · Marriage guarded 22:22–30

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    Deuteronomy 23: The assembly and the camp

    The LORD's assembly and camp are kept holy; runaways sheltered, vows kept, and neighbors' fields respected.

    The assembly of the LORD 23:1–8 · Your camp must be holy 23:9–14 · The runaway slave 23:15–18 · Vows, interest and the neighbor's field 23:19–25

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    Deuteronomy 24: Mercy for the weak

    Limit divorce, protect the poor and the foreigner, pay wages daily, and leave gleanings for the needy.

    A certificate of divorce 24:1–4 · To bring joy to his wife 24:5–9 · Before sunset 24:10–15 · Every man for his own sin 24:16–18 · For the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow 24:19–22

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    Deuteronomy 25: Justice, a brother's name, Amalek

    Limit punishment, free the working ox, raise up a dead brother's name, keep honest weights, remember Amalek.

    Forty lashes 25:1–3 · Do not muzzle an ox 25:4 · To preserve his brother's name 25:5–10 · Accurate and honest weights 25:11–16 · Remember what Amalek did 25:17–19

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    Deuteronomy 26: A wandering Aramean

    Bring firstfruits confessing God's saving history; the LORD and Israel declare themselves each other's.

    My father was a wandering Aramean 26:1–11 · Look down from Your holy habitation 26:12–15 · Today you have proclaimed the LORD 26:16–19

Blessings and curses 27:1–28:68

Stones and an altar on Ebal, twelve curses answered Amen, and the blessings of obedience set against curses that end in exile.

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   Deuteronomy 27: Ebal and Gerizim

   On Ebal Israel writes the law and builds an altar; the Levites pronounce twelve curses, each answered Amen.

   Great stones on Ebal 27:1–8 · This day you have become the people 27:9–10 · To bless and to curse 27:11–13 · And let all the people say, Amen 27:14–26

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   Deuteronomy 28: Blessings and curses

   Obedience brings blessing in every sphere; disobedience brings curses ending in siege, exile and Egypt again.

   All these blessings will come upon you 28:1–6 · The head, and not the tail 28:7–14 · All these curses will come upon you 28:15–19 · The sky will be bronze 28:20–44 · A nation from afar 28:45–57 · Back to Egypt 28:58–68

Joshua and the book 31:1–29

Joshua charged to lead Israel in; the law written, to be read every seventh year and laid beside the ark as a witness.

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   Deuteronomy 31: Be strong and courageous

   Moses charges Joshua, writes down the law, and receives a song to witness against unfaithful Israel.

   He will never leave you 31:1–8 · Read this law before all Israel 31:9–13 · These people will rise up 31:14–18 · That this song may be a witness 31:19–23 · Beside the ark 31:24–30

The Song of Moses 31:30–32:52

A song witnesses to the faithful Rock and faithless Israel, to judgment and mercy; then Moses is told to climb Nebo and die.

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   Deuteronomy 32: The Song of Moses

   The song praises the faithful Rock, indicts faithless Israel, and ends with judgment and mercy for His people.

   He is the Rock 32:1–4 · The LORD's portion is His people 32:5–14 · Jeshurun grew fat 32:15–18 · Those who are not a people 32:19–27 · Vengeance is Mine 32:28–35 · Rejoice, O nations, with His people 32:36–43 · It is your life 32:44–47 · Go up to Mount Nebo 32:48–52

The blessing and the death of Moses 33:1–34:12

Moses blesses the tribes under the God of Jeshurun, sees the land from Nebo and dies; Joshua leads, and no prophet like Moses arises.

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   Deuteronomy 33: The blessing of Moses

   Moses blesses each tribe under the God of Jeshurun: blessed is Israel, a people saved by the LORD.

   The LORD came from Sinai 33:1–5 · Reuben, Judah and Levi 33:6–11 · Benjamin and Joseph 33:12–17 · Zebulun to Asher 33:18–25 · None like the God of Jeshurun 33:26–29

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   Deuteronomy 34: The death of Moses

   Moses sees the promised land from Nebo and dies; Joshua leads, and no prophet like Moses has arisen.

   This is the land that I swore 34:1–4 · Moses the servant of the LORD died 34:5–7 · Full of the spirit of wisdom 34:8–9 · No prophet has risen like Moses 34:10–12