I. Address of Moses: Historical (1:1 to 4:49) B. Preparing to travel from Horeb (Sinai) to Kadesh Bornea (1:6-18) C. Journey to Kadesh Bornea (1:19-21) D. Spies sent and people refuse to invade Canaan (1:22-40) E. People repent, but are defeated by the Amorites (1:41-46) F. Forbidden to meddle with Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites (2:1-12) God's wisdom may not always be understood by man, but we must walk by faith II Corinthians 5:7. G. 38 years from from Kadeshbarnea, until they were come over the brook Zered (2:13-15) H. Forbidden to meddle with the Ammonites (2:16-23) I. Defeat of Sihon king of Heshbon (2:24-37) J. Defeat of Og king of Bashan and distribution of land
(3:1-20)
2. Gilead south to the valley of Arnon given to Gad and Reuben (3:16-17) 3. Manasseh, Gad and Reuben to help in conquest of Canaan (3:18-20) 2. Joshua to lead the people into Canaan (3:28-29) This was promised in Genesis 17:8 M. Warning against idolatry (4:14-40) N. Cities of refuge on the East of Jordan appointed (4:41-43) O. Summary of the law (4:44-49)
B. The demonstration of God’s might at Sinai and Israel’s
promise to keep the whole law as delivered through Moses (5:22 to 6:25)
2. The law to be taught to the children (6:4-9) 6:5ties with Matthew 22:36-37 3. Admonition to keep the law (6:10-16) 6:13 seeMatthew 4:10, 6:16 seeMatthew 4:7 and also notice Deuteronomy 8:3 andMatthew 4:4 4. Keep the law faithfully and God will bless (6:17-25) 1. Israel was to destroy seven nations (7:1-2) 2. They were not to intermarry with the people of Canaan (7:3-4) With the text of verses 1-13 notice II Corinthians 6:14 3. The idols and religion of Amorites to be destroyed (7:5) 4. Jehovah favors Israel - Israel to keep the law of God (7:6-11) 5. Israel assured of God’s blessings (7:12-16) 6. Victory is promised (7:17-26) E. Warning against self-righteousness (9:1-29) 2. Israel was given the land because of the faithfulness of Abram (9:5) 3. The nation often provoked God (9:7-29) 2. Priesthood continued (10:8-11) 3. Exhortation to obedience (10:12-16) 4. Love and care of strangers and needy (10:17-21) 5. Increase of the nation from 70 to present number (10:22) 6. Reminder of God’s protection and provision (11:1-7) 7. Remember and keep the words of God (11:8-9) 8. Canaan a good land and a gift from God (11:10-12) 9. Keep the commands and be blessed (11:13-25) 10. A blessing or a curse (11:26-32) b. Offerings and sacrifices to be made at specified place (12:4-16) c. Tithes of corn, wine, firstlings, herds, or flocks to be eaten in the specific place God puts his name (12:17-19) d. Levites must not be forsaken (12:20-28) e. Importance of keeping the law repeated (12:29-32) f. Promoters of idolatry to be executed (13:1-18) 13:1-3there is warning of false prophets see also: Matthew 7:15, II Peter 2:1-9, andI John 4:1 g. Clean and unclean things (14:1-21) h. Law of tithing (14:22-29) i. Treatment of poor and needy (15:1-11) j. Release of debtors every seventh year (15:12-18) k. Observe Feast of Passover, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Tabernacles (16:1-17) b. Groves and images forbidden (16:19-20) c. Only the best is to be sacrificed to God (17:1) d. Idolaters to be stoned (17:2-7) e. Priests to be teachers and arbiters (17:8-13) f. Selection and conduct of Kings (17:14-20) g. Treatment of priests and Levites (18:1-8) h. Avoid abominations of the heathen (18:9-14) i. A coming prophet to be honored (18:15-22) Galatians 3:24-29 - Notice 18:18 that the prophet would come from their brethren. Tie this to Genesis 22:18. Notice also, Acts 3:22-26, Matthew 21:11, and John 6:14 Christ our prophet. Notice Hebrews 3:1 and Hebrews 5:8-10 Christ our priest. He is also our King Daniel 7:13-14 and John 18:36-37. j. Cities of refuge (19:1-13) k. Landmarks not to be moved (19:14) l. Treatment of witnesses - true and false (19:15-21) m. Conduct of war (20:1-20)
b. Captive women taken to wife (21:10-14) c. Inheritance rights of the firstborn (20:15-17) d. Treatment of stubborn and rebellious son (21:18-21) e. Punishment by hanging (21:22-23) f. Caring for brother’s (neighbor’s) property (22:1-4) g. Cross dressing between sexes condemned (22:5) h. Rules for nesting birds, a new house, sowing vineyards, plowing, mixed cloths in garments, fringes on garments forbidden, law of virginity for new wife, rules of sexual purity (22:6-30) i. Various laws governing who may enter the congregation, sanitation, slaves belonging to others, prostitution and sodomy, usury, vows, eating from the vineyard and field of another person (23:1-25) j. Additional rules for divorce, military service for newly weds, taking a working man’s tools, menstealers, leprosy, recovering collateral for a loan, wages of the laborer, gleaning, justice, and charity (24:1-22) k. till more laws about number of stripes, muzzling a working ox, obligation of having children for a deceased brother, immodest woman, unjust weights, Amalek to be punished (25:1-19) l. Offering of the firstfruits in the promised land (26:1-11) m. Remembering the Levites, and the poor and needy (26:12-15) n. Exhortation to keep the law in faithful obedience (26:16-19) 2. Admonition to keep the law (27:9-10) 3. People to be divided into two groups with one on Mount Ebal and the other on Mount Gerizim (27:11-13) 4. Levites pronounce curses on those who do not keep the law, and the people agree (27:14-26) 5. Blessings for obedience (28:1-14) 6. Curses for disobedience (28:15-68) 2. The congregation of Israel to affirm the covenant (29:10-15) 3. The wrath of God will be poured out on idolatry (29:16-28) 4. Secret things belong to God, revealed things belong to man (29:29) Acts 1:6-7 and Isaiah 55:8 5. Mercy to the penitent (30:1-10) 6. Covenant not too hard to understand (30:11-14) Matthew 11:28-30 7. Death and life set before them (30:15-20) 2. Moses gives charge to Joshua before all Israel (31:7-8) 3. Written law delivered to the priests (31:9-13) 4. Moses and Joshua called before Jehovah (31:14-21) 5. Moses wrote song and a copy of the law (31:22-27) 6. Elders gathered to hear the song of Moses (31:28-30) 2. Moses sent to Nebo to see the land and die (32:47-52) 2. Israel mourns the death of Moses (34:1-8) 3. Joshua replaces Moses (34:9) 4. Moses is praised (34:10-12)
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