Book 5 · Torah

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy gathers Moses' final words to Israel on the plains of Moab, where he retells their long journey, sets the law before a new generation, and presses them to remember the LORD when they enter the land. The book moves through memory, warning, and promise, returning again and again to covenant love, wholehearted obedience, and the choice between life and ruin.

As the closing book of the Torah, Deuteronomy turns Israel from wilderness wandering toward the Jordan and binds the story's beginnings to the life they are about to live in the land. It also marks the handoff from Moses to Joshua, leaving Israel with covenant memory and a final prophetic voice at the threshold.

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Outline

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Chapter 1
1. The Command to Leave Horebvv. 1-8
2. Moses Appoints Leadersvv. 9-18
3. Twelve Spies Sent Outvv. 19-25
4. Israel’s Rebellionvv. 26-33
5. Israel’s Penaltyvv. 34-40
6. The Defeat at Hormahvv. 41-46
Chapter 2 Wanderings in the Wilderness and The Defeat of Sihon
1. Wanderings in the Wildernessvv. 1-23
2. The Defeat of Sihonvv. 24-37
Chapter 3
1. The Defeat of Ogvv. 1-11
2. Land Division East of the Jordanvv. 12-22
3. Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordanvv. 23-29
Chapter 4
1. An Exhortation to Obediencevv. 1-14
2. A Warning against Idolatryvv. 15-31
3. The LORD Alone Is Godvv. 32-40
4. Cities of Refugevv. 41-43
5. Introduction to the Lawvv. 44-49
Chapter 5
1. The Covenant at Horebvv. 1-4
2. The Ten Commandmentsvv. 5-21
3. Moses Intercedes for the Peoplevv. 22-33
Chapter 6 The Greatest Commandment and Teach Your Children
1. The Greatest Commandmentvv. 1-19
2. Teach Your Childrenvv. 20-25
Chapter 7 Drive Out the Nations and The Promises of God
1. Drive Out the Nationsvv. 1-11
2. The Promises of Godvv. 12-26
Chapter 8 Remember the LORD Your God
1. Remember the LORD Your Godvv. 1-20
Chapter 9 Assurance of Victory and The Golden Calf
1. Assurance of Victoryvv. 1-6
2. The Golden Calfvv. 7-29
Chapter 10 New Stone Tablets and A Call to Obedience
1. New Stone Tabletsvv. 1-11
2. A Call to Obediencevv. 12-22
Chapter 11
1. Obedience and Disciplinevv. 1-7
2. God’s Great Blessingsvv. 8-17
3. Remember God’s Wordsvv. 18-25
4. A Blessing and a Cursevv. 26-32
Chapter 12 One Place for Worship and A Warning against Idolatry
1. One Place for Worshipvv. 1-28
2. A Warning against Idolatryvv. 29-32
Chapter 13 Idolaters to Be Put to Death and Idolatrous Cities to Be Destroyed
1. Idolaters to Be Put to Deathvv. 1-11
2. Idolatrous Cities to Be Destroyedvv. 12-18
Chapter 14 Clean and Unclean Animals and Giving Tithes
1. Clean and Unclean Animalsvv. 1-21
2. Giving Tithesvv. 22-29
Chapter 15
1. The Seventh Yearvv. 1-6
2. Generosity in Lending and Givingvv. 7-11
3. Hebrew Servantsvv. 12-18
4. Firstborn Animalsvv. 19-23
Chapter 16
1. Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Breadvv. 1-8
2. The Feast of Weeksvv. 9-12
3. The Feast of Tabernaclesvv. 13-17
4. Judges and Justicevv. 18-20
5. Forbidden Forms of Worshipvv. 21-22
Chapter 17
1. Detestable Sacrificesvv. 1
2. Purge the Idolatervv. 2-7
3. Courts of Lawvv. 8-13
4. Guidelines for a Kingvv. 14-20
Chapter 18
1. Provision for Priests and Levitesvv. 1-8
2. Sorcery Forbiddenvv. 9-14
3. A Prophet Like Mosesvv. 15-22
Chapter 19 Cities of Refuge and The Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses
1. Cities of Refugevv. 1-14
2. The Testimony of Two or Three Witnessesvv. 15-21
Chapter 20 Laws of Warfare
1. Laws of Warfarevv. 1-20
Chapter 21
1. Atonement for an Unsolved Murdervv. 1-9
2. Marrying a Captive Womanvv. 10-14
3. Inheritance Rights of the Firstbornvv. 15-17
4. A Rebellious Sonvv. 18-21
5. Cursed Is Anyone Hung on a Treevv. 22-23
Chapter 22 Various Laws and Marriage Violations
1. Various Lawsvv. 1-12
2. Marriage Violationsvv. 13-30
Chapter 23
1. Exclusion from the Congregationvv. 1-8
2. Uncleanness in the Campvv. 9-14
3. Miscellaneous Lawsvv. 15-25
Chapter 24 Marriage and Divorce Laws and Additional Laws
1. Marriage and Divorce Lawsvv. 1-5
2. Additional Lawsvv. 6-22
Chapter 25
1. Fairness and Mercyvv. 1-4
2. Widowhood and Marriagevv. 5-12
3. Standard Weights and Measuresvv. 13-16
4. Revenge on the Amalekitesvv. 17-19
Chapter 26 Offering Firstfruits and Tithes and Obey the LORD’s Commands
1. Offering Firstfruits and Tithesvv. 1-15
2. Obey the LORD’s Commandsvv. 16-19
Chapter 27 The Altar on Mount Ebal and Curses Pronounced from Ebal
1. The Altar on Mount Ebalvv. 1-10
2. Curses Pronounced from Ebalvv. 11-26
Chapter 28 The Blessings of Obedience and The Curses of Disobedience
1. The Blessings of Obediencevv. 1-14
2. The Curses of Disobediencevv. 15-68
Chapter 29 The Covenant in Moab
1. The Covenant in Moabvv. 1-29
Chapter 30 The Promise of Restoration and The Choice of Life or Death
1. The Promise of Restorationvv. 1-10
2. The Choice of Life or Deathvv. 11-20
Chapter 31
1. Joshua to Succeed Mosesvv. 1-8
2. The Reading of the Lawvv. 9-13
3. God Commissions Joshuavv. 14-23
4. The Law Placed in the Arkvv. 24-29
5. Moses Begins His Songvv. 30
Chapter 32 The Song of Moses and Moses’ Death Foretold
1. The Song of Mosesvv. 1-47
2. Moses’ Death Foretoldvv. 48-52
Chapter 33 Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes
1. Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribesvv. 1-29
Chapter 34 The Death of Moses
1. The Death of Mosesvv. 1-12