Journey Through the Torah - Deuteronomy Introduction and Parasha D'varim

Tree of Life Messianic Congregation

The Book of Deuteronomy - Introduction
a. Major Highlights & Themes
b. Synthetic Outline:
1. Introduction to the speeches (1:1-5)
2. Possess the Land, for ADONAI deals with the giants (1:6 - 4:43)
3. Command to follow ADONAI's chukim and mishpatim, not the nations' (4:44 - 26:19)
4. Renewing the covenant after entering the Land (27-28)
5. Prophetic speech of future failure and restoration (29-30)
6. Exhorting speeches (31-32)
7. Moses' blessing and death (33-34)

I. Editorial Headnote (Deuteronomy 1:1-5)
a. Deuteronomy 1:1-5 (all Scriptures to be in TLV)

II. Leadership Institutionalized (Deuteronomy 1:6-18)
a. Deuteronomy 1:6
b. Deuteronomy 1:9-13
c. Deuteronomy 1:17

III. From Horeb to Kadesh (Deuteronomy 1:19-46)
a. Deuteronomy 1:22
b. Deuteronomy 1:26

IV. The Circuit via Transjordan (Deuteronomy 2:1-25)
a. Deuteronomy 2:7
b. Deuteronomy 2:25

V. The Victory Over Sihon (Deuteronomy 2:26-37)
a. Deuteronomy 2:30

VI. The Victory Over Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:1-11)
a. Deuteronomy 3:1-3

VII. The Allotment of Tribal Territories East of the Jordan River (Deuteronomy 3:12-22)
a. Deuteronomy 3:21,22