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Deuteronomy

William MacDonald — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:31:23 -0600

Outline Of Deuteronomy

I. First Discourse of Moses (1:1—4:49). (Approaching the land)

A. Introduction (1:1-5).

B. Horeb to Kadesh (1:6-46).

C. Kadesh to Heshbon (2:1-37).

D. Transjordan secured (3:1-29).

E. Exhortation to obedience (4:1-49).

II. Second Discourse of Moses (5:1—28:68).

(Purity in the land)

A. Review of covenant made at Sinai (5:1-33).

B. Warnings against disobedience (6:1-25).

C. Instructions on dealing with idolatrous nations (7:1-26).

D. Lessons from the past (8:1—11:7).

E. Rewards for obedience (11:8-32).

F. Statutes for worship (12:1-32).

G. Punishment for false prophets and idolators (13:1-18).

H. Foods clean and unclean (14:1-21).

I. Tithes (14:22-29).

J. Treatment of debtors and slaves (15:1-23).

K. Feasts (16:1-22).

L. Judges (17:1-13).

M. Kings (17:14-20).

N. Levites (18:1-8).

O. Prophets (18:9-22).

P. Criminal laws (19:1-21).

Q. Warfare (20:1-20).

R. Various laws (21:1—26:19).

S. Curses and blessings (27:1—28:68).

III. Third Discourse of Moses (29:1—30:20).

(Covenant for the land)

Numbers

William MacDonald — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:29:26 -0600

Outline Of Numbers

I. Last Days at Sinai (1—10:10).

A. Census and arrangement of tribes (1, 2).

B. Service of the Levites (3, 4).

C. Miscellaneous laws (5—10:10).

II. Journey from Sinai to Plains of Moab (10:11—22:1).

A. From Sinai to Kadesh Barnea (10:11—12:18).

B. The expedition of the spies (13:1—14:45).

C. The wilderness wandering (15—19).

1. Miscellaneous legislation (15).

2. Rebellion of Korafa (16, 17).

3. Instructions to Levites (18, 19).

D. Events from Kadesh to Plains of Moab (20:1—22:1).

1. Sin of Moses (20:1-13).

2. The death of Aaron (20:14-29).

3. Brazen serpent (21:1—22:1).

III. Events at the Plains of Moab (22:2—38:13).

A. Balaam the prophet (22:2—25:18).

B. Second census (26:1—27:11).

C. Joshua succeeds Moses (27:12-23).

D. Offerings and vows (28—30).

E. Destruction of the Midianites (31),

F. The inheritance of Reuben, Gad, and one-half Manasseh (32).

G. Review of journeys of Israelites (33).

H. Borders of Land of Promise (34).

I. Cities of Levites and cities of refuge (35:1-8).

J. Miscellaneous legislation (35:9—36:13).

Leviticus

William MacDonald — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:27:59 -0600

Outline Of Leviticus

I. Types of Offerings (1:1—6:7).

A. Burnt (1:1-17).

B. Meal (2:1-16).

C. Peace (3:1-17).

D. Sin (4:1—5:13).

E. Trespass (5:14—6:7).

II. Laws of the Offerings (6:8—7:38).

III. Consecration of the Priests (8:1—10:20).

A. Investiture of the priests by Moses (8:1-36).

B. Offerings presented by Aaron (9:1-24).

C. Sacrilege of Aaron’s sons (10:1-20).

IV. Laws of Purity and Holiness (11:1—15:33).

A. Clean and unclean foods (11:1-47).

B. Uncleanness from childbirth (12:1-8).

C. Leprosy (13:1—14:57).

D. Uncleanness from bodily issues (15:1-33).

V. The Day of Atonement (16:1-34).

VI. Laws Concerning Sacrifice (17:1-16).

VII. Laws Concerning Personal Conduct (18:1—22:33).

A. For the people (18:1—20:27).

B. For the priests (21:1—22:33).

VIII. The Feasts of Jehovah (23:1-44).

IX. Instructions Concerning Lamps, Showbread, Blasphemy, etc. (24:1-23).

X. Sabbatic Year and jubilee (25:1-55).

XI. Blessings and Cursings (26:1-46).

XII.Vows and Tithes (27:1-34).

Exodus

William MacDonald — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:26:30 -0600

Outline Of Exodus

I. Beginning of Bondage in Egypt (1).

II. Birth, Call, and Training of Moses (2—7:18).

III. The First Nine Plagues (7:19—10:29).

IV. The Passover and the Death of the Firstborn (11:1 — 12:30).

V. The Exodus front Egypt (12:31 — 15:21).

VI. The Journey to Sinai (15:22—19:2).

VII. The Giving of the Law (19:3—24:18).

VIII. The Tabernacle and the Priesthood (25—40).

A. Instructions for building of tabernacle (25—27, 30—31).

B. Consecration of the priesthood (28. 29).

C. Idolatry (32, 33).

D. Covenant renewed (34:1—35:3).

E. Preparation of tabernacle furnishings (35:4—38:31).

F. Preparation of priestly garments (39).

G. Erection of the tabernacle (40).

Chapter 1

Historically, Exodus is the story of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt. Doctrinally, it is the story of redemption, based on the blood of the Passover lamb, displayed in the crossing of the Red Sea, and resulting in God’s dwelling among His people in the Tabernacle.

To really enjoy the book of Exodus, we need to look for Christ in it. Moses, the Passover lamb, the rock, and the tabernacle are only a few of the types (symbols) of the Lord Jesus, many of which are referred to elsewhere in Scripture (see, for example 1 Cor. 5:7; 10:4; Heb. chs. 3—10). May the Lord do for us what He did for the two disciples on the road to Emmaus—interpret to us in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself (Luke 24:27).

Genesis

William MacDonald — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:24:29 -0600

Outline Of Genesis

I. Creation (1, 2).

II. The Fall of Man (3—5).

III. Noah and the-Flood (6—10),

IV. The Tower of Babel (11).

V. Abraham (12—25),

A. Call (12:1).

B. The Covenant (12:2, 3).

C. To Egypt and back (12:10—13:4),

D. Experiences with Lot and Abimelech (13:5—14:24;
18:1—20:18).

E. Ishmael and Isaac (15:1—17:27; 21:1—34).

F. Offering of Isaac (22).

G. Purchase of Cave of Machpelah (23).

H. A bride for Isaac (24).

VI. Isaac (25:19—27:46).

VII. Jacob (28:1—36:43).

A. Blessed by Isaac (28:1-9).

B. Sent to Haran—his vision and vow (28:10—22).

C. The years spent working for Laban, including
marriage to Leah and Rachel, and birth of the
twelve sons (29:1—30:43).

D. Return to Canaan and reconciliation to Esau
(31:1—33:17).

E. Calamities and crises (33:18—36:43).

VIII. Joseph (37:1—50:26).

A. Rejected by brethren and sold into Egypt (37:1-
36).

(Parenthetical chapter on Judah’s sin—38.)

B. Promotion in Egypt and personal integrity (39:1—
40:23).

C. Famine brings his brethren to Egypt for food
(41:1—44:34).

Introduction

William MacDonald — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:23:06 -0600

For convenience in study. Old Testament history is generally divided into ages or time-periods. One common treatment of these ages is as follows:

1. From Creation to the Fall.

2. From the Fall to the Flood.

3. From the Flood to the Tower of Babel.

4. From Babel to Abraham.

5. From Abraham to Moses.

6. From Moses to Joshua.

7. From Joshua to Samuel.

8. The United Kingdom.

9. The Divided Kingdom.

10. The Babylonian Captivity.

11. The Restoration from Captivity,

12. The Four Hundred Silent Years between the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Another familiar division of the Old Testament is:

1. Historical: Genesis through Esther.

2. Wisdom and Poetical: Job through Song of Solomon.

3. Prophetical: Isaiah through Malachi.

The books in the Historical section, with a few exceptions, follow each other chronologically in recording the events from creation to the return from Babylonian captivity. Nehemiah brings the reader to the close of the narrative, approximately 400 years before the birth of Christ. (The events in the book of Esther took place during the time of Ezra).

The Wisdom and Poetry books belong to various periods of Old Testament history. Job, for example, belongs to the early part of Genesis, just before Abraham. The Psalms of David belong to 1 and 2 Samuel. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon relate to the time of Solomon, recorded in 1 Kings.

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