Deuteronomy (5 Book Moses) is book number 5 of the Bible. It contains 34 chapters.
Contents by chapter
- Moses repeats the story from going out of Egypt until the rebellion in Kadesh.
- The Israelites wander in the desert and defeat Sihon.
- They defeat Og, king of Bashan.
- Moses tells the Israelites to be obedient to God.
- Repetition of the Ten Commandments.
- Moses reminds the Israelites that they shall love the Lord and remember the laws.
- A list of the seven peoples that the Israelites will destroy.
- Moses reminds the Israelites to follow the laws.
- The Israelites will not take over the land because of their righteousness.
- Moses goes up Mount Sinai a second time to get the Ten Commandments inscribed in new stone tablets.
- Moses reminds the Israelites of the wonders that the Lord did and tells them to obey the Lord.
- How the Israelites can eat meat.
- Worshipping other gods is disallowed.
- About clean and unclean food and the tithes.
- Every seven years debts are to be canceled and servant to be freed.
- Feasts that the Israelites celebrate in remembrance of what God did.
- About courts and requirements for a king.
- Rules about priests and prophets.
- Cities of refuge, where people can go after unintentionally killing somebody.
- Instructions for going to war against other people.
- Unsolved murders and family rules.
- Laws about sexual behaviour.
- Holiness of the assembly and the camp.
- Miscellaneous laws, especially about treatment of the poor.
- Miscellaneous laws, especially about family matters.
- Firstfruits and the tithes belong to the lord.
- Altar on Mount Ebal, recital of the curses and blessings.
- The people of Israel is warned in harsh words to follow all the rules laid out to them.
- Moses tell the Israelites about the importance of the covenant God just spelled out.
- Promise to the Israelites that God will heal them if they repent and go back to God.
- Joshua is officially commissioned to be Moses' successor.
- Moses talks about how the Israelites have abandoned God.
- Moses blesses the tribes of Israel.
- Moses dies and Joshua takes over.
Trivia
In this book 0 people, 4 peoples and 0 pagan gods were added to the Bible genealogy.
