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01: Genesis
- Narrative History, and Genealogies
- In the Beginning
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Key personalities
- Adam
- Eve
- Noah
- Abraham
- Sarah
- Isaac
- Rebekah
- Jacob
- Joseph
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Outline by Chapters
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Genesis Chapter 01
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God creates heaven, earth, plants, animals and man
- 1. God creates heaven and earth;
- 3. the light;
- 6. the firmament;
- 9. separates the dry land;
- 14. forms the sun, moon, and stars;
- 20. fishes and fowls;
- 24. cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things;
- 26. creates man in his own image, blesses him;
- 29. grants the fruits of the earth for food.
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Genesis Chapter 02
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Adam and Eve's Beginning in the garden of Eden
- 1. first Sabbath.
- 4. Further details concerning the manner of creation.
- 8. planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;
- 15. man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.
- 18. animals are named by Adam.
- 21. making of woman, and the institution of marriage.
- Genesis 3: Adam and Eve's sin and expulsion from the Garden
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Genesis Chapter 03
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Adam and Eve's sin and expulsion from the Garden
- 1. serpent deceives Eve.
- 6. Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin.
- 8. God arraigns them.
- 14. serpent is cursed.
- 15. promised seed.
- 16. punishment of mankind.
- 21. Their first clothing.
- 22. Their expulsion from paradise.
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Genesis Chapter 04
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Cain kills Abel; his curse and descendants
- 1. birth, occupation, and offerings of Cain and Abel.
- 8. Cain murders his brother Abel.
- 11. curse of Cain.
- 17. Has a son called Enoch, and builds a city, which he calls after his name.
- 18. His descendants, with Lamech and his two wives.
- 25. birth of Seth,
- 26. and Enos.
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Genesis Chapter 05
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Descendants from Adam to Noah
- 1. Recapitulation of the creation of man.
- 3. genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from Adam to Noah.
- 22. Enoch's godliness and translation into Heaven.
- 25. family line of Methuselah to Noah and his sons
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Genesis Chapter 06
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God's Mercy on Noah in the midst of Man's Wickedness
- 1. wickedness of the world, which provoked God's wrath.
- 8. Noah finds grace.
- 9. His family line
- 14. order, form, dimensions, and building of the ark.
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Genesis Chapter 07
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Great Flood
- 1. Noah, his family and the living creatures enter the ark.
- 6. flood begins.
- 17. increase of the flood for forty days.
- 21. All flesh is destroyed by it.
- 24. Its duration of 150 days.
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Genesis Chapter 08
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Flood Subsides and the Ark Rests on Mount Ararat
- 1. God remembers Noah and calms the waters.
- 4. ark rests on Ararat.
- 6. Noah sends forth a raven and then a dove.
- 13. Noah, being commanded, goes forth from the ark.
- 20. He builds an altar, and offers sacrifices,
- 21. which God accepts, and promises to curse the earth no more.
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Genesis Chapter 09
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Covenant of the bow
- 1. God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.
- 4. Blood and murder are forbidden.
- 8. God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.
- 18. Noah's family replenishes the world.
- 20. Noah plants a vineyard,
- 21. Is drunken, and mocked by his son;
- 25. Curses Canaan;
- 26. Blesses Shem;
- 27. Prays for Japheth, and dies.
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Genesis Chapter 10
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Descendants of Shem, Ham and Japheth
- 1. generations of Noah.
- 2. Japheth.
- 6. Ham.
- 8. Nimrod becomes the first monarch; the descendants of Canaan.
- 21. sons of Shem.
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Genesis Chapter 11
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Tower of Babel; Shem's Descendants to Abraham
- 1. One language in the world.
- 2. building of Babel.
- 5. It is interrupted by the confusion of tongues, and the builders dispersed.
- 10. generations of Shem.
- 27. generations of Terah, the father of Abram.
- 31. Terah, with Abram and Lot, move from Ur to Haran.
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Genesis Chapter 12
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Abram calls Abram
- 1. God calls Abram, and blesses him with a promise of Christ.
- 4. He departs with Lot from Haran, and comes to Canaan.
- 6. He journeys through Canaan,
- 7. which is promised to him in a vision.
- 10. He is driven by famine into Egypt.
- 11. Fear makes him feign his wife to be his sister.
- 14. Pharaoh, having taken her from him, is compelled to restore her.
- 18. Pharaoh reproves Abram, whom he dismisses.
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Genesis Chapter 13
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Abram and Lot Part Ways; Abram Promised Many Descendants
- 1. Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.
- 6. Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.
- 8. Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,
- 10. and Lot goes toward Sodom.
- 14. God renews his promise to Abram.
- 18. He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.
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Genesis Chapter 14
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Abram Rescues Lot and Receives a Blessing from Melchizedek
- 1. battle of four kings against the king of Sodom and his allies.
- 12. Lot is taken prisoner.
- 14. Abram rescues him.
- 17. Melchizedek blesses Abram, who gives him tithes.
- 21. Abram restores the rest of the spoil to the king of Sodom.
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Genesis Chapter 15
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God's Covenant with Abram
- 1. God encourages Abram, who asks for an heir.
- 4. God promises him a son, and a multiplying of his seed.
- 6. Abram is justified by faith.
- 7. Canaan is promised again,
- 9. and confirmed by a sign, and a vision,
- 18. prophetic of the condition of his posterity till brought out of Egypt.
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Genesis Chapter 16
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Sarai, Hagar, and Ishmael
- 1. Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram.
- 4. Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away.
- 7. An angel commands her to return and submit herself,
- 10. promises her a numerous posterity,
- 12. and shows their character and condition.
- 13. Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai.
- 15. Ishmael is born.
- 16. age of Abram.
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Genesis Chapter 17
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Covenant of Circumcision
- 1. God renews the covenant with Abram,
- 5. and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing.
- 9. Circumcision is instituted.
- 15. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed.
- 17. Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed.
- 23. Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised.
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Genesis Chapter 18
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God Promises the birth of Isaac; Abram Pleads for Sodom
- 1. Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.
- 9. Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son.
- 16. destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham.
- 23. Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants.
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Genesis Chapter 19
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Destruction of Sodom; Lot's daughters give birth
- 1. Lot entertains two angels.
- 4. vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.
- 12. Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.
- 15. He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.
- 24. Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.
- 26. Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.
- 29. Lot dwells in a cave.
- 31. incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.
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Genesis Chapter 20
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Abraham, Sarah and Abimelech
- 1. Abraham sojourns at Gerar.
- 2. Denies his wife, who is taken by Abimelech.
- 3. Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream.
- 9. He rebukes Abraham.
- 14. Restores Sarah;
- 16. and reproves her.
- 17. Abimelech and his family are healed at Abraham's prayer.
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Genesis Chapter 21
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Isaac Born; Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away; Treaty at Beersheba
- 1. Isaac is born, and circumcised.
- 6. Sarah's joy.
- 8. Isaac is weaned.
- 9. Hagar and Ishmael sent away.
- 15. Hagar in distress.
- 17. angel relieves and comforts her.
- 23. Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba.
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Genesis Chapter 22
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Offering of Isaac; Nahor's sons
- 1. Abraham is tested with the command to offer Isaac.
- 3. He gives proof of his faith and obedience.
- 11. angel prevents him.
- 13. Isaac is exchanged for a ram.
- 14. place is called Jehovah-jireh.
- 15. Abraham is again blessed.
- 20. generations of Nahor unto Rebekah.
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Genesis Chapter 23
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Death and Burial of Sarah
- 1. age and death of Sarah.
- 3. purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah;
- 19. where Sarah is buried.
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Genesis Chapter 24
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Isaac and Rebekah
- 1. Abraham swears his servant.
- 10. servant's journey.
- 12. His prayer.
- 14. His sign.
- 15. Rebekah meets him;
- 18. fulfils his sign;
- 22. receives jewels;
- 23. shows her kindred;
- 25. and invites him home.
- 26. servant blesses God.
- 29. Laban entertains him.
- 34. servant shows his message.
- 50. Laban and Bethuel approve it.
- 58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs.
- 62. Isaac meets and marries her.
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Genesis Chapter 25
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Abraham's Death; Ishmael, Jacob and Esau
- 1. sons of Abraham by Keturah.
- 5. division of his goods.
- 7. His age, death, and burial.
- 11. God blesses Isaac.
- 12. generations of Ishmael.
- 17. His age and death.
- 19. Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren.
- 22. children strive in her womb.
- 24. birth of Esau and Jacob.
- 27. Their different characters and pursuits.
- 29. Esau sells his birthright.
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Genesis Chapter 26
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Isaac and Abimelech
- 1. Isaac, because of famine, sojourns in Gerar, and the Lord blesses him.
- 7. He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife.
- 12. He grows rich, and the Philistines envy his prosperity.
- 18. He digs wells.
- 23. God appears to him at Beersheba, and blesses him;
- 26. and Abimelech makes a covenant with him.
- 34. Esau's wives.
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Genesis Chapter 27
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Jacob Gets Isaac's Blessing
- 1. Isaac sends Esau for venison.
- 6. Rebekah instructs Jacob to obtain the blessing.
- 14. Jacob, feigning to be Esau, obtains it.
- 30. Esau brings venison.
- 33. Isaac trembles.
- 34. Esau complains, and by importunity obtains a blessing.
- 41. He threatens Jacob's life.
- 42. Rebekah disappoints him, by sending Jacob away.
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Genesis Chapter 28
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Jacob's Flight to Laban and Vision of a ladder
- 1. Isaac blesses Jacob, and sends him to Padan-aram.
- 6. Esau marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael.
- 10. Jacob journeys, and has a vision of a ladder.
- 18. stone of Bethel.
- 20. Jacob's vow.
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Genesis Chapter 29
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Jacob Meets Rachel, Serves Laban, Marries Rachel and Leah
- 1. Jacob comes to the well of Haran.
- 9. He becomes acquainted with Rachel.
- 13. Laban entertains him.
- 18. Jacob covenants for Rachel.
- 23. He is deceived by Laban with Leah.
- 28. He marries also Rachel, and serves for her seven years more.
- 32. Leah bears Reuben;
- 33. Simeon;
- 34. Levi;
- 35. and Judah.
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Genesis Chapter 30
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Jacob and His Sons Prosper
- 1. Rachel, in grief for her barrenness, gives Bilhah her maid unto Jacob.
- 5. Bilhah bears Dan and Naphtali.
- 9. Leah gives Zilpah her maid, who bears Gad and Asher.
- 14. Reuben finds mandrakes,
- 15. with which Leah buys her husband's company of Rachel.
- 17. Leah bears Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah.
- 22. Rachel bears Joseph.
- 25. Jacob desires to depart.
- 27. Laban detains him on a new agreement.
- 37. Jacob's policy, whereby he becomes rich.
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Genesis Chapter 31
- Jacob Leaves for Canaan; Laban Pursues
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Genesis Chapter 32
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Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau, Wrestles with God
- 1. Jacob's vision at Mahanaim.
- 3. His message to Esau.
- 6. He is afraid of Esau's coming.
- 9. He prays for deliverance.
- 13. He sends a present to Esau, and passes the brook Jabbok.
- 24. He wrestles with an angel at Peniel, where he is called Israel.
- 31. He halts.
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Genesis Chapter 33
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Jacob Meets Esau, Settles in Shechem
- 1. Jacob and Esau's meeting; and Esau's departure.
- 17. Jacob comes to Succoth.
- 18. At Shechem he buys a field, and builds an altar, called El Elohe Israel.
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Genesis Chapter 34
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Shechem Defiles Dinah and is Avenged by Jacob
- 1. Dinah is ravished by Shechem.
- 4. He requests to marry her.
- 13. sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.
- 20. Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.
- 25. sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.
- 30. Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.
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Genesis Chapter 35
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Jacob Returns to Bethel; Jacob Named Israel; Deaths of Rachel and Isaac
- 1. God commands Jacob to go to Bethel.
- 2. He purges his house of idols.
- 6. He builds an altar at Bethel.
- 8. Deborah dies at Allon Bacuth.
- 9. God blesses Jacob at Bethel.
- 10. Jacob Named Israel.
- 16. Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar.
- 22. Reuben lies with Bilhah.
- 23. sons of Jacob.
- 27. Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron.
- 28. age, death, and burial of Isaac.
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Genesis Chapter 36
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Descendants of Esau; Kings of Edom
- 1. Esau's three wives.
- 6. His removal to mount Seir.
- 9. His sons.
- 15. dukes which descended of his sons.
- 20. sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.
- 24. Anah finds mules.
- 31. kings of Edom.
- 40. dukes that descended of Esau.
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Genesis Chapter 37
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Joseph's Dreams and Betrayal by His Brothers
- 1. Joseph is loved by Jacob, but hated by his brothers.
- 5. His dreams and the interpretation.
- 12. Jacob sends him to his brothers, who counsel to slay him.
- 21. At Reuben's desire they cast him into a pit;
- 25. and afterwards sell him to the Ishmaelites;
- 29. while Ruben grieves at not finding him.
- 31. His coat, covered with blood, is sent to Jacob, who mourns him inordinately.
- 36. Joseph is brought to Egypt and sold to Potiphar.
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Genesis Chapter 38
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Judah and Tamar
- 1. Judah begets Er, Onan, and Shelah.
- 6. Er's marriage with Tamar, and death.
- 8. trespass of Onan.
- 11. Tamar is reserved for Shelah.
- 12. Judah's wife dies.
- 13. Tamar deceives Judah.
- 27. She bears twins, Pharez and Zarah.
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Genesis Chapter 39
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Joseph's Success; Potiphar's Wife; Joseph Imprisoned
- 1. Joseph is bought by Potiphar, and preferred in the family.
- 7. He resists temptation by Potiphar's Wife.
- 13. He is falsely accused by her.
- 20. He is cast into prison.
- 21. God is with him there, and he is advanced by the keeper of prison.
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Genesis Chapter 40
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Joseph Interprets the Cupbearer and the Baker's Dreams
- 1. chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned.
- 5. Joseph interprets their dreams.
- 20. They are accomplished according to his interpretation.
- 23. ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph.
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Genesis Chapter 41
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Pharaoh's Dream; Joseph's Interpretation and Reward
- 1. Pharaoh has two dreams.
- 9. Joseph interprets them.
- 33. He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married.
- 46. seven years of plenty.
- 50. He begets children.
- 53. famine begins.
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Genesis Chapter 42
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Joseph's Brothers Sent to Egypt, Simeon Detained
- 1. Jacob sends his ten sons to buy grain in Egypt.
- 16. They are imprisoned by Joseph as spies.
- 18. They are set at liberty, on condition to bring Benjamin.
- 21. They have remorse for Joseph.
- 24. Simeon is kept for a pledge.
- 25. They return with grain, and their money.
- 29. Their relation to Jacob.
- 36. Jacob refuses to send Benjamin.
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Genesis Chapter 43
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Return to Egypt with Benjamin
- 1. Jacob is persuaded to send Benjamin.
- 15. Joseph entertains his brothers.
- 19. They discover their fears to the steward.
- 26. Joseph makes them a feast.
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Genesis Chapter 44
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Benjamin and the Silver Cup
- 1. Joseph's policy to stay his brothers.
- 6. silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack.
- 14. They are brought before Joseph.
- 18. Judah's humble supplication to Joseph.
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Genesis Chapter 45
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Joseph Makes Himself Known and Forgives His Brothers
- 1. Joseph makes himself known to his brothers.
- 5. He comforts them in God's providence.
- 9. He sends for his father.
- 16. Pharaoh confirms it.
- 21. Joseph furnishes then for their journey.
- 25. Jacob is revived with the news.
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Genesis Chapter 46
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Jacob and His Family Move to Egypt
- 1. Jacob is comforted by God at Beersheba.
- 5. Thence he with his company goes into Egypt.
- 8. number of his family that went into Egypt.
- 28. Joseph meets Jacob.
- 31. He instructs his brothers how to answer Pharaoh.
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Genesis Chapter 47
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Jacob to Goshen; Israelites Multiply; Joseph and the Famine
- 1. Joseph presents his father, and five of his brothers before Pharaoh.
- 11. He gives them habitation and maintenance.
- 13. He gets the Egyptian's money;
- 16. their cattle;
- 18. and their lands, except the priests', to Pharaoh.
- 23. He restores the land for a fifth.
- 28. Jacob's age.
- 29. He swears Joseph to bury him with his fathers.
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Genesis Chapter 48
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Jacob's Illness; Manasseh and Ephraim
- 1. Joseph with his sons visits his sick father.
- 2. Jacob strengthens himself to bless them.
- 3. He repeats God's promise.
- 5. He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons.
- 7. He tells Joseph of his mother's grave.
- 8. He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh.
- 17. He prefers the younger before the elder.
- 21. He prophesies their return to Canaan.
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Genesis Chapter 49
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Jacob's Blessing to His Sons; Jacob's Death
- 1. Jacob calls his sons to bless them.
- 3. Their blessing in particular.
- 29. He charges them about his burial.
- 33. He dies.
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Genesis Chapter 50
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Burial of Jacob; Death of Joseph
- 1. mourning for Jacob.
- 4. Joseph gets leave of Pharaoh to go to bury him.
- 7. funeral.
- 15. Joseph comforts his brothers, who crave his pardon.
- 22. His age.
- 23. He sees the third generation of his sons.
- 24. He prophesies unto his brothers of their return.
- 25. He takes an oath of them concerning his bones.
- 26. He dies, and is put into a coffin.
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02: Exodus
- Narrative History and Laws
- Departure & Redemption of Israel from Egyptian bondage
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Key personalities
- Moses
- Miriam
- Pharaoh
- Pharaoh’s daughter
- Aaron
- Joshua
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Outline by Chapters
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Exodus Chapter 01
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Israelites Multiply; Oppression in Egypt
- 1. children of Israel, after Joseph's death, increase.
- 8. more they are oppressed by a new king, the more they multiply.
- 15. godliness of the midwives in saving the male children alive.
- 22. Pharaoh commands the male children to be cast into the river
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Exodus Chapter 02
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Birth, Adoption and Escape of Moses
- 1. Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile.
- 5. He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter;
- 7. who employs his mother to nurse him.
- 11. He kills an Egyptian.
- 13. He reproves a Hebrew.
- 15. He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah.
- 22. Gershom is born.
- 23. God respects the Israelites' cry.
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Exodus Chapter 03
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Moses and the Burning Bush
- 1. Moses keeps Jethro's flock.
- 2. God appears to him in a burning bush.
- 9. He sends him to deliver Israel.
- 13. name of God.
- 15. His message to Israel, and Pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold.
- 20. He is assured of Israel's deliverance.
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Exodus Chapter 04
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Miraculous Signs through Moses; Aaron as Mouthpiece; Moses Returns
- 1. Moses's rod is turned into a serpent.
- 6. His hand is leprous.
- 10. He loathes his calling.
- 13. Aaron is appointed to assist him.
- 18. Moses departs from Jethro.
- 21. God's message to Pharaoh.
- 24. Zipporah circumcises her son.
- 27. Aaron is sent to meet Moses.
- 29. people believe them.
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Exodus Chapter 05
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Pharaoh Rejects Moses' Plea and Increases the Israelites' Labour
- 1. Pharaoh chides Moses and Aaron for their message.
- 6. He increases the Israelites' task.
- 16. He ignores their complaints.
- 19. They cry out to Moses and Aaron.
- 22. Moses complains to God.
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Exodus Chapter 06
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God Promises to Deliver the Families of Israel
- 1. God renews his promise by his name JEHOVAH
- 9. Moses vainly attempts to encourage the Israelites
- 10. He and Aaron are again sent to Pharaoh
- 14. Genealogies of Reuben, Simeon and Levi, of whom came Moses and Aaron
- 26. history resumed
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Exodus Chapter 07
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Aaron's Staff; Plague of Blood
- 1. Moses and Aaron are encouraged to go again to Pharaoh
- 8. Aaron's rod is turned into a serpent
- 11. sorcerers do the like; but their rods are swallowed up by Aaron's
- 13. Pharaoh's heart is hardened
- 14. God's message to Pharaoh
- 19. river is turned into blood; and the consequent distress of the Egyptians
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Exodus Chapter 08
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Plagues of Frogs, Gnats and Flies
- 1. Frogs are sent
- 8. Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them
- 16. dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do
- 20. plague of flies
- 25. Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened
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Exodus Chapter 09
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Plagues of Livestock, Boils and Hail
- 1. plague on livestock
- 8. plague of boils
- 13. message of Moses about the hail,
- 22. plague of hail
- 27. Pharaoh pleads with Moses, but yet is hardened
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Exodus Chapter 10
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Plagues of Locusts and Darkness
- 1. God threatens to send locusts
- 7. Pharaoh, moved by his servants, inclines to let the Israelites go
- 12. plague of the locusts
- 16. Pharaoh entreats Moses
- 21. plague of darkness
- 24. Pharaoh again entreats Moses, but yet is hardened
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Exodus Chapter 11
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Plague on the Firstborn
- 1. God's message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neighbors
- 4. Moses threatens Pharaoh with the death the firstborn
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Exodus Chapter 12
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Passover; Feast; Memorial; Pharaoh Urges Exodus
- 1. beginning of the year is changed
- 3. Passover is instituted
- 11. import of the rite of the Passover
- 15. Unleavened bread
- 29. firstborn are slain
- 31. Israelites are driven out of the land
- 37. They come to Succoth
- 41. time of their sojourning
- 43. ordinance of the Passover
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Exodus Chapter 13
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Consecration of the Firstborn; God Leads the People out
- 1. firstborn are sanctified to God
- 3. memorial of the Passover is commanded
- 11. firstborn of man and beast are set apart
- 17. Israelites go out of Egypt, and carry Joseph's bones with them.
- 20. They come to Etham
- 21. God guides them by a pillar of a cloud, and a pillar of fire
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Exodus Chapter 14
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Pharaoh Pursues; Red Sea is Parted
- 1. God instructs the Israelites in their journey
- 5. Pharaoh pursues after them
- 10. Israelites murmur
- 13. Moses comforts them
- 15. God instructs Moses
- 19. cloud removes behind the camp
- 21. Israelites pass through the Red sea, which drowns the Egyptians
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Exodus Chapter 15
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Song of Moses and Miriam; Lord Provides Water
- 1. song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance
- 22. people want water in the desert
- 23. waters at Marah are bitter,
- 24. they murmur,
- 25. Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction
- 27. They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees
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Exodus Chapter 16
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Manna, Quail and the Sabbath
- 1. Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread
- 4. God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked
- 13. Quail and manna are sent
- 16. ordering of manna
- 25. It was not to be found on the Sabbath
- 32. An omer of it is preserved
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Exodus Chapter 17
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Water from the Rock; the Defeat of the Amalekites
- 1. people murmur for water to Rephidim
- 6. God send them for water to the rock in Horeb
- 7. place is called Massah and Meribah
- 8. Amalek is overcome by Joshua, while Moses holds up his hand
- 14. Amalek is doomed to destruction; and Moses builds the altar Jehovah-nissi
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Exodus Chapter 18
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Jethro Visits and Counsels Moses
- 1. Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses
- 7. Moses entertains him, and relates the goodness of the Lord
- 9. Jethro rejoices, blesses God, and offers sacrifice
- 13. He gives good counsel, which is accepted
- 27. Jethro departs
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Exodus Chapter 19
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Moses and the Lord at Mount Sinai
- 1. people arrive at Sinai
- 3. God's message by Moses unto the people out of the mount
- 8. people are prepared against the third day, for the giving of the law
- 12. mountain must not be touched
- 16. fearful presence of God upon the mount
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Exodus Chapter 20
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Ten Commandments
- 1. ten commandments are spoken by Jehovah
- 18. people are afraid, but Moses comforts them
- 21. Idolatry is forbidden
- 23. Of what sort the altar should be
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Exodus Chapter 21
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Ordinances for Servants and Personal Injuries
- 1. Laws for men servants
- 5. For the servant whose ear is bored
- 7. For women servants
- 12. For manslaughter
- 16. For kidnappers
- 17. For cursers of parents
- 18. For smiters
- 22. For a hurt by chance
- 28. For an ox that gores
- 33. For him who is an occasion of harm
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Exodus Chapter 22
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Property Rights and Social Laws
- 1. Of Theft
- 5. Of damage
- 7. Of trespasses
- 14. Of borrowing
- 16. Of fornication
- 18. Of witchcraft
- 19. Of bestiality
- 20. Of idolatry
- 21. Of strangers, widows, and fatherless
- 25. Of usury
- 26. Of pledges
- 28. Of reverence to magistrates
- 29. Of the first fruits
- 31. Of torn flesh
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Exodus Chapter 23
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Laws of Justice, Mercy, Sabbath, Annual Festivals, Conquest
- 1. Of slander, false witness, and partiality
- 4. Of charitableness
- 6. Of justice in judgment
- 8. Of taking bribes
- 9. Of oppressing a stranger
- 10. Of the year of rest
- 12. Of the Sabbath
- 13. Of idolatry
- 14. Of the three feasts
- 18. Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice
- 20. An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him
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Exodus Chapter 24
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People Affirm Their Covenant with God
- 1. Moses is called up into the mountain
- 3. people promise obedience
- 4. Moses builds an altar, and twelve pillars.
- 6. He sprinkles the blood of the covenant
- 9. glory of God appears
- 14. Aaron and Hur have the charge of the people
- 15. Moses goes into the mountain, where he continues forty days and forty nights.
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Exodus Chapter 25
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Tabernacle Offerings, Ark, Table, and Lampstand
- 1. What the Israelites were to offer for the building of the tabernacle
- 10. dimensions of the ark
- 17. mercy seat, with the cherubim
- 23. table of show bread, with the furniture thereof
- 31. golden candlestick, with the instruments thereof
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Exodus Chapter 26
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Instructions for the Tabernacle: Curtains, Boards and Veil
- 1. ten curtains of the tabernacle
- 7. eleven curtains of goats' hair, the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.
- 15. boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars
- 31. veil for the ark
- 36. hanging for the door
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Exodus Chapter 27
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Instructions for the Altar and Courtyard, Oil for the Lampstand
- 1. altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof
- 9. court of the tabernacle enclosed with hangings and pillars
- 18. measure of the court, and the furniture of brass
- 20. oil for the lamp
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Exodus Chapter 28
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Priestly Garments, Ephod, Breastpiece
- 1. Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest's office
- 2. Holy garments are appointed
- 6. ephod and girdle
- 15. breast-plate with twelve precious stones
- 30. Urim and Thummim
- 31. robe of the ephod, with pomegranates and bells
- 36. plate of the mitre
- 39. embroidered coat
- 40. garments for Aaron's sons
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Exodus Chapter 29
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Consecration, Sacrifices, Food of the Priests
- 1. sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the priests and the altar
- 38. continual burnt offerings
- 45. God's promise to dwell among the children of Israel
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Exodus Chapter 30
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Altar of Incense, Atonement Money, Basin, Anointing oil
- 1. altar of incense
- 11. ransom of souls
- 17. bronze basin
- 22. holy anointing oil
- 34. composition of the incense
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Exodus Chapter 31
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Craftsmen Bezaleel and Aholiah; the Sabbath Explained
- 1. Bezaleel and Aholiah are appointed for the work of the tabernacle
- 12. observation of the Sabbath is again commanded
- 18. Moses receives the two tablets
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Exodus Chapter 32
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Golden Calf and Moses' Anger
- 1. people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf
- 7. God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails
- 15. Moses comes down with the tablets
- 19. He breaks them
- 20. He destroys the calf
- 22. Aaron's excuse for himself
- 25. Moses causes the idolaters to be slain
- 30. He prays for the people
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Exodus Chapter 33
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Moses Resumes the Journey and Intercedes for the Israelites
- 1. Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people
- 4. people mourn there
- 7. tabernacle is removed out of the camp
- 9. Lord talks familiarly with Moses
- 12. Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory
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Exodus Chapter 34
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Tablets Replaced; Covenant Renewed; Radiant Face of Moses
- 1. tablets are replaced
- 5. name of the Lord proclaimed
- 8. Moses entreats God to go with them
- 10. God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties
- 28. Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets
- 29. His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil
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Exodus Chapter 35
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Sabbath Rules; Workmen and Gifts for the Tabernacle
- 1. Sabbath
- 4. free gifts for the tabernacle
- 20. readiness of the people to offer
- 30. Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work
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Exodus Chapter 36
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Bezalel and Oholiab; Gifts; Tabernacle Construction
- 1. offerings are delivered to the workmen
- 4. generosity of the people is restrained
- 8. curtains with cherubim
- 14. curtains of goats' hair
- 19. covering of skins
- 20. boards with their sockets
- 31. bars
- 35. veil
- 37. hanging for the door
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Exodus Chapter 37
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Ark, Table, Lampstand, Altar of Incense
- 1. ark and mercy seat with cherubim made
- 10. table of showbread with its vessels
- 17. candlestick with its lamps and instruments
- 25. altar of incense
- 29. anointing oil and sweet incense
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Exodus Chapter 38
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Altar of Burnt Offering, Basin, Courtyard Completed; Costs Totaled
- 1. altar of burnt offering
- 8. laver of brass
- 9. court, and its hangings
- 21. sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied
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Exodus Chapter 39
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Priestly Garments; Moses Inspects the Completed Work
- 1. cloths of service and holy garments.
- 2. ephod
- 8. breast-plate
- 22. robe of the ephod
- 27. coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen
- 30. plate of the holy crown
- 32. All is finished, reviewed, and approved by Moses
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Exodus Chapter 40
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Tabernacle Erected and Filled by the Glory of the Lord
- 1. tabernacle is commanded to be reared, anointed, and consecrated
- 13. Aaron and his sons to be sanctified
- 16. Moses performs all things accordingly
- 34. A cloud covers the tabernacle
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03: Leviticus
- Narrative History and Laws
- Instructions on how Israel is to worship and serve
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Key personalities
- Moses
- Aaron
- Nadab
- Abihu
- Eleazer
- Ithamar
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Outline by Chapters
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Leviticus Chapter 01
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Burnt Offerings
- 1. law of burnt offerings
- 3. of the herd
- 10. of the flocks
- 14. of the fowls
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Leviticus Chapter 02
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Grain Offerings
- 1. meat offering with oil and incense
- 4. either baked in the oven
- 5. or on a plate
- 7. or in a frying pan
- 12. first fruits not to be burnt on the altar,
- 13. Salt to be used with every offering
- 14. offering of first fruits
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Leviticus Chapter 03
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Peace Offerings
- 1. peace offering of the herd
- 6. whether a sheep
- 7. whether a lamb
- 12. or a goat
- 17. A prohibition to eat fat or blood
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Leviticus Chapter 04
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Sin Offerings
- 1. sin offering of ignorance
- 3. for the priest
- 13. for the congregation
- 22. for the ruler
- 27. for any of the people
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Leviticus Chapter 05
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Guilt Offerings
- 1. He who sins in concealing his knowledge
- 2. in touching an unclean thing
- 4. or in making an oath
- 6. His trespass offering, of the flock
- 7. of fowls
- 11. or of flour
- 14. trespass offering in sacrilege
- 17. and in sins of ignorance
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Leviticus Chapter 06
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Regulations for Burnt, Grain and Sin Offerings
- 1. trespass offering for sins done wittingly
- 8. law of the burnt offering
- 14. and of the meat offering
- 19. offering at the consecration of a priest
- 24. law of the sin offering
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Leviticus Chapter 07
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Regulations for Guilt and Fellowship Offerings; the Priests' Share
- 1. law of the trespass offering
- 11. and of the peace offering
- 12. whether it be for a thanksgiving
- 16. or a vow, or a free will offering
- 22. the fat and the blood are forbidden
- 28. priests' portion in the peace offerings
- 35. whole summed up
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Leviticus Chapter 08
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Aaron and His Sons Consecrated
- 1. Moses consecrates Aaron and his sons
- 14. Their sin offering
- 18. Their burnt offering
- 22. ram of consecration
- 31. place and time of their consecration
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Leviticus Chapter 09
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Aaron Offers Sacrifices
- 1. first offerings of Aaron, for himself and the people
- 8. sin offering
- 12. and the burn offering for himself
- 15. the offerings for the people
- 23. Moses and Aaron bless the people
- 24. Fire comes from the Lord, upon the altar
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Leviticus Chapter 10
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Sin and Death of Nadab and Abihu
- 1. Aadab and Abihu, for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire
- 6. Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them
- 8. priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle
- 12. law of eating the holy things
- 16. Aaron's excuse for transgressing thereof
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Leviticus Chapter 11
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Laws of Clean and Unclean Food
- 1. What animals may be eaten
- 4. and what may not be eaten
- 9. What fishes
- 13. What fowls
- 29. creeping things which are unclean
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Leviticus Chapter 12
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Purification after Childbirth
- 1. purification of a woman after childbirth
- 6. Her offerings for her purifying
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Leviticus Chapter 13
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Rules for Skin Diseases, Mildew
- 1. laws whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosy.
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Leviticus Chapter 14
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Cleansing from Skin Diseases and Mildew
- 1. rites and sacrifices in cleansing the leper
- 33. signs of leprosy in a house
- 48. cleansing of that house
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Leviticus Chapter 15
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Cleansing Unhealthy Discharges
- 1. uncleanness of men in their issues
- 13. cleansing of them
- 19. uncleanness of women in their issues
- 28. Their cleansing
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Leviticus Chapter 16
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Day of Atonement
- 1. how the high priest must enter into the holy place
- 11. sin offering for himself
- 15. sin offering for the people
- 20. scapegoat
- 29. yearly feast of the expiations
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Leviticus Chapter 17
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Blood Designated for Atonement, Forbidden as Food
- 1. blood of slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the tabernacle door
- 7. They must not offer to idols
- 10. All eating of blood is forbidden
- 15. and of all that dies by itself, or is torn
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Leviticus Chapter 18
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Laws on Intimate Relations
- 1. Unlawful marriages and unlawful lusts
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Leviticus Chapter 19
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Idolatry Forbidden; Various Laws
- 1. A repetition of various laws
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Leviticus Chapter 20
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Punishments for Sins
- 1. Of him who gives his seed to Moloch
- 4. Of him who favors such an one
- 6. Of going to wizards
- 7. Of sanctification
- 9. Of him who curses his parents
- 11. Of incest
- 13. Of sodomy
- 15. Of bestiality
- 18. Of uncleanness
- 22. Obedience is required with holiness
- 27. Wizards must be put to death
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Leviticus Chapter 21
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Regulations for Priests
- 1. Of the priests' mourning
- 6. Of their holiness
- 7. Of their marriages
- 8. Of their estimation
- 9. Of the high priest's holiness
- 10. Of his marriage
- 13. priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary
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Leviticus Chapter 22
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Rules for Priests and Flawless Sacrifices
- 1. priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things
- 6. How they shall be cleansed
- 10. Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things
- 17. sacrifices must be without blemish
- 26. age of the sacrifice
- 29. law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving
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Leviticus Chapter 23
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Feasts of Weeks, Trumpets, Tabernacles; Day of Atonement
- 1. feasts of the Lord
- 3. the Sabbath
- 4. Passover
- 9. sheaf of firstfruits
- 15. feast of Pentecost
- 22. Gleanings to be left for the poor
- 23. feast of trumpets
- 26. day of atonement
- 33. feast of tabernacles
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Leviticus Chapter 24
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Lamp and Bread; Blasphemer Stoned; Eye for Eye
- 1. oil for the lamps
- 5. showbread
- 10. Shelomith's son blasphemes
- 13. law of blasphemy
- 17. Of murder
- 18. Of damage
- 23. blasphemer is stoned
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Leviticus Chapter 25
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Sabbath Year and Year of Jubilee
- 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year
- 8. jubilee in the fiftieth year
- 14. Of oppression
- 18. A blessing of obedience
- 23. redemption of land
- 29. Of houses
- 35. Compassion to the poor
- 39. usage of bondmen
- 47. redemption of servants
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Leviticus Chapter 26
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Rewards and Punishments concerning Obedience
- 1. Of idolatry
- 2. Reverence
- 3. A blessing to those who keep the commandments
- 14. A curse to those who break them
- 40. God promises to remember those who repent
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Leviticus Chapter 27
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Rules concerning Valuations
- 1. He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's
- 3. estimation of the person
- 9. of a beast given by vow
- 14. of a house
- 16. of a field, and the redemption thereof
- 28. No devoted thing may be redeemed
- 30. tithe may not be changed
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04: Numbers
- Narrative History
- numbering of Israel
-
Key personalities
- Moses
- Aaron
- Miriam
- Joshua
- Caleb
- Eleazar
- Korah
- Balaam
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Outline by Chapters
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Numbers Chapter 01
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Census of Israel Totals 603,550, Exempting Levites
- 1. God commands Moses to number the people
- 5. princes of the tribes
- 17. number of every tribe
- 47. Levites are exempted for the service of the Lord
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Numbers Chapter 02
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Arrangement of the Tribal Camps
- 1. order of the tribes in their tents.
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Numbers Chapter 03
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Levites Designated as Priests
- 1. sons of Aaron
- 5. Levites are given to the priests instead of the firstborn
- 14. Are numbered by their families
- 21. families, number, and charge of the Gershonites
- 27. Of the Kohathites
- 33. Of the Merarites
- 38. place and charge of Moses and Aaron
- 40. firstborn are freed by the Levites
- 44. balances are refunded
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Numbers Chapter 04
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Duties of the Kohathites, Gershonites, Merahites
- 1. age at which the Levites were to serve, and the duration of the service
- 4. duty of the Kohathites
- 16. charge of Eleazar
- 17. office of the priests
- 21. duty of the Gershonites
- 29. Of the Merarites
- 34. number of the Kohathites
- 38. Of the Gershonites
- 42. And of the Merarites
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Numbers Chapter 05
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Purity of the Camp; the Adultery Test
- 1. unclean are removed out of camp
- 5. Restitution is to be made in trespass
- 11. trial of jealously
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Numbers Chapter 06
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Vow of the Nazirite and the Priestly Blessing
- 1. law of the Nazarite in the days of his separation
- 13. And after their completion
- 22. form of blessing the people
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Numbers Chapter 07
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Offerings at the Tabernacle Dedication
- 1. offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle
- 10. Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar
- 89. God speaks to Moses from the mercy seat
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Numbers Chapter 08
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Seven Lamps; Levites Set Apart; Retirement at Fifty
- 1. How the lamps are to be lighted
- 5. consecration of the Levites
- 23. age and time of their service
-
Numbers Chapter 09
-
Passover and Cloud above the Tabernacle
- 1. Passover is again commanded
- 6. A second Passover for the unclean or absent
- 15. cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites
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Numbers Chapter 10
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Silver Trumpets; Israelites Leave Sinai
- 1. use of the silver trumpets
- 11. Israelites move from Sinai to Paran
- 14. order of their march
- 29. Hobab is entreated by Moses not to leave them
- 33. blessing of Moses at the removing and resting of the ark
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Numbers Chapter 11
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Complaints of the People and Moses; Quail from the Lord; Plague
- 1. burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer
- 4. people crave meat, and loathe manna
- 10. Moses complains of his charge
- 16. God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders,
- 18. and to give the people meat for a month
- 21. Moses' faith is staggered
- 31. Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah
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Numbers Chapter 12
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Miriam and Aaron Complain against Moses
- 1. God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron
- 11. Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses
- 14. God commands her to be shut out of the host
- 16. people encamp in the desert of Paran
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Numbers Chapter 13
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Twelve Spies Explore and Report on Canaan
- 1. names of the men who were sent to search the land
- 17. Their instructions
- 21. Their acts
- 26. Their relation
-
Numbers Chapter 14
-
People Rebel; Moses Pleads; Pardon and Rebuke
- 1. people murmur at the news
- 6. Joshua and Caleb labor to still them
- 11. God threatens them
- 13. Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon
- 26. Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land
- 36. men who raised the evil report die by a plague
- 40. people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten
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Numbers Chapter 15
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More Offerings; Sabbath-Breaker Stoned; Tassels on Garments
- 1. law of the meat offering, and the drink offering
- 14. stranger is under the same law
- 17. law of the first of the dough
- 22. sacrifice for sins of ignorance
- 30. punishment of presumption
- 32. He who violated the Sabbath is stoned
- 37. law of tassels
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Numbers Chapter 16
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Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
- 1. rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
- 23. Moses separates the people from the rebels' tents
- 31. earth swallows up Korah, and a fire consumes others
- 36. censers are reserved to holy use
- 41. 14,700 are slain by a plague, for murmuring against Moses and Aaron
- 46. Aaron by incense stays the plague
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Numbers Chapter 17
-
Aaron's Staff Buds
- 1. Aaron's rod, among all the rods of the tribes, only flourishes
- 10. It is left for a monument against the rebels
-
Numbers Chapter 18
-
Duties and Offerings for Priests
- 1. charge of the priests and Levites
- 8. priests, portion
- 21. Levites,
- 25. heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion
-
Numbers Chapter 19
-
Red Heifer and Water of Cleansing
- 1. water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifer
- 11. law for the use of it in purification of the unclean
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Numbers Chapter 20
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Water of Meribah; Edom Denies Passage; Deaths of Miriam and Aaron
- 1. children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.
- 2. They murmur for want of water
- 7. Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah
- 14. Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him
- 22. At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies
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Numbers Chapter 21
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Defeats of Arad, Sihon and Og; Bronze Snake
- 1. Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah
- 4. people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents
- 7. They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent
- 10. Various journeys of the Israelites
- 21. Sihon is overcome
- 33. And Og
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Numbers Chapter 22
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Balak Sends for Balaam; Balaam and the Angel
- 1. Balak's first message for Balaam is refused
- 15. His second message obtains him
- 22. An angel would have slain him, if he had not been saved by his donkey
- 36. Balak entertains him
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Numbers Chapter 23
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Prophecies of Balaam
- 1. Balak's sacrifices
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Numbers Chapter 24
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Balaam Prophecy from Peor
- 1. Balaam, leaving divinations, prophesies the happiness of Israel
- 10. Balak, in anger, dismisses him
- 15. He prophesies of the Star of Jacob, and the destruction of some nations
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Numbers Chapter 25
-
Israelites Sin in Moab; Phinehas Intervenes
- 1. Israel at Shittim commit unfaithfulness and idolatry
- 6. Phinehas kills Zimri and Cozbi
- 10. God therefore gives him an everlasting priesthood
- 16. Midianites are to be troubled
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Numbers Chapter 26
-
Second Census Totals 601,730
- 1. sum of all Israel is taken in the plains of Moab
- 52. law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land
- 57. families and number of the Levites
- 63. None but Caleb and Joshua was left of those who were numbered at Sinai
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Numbers Chapter 27
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Daughters of Zelophehad; Joshua to Succeed Moses
- 1. The daughters of Zelophehad ask for an inheritance
- 6. The law of inheritances
- 12. Moses, being told of his death, asks for a successor
- 18. Joshua is appointed to succeed him
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Numbers Chapter 28
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Daily, Sabbath and Monthly Offerings; Passover and Feast of Weeks
- 1. Offerings are to be observed
- 3. The continual burnt offering
- 9. The offering on the Sabbath
- 11. On the new Moons
- 16. At the Passover
- 26. In the day of the firstfruits
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Numbers Chapter 29
-
Offerings of the Seventh Month
- 1. The offering at the feast of trumpets
- 7. At the day of afflicting their souls
- 12. And on the eight days of the feast of tabernacles
-
Numbers Chapter 30
-
Law of Vows
- 1. Vows are not to be broken
- 3. The exceptions of a maid's vows
- 6. Of a wife's
- 9. Of a widow's or her that is divorced
-
Numbers Chapter 31
-
Slaughter of the Midianites and Division of the Spoils
- 1. The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain
- 13. Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive
- 19. How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified
- 25. The proportion in which the prey is to be divided
- 48. The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord
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Numbers Chapter 32
-
Reubenites and Gadites Settle in Gilead
- 1. The Reubenites and Gadites ask for inheritance on the east side of Jordan
- 6. Moses reproves them
- 16. They offer him conditions with which he is content
- 33. Moses assigns them the land
- 39. They conquer it.
-
Numbers Chapter 33
-
Summary of Israel's Journey
- 1. The forty-two journeys of the Israelites
- 50. The Canaanites are to be destroyed
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Numbers Chapter 34
-
Borders of Canaan
- 1. The borders of the land
- 16. The names of the men who shall divide the land
-
Numbers Chapter 35
-
Designation of Cities for the Levites and Refuge
- 1. Forty-eight cities for the Levites, with their suburbs, and measure thereof
- 6. Six of them are to be cities of refuge
- 9. The laws of murder and manslaughter
- 31. No satisfaction for murder
-
Numbers Chapter 36
-
Zelophehad's Daughters Marry
- 1. The inheritance of daughters is remedied by marrying in their own tribes
- 7. Lest the inheritance should be removed from the tribe
- 10. The daughters of Zelophehad marry their father's brothers' sons
-
05: Deuteronomy
- Narrative History and Laws
- Israel wilderness wanderings
-
Key personalities
- Moses
- Joshua
-
Outline by Chapters
-
Deuteronomy Chapter 01
-
Summary of Israel's History: from Horeb to Spies in Canaan
- 1. Moses' speech in the end of the fortieth year
- 6. briefly rehearsing the history of God's sending them from Horeb
- 14. of giving them officers
- 19. of sending the spies to search the land
- 34. of his anger for their incredulity
- 41. and disobedience
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Deuteronomy Chapter 02
-
Summary of Wanderings in the Desert
- 1. The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites
- 9. nor with the Moabites
- 16. nor with the Ammonites
- 24. but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them
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Deuteronomy Chapter 03
-
Defeat and Division of Og; Moses Forbidden from Crossing the Jordan
- 1. The conquest of Og, king of Bashan
- 11. This size of his bed
- 12. The distribution of his lands to the two tribes and half
- 23. Moses prays to enter into the land
- 26. He is permitted to see it
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Deuteronomy Chapter 04
-
Israel Urged to Obey; Idolatry Forbidden
- 1. An exhortation to obedience
- 41. Moses appoints the three cities of refuge on that side of Jordan
- 44. Recapitulation
-
Deuteronomy Chapter 05
-
Covenant in Horeb; Ten Commandments Recounted
- 1. The covenant in Horeb
- 6. The ten commandments
- 23. At the people's request Moses receives the law from God
-
Deuteronomy Chapter 06
-
Exhortation to Obedience and Prosperity
- 1. The end of the law is obedience
- 3. An exhortation thereto
- 20. What they are to teach their children
-
Deuteronomy Chapter 07
-
Warnings and Rewards for Driving out Nations
- 1. All communion with the nations is forbidden
- 5. for fear of idolatry,
- 6. for the holiness of the people,
- 9. for the nature of God in his mercy and justice,
- 17. and for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them.
-
Deuteronomy Chapter 08
-
God's Mercy
- 1. An exhortation to obedience in regard to God's mercy and goodness to Israel.
-
Deuteronomy Chapter 09
-
Reminders of God's Grace; The Golden Calf
- 1. Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness
- 7. Moses reminds them of the golden calf
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Deuteronomy Chapter 10
-
Rewriting of Stone Tablets Recalled
- 1. God's mercy in restoring the two tablets
- 6. in continuing the priesthood
- 8. in separating the tribe of Levi
- 10. in hearkening unto Moses' plea for his people
- 12. An exhortation to obedience
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Deuteronomy Chapter 11
-
God's Great Blessings for Obedience and Love
- 1. Another exhortation to obedience
- 2. by their own experience of God's great works
- 8. by promise of God's great blessings
- 16. and by threatenings
- 18. A careful study is required in God's words
- 26. The blessing and curse set before them
-
Deuteronomy Chapter 12
-
Laws of the Sanctuary
- 1. Monuments of idolatry to be destroyed
- 4. The place of God's service to be kept
- 15. Blood is forbidden
- 17. Holy things must be eaten in the holy place
- 19. The Levite is not to be forsaken
- 20. Blood is again forbidden
- 26. and holy things must be eaten in the holy place
- 29. Idolatry is not to be enquired after
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Deuteronomy Chapter 13
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No Mercy for Idolaters
- 1. Enticers to idolatry
- 6. however near to oneself
- 9. are to be stoned to death
- 12. Idolatrous cities are not to be spared
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Deuteronomy Chapter 14
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Eating Only Clean Animals; Tithes
- 1. God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning
- 3. What may and may not be eaten
- 4. of animals
- 9. of fishes
- 11. of fowls
- 21. That which dies of itself may not be eaten
- 22. Tithes of Divine Service
- 23. Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord
- 28. The third year's tithe of alms and charity
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Deuteronomy Chapter 15
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The Seventh Year: Debts to be Cancelled, Servants Freed
- 1. The seventh year a year of release for the poor
- 7. one must be generous in lending or giving
- 12. A Hebrew servant, except by choice, must be freed in the seventh year
- 19. All firstborn males of the cattle are to be sanctified unto the Lord.
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Deuteronomy Chapter 16
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Feasts of Passover, Weeks and Tabernacles
- 1. The feast of the Passover
- 9. of weeks
- 13. of tabernacles
- 16. Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts
- 18. Of judges and justice
- 21. Asherah poles and images are forbidden
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Deuteronomy Chapter 17
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Appointment of Judges, Courts and Kings
- 1. The things sacrificed must be sound
- 2. Idolaters must be slain
- 8. Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges
- 12. The one who shows contempt for the judge must die
- 14. The election
- 16. and duty of a king
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Deuteronomy Chapter 18
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Offerings for Priests; Spells and Mediums Forbidden
- 1. The LORD is the priests and Levites' inheritance
- 3. The priests' due
- 6. The Levites' portion
- 9. The abominations of the nations are to be avoided
- 15. Christ the Prophet is to be heard
- 20. The presumptuous prophet is to die
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Deuteronomy Chapter 19
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Cities of Refuge; More than One Witness Required
- 1. The cities of refuge
- 4. The privilege thereof for the manslayer
- 14. The landmark is not to be removed
- 15. At least two witnesses are required
- 16. the punishment of a false witness
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Deuteronomy Chapter 20
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Laws of Warfare
- 1. The priest's exhortation to encourage the people to battle
- 5. The officers' proclamation of who are to be dismissed from the war
- 10. How to use the cities that accept or refuse the proclamation of peace
- 16. What cities must be devoted
- 19. Trees must not be destroyed in the siege
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Deuteronomy Chapter 21
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Atonement for a Murder; Family Relations
- 1. The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder
- 10. The usage of a captive taken to wife
- 15. The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection
- 18. A rebellious son is to be stoned to death
- 22. The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree
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Deuteronomy Chapter 22
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Additional Laws, Morality, Marriage
- 1. Of humanity toward brothers
- 5. The sex is to be distinguished by apparel
- 6. The bird is not to be taken with her young ones
- 8. The house must have battlements
- 9. Confusion is to be avoided
- 12. Tassels upon the vesture
- 13. The punishment of him who slanders his wife
- 22. of adultery
- 23. of rape
- 28. of fornication
- 30. of incest
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Deuteronomy Chapter 23
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List of Those Excluded from the Assembly
- 1. Who may or may not enter into the congregation
- 9. Uncleanness is to be avoided in the host
- 15. Of the fugitive servant
- 17. Of filthiness
- 18. Of abominable sacrifices
- 19. Of usury
- 20. Of vows
- 24. Of trespass
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Deuteronomy Chapter 24
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Law of Divorce, Leprosy, Justice and Charity
- 1. Of divorce
- 5. A new married man goes not to war
- 6. Of pledges
- 7. Of kidnapping
- 8. Of leprosy
- 10. Of pledges
- 14. The hire is to be given
- 16. Of justice
- 19. Of charity
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Deuteronomy Chapter 25
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Laws of Stripes, Oxen, Seed, Modesty, Weights and Measures
- 1. Punishment must not exceed forty lashes
- 4. The ox is not to be muzzled
- 5. Of raising seed unto a brother
- 11. Of the immodest woman
- 13. Of unjust weights and measures
- 17. The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out
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Deuteronomy Chapter 26
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Offering First Fruits and Tithes
- 1. The confession of him who offers the basket of firstfruits
- 12. The prayer of him who gives his third year's tithes
- 16. The covenant between God and his people
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Deuteronomy Chapter 27
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The Altar and Curses on Mount Ebal
- 1. The people are commanded to write the law upon stones
- 5. and to build an altar of whole stones
- 11. The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal
- 14. The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal
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Deuteronomy Chapter 28
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Blessings and Consequences regarding Obedience
- 1. The blessings for obedience
- 15. The curses for disobedience
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Deuteronomy Chapter 29
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Covenant Renewed in Moab
- 1. Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen
- 10. All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant
- 18. The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness
- 29. Secret things belong unto God
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Deuteronomy Chapter 30
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Restoration Promised; Life Offered
- 1. Great mercies promised unto the penitent
- 11. The commandment is manifest
- 15. Death and life are set before them
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Deuteronomy Chapter 31
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Moses Encourages the People; Joshua Is Commissioned
- 1. Moses encourages the people
- 7. He encourages Joshua
- 9. He delivers the law unto the priests to be read in the seventh year
- 14. God gives a charge to Joshua
- 19. and a song to testify against the people
- 24. Moses delivers the book of the law to the Levites to keep
- 28. He makes a protestation
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Deuteronomy Chapter 32
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Song of Moses
- 1. Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance
- 46. He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it
- 48. God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die
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Deuteronomy Chapter 33
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Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes
- 1. The majesty of God
- 6. The blessings of the twelve tribes
- 26. The excellence of Israel
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Deuteronomy Chapter 34
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Death of Moses on Mount Nebo
- 1. Moses from mount Nebo views the land
- 5. He dies there
- 6. His burial
- 7. His age
- 8. Thirty days mourning for him
- 9. Joshua succeeds him
- 10. The praise of Moses