Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume I: The Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Job.
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
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DEUTERONOMY.

       PART FIRST: A DISCOURSE BY MOSES CONTAINING A REVIEW OF THE
               WANDERINGS, WITH LESSONS AND EXHORTATIONS.
                              Deut. 1:1-4:43.

    I. NEW HISTORICAL ITEMS IN THE FIRST DISCOURSE. Deut. 1:1-43.
       1. The Preface. Deut. 1:1-5.
       2. The Organization Proposed by Jethro Was Approved by the
          People. Deut. 1:14.
       3. The Character of the Wilderness. Deut. 1:19.
       4. The Mission of the Spies Was Proposed by the People. Deut. 1:22.
          Compare Num. 13:1, 2.
       5. The Reason Why Moab Was Spared. Deut. 2:9.
       6. An Interpolation Concerning the Former Inhabitants of Moab and
          Edom. Deut. 2:10-12.
       7. The Point at Which All of the First Generation Had Died.
          Deut. 2:13-18.
       8. The Land of Ammon Spared, and Why. Deut. 2:19.
       9. Another Interpolation. Deut. 2:20-23.
      10. Further Account of Og and His Kingdom. Deut. 3:4, 5, 11.
      11. An Interpolation Concerning Havothjair. Deut. 3:13, 14.
      12. A Prayer of Moses and Its Answer. Deut. 3:23-29.
      13. Warning against Adding to the Word or Taking from It.
          Deut. 4:2. Compare Rev. 22:18, 19.
      14. Moses Selects the Eastern Cities off Refuge. Deut. 4:41-43.


      PART SECOND: A DISCOURSE CONTAINING REPETITIONS OF SOME LAWS;
             SOME NEW LAWS; AND EXHORTATIONS CONCERNING ALL.
                             Deut. 4:44-26:19.

    I. NEW HISTORICAL ITEMS IN THE SECOND DISCOURSE. Deut. 4:44-26:19.
       1. Preface to This Discourse. Deut. 4:44-49.
       2. A Specimen Exhortation. Deut. 5:22-33.
       3. Reason for the Long Stay in the Wilderness. Deut. 8:2-4.
       4. Why Israel Permitted to Take Canaan. Deut. 9:4, 5.
       5. A Disconnected Interpolation. Deut. 10:6-9.
       6. The Closing Exhortation. Deut. 26:16-19.

PART THIRD: A PROPHETIC DISCOURSE, SETTING FORTH THE FUTURE RESULTS OF OBEDIENCE AND DISOBEDIENCE
Deut. 27:1-30:20.


   I. HISTORICAL ITEMS IN THE THIRD DISCOURSE. Deut. 27:1-30:20.
       1. A Solemn Ceremonial to Be Observed at Mount Ebal. Deut. 27:1-26.
       2. The Blessing to Follow Obedience. Deut. 28:1-14.
       3. The Curses to Follow Disobedience. Deut. 28:15-48.
       4. Their Captivity Foretold. Deut. 28:49-68.
       5. A Covenant Announced. Deut. 29:1-29.
       6. Repentance and Restoration Predicted. Deut. 30:1-10.
       7. Obedience Not Too Hard for Them. Deut. 30:11-14.
       8. The Alternative of Life or Death. Deut. 30:15-20.


PART FOURTH: MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES TO JOSHUA AND THE LEVITES;
THE SONG OF MOSES; A PROPHETIC BLESSING OF THE TRIBES; AND THE DEATH OF MOSES

Deut. 31:1-34:12.


    I. HISTORICAL ITEMS IN PART FOURTH. Deut. 31:1-34:12.
       1. Moses Announces His Own Death, and Encourages the People.
          Deut. 31:1-8.
       2. The Law Written and Delivered to the Levites and Elders.
          Deut. 31:9-13.
       3. Jehovah Foretells the Apostasy of Israel, and Encourages
          Joshua. Deut. 31:14-23.
       4. Another Order Concerning the Book of the Law. Deut. 31:24-29.
       5. The Song of Moses. Deut. 32:1-43.
       6. Moses Ordered to Ascend Mount Nebo and Die. Deut. 32:44-52.
       7. The Tribes Are Prophetically Blessed. Deut. 33:1-29.
       8. The Death of Moses and a Comment on His Career. Deut. 34:1-12.

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