OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

1

• Registration of men for the army (1-46)

• The Levites exempted from the army (47-51)

• Orderly arrangement of the camp (52-54)

2

• Camp organized into three-tribe divisions (1-34)

  • Judah’s division toward the east (3-9)

  • Reuben’s division toward the south (10-16)

  • Levi’s camp in the middle (17)

  • Ephraim’s division toward the west (18-24)

  • Dan’s division toward the north (25-31)

  • Total number of registered males (32-34)

3

• Aaron’s sons (1-4)

• The Levites chosen to minister (5-39)

• Redemption of the firstborn (40-51)

4

• Service of the Kohathites (1-20)

• Service of the Gershonites (21-28)

• Service of the Merarites (29-33)

• Summary of the census (34-49)

5

• Quarantine of the unclean (1-4)

• Confession and compensation (5-10)

• Water test for suspected adultery (11-31)

6

• Vow of Naziriteship (1-21)

• Priestly blessing (22-27)

7

• Tabernacle inauguration offerings (1-89)

8

• Aaron lights the seven lamps (1-4)

• Levites cleansed, begin to serve (5-22)

• Age restrictions for Levitical service (23-26)

9

• Provision for late Passover (1-14)

• Cloud and fire above the tabernacle (15-23)

10

• The silver trumpets (1-10)

• Departure from Sinai (11-13)

• Order of marching (14-28)

• Hobab asked to guide Israel (29-34)

• Moses’ prayer when breaking camp (35, 36)

11

• Complaining brings fire from God (1-3)

• People cry for meat (4-9)

• Moses’ feelings of inadequacy (10-15)

• Jehovah gives spirit to 70 elders (16-25)

• Eldad and Medad; Joshua jealous for Moses (26-30)

• Quail sent; people punished for greed (31-35)

12

• Miriam and Aaron oppose Moses (1-3)

  • Moses the meekest of all (3)

• Jehovah defends Moses (4-8)

• Miriam struck with leprosy (9-16)

13

• The 12 spies sent into Canaan (1-24)

• Bad report from ten spies (25-33)

14

• People want to return to Egypt (1-10)

  • Joshua and Caleb’s good report (6-9)

• Jehovah angry; Moses intercedes (11-19)

• Punishment: 40 years in the wilderness (20-38)

• Israel defeated by the Amalekites (39-45)

15

• Laws about offerings (1-21)

  • Same law for natives and foreign residents (15, 16)

• Offerings for unintentional sins (22-29)

• Punishment for deliberate sins (30, 31)

• A Sabbathbreaker put to death (32-36)

• Garments to have fringed edges (37-41)

16

• Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (1-19)

• Judgment on the rebels (20-50)

17

• Aaron’s budded rod a sign (1-13)

18

• Duties of priests and Levites (1-7)

• Priestly allowances (8-19)

  • Covenant of salt (19)

• Levites to receive and to give a tenth (20-32)

19

• The red cow and the cleansing water (1-22)

20

• Miriam dies at Kadesh (1)

• Moses strikes the rock and sins (2-13)

• Edom denies Israel passage (14-21)

• The death of Aaron (22-29)

21

• King of Arad defeated (1-3)

• Copper serpent (4-9)

• Israel’s march around Moab (10-20)

• Amorite King Sihon defeated (21-30)

• Amorite King Og defeated (31-35)

22

• Balak hires Balaam (1-21)

• Balaam’s donkey speaks (22-41)

23

• Balaam’s 1st proverbial saying (1-12)

• Balaam’s 2nd proverbial saying (13-30)

24

• Balaam’s 3rd proverbial saying (1-11)

• Balaam’s 4th proverbial saying (12-25)

25

• Israel’s sin with Moabite women (1-5)

• Phinehas takes action (6-18)

26

• Second census of Israel’s tribes (1-65)

27

• Daughters of Zelophehad (1-11)

• Joshua commissioned to succeed Moses (12-23)

28

• Procedures for various offerings (1-31)

  • Daily offerings (1-8)

  • For the Sabbath (9, 10)

  • Monthly offerings (11-15)

  • For the Passover (16-25)

  • For the Festival of Weeks (26-31)

29

• Procedures for various offerings (1-40)

  • Day of trumpet blast (1-6)

  • Day of Atonement (7-11)

  • Festival of Booths (12-38)

30

• Vows of men (1, 2)

• Vows of women and daughters (3-16)

31

• Vengeance on Midian (1-12)

  • Balaam killed (8)

• Instruction for spoils of war (13-54)

32

• Settlements east of the Jordan (1-42)

33

• Stages of Israel’s wilderness journey (1-49)

• Instructions for conquering Canaan (50-56)

34

• Boundaries of Canaan (1-15)

• Men assigned to divide the land (16-29)

35

• Cities for the Levites (1-8)

• Cities of refuge (9-34)

36

• Law on marriage of female heirs (1-13)