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The following is a chronology of the life of Moses in Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy; the gaps (in brackets) are filled by a variety of material such as genealogy and repetition but the bulk consists of the elaboration of The Law outside the Commandments:
- Leviticus
- (1-7 Sacrificial rituals)
- 8-9 Induction of Aaron
- 10:1-7 Aaron's sons Nadab and Ahibu burn unholy fire
- (11 clean/unclean foods)
- (12-15 Uncleanness and disease)
- 16:1-28 Aaron's sin offering for sons
- (16:29-17.16 Sacrifice)
- (18 Sexual relations)
- (19 Ritual and moral holiness/sexual relations)
- (20 Violations of holiness/sexual relations)
- (21 Priests)
- (22 Offerings)
- (23 Festivals)
- (24 Tabernacle)
- (25 Calendar)
- (26-27 Laws and penalties).
- Numbers
- (1 Census)
- (2 Camping formation)
- (3-4 Moses Aaron and Levites)
- (5 Uncleanness, disease, sin/sexual relations)
- (6 Nazirites)
- 7:1-2 Tabernacle finished
- (7:3-88 Leader sacrifices)
- 7:89 Moses speaking to the Lord
- (8 Levites)
- 9:1-14 Passover at Sinai
- 15-23 The routine of cloud and fire
- 10:1-10 Trumpets
- 10:11 Departure from Sinai
- 11:1-3 Complaints and the fire of Taberah
- 11:4-15 Unpopularity of manna, Moses complains of his lot
- 16-30 Consecration of 70 elders, meat promised
- 31-35 Quails and plague
- 12 Aaron/Miriam revolt
- 13 Canaan spies, land good but defended
- 14:1-10a Lord doubted
- 10b-34 Lord angry, Moses intercedes, Egypt exiles not see Canaan
- 36-38 pessimist spies killed
- 39-45 defeated
- (15:1-31 Sacrifices)
- (32-36 Sabbath breach)
- (37-41 fringes)
- 16 Revolt of Korah, Nathan & Abiram; revolt and plague.
- 17 Aaron's rod
- (18 Priests and Levites)
- (19 Red heifer)
- 20:1-13 Water crisis ii. Meribah, Moses denied entry to Canaan
- 14-21 Edom
- 22-9 death of Aaron.
- 21:1-9 Serpents
- 10-20 journeys
- 21-35 Kings Sihon/Og defeated.
- (22-24 Balaam and Balak).
- 25 Gentile sex, Phinehas.
- (26-27.11 Census, land distribution)
- 12-23 Moses sees Canaan, appoints Joshua.
- (28-29 Offerings 30 women's vows)
- 31 Defeat of Midianites
- (32 Land arrangements)
- (33 travelogue overview)
- (34 boundaries)
- (35 Levite towns, cities of refuge, murder)
- (36 land distribution).
- Deuteronomy
- 1:1-8 After 40 years, Moses intro
- 1:19-21 departure from Horeb
- 1:22-46 Spying on Canaan, rebellion (cf Num 11:16-30, Ch13-14, 20:1-13)
- (2:1-30 Commentary)
- 2:31-3:17 Sihon/Og (cf Num 21:21-35)
- (3:18-4:49 Commentary).
- 5 Horeb
- 5:1-21 Commandments (cf Ex 19:1-8a)
- 5:22 "He added no more"
- (5.22-9:7 statutes/commentary)
- (9:8-10:11 flashbacks (cf Ex 31:18-32:35, 34:28))
- (10:12-31:30 Miscellaneous pronouncements/laws)
- 32:1-43 Moses song
- 32:44-34:12 death of Moses.
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