| Introduction | 1 |
| Words Worth Pondering (1:1) | 7 |
| A Message for Changing Circumstances (1:1-4) | 8 |
| Experiences of God's Care (1:5-25) | 11 |
| Wrong Attitudes (1:26-45) | 14 |
| Right Relationships (1:46-2:15) | 16 |
| Israel's First Victory (2:16-37) | 18 |
| The Mastery of Transjordan (3:1-17) | 21 |
| Planning for the Future (3:18-29) | 24 |
| The Letter of the Law (4:1-8) | 26 |
| The Dangers of Idolatry (4:9-24) | 28 |
| The Aftermath of Idolatry (4:25-31) | 31 |
| God and His Laws (4:32-49) | 32 |
| The Ten Commandments (5:1-21) | 35 |
| God's Due (5:6-11) (cont'd) | 38 |
| Keeping the Sabbath (5:12-15) (cont'd) | 40 |
| Social Obligations (5:16-21) (cont'd) | 41 |
| True Obedience (5:22-33) | 43 |
| Permanent Reminders (6:1-9) | 46 |
| The Great Challenge (6:5) (cont'd) | 47 |
| Maintaining Devotion to God (6:10-25) | 49 |
| "Fight the Good Fight" (7:1-5) | 51 |
| The Logic of God's Choice (7:6-16) | 53 |
| Automatic Rewards? (7:6-16) (cont'd) | 56 |
| Glittering Attractions (7:17-26) | 57 |
| Desert Experiences (8:1-10) | 59 |
| The Dangers of Prosperity (8:11-20) | 61 |
| The Danger of Complacency (9:1-5) | 63 |
| Priest or Prophet? (9:6-23) | 65 |
| Lessons from History (9:24-10:5) | 67 |
| The Covenant Box (10:6-11) | 69 |
| God's Requirements (10:12-22) | 71 |
| Dependence on God (11:1-17) | 73 |
| Geographical Details (11:18-32) | 76 |
| One Shrine (12:1-14) | 78 |
| ...and only One! (12:1-14) (cont'd) | 80 |
| Worship at the Shrine (12:1-14) (cont'd) | 81 |
| The Provision of Meat (12:15-32) | 83 |
| The Dangers of Tolerance (13:1-18) | 85 |
| Prohibited Food Items (14:1-21) | 88 |
| The Purpose of Tithes (14:22-29) | 90 |
| Help for the Poor (15:1-11) | 92 |
| Regulating Slavery (15:12-23) | 94 |
| The Passover (16:1-8) | 96 |
| Joy and Generosity (16:9-17) | 99 |
| Justice (16:18-20) | 101 |
| Prohibited Worship (16:21-17:7) | 103 |
| Officers of the Law (17:8-20) | 104 |
| The Welfare of the Levites (18:1-8) | 107 |
| Prophets True and False (18:9-22) | 109 |
| The Protection of Life (19:1-13) | 113 |
| Perjury (19:14-21) | 115 |
| The Conduct of Warfare (20:1-20) | 117 |
| Unsolved Murders (21:1-9) | 120 |
| Some Rights and Duties (21:10-23) | 122 |
| Distinctive Features (22:1-12) | 124 |
| Sexual Morality (22:13-30) | 126 |
| The National Assembly (23:1-8) | 129 |
| Some Varied Laws (23:9-25) | 130 |
| Some Problems in Society (24:1-9) | 133 |
| The Underprivileged (24:10-22) | 135 |
| Concern for Humans and Animals (25:1-10) | 137 |
| Some Dangers to Society (25:11-19) | 139 |
| First Fruits (26:1-11) | 141 |
| Walking in God's Ways (26:12-19) | 143 |
| "Keep Silence and Hear" (27:1-10) | 145 |
| A List of Curses (27:11-26) | 147 |
| The Logic of the Covenant (28:1-14) | 149 |
| The Penalties of Disobedience (28:15-68) | 152 |
| Universal Obligations (29:1-15) | 158 |
| The Source of Disaster (29:16-28) | 160 |
| Secrets and Plain Language (29:29) | 162 |
| Hope for Dark Days (30:1-10) | 163 |
| "Not too Hard" (30:11-14) | 165 |
| A Stark Choice (30:15-20) | 167 |
| Preparing for Change (31:1-8) | 169 |
| The Custody of the Law (31:9-13) | 171 |
| Facing up to Disobedience (31:14-29) | 173 |
| A Sermon in Song (31:30-32:7) | 175 |
| Evidence of God's Care (32:8-14) | 178 |
| Living Dangerously (32:15-25) | 180 |
| From Powerlessness to Vindication (32:26-52) | 182 |
| The Blessing of Moses (33:1-29) | 186 |
| The End of an Era (34:1-12) | 194 |
| Further reading | 197 |
