Yisro

1) Yisro

2) Early commandments
a) Arrival at Sinai
b) Introduction to commandments
c) God and idolatry
d) God's name in vain

3) Late commandments
a) Sabbath
b) Filial honor
c) Murder
d) Adultery
e) Theft
f) False testimony
g) Coveting house
h) Coveting

4) Conclusion
a) Revelation of God
b) Epilogue

The parsha of Yisro is set off as its own section of the sedra.

Sections 2 and 3 appear to be one section that is sliced in half between the 3rd and 4th commandments. This is interesting in that it sidesteps the question of why the commandment of honoring one's parents is on the 1st tablet, ostensibly devoted to laws between man and God, by including it with the latter group, and doubly interesting in that it does the same for the commandment of Shabbos, implying that it, too, has more in common with actions against fellow men such as robbery and murder than with actions against God, such as idolatry and blasphemy. Perhaps we can posit that violation of the Shabbos can be considered a crime against oneself and against "bincha, bitecha, avd'cha, amas'cha, uv'hemtecha", rather that solely against God. (I have sometimes played with the idea that idolatry, too, is a sin against man, but the division here does not support this).

Section 4 presents the conclusion of the section describing the Giving of the Torah.