Sanctuary theology in the book of exodus digital commons. Egypt is a picture of this present world galatians 1. The book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after joseph, his brothers, and the pharaoh he once served have all died. In the hebrew bible, the opening line, and or now these are the names, pr. Coates hopes to awaken the hearts of christians to the value of the old testament. The book of exodus, is the second book of moses and the old testament. Many years had passed and jacob israel, joseph and his children were dead. In the process of time, the children of israel increased abundantly. The second half of the book tells of the covenant that was established between god and israel at sinai and promulgates laws for the ordering of israels life since exodus continues the sacred story of the divine promise to israel begun in genesis. Many tweedsporting scholars have tried to place the exodus story along the timeline of egyptian ancient royal history, which itself begins around 3000 bce and continues to the roman period.
Evidence for the exodus from egypt bible and spade. The book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after. And they built for pharaoh supply cities, pithom and raamses exodus 1. The lord made sure that the egyptians were kind to the. Jacob sends 10 sons to egypt for corn audience with joseph leave simeon as hostage return home with corn and refunded money, gen 42. Lord declared in the book of exodus, would thereafter be commemorated in an. C and a knowledge of the egyptian 18 th dynasty, it is possible to ascertain the probable identity of the pharaoh in the book of exodus. All those who were descendants of jacob were seventy. The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws. The lord and the gods of egypt including the pharaohexodus. The book of exodus is the book of national redemption. Within the book of exodus there is language that suggests the author is an eye witness to the events contained within the book. The first chapter of exodus tells how the 70 members of jacobs s clan evolved into a large people, cruelly enslaved by the kings of egypt. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries.
The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. The book of exodus consists of two distinct portions. Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. The book of genesis ends with the story of jacob going down to egypt with his family. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible.
A detailed critique of trogus text would here serve little purpose. Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments. The trouble is, exodus doesnt give us the names of the pharaohs. Birth of moses first 40 years in pharaohs palace, exo 2 c. Call of moses second 40 years in midian, exo 3 incident of burning bush d. The book of exodus details gods call to the people of israel to get up and leave their position of slavery in egypt. Then he moses took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, all that the lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient ex. I have added a few of these references in the deuteronomy column beside those events and in a few other places, but in blue and in parentheses and with a grey background 1 unless there is already another colored background to show that these are moses later. Exodus records more miracles of god than any other book in the old testament. The sudden abandonment of biblical rameses during the reign of the exodus pharaoh the biblical narrative of an extended israelite stay in egypt and a spectacular mass exodus under the nose of pharaoh long has been the laughingstock of ancient near eastern scholars, as no evidence of any of these events outside the biblical narrative has been presented. In the book of exodus we see the egyptians forcing the israelites to build great cities for pharaoh. Exodus chapter fourteen outline of exodus chapter 14 exodus chapter 14 is divided into ten sections.
Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. The title exodus comes from the septuagint, which derived it from the primary event found in the book, the deliverance from slavery and exodus or departure of the. Exodus summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of exodus for bible study or sunday school lessons. Although exodus takes the form of a popular narrative, easy for a primitive people to understand, it. The promises extend to both abrahams descendants and all the nations of the world gen.
God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to liberate the israelites. It is about gods great deliverance of israel from egypt and his meeting with them at mt. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction the book of exodus is the second book of the torah or pentateuch, the first five books of the old testament. What most people dont know is that the ancient egyptians wrote an account of the exodus which has survived, and its there in the kolbrin. Throughout the history of man never has there been a group of people see with their eyes such miracles and experience the presence of god with regularity. The book highlights moses faithfulness and prayerfulness. I find it helpful to preach an overview sermon forest. They are dreaded by a new pharaoh ofegypt, and made slaves. If you have not, then you need to heed the words of our lord, who said, for god so loved the. A lot goes down in exodus, so lets break it down into five sections. The above outline is from nelsons complete book of bible maps and charts, pp.
Joseph interprets dreams of pharaoh made overseer of egypt marries asenath birth of manasseh and ephraim, gen 41. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments the book gets its name from the nation of israels mass. Moses is aware of his hebrew roots, and, one day, he kills an egyptian who is.
Exit, departure, or going out, and is thus named because it records the departure of the nation of israel leaving from egypt after 430 years. Thus the children of israel were liberated from the yoke of their oppressors on the fifteenth day of nissan in the year 2448 after the creation of the world there were 600,000 men over 20 years of age, with their wives and children, and flocks, crossing the border of egypt that day a free nation. Exodus chapter fourteen outline of exodus chapter 14. Hebrew title of this book weelleh shemot originated from the ancient practice of naming a bible book after its first word or words. Exodus with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. Welcome to the book of exodus and the first chapter.
The kolbrins exodus story ancient egyptian version. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of exodus in his audio message from the. The book of exodus covers a span of approximately 360 years from the death of joseph ex. The rise of a leader preparing for greatness an obscure beginning vs. This is semifinished at the end of the exodus series. The lords desire was to save israel through the promise that he had made to abraham cf. The second book of the torah describes the birth of the jewish people. An israelite by nature an egyptian by nurture a life changing answer. The enslavement is presented in the bible as a crucible that forged the nation of israel. Exodus bible study outline contents by chapter and verse. The book of exodus is an adventure of discovery, since the dramatic narrative is laced with numerous hidden messages in the form of microcodes and macrocodes, each anticipating the new testament climax. Its hebrew title, shemoth names, is from the book s opening phrase, these are the names. The first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. According to the book of exodus, when pharaoh hardened his heart and refused to let the israelites leave egypt, god brought a series of devastating plagues upon the people of the nile.
Just as significantly, god provided detailed directions on the building of his. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. The book of exodus chapter 4 god sends moses and aaron to egypt. Moses will lead them out of egypt and then give them gods laws. The nile was turned to blood the nile was the lifeblood of egypt and sacred to osiris. The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for departure, because its central event was understood by the septuagints translators to be the departure of the israelites from egypt. It gives a record of the exodus of the israelites from egypt which signified the end of a period of oppression for abrahams offsprings and the commencement of the fulfillment of the covenant promised to abraham.
An outline of the book of exodus logos bible software. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction yale divinity school. This narrative outline of exodus from charles andrew coates focuses on how jesus is foreshadowed and paralleled. Now these are the names of is the translation of the first two hebrew words. It records the redemption of israel from egyptian bondage. The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for. When they reached a mount sinai, in present day egypt, god spoke to moses. He then orders all newborn males to be cast into the river.
The english title, exodus, comes from the greek translation septuagint, lxx because the departure of israel from egypt is the dominant historical fact in the book 19. The events and instructions in exodus are described as the lord remembering his covenant promises to abraham 2. It teaches that redemption is necessary, if a person is to have a right relationship with a holy god. Thus the children of israel were liberated from the yoke of their oppressors on the fifteenth day of nissan in the year 2448 after the creation of the world there were 600,000 men over 20 years of age, with their wives and children, and flocks, crossing the border of egypt that day a. Exodus introduction united states conference of catholic bishops. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible 1599. A detailed study of this mysterious structure is essential for every serious student of the bible. The pharoah unsuccessfully tries to get the midwives to kill newborn israelites males. Tell every man to ask his neighbor and every woman to ask her neighbor for all their silver and gold jewelry. In 1952, immanuel velikovsky published ages in chaos, the first of a series of books in which he proposed a radical redating of egyptian history in order to bring the.
Sermon series on exodus siburt institute for church ministry. The magicians of egypt did likewise, and all their rods also became serpents. Interestingly, there are about three pharaohs whose lives parallel and interact with the ot exodus narrative. Everyone knows the bible story of the israelite exodus. The stay in the desert describes the earthly circumstances in which. A study of the book of exodus braveheart mens ministry old fort baptist church chapter 2. It is a dramatic account of israels exodus from egypt under the human leadership of moses and the divine leadership of god. Now these are the names of the children of israel who came to egypt. But then a new pharaoh comes to power, and he starts enslaving the israelites. It takes the story of the israelites from their presence in and oppression by egypt up to the reception of the divine law that occupies the entire book of leviticus and much of numbers. The new leadership in egypt feeling threatened by jacobs descendants, who have increased greatly in sizeembarks on a campaign to subdue the israelites, forcing them into slavery and eventually decreeing that all hebrew boys must be killed at birth. Introduction to the book of exodus learn religions.
The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. In the ten commandments, moses outlined a basis for morality. Exodus is all about god, through moses, delivering the people of jacob from slavery in egypt. Exodus means going out or the way out, and thus it describes israels going out of egypt. In fact, when he lets you go, hell eagerly chase you out of here.
God won the battle because the rod of aaron ate up the rods of the magicians. The first exodus 119 gives a detailed account of the circumstances under which the deliverance of the israelites was. The book of exodus says that after crossing the reed sea, moses led. Exodus chapter 1 summary began with a listing of the names of the children of israel who came into egypt, which included eleven sons of israel. Exodus 4 written and compiled by gary kukis exodus 4. The book begins with the story of moses birth and adoption by the egyptian princess. In the book of exodus, considerable detailed instruction is. The only options are to relegate the exodus to the status of myth, or to conclude that there is something seriously wrong with the generally accepted dates for egyptian history. Bible survery exodus hebrew name velleh shemoth these are the names greek name exodus departure author moses date from 1635 to 1490 bc approximately.
The exodus event is clearly the focus of this book. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses. Moses and israel in egypt, 10 plagues, the red sea, 10 commandments, gods law, the tabernacle. Hellenistic kingdoms, a work preserved only in a summary version by the much.
God rescues and delivers his people as he guides them into the unfamiliar desert. This book covers the exodus of the nation of israel out of egypt through their journey to the promised land. In gods timing, the exodus of the israelites from egypt marked the end of a period of oppression for abrahams descendants genesis 15. The book of exodus was written between 1440 and 1400 b. Moses was the author of the book of exodus exodus 17. Detailed chronology of the exodus in moses deuteronomy addresses he retells some of the events in the exodus story. Covenantal laws and detailed prescriptions for the tabernacle a portable. Spread over the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, it tells the myth of the enslavement of the israelites in ancient egypt, their liberation through the hand of their tutelary deity yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and their wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of canaan, the land their god has given. The book of exodus is especially rich in typical teachings.
Exodus 11 ceb god announces the final disaster the. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of exodus israels deliverance, covenant, gods royal tent 20200122t14. God announces the final disaster the lord said to moses, ill bring one more disaster on pharaoh and on egypt. In addition childs writes, there is also a certain contrast between deathly silence within a darkness which can be touched and the great cry which was soon to break forth the book of exodus, 160. The israelites are right where we left them in genesis, hanging out in egypt and multiplying. Return of moses to egypt announcement of deliverance to israel, exo 4. Chapters 118 narrate the history of the egyptian bondage, the exodus from egypt, and the journey to mount sinai under the leadership of moses. Mosess unique education in the royal courts of egypt certainly provided him the. Nov 17, 2018 the book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. The present study proposes to take an overview of several important theological motifs that emerge in connection with the ancient israelite sanctuary as portrayed in the book of exodus. But their descendants childrens childrens children still lived in egypt. Outline of the book of exodus introduction and overview of the book of exodus. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. The book of exodus is one of the most fascinating and important books of the old testament.
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