SURVEY OF ASSIGNMENT

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SURVEY OF ASSIGNMENT

• GENESIS 4727-5026
• The Last Days
• EXODUS OVERVIEW
• Macroview
• EXODUS 1 4
• The River and the Bush

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AS PRESENTED IN

• THE
• TORAH
• STORY
• GARY EDWARD
• SCHNITTJER

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THE LAST DAYS

• JACOBS LAST WORDS
• Conclusion of Genesis
• Looking ahead to the Last Days
• (Including all other biblical stories)
• Origin Destiny of Humankind
• A King will come from Judah
• Told as Hebrew Poetry

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HEBREW POETRY

• TORAH has 4 Major Poetic Conclusions
• Genesis 1-50 (Gen. 49)
• Exodus 1-14 (Exo. 15)
• Exodus 15-Numbers 21 (Num. 23-24)
• Numbers 22-Deuteronomy 34 (Deu. 32)

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Characteristics

• Parallelisms
• Synonymous
• Antithetical
• Synthetic
• Inherently Ambiguous and Metaphorical
• Elevated Thought
• Two levels Surface story Deeper meaning

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Outline of The Last Days

• Burial Instructions of Jacob
• Birthright to Joseph (Ephraim Manasseh)
• Blessing of Judah
• Death and Burial of Jacob
• Josephs Forgiveness and Death

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Outline of Macroview of Exodus

• 1. From Egypt, Exo. 11-1521
• A. The Filling and the Oppression
• B. The Bush
• C. The Plagues and the Passover
• Through the Wilderness, Exo. 1522-1827
• A. Grumbling and Provision
• B. Amalek defeated
• C. Judges appointed
• At the Mountain, Exo. 19-40
• A. Dwelling instructions
• B. Rebellion
• C. Dwelling construction

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Outline ofTHE RIVER AND THE BUSH

• Egyptians Oppress
• 1. Israel fills the land
• 2. Two sets of women deliverers
• 3. God remembers His word
• The Bush
• 1. Yahweh speaks from the bush
• 2. The reluctant deliverer
• 3. Moses returns to Egypt

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Two important features

• God Remembering
• God acting on His Word
• Gods Name
• Holy Name Yahweh
• Hebrews used substitutes Kyrios Adonai
• Tetragrammaton with vowels for Adonai
• YeHoWaH Jehovah

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GENDER IN THE BIBLE

• Metaphorical meanings for theology
• Historical social significance helps see
  theological meaning
• Problems develop when we lose significance of
  roles such as father, wife, bride, firstborn son,
  etc.
• Women as well as men were saviors
• All Israel was wife, all believers arebride