Old-Testament Survey: The Book of Exodus

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Old-Testament SurveyThe Book of Exodus

• A nation grows in cruel bondage

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Exodus

• The word means going out away.
• The story of Israel going out of Egypt.
• 400 years pass between the close of Genesis and
  the beginning of Exodus (Genesis 1513).
• New Egyptian rulers have forgotten Joseph and
  his good works (18).
• They make the Israelites their slaves.
• Israels numbers were increasing at an alarming
  rate.

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Exodus

• Pharaoh ordered the killing of all male infants
  born to the Israelite women.
• The midwives feared God (115-22).
• One childs mother placed her son in the river,
  and Pharaohs daughter found him (23-6).
• The mother became his nurse and raised him for
  Pharaohs daughter.
• The child was Moses (27-10).

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Moses

• At the age of 40, while avenging one of the
  Hebrews, Moses killed an Egyptian (211-15).
• He fled to Midian where he tended sheep
  (216-25).
• He saw a bush that burnedbut was not consumed
  (31-6).

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Moses

• Moses had qualms about whether he was the right
  person to lead the people (Exodus 3,4).
• Two miracles would prove that Moses was sent by
  God.
• Staff turned into serpent.
• Hand turned leprous then became clean.
• Moses returns to Egypt (418-23).
• Covenant of circumcision (424-26).
• The elders accept Moses (427-31).

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Moses Before Pharaoh

• Pharaoh rejected Moses request (51,2).
• He increased Israels labors (54-14).
• Israels officers rejected Moses (515-21).
• Moses questioned God (522,23).

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Moses Before Pharaoh

• God reassured Moses (61-8).
• Moses reassured the people (69).
• God sent Moses back to Pharaoh (610-27).
• Moses made as a God to Pharaoh (71-7).

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The Plagues

• Aarons rod swallows other rods (79-13).
• Blood (714-24)
• Frogs (81-15)
• Lice (816-19)

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The Plagues

• Flies (820-32)
• Murrain of Cattle (91-7)
• Boils (98-12)

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The Plagues

• Hail (913-35)
• Locusts (101-20)
• Darkness (1021-29)

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The Final Plague

• Death of Firstborn (111-10 1229-36)
• Passover instructions (121-20)

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Freedom From Bondage

• The people plundered the Egyptians (1233-36).
• 600,000 men of war and all the people left Egypt
  (1237-51).
• God led them by day in a pillar of cloud and by
  night in a pillar of fire (1317-22).
• Pharaoh and his people followed (143-9).
• Israel rebels against God (1410-12)

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Crossing the Red Sea

• The Lord brings salvation (1413,14).
• Israel crosses on dry ground (1415-22).
• Egyptians pursue and are killed (1424-28)..

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Murmuring for Water

• The song to the Lord (151-21).
• Hunger and thirst (1522-161-3).
• Waters of Rephidim (171-7).

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Arrival at Mount Sinai

• Three months after leaving Egypt (191,2).
• The people accept the Covenant (193-8).
• Israels sanctification and Gods voice
  (199-25).

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The Ten Commandments and the Law

• Have no other gods before Me (202,3).
• Make no graven images (204-6).
• Do not take the Lords name in vain (207).
• Remember the Sabbath Day 208-11).
• Honor father and mother (2012).
• Do not commit murder (2013).
• Do not commit adultery (2014).
• Do not steal (2015).
• Do not bear false witness (2016).
• Do not covet (2017).

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The Golden Calf

• Moses spends 40 days on Mount Sinai receiving the
  Law (3118321).
• Aaron and the people make and worship a golden
  calf (322-6).
• Moses breaks the tablets, and 3,000 people die
  (327-28).

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The Tabernacle

• Moses receives the Law and instructions for
  building the tabernacle (Exodus 25-31).
• Construction of the tabernacle. (Exodus
  35-40)