Jan 21, 2016 watch our overview video on exodus 1940, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book begins with the story of moses birth and adoption by the egyptian princess. As christians, we take communion to look back and remember the death of jesus on our behalf. His message to israel, and pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold. Make all its utensils of bronzeits pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. In this chapter, the pharaoh was not officially done with his change of hearts. At the beginning of chapter 19, the israelites have finally reached the base of mount sinai, on the third day of the third month after the exodus from egypt 48 days. Detailed outline of the book of exodus israels deliverance. Exodus with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. 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 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. 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 is not a prehistory narrative, unlike genesis, because it was written between 1446 and 1406 bc. This content is part of a series the book of exodus chapter 20 15 of 26 harley howard now god gives the children of israel the law. Exodus 3 the book of exodus is part of the pentateuch which is a combination of the first five books of the bible. The exodus chapters 118 what were gonna do is look at the 3 main players and then the exodus itself a.
Exodus chapter fourteen outline of exodus chapter 14. A brilliant dialogue in that day was what a baseball game or any other athletic event is in our day. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. But then a new pharaoh comes to power, and he starts enslaving the israelites.
The first commandment of god is based on the constant reminder that it was the one true god that brought them out of the land of egypt and out of egyptian bondage. Moses recalls the events of there history and the law. The main feature of exodus chapter 20 centers around the ten commandments. I am the lord thy god, who have brought thee out of the land of egypt, out of the house of bondage. These small group studies of exodus contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications.
Read vss what is the very first commandment based on. Find out about the project here, or feel free to get in contact. They may not have understood what it was all about, but we certainly should now. Exodus 20 24 english standard version esv the ten commandments. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. The ten commandments and god spoke all these words. Exodus chapter 20 inductive bible study and questions. The nation of israel so about 400 years have passed since the book of geneses chapter 50 exodus 1. The book of exodus is especially rich in typical teachings. The measure of the court, and the furniture of brass. Study guide for exodus 20 by david guzik blue letter bible. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of exodus by leon uris.
The book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after joseph, his brothers, and the pharaoh he once served have all died. The second half of the book chapters 20 40, describes how god gave the israelites the 10 commandments and the plans for a special tent. The covenant was the ten commandments, which god came down on mount sinai himself to speak and spoke it to their hearing and in their sight. Now 40 years old moses is incensed over an episode where he witnesses an egyptian beat a hebrew slave. Exodus 2024 esv the ten commandments and god spoke. The impressions made upon the people, thereby, ver. Between the happenings at the end of genesis and the beginning of exodus there are nearly 300 years. Exodus chapter 14 summary, where the book of exodus gets its official name. You just cant twitter evry bible chapter into 144 characters. The actual text, though, only gives this period of mosess life one measly chapter. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day.
The testimony of both the jewish community and the christian church throughout history has been that moses wrote the book of exodus. Within the book of exodus there is language that suggests the author is an eye witness to the events contained within the book. The court of the tabernacle inclosed with hangings and pillars. 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. No others gods, no graven images, no taking the name of the lord in vain, keep the sabbath, honour parents, dont murder, commit adultery, steal, lie or covet.
I am the lord your god, who brought you out of egypt, out of the land of slavery. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. The theme of exodus is redemption, specifically gods deliverance of his people from bondage in egypt, in fulfillment of the promise of gen. David guzik commentary on exodus 20, where god gives the ten commandments, four regarding our conduct before god, six for our conduct before god and. God then commanded moses to prepare the children of israel. It is a sermon moses gave to the israelites before they entered into the promised land.
Although we cannot be certain of dating during this early period, it would seem that joseph entered egypt under the hyksos or shepherd kings. In exodus chapter 19 we learned that the giving of the law was directly related to israels calling to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation v. Both halves of exodus are brought together by chapter 19. Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze. Both highly celebrated and widely critiqued, exodus explores themes of faith, duty, sacrifice, and. A lot goes down in exodus, so lets break it down into five sections. Bible survery exodus hebrew name velleh shemoth these are the names greek name exodus departure author moses date from 1635 to 1490 bc approximately. This outline of exodus shows that the book is not divided by characters but by events.
In the new testament moses is mentioned several times as author of exodus for example luke 20. Exodus overview and outline reasons for hope jesus. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. In the process of time, the children of israel increased abundantly. For a guy who wants to adopt these people as his own, god doesnt seem to want to get too close to them. The people are afraid of the lord, and are glad they have moses as their mediator.
Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. Home bible studies exodus studies exodus 20 these small group studies of exodus contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications. The poetry section of the book of job is a contest in dialogue between job and his three friends. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The altar of burnt offering build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high. Exodus overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary was written by frederick brotherton meyer, a contemporary and friend of d. The ten commandments, also referred to as the decalogue deut.
The israelites are right where we left them in genesis, hanging out in egypt and multiplying. The stay in the desert describes the earthly circumstances in which. Bible study book of exodus 12 the passover and death of. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt. The book of exodus ends with a description of the order of worship which centers around the law of moses. Commentary on exodus 1920 the ten commandments tough. The new leadership in egyptfeeling 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. Outline of the book of exodus introduction and overview of the book of exodus. Aug 14, 2017 the hebrew title of the book is the names, taken from the first verse, these are the names of the english title is exodus, which means way out. The book of exodus chapter 20 15 of 26 harley howard. Even though his son was slain in the firstborn plagues, he had yet another change of heart, maybe out of anger and frustration.
Between the happenings at the end of genesis and the beginning of exodus. The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws. Exodus chapter fourteen outline of exodus chapter 14 exodus chapter 14 is divided into ten sections. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of exodus israels deliverance, covenant, gods royal tent 20200122t14. The book of exodus was written by moses to the israelites on the plains of moab as they were preparing to enter the promised land around 1410 bc or 1255 b. Francis asbury society spring 2012 bible study exodus outline i. Modern retellings of exodus like the prince of egypt focus a lot on mosess early years. Funny how condensed the bible can be when it wants to. The term exodus means to leave or to exit and that is basis of the book of exodus.
In exodus, god invites the israelites into a covenant and comes to live among. The people of israel would reside at mount sinai for a full year the rest of the book of exodus, all of the book of leviticus, and the first ten chapters of the book of. Egypt is a picture of this present world galatians 1. Exodus chapter 20 summary was the chapter all about the covenant of god with the children of israel. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible.
Exodus chapter 12 presented us with the first instance of the passover. Welcome to the book of exodus and the first chapter. As it is actually repetition of the law already given there in exodus, leviticus and numbers. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. All things being prepared for the solemn promulgation of the divine law, we have in this chapter, the ten commandments as god himself spake them upon mount sinai, ver. Campbell morgan wrote, in the book of exodus nothing is commenced, nothing is finished.
The apostle paul noted, moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law rom. In chapter 19, the israelites are in the wilderness when they come to a. The ten commandments are some of the most influential words in the entire bible, and theyve influenced thousands of years of western thinking. Birth of moses first 40 years in pharaohs palace, exo 2. They were commanded not to have other gods before the god of israel. Following is our overview and outline of leviticus.
Through the yearly passover, israel looked forward to this very same event. The book of exodus covers a span of approximately 360 years from the death of joseph ex. Exodus 1112 197982 audio chuck smith the holy spirit in the believer, pt. It is the law as applied to the sacrificial and ceremonial system. The altar of burnt offering, with the vessels thereof. Bible book outlines here you can find outlines for every book of the bible, including an extra, more detailed outline for 2 chronicles.
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