...Introduction How exciting it is to open the bible to the book of Exodus and read the narrative of the fulfillment of God’s promise in the rescue of the Israelites from captivity in Egypt—the call of Moses, the plagues, and the dramatic manifestation of God on Mt. Sinai. Though the book of Exodus is most famous for the revelation of the Ten Commandments contained in Chapter 20, it remains vague in terms of where the biblical account actually occurred, and yet we cannot begin to fully understand the Old Testament if we look at it as merely a piece of great literature, or as some have suggested nothing more than interesting legend, or the elaboration of superior ideals. … The Book of Exodus is a narrative of the sacred history of Israel from the sojourn in Egypt to the completion of the Tabernacle in the wilderness. The term Exodus comes from the Greek terminology and literally means “going out,” an appropriate title for the book that narrates how under the leadership of Moses, the Israelites escaped from Egyptian persecution and began their journey back to the Promised Land. To be certain, all human history is the scope of God’s sovereignty. God became especially involved in the lives of a relatively unknown people, culminating a historical event that changed biblical history and altered the course of their lives and culture. When we seek to understand the meaning of our individual life events, we don’t actually begin with birth or infancy, even though a biographical account...
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...Amanda Burt Old Testament School of the Prophets Exodus 24 Context: After Moses explains the Laws by which the Children of Israel must live by (Exodus 20-23), Israel accepts the laws and enters into a covenant with the Lord. Their covenant is ratified and sanctified through a performed sacrifice. After Israel accepts the terms of the Lord’s words, Moses, Aaron, two sons of Aaron (Nadab, Abihu) and 70 other elders of Israel see God in order to more fully testify of him. Moses was then called up into the mount and dwelt with God for forty days and forty nights. There, he received the stone tablets where upon the Lord wrote his law for the Children of Israel. Questions that the Verses Answer: 1. Who did the Lord tell Moses to take with him to worship afar off? (24:1) 2. Who was not allowed to come near unto the Lord? (24:2) 3. What was the Children of Israel’s reply to hearing the Lord’s word? (24:3) 4. What did Moses do with the words of the Lord after he told them to the Children of Israel? (24:4) 5. Who helped Moses perform the burnt offerings and sacrifices? (Ex. 24:5) 6. How did the Children of Israel outwardly express their commitment to the Lord’s word? (Ex. 24:6-7) 7. What book did Moses write the word of the Lord in? (Ex. 24:7) 8. What did Moses do with the blood of the sacrifice? (Ex 24:8) 9. Who saw the God of Israel? (Ex. 24:9) 10. What did the Elders of the Seventy do with God? (Ex. 24:11) 11. What did Moses receive...
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...Mary Osire Exodus/Deuteronomy, section 22 November 18, 2014 God of Providence The Israelites have left the Desert of Sin. There is no water, so they begin to complain to Moses. In response, Moses asks God what to do, and God gives Moses instructions so that the Israelites may have water (Ex. 17-1-7). This happens in order that the Israelites would learn to trust to God. God is trying to show them so much more than they may realize. In Exodus 17:1-7, the Israelites are put into a situation with a lack of water so that they may know that God is their sole provider, and He will not abandon them in their journey through the desert. Throughout the book of Exodus, there are many repeating elements relating to Exodus 17:1-7 that play a great...
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...God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying. “ Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness. But so far, you have not obeyed.” ( Exodus 7:16) In this verse, God identifies himself with the people of Israel even though they are slaves when God refers to these people as “ my people ”. The Pharaoh was the king of a powerful nation and for this reason, he thought that Mose’ God had no power or authority to make such a request, for this reason, he does not obey. However, the Lord will reveal through the plagues that he has power over the earth. “ Then the magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast.Then the magicians said to Pharaoh. This is the finger of God. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, as the LORD had said.” (Exodus 8: 18-19) In this verse, the magician tried to stop the consequence of not obey God and they can't. In each case, they had been unable to reverse the effect, the Pharaoh’s servant began to recognize the power of Mose God. It was God who sent Mose and his brother to show that he has power over Egypt and the Pharaoh. “Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.” ( Exodus 26:1) The cherubim will be included in the design to signify that the tabernacle is the place on earth where God chose to dwell with Israel...
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...prepared in John 19: 14, Jesus’ disciples were instructed to go to the city where a man will meet them caring a jar of water and he will lead them to wherever he enters and they must go to the master of the house and ask where they may eat the Passover with their disciples, he will show them a large upper room and they will prepare there (Mark 14: 12-16). In the Passover, all food is available thru Jesus’ Eucharistic undertones (John 6: 51-55). The Passover commemorates the story of Exodus, which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. The Bible tells that God helped the Children of Israel escape slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten plagues upon the Egyptians before the Pharaoh would release his Israelite slaves, the tenth plague was the worst, it involved having the death of the Egyptian first born. “Each family must raise a lamb that is a year old. Slaughter it on the 18th day the blood is taken and spread on the doorpost allowing the pharaoh’s army to Passover the house hold” (Exodus 12: 1-6). The Passover is also known as the feast of unleavened bread, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread dough to leaven. So for the two day duration of Passover, no leavened bread is eaten (Mark 14:...
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...Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus The book of Exodus is a law and narrative genre. Exodus sets the foundation theology where God reveals his name, his attributes, his redemption, his law and how he is to be worshiped. A few of the major events that took place were, the birth and call of Moses, the Israelites leave Egypt, and the Ten Commandments. Moses was born and delivered to the family of Pharaoh. Moses was raised by the Pharaohs daughter who treated him as his son. While he was trying to protect a Jewish slave he killed an Egyptian guard. Moses then escaped to Midian where he met his wife Zipporah. While in Midian, God appears to Moses in a burning bush and instructed him that he was the chosen one to free his people from Egypt. Moses and his brother Arron go to Egypt and make one simple demand of the Pharaoh “ Let my people go” Pharaoh resists Moses' request, until God wreaks the Ten Plagues on Egypt, after which the children of Israel escape and the people were let go. The Pharaoh deceded to attack the Israelites that live near the Red Sea. Moses with God powers parted the water and allowed the Israelites to cross. While on their jouney Moses meets with God on Mount Sinai to recvie the Ten Commandments. These Ten Commandments summarized the absolutes of spiritual and moral living that God intended for his people. Numbers The book of Numbers is a law genre. Numbers was written to the people of Israel to document their journey to the...
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...Many of your peers, though, urge you to join them in these activities. Have they thought about those matters and made their own decision? Not likely. By and large, they “He that is walking with wise persons will become wise, but He that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly.” -Proverbs 13-20 have yielded to the influence of others. They want to be accepted, so they allow others to shape what they believe. Do you? Or do you have the courage to stand up for your convictions? Moses’ brother, Aaron, gave in to pressure- at least in one instance. When the Israelites surrounded him and urged him to make a god for them, he did just what they told him to do! (Exodus 32:1-4) Imagine-this was the man who had confronted Pharaoh, boldly declaring God’s message to him. (Exodus 7:1,2,16) But when his fellow Israelites poured on the pressure Aaron caved in. Evidently he found it easier to stand up to the king of Egypt than to stand up to his peers! What about you? Do you find it hard to stand up for what to know is right? Would you like to be able to resist peer pressure without appearing tense and afraid? You can! The key is to see the pressure coming and decide in advance how you will respond to it. The four steps below will help you to do this. 1. Anticipate. (Proverbs 22: 3) Often, you can see trouble in advance. For example, you see a group of your schoolmates up ahead, and they’re smoking. How...
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...L23903002 BIBL104 June 19, 2010 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Exodus The book of Exodus consists of the two different genres, narrative and law, and is considered to be known as one of the books in the “Book of the Law”. It was written to record the events of Israel’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt. The overarching theme for Exodus is about God fulfilling the promises he made to the patriarchs making their descendants a great nation. God carried out his promises despite much opposition, which includes the great nation of Egypt and the unbelief and disobedience of God’s people. The book of Exodus shows that the success of the exodus is rendered by the power and character of God, who remembers his promises, punishes sin, and forgives those who are repentant. It also highlights both the faithfulness of Moses, who follows exactly what God commanded, and his prayerfulness. Some other key themes and events include the promises of many offspring, land, blessings for Abraham’s descendants and the nations, Abraham as the covenant mediator, and the covenant presence of the Lord. Some of the key personalities include Moses, Miriam, Pharaoh, Pharaoh’s daughter, Aaron, and Joshua. In the first seven chapters of Exodus we are introduced to Moses and the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt. The setting is about 400 years after Joseph and his families were living in Goshen at the end of Genesis. God protects baby Moses from Pharaoh’s decree of killing Hebrew baby...
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...Sermon: The Great Passover Today as we read chapter 12 from the book of Exodus, we will truly find the significance of the meaning of passover. The book of Exodus tells us how Moses was sent to Pharoah to be a deliverer of Israel to set the people of Israel free from persecution and slavery. The Pharoah appealed Moses’ request, thus as a result, setting the stage for a showdown for the God of Israel and the god of Egypt. Ten plagues upon the people of Egypt.The final plague was the death of the first born sons in all of the land of Egypt. God’s instruction were specific. God tells Moses’ on the 14th day of the month, to make sure all the families of Israel sacrifrice an umblemish lamb and smear its blood upon the door post of the house so God would “passed over” the Israelites and so they wouldn’t receive the impending wrath from heaven. (New International Version, Exodus 12: 6-7, 13). We see in here that the Israelites are the exception. They believed in God’s promise of deliverance and who by faith did certain things. It was an act of faith that said "we believe that what God says is true and that God will spare those who trust Him." As part of the passover the Israelites were to eat the meat of the lamb with bitter herbs and unleavened bread (Exodus 12: 8). Now we ask, what is the soul purpose of doing this? The act of doing this was to display the bitterness of their bondage and slavery and unleavened bread representing the Israelites leaving the old leaven or life of Egypt...
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...Israel’s Freedom Exodus begins where Genesis leaves off as God deals with His chosen people, the Jews. It traces the events from the time Israel entered Egypt as guests of Joseph, who was powerful in Egypt, until they were eventually delivered from the cruel bondage of slavery. Chapters 1-14 describe the conditions of oppression of the Jews under Pharaoh, the rise of Moses as their deliverer, the plagues God brought upon Egypt for the refusal of their leader to submit to Him, and the departure from Egypt. God’s sovereign and powerful hand is seen in the miracles of the plagues—ending with the plague of death of the firstborn and the institution of the first Passover—the deliverance of the Israelites, the parting of the Red Sea, and the destruction of the Egyptian army. The suffering of the enslaved Jewish People increased. When Moses was 80 years old and his brother Aaron was 83 years old, they entered the palace of King Pharaoh to deliver a message: "The God of Israel said, 'Let My people go, that they may serve me." Pharaoh did not believe in the God of the Israelites, and he refused to let the Jewish slaves go free. When Pharaoh continued to refuse to liberate the children of Israel, Moses and Aaron warned him that God would punish both him and his people with plagues. 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. The plagues were...
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...hostility, massacring some and leading into slavery the wives and children of others.” Based on the aforementioned excerpt the Hyksos didn’t come to Egypt in peace. Egypt was disunited during this time so the Hyksos gradually conquered more and more of Egypt. Further evidence that the Hyksos weren’t slaves and that they were conquerors can be shown in their name since we now know the meaning of the word “Hyksos.” Hyksos was thought to mean “Shepard Kings” is more accurately translated to “the rulers of foreign countries”[1] which highly suggest that they used their war technologies; horse led chariots, the composite bow, the kepesh[2] and bronze made armor for the purpose of conquering territories, they certainly weren’t slaves as the Exodus claims....
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...OUTSMARTING GOD: EGYPTIAN SLAVERY AND THE TOWER OF BABEL SHEILA TULLER KEITER The Book of Exodus begins the story of Israel's enslavement in Egypt. A new pharaoh rises to power, one who did not know Joseph (Ex. 1:8). This new pharaoh ushers in a new regime and new policies. He embarks on a national program of enslavement and subjugation. Yet these policies are not as original as one might think, for they are reminiscent of the social-political experiment of another great building society, the people who built the Tower of Babel. The Torah deliberately links these two societies and passes judgment on both. The new pharaoh begins by bringing his cause to the Egyptian people, making the following pitch: 'Look, the Israelite people are much too numerous for us. Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, so that they may not increase; otherwise, in the event of war, they may join our enemies in fighting against us and go up from the land' (Ex. 1:9-10). As presented in the text, the pharaoh's logic is hard to discern. His solution to the problem of Israel's burgeoning population is persecution and enslavement, rather than expulsion or genocide (Ex. 1:11). If they are too many, why not just kill them? Pharaoh does eventually order the killing of all the male babies born to the Hebrews, but only after his first policy prescription results in an Israelite population boom (Ex. 1:12, 16). Furthermore, if the Israelites represent a potential fifth column, why is Pharaoh afraid that they will...
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...In exodus, a new Pharaoh had come to the throne of Egypt and he had never heard of Joseph. This new Pharaoh was not at all well disposed towards Israel like the predecessors were with the Israelites. The Egyptians were scared that Israel had joined forces with the enemies of Egypt. In addition, Pharaoh needed slaves; the simplest way to solve the problem would have been let them leave the country. However, he tried to solve the problem in their own way; He forced them to work hard, building cities where supplies would be stored. They were slaves forced to manufacture. Eventually, the Pharaoh’s persecution against Israelites started. He ordered to kill all the boys’ newborns. Pharaoh said to the Hebrew midwives to kill the boys when the Israelites...
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...Damian A. Young L23752807 BIBL104_D75 8/06/2013 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus The book of Leviticus is of the law genre containing age-old laws, with a little narrative and it is written in Hebrew. Several small themes have significance: blood, atonement, feasts, rules, uncleanness, and priesthood. Holiness is the major theme though, which all the smaller themes lead to. The key aspect of this book is the forgiving of the Israelites sin, by God thru sacrifices. After the exodus by the Israelites God begins to build his nation by setting order. The basic order is that of living a holy life as God is holy. This book of course was more than likely prompted to be written by the need to preserve the unwritten Word of God eternally. The Israelites were camped out on Mt. Sinai, and this book settled issues of clean and unclean, healthy and unhealthy. This book also contains what Jesus says is the second greatest commandment, which is “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18). Joshua This book of the bible is a historical narrative, which speaks of conquest, via God’s promises. This book takes a course of revealing God’s promise to Abraham, within the covenant that his descendants would take possession of the land of Canaan. Most key aspects of this book contain various military battles in conquest to take the land of Canaan, by the hand of god. One thing worth mentioning is the story about Rahab, which depict our salvation by “grace through...
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...Summary of the books of the Old Testament Exodus The book of Exodus is of the narrative genre initially and then switches to law. This book covers the development of Israel into a real nation, and falls into seven distinct sections. First there is the birth and education of Moses who was born an Israelite, but raised as an Egyptian. During the suffering of Israel, God used a burning bush to show Moses that he was the one to deliver the Israelites out of bondage. Second was Moses confronting the Pharaoh with the ten plagues, which included the observance of the first Passover. Next we read of the parting of the Red Sea and narrative of the journey of Moses guiding the people to Sinai. The fourth section covers the delivery of the Ten Commandments or laws by God on Mt. Sinai. Then we have the section on the building of the tabernacle. The six section covers the renewing of the covenant with God after the sinful actions of the Israelites in worshiping the golden calf. The last section covers the building and dedication of the Tabernacle. Deuteronomy This book’s genre is law, which is actually taken from the Greek word for “the second law.” Before being delivered to the promised land of the Canaan, Moses spoke to the people with forceful presentations of the essential parts of God’s revelation including emphasis on the spiritual principles of the law and its fulfillment. He also sought to teach application of the law to circumstances the Israelites would face in their new...
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