In the hebrew bible the books name is taken from the first two hebrew words in verse 1, elleh these and shemoth names, which can be translated, these are the names. Thus nothing green was left on tree or plant of the field through all the land of egypt. The book of exodus is the second book in the old testament and comes after the book of genesis. Exodus 12 the passover and the festival of bible gateway. When god is done punishing egypt, god wanted them to know clearly that the god of israel is god alone.
Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses. Exodus, chapter 7 united states conference of catholic bishops. Duluth bible church biblical synthesis ot exodus 118 1. What you really need to know about the exodus life, hope. In exodus 5, the lord gave pharaoh the opportunity to simply let the children of israel go, but pharaoh refused. The simple to understand sunday school lesson curriculum takes less than 15 minutes to prepare. How and where did the lord appear to the nation of israel as they left egypt. I am series exodus study guide genesis church blog. Exodus a2 classic bible study guide 2 introduction historically, the book of exodus speaks of the deliverance of israel from egypt.
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 numbers all take place here. Behind the pages of this index are a rich library of printable resources for your childrens church, sunday school, preschool, nursery, and. A chapter by chapter bible study of the book of exodus in a questions and answers format. Exodus resumes genesis account of god s sovereignty and his good providence in the lives of the. Kenitemiddianite hypothesis exodus is not against giving foreigners their due e. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Sermons on exodus first presbyterian church, jackson. Question 1 4 question 2 3 question 3 4 question 4 4 question 5 1 question 6 1. Explain that the lord answered pharaohs question by performing miracles and sending plagues as a witness of. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. In this chapter, moses applies himself to the execution of his commission, ver. In verses 36, god speaks to moses and announces the covenant that he will make with israel. Safety was promised only to those who properly marked the doors.
As we said the last time, exodus is moses sequel to the epic story of genesis. Meanwhile, two other old friends, ari ben canaan and david ben ami, from the jewish underground, also secretly reunite. From the mention of the city ramesses in the text merneptah stele indicated israel was in the land of canaan. Exodus 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The apostle paul noted, moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law rom. Exodus 7 and the lord said to moses, see, i have made. All of his magic are counterfeit copies of gods miracles. Exodus 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Ramesses ii supposed pharoah at the time of the exodus. Mark parker is a foreign correspondent, and kitty fremont is a nurse. Pharaoh said, i will let you go to offer sacrifices to the lord your god in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. The testimony of both the jewish community and the christian church throughout history has been that moses wrote the book of exodus. Sprinkle ground black pepper all over the water to represent the wicked influences in the world capture and maintain students interest. By the books end, they have finished the work of building the tabernacle according to the lords instructions exod.
Exodus chapter 12 kjv king james version when you confess him and you recieve his body and blood in faith, your sins are washed away and you are a born again child of god. Also, miracles alway point to god point people to god. You can help focus students minds on the learning experience by beginning each lesson in a way that captures their attention and leads. This study follows the story of moses and the people of israel beginning with their days as slaves in egypt, to the call of moses and the plagues of gods judgment, to their trek through the desert, and ending with their encampment around mt. Mosaic authorship of exodus is unhesitatingly affirmed. As a pillar of cloud to guide them during the day and a pillar of light to guide the through the night.
Samaritan pentateuch and septuagint egypt and canaan. Individual morning prayer may be recited until noon mishnah. Detailed chronology of the exodus in moses deuteronomy addresses he retells some of the events in the exodus story. Terms in this set 17 10 commandments are also known as. Hide all answers view all answers print try the quiz. A lot goes down in exodus, so lets break it down into five sections. They reason he will not hearken to them is simply for god to lay his hand on pharaoh and egypt. The bible verses are taken from the american standard bible. Now these are the names of is the translation of the first two hebrew words. They are designed to help you reason through the content of the lessons and to ensure you have. Exodus 512 exit strategy september 25, 2016 as you begin this study, ask the holy spirit to teach you what god is saying in the book of exodus. The theme of exodus is redemption, specifically gods deliverance of his people from bondage in egypt, in fulfillment of the promise of gen.
Exodus is the epic story of two generations of jews striving to reclaim palestine as a homeland after 2,000 years of dispersion on cyprus in 1946, longlost american friends reunite. Chapters 712 are about the judgments or plagues on egypt. Highlights from the book of exodus watchtower online library. The lambs blood needed to be placed around the doors to protect the people inside from the destroying angel. The name exodus comes from the greek septuagint and means departure or going out, because of the departure of the nation of israel from egypt. Hebrew title of this book weelleh shemot originated from the ancient practice of naming a bible book after its first word or words.
David has been on cyprus for months, incognito, organizing the hopeless jews interdicted at sea and interned here. Same reasons why we study other old testament books. Exodus 712 niv then the lord said to moses, see, i bible. This page will help you prepare your sunday school lessons and childrens church lessons from the book of exodus. This commentary has been through advanced checking words. They were piled into heaps, and the land reeked of them.
If you have your bibles, i d invite you to turn with me to exodus, chapter 1 as we continue in this great book together. The answer is that god did, and he would continue to even more in the years to come. Ask the class to follow along and look for what happened on. The loss of the magicians staffs in this fashion gave evidence of the superiority of gods power when aarons staff gulped down theirs. The plaguesold testament seminary student study guide. According to the lords directions, moses also set a boundary around the mountain so the people would not ascend it. The book of exodus opens and closes with israel at work. The book of exodus is entitled the second book of moses in the tyndale bible.
Moses in gods name demands israels release, pharaoh denies it. This is a self test on chapters 1 15 of the book of exodus. What is the numerical population growth of the nation of israel in the book of exodus. The israelites are right where we left them in genesis, hanging out in egypt and multiplying. It is difficult to be dogmatic about the chronology of the. But then a new pharaoh comes to power, and he starts enslaving the israelites. The men chosen for responsible positions in the christian congregation. Also he was not maintaining good relations with the israelites. 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 continues the account that was begun in genesis, although there was a lapse of at least 3 12 centuries.
The title in the greek, latin, and english versions means a going out, referring to the seminal event of the liberation of israel from egyptian bondage through the wondrous acts and power of god. The 10 plagues of egypt exodus 111 sunday school lesson and. The book of exodus provides details about mosess upbringing and calling as a prophet see exodus 14, the institution of the passover see exodus 1112, and the lords covenant with israel at sinai. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on exodus chapters 1 to 18. I am series exodus study guide january 4th, 2015 by mike hubbard the series will take us into spring, and the focus of the series will be to look at the character of god on display as he is the main character of this story.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the. Exodus chapter 7 begins as god reminds moses and aaron that pharaoh will not listen to their commands or requests. The plagues of egypt in the story of the book of exodus, are ten disasters inflicted on egypt by the god of israel in order to force the pharaoh to allow the israelites to depart from slavery. At the onset, the israelites are at work for the egyptians. Select option 1 to buy a copy for your personal use, or option 2 group license if you would like to make multiple copies for your group, church, ministry or congregation. To prepare students to study moses 7, display a bowl of water and explain that it represents the world we live in. Mandria, a greek cypriot who operates the islands taxicabs, opens his home to david and ari. Just as the first book of the bible teaches that god elects unto salvation, so the.