It is part of the pentateuch, one of the holiest sections of religious text and foundational to the jewish faith. Based on the revised standard version second catholic edition, this volume leads readers through a penetrating study of the book of exodus using the biblical text itself and the churchs own guidelines for understanding the bible. The book of exodus teaches that the lord is the one true god and the ruler of all creation. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. The book of exodus is especially rich in typical teachings. The purpose is to assist the student in gaining a greater comprehension of the biblical teaching. In exodus we read about moses birth, his calling as a prophet, and how he led the children of israel out of egypt. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy written by moses written while in the wilderness written to the descendants of israel. This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. It begins with god freeing the israelites from oppression in egypt after over 400 years in.
The larger format enhances both individual and group study. The title exodus comes from a greek word meaning going out, and this book tells how the lord set his people israel free from slavery and brought them out of egypt. The book of exodus bible study chapters 15 red sea baptism and the song of victory. The book of exodusthe book of exodus agape bible study. The dangers of the comfort zone the story continues the pentateuch. This course is designed as an expository study of the book of exodus, taking the student through large portions of this old testament book with cross references to other portions of scripture. Then youll be able to tell ridley scott whats what, and youll finally have something worthwhile to say in. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. It is also an adventure of discovery, since the dramatic narrative is laced with numerous hidden messages in the form of microcodes and macrocodes, each anticipating the new testament climax. The book of exodus details gods call to the people of israel to get up and leave their position of slavery in egypt. The people that god has placed his heart on are now in slavery. Exodus summary paul tripps the gospel one chapter at a. Large format, featuring large text size and additional margin space for personal annotations. The stay in the desert describes the earthly circumstances in which.
The book of exodus is the bedrock of gods plan of redemption and is seen as a type of the early church. Exodus records more miracles of god than any other book in the old testament. For a book about wandering in a desert for forty years, the book of exodus sure has a lot of excitement. There are streams of water coming out of rocks, bread falling from the sky, and pillars of cloud and smoke appearing at different times. The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for departure, because its central event was understood by the septuagints translators to be the departure of the israelites from egypt. The book is strategically important to both old testament history and a proper understanding of hebrew customs and institutions.
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. It has its own quirks, subtleties, and superweird moments. Exodus is a book of redemption in which god delivers his people out of bondage and brings them into a special relationship with himself. Again, the redemptive story is picked up powerfully here because what you learn in exodus is god is. A study of the book of exodus braveheart mens ministry old fort baptist church chapter 1. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible. And when the lord decides to do something, no one can stop him. 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 provides an account of israels departure from bondage in egypt and their preparation to inherit the promised land as the lords covenant people. This course takes you step by step through israels salvation from egyptian bondage, their receiving of gods law, and his command to build the tabernacle. Exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into greek. Bible study book of exodus chapter 1 israels bondage in. Study guides for exodus this material covers the book of exodus. Then youll be able to tell ridley scott whats what, and youll finally have something worthwhile to say in all those christian bale fan letters you keep writing. The book of exodus, old testament seminary student study guide 2002, 4156 the book of exodus is the second of the five books of moses. Download pdf transcript transcript this transcript has been lightly edited for readability where genesis ends on a high point, exodus begins at a low point. Exodus with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Longman then connects these events to the new testament. Exodus is the second book of the bible, and it tells the story of how god rescued israel from egypt to make them his special people. The hebrew title of the book is taken from the first words and means these are the namesa phrase that also appears in genesis 46. After the exodus out of egypt the people of israel received the law of jehovah and erected the tabernacle of congregation according to his command.
In the book of exodus, moses life is divided into three fortyyear periods. The lessons are organized into subjects of one week study per lesson this course is a study of the book of exodus all references for the course are found in the course bibliography the book of exodus is the second of five parts which comprise what scripture calls the book of moses. Exodus begins in the egyptian region called goshen. Exodus relates the story of freedom for gods people from slavery and the beginning of national identity. By i gordon in our last study in the book of exodus we looked at chapter 14 and what we called the red sea baptism into christ. 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 israelite nation out of egypt by the hand of yahweh, the god of their forefathers. Egypt is a picture of this present world galatians 1. This series is not ment to be an exhaustive, indepth study of the bible, but an overview of why each of the sixtysix books were written, and to see the unfolding plan of god, from the creation of. In this easytouse guide, readers will follow israels journey through the red sea, across the wilderness, and eventually to mount sinai rediscovering the glory of the god who rescues and redeems sinners, even in the midst of their unfaithfulness. The books of reference used for this study of the book of exodus were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel.
I am the lord your god, who brought you out of the land of egypt, out of the place of slavery. The book of exodus recounts the single most important event in israels history. Its landmarks are the passover and the passage through the red sea see explanation in 1 corinthians 5. The lessons are organized into subjects of one week study per lesson this course is. Exodus a2 classic bible study guide 2 introduction historically, the book of exodus speaks of the deliverance of israel from egypt.
The covenant is more than just an agreement between god and the israelites. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible. Just as the first book of the bible teaches that god elects unto salvation, so the second instructs us how god saves, namely, by redemption. Explore the themes of salvation, law, and gods presence in the book of exodus with awardwinning old testament scholar dr. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Featuring reflection questions and various other helps, this 12week study leads readers through the book of exodus, emphasizing gods faithfulness and mercy in the midst of human rebellion. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. He is the author of the pentateuch which includes the first five books of the old testamentgenesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy.