Sunday School (Exile)

2 Places.

God’s Presence: Where all the characteristics of God are

God’s Absence: Where Godly Character falls apart and disappears

In the Beginning

The Whole Earth with an expanding Garden (Mist) (Gen 2:5-6)

Adam is to tend to the Garden, to participate in its expansion (Gen 2:15)

Out of the Garden away from the mist of God’s presence (Gen 3:24)

The Call of Abraham

Tower of Babel is the beginning of Babylon in the Bible

Abraham goes from Babel (Haran) to Canna (Gen 12:4-6) (Notice a tree)

The Introduction of Egypt (Babylon the lesser)

Exiles to Egypt: Abraham, Issac, Joseph, The people of Is (400 yrs), During Jeremiah

Moses: Deliverance from Exile

Out of Egypt to Canaan: Given the Law (Covenant), Curses include new exile

Canaan: Type for Eden

Milk and honey, garden produce

God’s Presence

Permanent resididence

Shared Dominion

Babylon (Punishment for Disobedience)

Return and yet not returned.

400 Years of Silence (400 years in Egypt0

Jesus (Newer and better Moses)

His execution occurs outside the walls of Jerusalem, it is an exile.

Revelation

Punishment of Egypt and Babylon

Restoration of Jerusalem