New Things

Exodus 1:8

Book:

Theme: Redemption through the blood and power of God

Key Chapters: 12-14

Key Verse: 3:7, 10

40 chapters, 1,213 verses, and 32,685 words

Grade level: 7.5

Author: The Holy Spirit of God by inspiration (2 Tim 3:15) through Moses (Exodus 24:4; John 7:22; Acts 7:37-38)

Jesus Christ vouches for the Mosaic authorship of the book so clearly (Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; John 8:5)

Date Written: 1446 B.C.

Historically, the book records the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt after 400 years of servitude (see Exod. 12:40 and comments).

Devotionally (or spiritually), the book records the experiences connected with the sinner’s salvation from the power of Satan—through the blood.

Doctrinally, the book records the details that will come to pass in the Great Tribulation (Dan. 12:1–4) and at the Rapture of the Church.

Christ in Exodus:

Here are seven types of Christ: 

Moses: In dozens of ways Moses is a type of Christ (Deut. 18:15). Both Moses and Christ are prophets, priests, and kings (although Moses was never made king, he functioned as the ruler of Israel); both are kinsman-redeemers; both are endangered in infancy; both voluntarily renounce power and wealth; both are deliverers, lawgivers, and mediators.

The Passover: John 1:29, 36 and First Corinthians 5:7 make it clear that Christ is our Passover Lamb.

The seven feasts: Each of these feasts portrays some aspect of the ministry of Christ.

The Exodus: Paul relates baptism to the Exodus event because baptism symbolizes death to the old and identification with the new (see Rom. 6:2–3; 1 Cor. 10:1–2).

The manna and water: The New Testament applies both to Christ (see John 6:31–35, 48–63; 1 Cor. 10:3–4).

The tabernacle: In its materials, colors, furniture, and arrangement, the tabernacle clearly speaks of the person of Christ and the way of redemption. The development is progressive from suffering, blood, and death, to beauty, holiness, and the glory of God. The tabernacle is theology in a physical form.

The high priest: In several ways the high priest foreshadows the ministry of Christ, our Great High Priest (see Heb. 4:14–16; 9:11–12, 24–28).

Outline:

I. God’s People In The World. chs.1-13

- Egypt 

II. God’s People In The Wilderness. chs.14-31

- Sinai 

III. God’s People In The Wrong. chs.32-34

- Golden Calf

IV. God’s People In The Work. chs.35-40

- The Tabernacle

Chapter One:

Theme: Crown

Key verse: v.8

22 verses; 457 words

Grade level: 5.6

Outline:

The Reasons for Persecution. Vs.1-10

The Resulting Persecution. Vs.11-22

As the door (and the coffin) closes in Genesis we see some new THINGS.

I. We See A New Land. Vs.1-7

The people. vs.1-5

1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

The passing. v.6

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

The productivity. v.7

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

II. We See A New Leader. vs.8-14

The prince. v.8

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

The plan. vs.9-11

9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

The punishment. vs.12-14

12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

III. We See A New Law. vs.15-22

The orders. vs.15-16

15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

The opposition. vs.17-20

17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

The outcome. vs.21-22

21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Conclusion:

When you become a new creature in Christ, there is a future ahead.

Are you ready for the new things ahead?