The Ministry Of Bones

Exodus 13:19

Theme: Cloud    

Key verse: v.21

22 verses; 675 words

Grade level: 10.6

Outline:

I. The Parents and the Children. vs.1-16

II. The Pillar of Cloud and Fire. vs.17–22

A 470 year long ministry.

Only one man is named in this ministry.

Here are the INSTRUCTIONS for the bones:

I. They Were To Be Cared For.

Genesis 50:25 “And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.”

(“sanctify” in v.1)

II. They Were To Be Carried Forth.

Exodus 13:19 “And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.”

(“remember” in v.2)

III. They Were To Be Committed Finally.

Joshua 24:32 “And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.”

(“when” in v.5)

Conclusion:

It takes focus, favor, and faith to carry the bones.

These bones of Joseph are a type of the Gospel.