EXODUS

A Modest Beginning

Not many people involved

1:5…seventy persons

They would grow exponentially

A Major Change of Attitude

From a desired people to an enslaved people 1:8

A period of 400 (?) years Gen 15:13, Ac 7:6?

…or 430 years Ex. 12 40-41?

https://answersingenesis.org/bible-questions/how-long-were-the-israelites-in-egypt/

Pharoah Thutmose III, oppression

Pharoah Amenhotep II, Exodus

Two Major Divisions

1-18: the years of oppression

The set up to the delivery

God’s hand in saving, training, calling and using Moses

The plagues, ending with Passover

Why is this important to our NT faith? Matt. 26.17-19;

The drowning of Pharaoh’s army (loss may have figured into military weakness of Amenhotep II

19-40: The time at Sinai, the time of God’s revelation

The Mosaic Covenant 20:22-24-11

Moses’ time on the Mountain

The episode of the golden calf

One Commentator: The first delineates God’s mighty deliverance; the second, their preparation for quiet, obedient submission in worship.

Hannah, J. D. (1985). Exodus. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, p. 108). Victor Books.

Three Major Points

God’s Purpose

By building for Himself a PEOPLES SET APART, God was laying the groundwork for the promise to Abraham

Through him, “all the people of the earth would be blessed”

It was from this nation Jesus came

God’s Providence (includes protection) f

Getting them out of Egypt, providing for their needs: food, clothing, water

God’s Plan, it would unfold throughout the rest of the Torah and the books of history to follow