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Exodus: Knowing
Jehovah, Our God
and Our King
Jehovah (YHWH) sought to reveal Himself to His people, Israel, to Egypt, and to the entire
world through the wonders He performed in bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. He wants to
be known, and we will study the Exodus with the purpose of knowing our God and King
better.
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 1 � 1
Lesson 1: Introduction Class Outline
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lessons 2-5: Chs. 1-14 God’s Power
Lessons 6-7: Chs. 15-18 God’s Providence
Lesson 8: Chs. 19-25:9 God’s Holiness
Lessons 9-10: Chs. 25:10-31 God’s Pattern
Lesson 11: Chs. 32-34 God’s Forgiveness
Lesson 12: Chs. 35-40 Our Faith
Lesson 13: Review
Goals
- Understand what aspects of Himself God wanted to
reveal to Israel, Pharaoh, Egypt, and the world.
- Try to synthesize these different characteristics into a
single personality so that we might know our God better.
- Look for evidence of God’s personality as revealed
through Jesus.
- Meditate on and discuss what should be our response to
such a God as revealed in Exodus and in Jesus.
Key Verses • • •
Gen 12:1-3
Now the Lord said to Abram,
“Go from your country and
your kindred and your
father's house to the land that
I will show you. And I will
make of you a great nation,
and I will bless you and
make your name great, so
that you will be a blessing. I
will bless those who bless
you, and him who dishonors
you I will curse, and in you
all the families of the earth
shall be blessed.”
Gen 15:13-16
Then the Lord said to Abram,
“Know for certain that your
offspring will be sojourners
in a land that is not theirs and
will be servants there, and
they will be afflicted for four
hundred years. But I will
bring judgment on the nation
that they serve, and
afterward they shall come
out with great possessions.
As for you, you shall go to
your fathers in peace; you
shall be buried in a good old
age. And they shall come
back here in the fourth
generation, for the iniquity of
the Amorites is not yet
complete.”
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 1 � 2
Textual Questions
1. In addition to the Key Verses on the first page of the lesson, in what passages in Genesis can
you see God’s plan for Israel?
2. Be prepared to summarize the story of Israel’s history from the promises to Abraham through
their slavery in Egypt.
3. What does Hebrews 11:1-22 have to say about Abraham and others in Israel’s history? What
characterized their faith?
Application Questions
1. How much detail did Abraham know about God’s plans? How many of God’s promises did
Abraham see fulfilled? What hesitation, if any, do we see in Abraham? Do we know more or
less about God’s plan than Abraham did? Do we show more or less hesitation than Abraham?
What did Abraham appear to know about God that we should pay attention to?
2. Can you think of promises that Jesus has given to us that put us in a similar situation as
Abraham? Do you live like you believe them?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 2 � 1
Lesson 2: I AM Text Outline for Lessons 2-5
Exodus 1 Israel’s History in Egypt
Exodus 2 Moses’ Birth and Flight from Egypt
Exodus 3 Moses Meets God
Exodus 4 Moses and Aaron Commissioned
Exodus 5 Moses and Aaron Meet Pharaoh
Exodus 6 God Sets the Stage
Exodus 7 First Signs and Plague of Blood
Exodus 8 Plagues: Frogs, Lice, Insects
Exodus 9 Plagues: Pestilence, Boils, Hail
Exodus 10 Plagues: Locusts, Darkness
Exodus 11 Final Plague Described
Exodus 12 Passover and Unleavened Bread
Exodus 13 The Exodus
Exodus 14 Red Sea and Deliverance
Key Verses • • •
Ex 3:13-15
Then Moses said to God,
“Behold, I am going to the
sons of Israel, and I will say
to them, ‘The God of your
fathers has sent me to you.’
Now they may say to me,
‘What is His name?’ What
shall I say to them?” God
said to Moses, “I AM WHO I
AM”; and He said, “Thus
you shall say to the sons of
Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to
you.’” God, furthermore,
said to Moses, “Thus you
shall say to the sons of Israel,
‘The Lord, the God of your
fathers, the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob, has sent me to you.’
This is My name forever, and
this is My memorial-name to
all generations.
Ex 5:1,2
And afterward Moses and
Aaron came and said to
Pharaoh, “Thus says the
Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let
My people go that they may
celebrate a feast to Me in the
wilderness.’” But Pharaoh
said, “Who is the Lord that I
should obey His voice to let
Israel go? I do not know the
Lord, and besides, I will not
let Israel go.”
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 2 � 2
Textual Questions
1. Summarize the sojourn and state of the Israelites in Egypt as Exodus begins. Knowledge of
whom (or lack thereof) figures prominently in 1:8? Why was knowledge of this person
important?
2. Other than His memorial-name, how does Jehovah consistently refer to Himself (e.g. 3:6)?
What does this suggest about the Israelites’ knowledge of their history?
3. List every instance you can find in the text for Jehovah stating His purpose for doing something
(e.g. 3:7-9; 6:7; 7:3-5, etc.). What does it appear that Jehovah wants?
Application Questions
1. Think about the two ways Jehovah introduces and refers to Himself: “I AM” and “the God of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” What is the significance of “I AM” to you? You may want to use a
concordance or online resource (i.e. www.biblegateway.com) to search for uses of “I AM” or
YHWH or Jehovah to see the context of Jehovah using His memorial name. What is significant
about Jehovah using three of His creatures (A, I, & J) to identify Himself? What does this
suggest about His relationship with us?
2. Did Jesus ever claim “I AM” for Himself? Did Jesus also want to be known as Jehovah is
known? Read what Jesus prayed in John 17:3. Why did Jesus want to be known? Does this
shed some light on why Jehovah wants to be known through the Exodus? Is the Exodus
entirely about moving people from one location to another? What else is part of Jehovah’s
overall purpose?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 3 � 1
Lesson 3: Jehovah’s Power Textual Questions
1. List every act of power you can find in the first 14
chapters of Exodus along with who was affected and the
purpose, either stated or implied. Lesson 2 Text Outline
should give you a good start on this.
Act Affected Purpose
2. Describe the nature of Jehovah’s powerful acts in these
chapters. Do they take much time to manifest? Are they
merely impressive, or are they overwhelming? Can man
cope with them?
3. Create a fact sheet about the plagues. Note things such as
Moses’ or Aaron’s involvement in bringing about the
plague, the response of various groups, whether or not
there was a specific warning about the plague, if the
plague could be escaped or avoided. Add other notes of
interest you see in the text.
Key Verses • • •
Ex 6:6,7
Say, therefore, to the sons of
Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I
will bring you out from
under the burdens of the
Egyptians, and I will deliver
you from their bondage. I
will also redeem you with an
outstretched arm and with
great judgments. Then I will
take you for My people, and I
will be your God; and you
shall know that I am the Lord
your God, who brought you
out from under the burdens
of the Egyptians.
Ex 7:4,5
When Pharaoh does not
listen to you, then I will lay
My hand on Egypt and bring
out My hosts, My people the
sons of Israel, from the land
of Egypt by great judgments.
The Egyptians shall know
that I am the Lord, when I
stretch out My hand on
Egypt and bring out the sons
of Israel from their midst.
Ex 12:12
For I will go through the land
of Egypt on that night, and
will strike down all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt,
both man and beast; and
against all the gods of Egypt I
will execute judgments—I am
the Lord.
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 3 � 2
Application Questions
1. Think about the plagues in Egypt. What are some things Jehovah was demonstrating power
over? Was there anything left for the Egyptians to trust in at the end? What has Jesus
demonstrated power over? How should that knowledge change how we pursue, trust, use the
things of this world?
2. Read Ex 18:1-10; Num 23:22; 24:8; Josh 2:8-11; 9:9. Was Jehovah’s work in Egypt only for the
Egyptians and Israelites? What is the initial response of those who learn about what Jehovah
did in Egypt? Based on what you know of Jehovah, do you believe this response is unexpected
or unintended?
3. We don’t identify ourselves as the nation Jehovah led out of Egypt, but we are called to a
similar exodus. Should others know about our exodus? Can you describe your former slavery
in a way to help others see the slavery they are in?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 4 � 1
Lesson 4: Jehovah’s Power Textual Questions
1. Using your fact sheet begun in the previous lesson, note
differences in how Jehovah applied the plagues to people.
Were all of the plagues applied indiscriminately? Were
there conditions given / honored in any of the plagues?
Were there some blessings that were unconditional?
2. Look again at the onset of each plague and the parting of
the Red Sea (chs. 7-11, 14). Do you see a progression in
how Jehovah signaled the start of His powerful acts?
3. In the parting of the Red Sea, Jehovah’s language about
Egypt and Pharaoh seems to change. At least 3 times in
chapter 14, what does Jehovah specifically state as His
purpose for using the Red Sea?
Key Verses • • •
Ex 9:19-21
“Now therefore send, bring
your livestock and whatever
you have in the field to
safety. Every man and beast
that is found in the field and
is not brought home, when
the hail comes down on
them, will die.” The one
among the servants of
Pharaoh who feared the
word of the Lord made his
servants and his livestock flee
into the houses; but he who
paid no regard to the word of
the Lord left his servants and
his livestock in the field.
Ex 9:8-10
Then the Lord said to Moses
and Aaron, “Take for
yourselves handfuls of soot
from a kiln, and let Moses
throw it toward the sky in the
sight of Pharaoh. It will
become fine dust over all the
land of Egypt, and will
become boils breaking out
with sores on man and beast
through all the land of
Egypt.” So they took soot
from a kiln, and stood before
Pharaoh; and Moses threw it
toward the sky, and it
became boils breaking out
with sores on man and beast.
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 4 � 2
Application Questions
1. Jehovah made distinctions with some of the plagues. What was the basis for those distinctions?
Was it merely race/ethnicity? Thinking back to Lesson 1 and Abraham, why is Jehovah so
concerned with setting the Israelites apart? In the last days, what has He done to set apart a
people for Himself? Does Jehovah continue to make distinctions among people? If so, on what
basis? Who and what finally accomplished the promises made to Abraham (see Rev 5:9,10)?
2. Now add to your consideration of the plagues any conditional statements made by Jehovah
(e.g. 9:19).
a. Are the plagues being inflicted because Jehovah enjoys causing pain and death? What
does He want from Pharaoh and the Egyptians? What is the true reason for all of their
suffering? Do they have a way out? Are there conditions?
b. Do famine, pain, disease, and death exist in the world today? Does Jehovah have power
over them? Does He allow them because He enjoys watching us suffer? The true source
of all pain and death is sin. Do we have a way out? Are there conditions?
3. Look back at Ex 3:10. Who did Jehovah want to use to accomplish deliverance of His people?
How did Aaron become involved in this? Notice that after the 3rd plague, Aaron is no longer
involved in the onset of the plagues. For plagues 4 and 5, Jehovah simply acts, but beginning
with the 6th plague, Moses is commanded to act. It appears that Jehovah is using the plagues to
develop and train Moses. Are we commanded to do bold things that may require some training
and development (see Mt 28:19,20)? Do you think Jehovah expects us to grow up into that?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 5 � 1
Lesson 5: Jehovah’s Power Textual Questions
1. In chapters 11-14, how many instances can you find of
Pharaoh’s stubbornness?
2. Read chapter 12 carefully. What are the purposes of the
Passover lamb?
3. At what point did Jehovah begin leading the people as a
pillar of cloud and fire?
4. Consider the parting of the Red Sea in chapter 14. In the
space below, list the actions Jehovah took on the left. On
the right, list the actions Moses and the people took.
Key Verses • • •
Ex 4:21-23
The Lord said to Moses,
“When you go back to Egypt
see that you perform before
Pharaoh all the wonders
which I have put in your
power; but I will harden his
heart so that he will not let
the people go. Then you
shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus
says the Lord, “Israel is My
son, My firstborn. So I said
to you, ‘Let My son go that
he may serve Me’; but you
have refused to let him go.
Behold, I will kill your son,
your firstborn.”’”
Ex 12:22,23
You shall take a bunch of
hyssop and dip it in the
blood which is in the basin,
and apply some of the blood
that is in the basin to the
lintel and the two doorposts;
and none of you shall go
outside the door of his house
until morning. For the Lord
will pass through to smite the
Egyptians; and when He sees
the blood on the lintel and on
the two doorposts, the Lord
will pass over the door and
will not allow the destroyer
to come in to your houses to
smite you.
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 5 � 2
Application Questions
1. Look again at Exodus 4:21-23. What insight does this give you about Jehovah’s planning of the
plagues? Was it haphazard? How does Jehovah refer to Israel? Who else is called Jehovah’s
firstborn? What evidence is there that His death and resurrection were planned beforehand?
Compare and contrast the final plague to the resurrection of Jesus. What do these two events
tell us about the power of Jehovah? If we know these things about Jehovah, shouldn’t we
depend on Him more?
2. Note Exodus 12:33,39 and also Deut. 16:3. According to these verses, why was the bread
unleavened when they were leaving Egypt? Why were they to continue to eat unleavened
bread yearly? Now read Isaiah 52:7-12. In this passage, what action is Jehovah taking? What is
one purpose stated in verse 10? Verse 11 calls for an “exodus,” but, according to verse 12, what
is one difference between this “exodus” and the exodus of Israel? What event(s) is Isaiah 52
describing? Jehovah used symbols of hardship to remind Israel of the blessings He provided
them. In the same way, the hardships we face remind us of His promises today. What NT
passages can you think of that teach this?
3. According to 13:1,2,14,15, what other effect had the Passover had on the nation of Israel? Why
would Jehovah want to impress upon Israel the importance of the firstborn males? How were
the firstborn male animals treated differently than the firstborn male Israelites? Now think
about Jehovah’s firstborn Son. Can you see Him foreshadowed in this ordinance of
consecration? What emotions does that stir in you? Do you think Jehovah intended that? Has
He given you any indication of how you should respond to the sacrifice of His Son?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 6 � 1
Lesson 6: Jehovah’s Providence Textual Questions
1. How would you define the providence of God? What are
some examples of His providence from parts of the
Scripture other than Exodus? Is God’s providence
miraculous or natural or some of both? Can we always be
sure if some event or action is God’s providence or not?
2. Look through the song recorded in chapter 15 and make a
list of some of God’s providential acts. Are all these acts
from the past or do they also look forward to the future?
What is required to speak with confidence with regards to
events in the future? How can we have this confidence?
3. What act of God’s providence do we see at the end of
chapter 15 (vs. 22-24)? What brings about this act of
providence? How does their faith fail in this event?
What ordinance/statute does God give to them following
this event? Why do you think God did not lead them
immediately to the great blessing noted in vs. 27?
Key Verses • • •
Ex 15:1-3
“Then Moses and the
children of Israel sang this
song to the Lord and spoke
saying:
“I will sing to the Lord, For
He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider He
has thrown into the sea! The
Lord is my strength and
song, And He has become my
salvation: He is my God, and
I will praise Him. My
Father’s God and I will exalt
Him. The Lord is a man of
war; The Lord is His name.
Ex 15:25ff and 26
“there He tested them, and
said “If you diligently
heed the voice of the Lord
your God and do what is
right in His sight, give ear
to His commandments and
keep all His statutes, I will
put none of the diseases on
you which I have brought
on the Egyptians. For I am
the Lord, who heals you”
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 6 � 2
Application Questions
1. What can we learn about how we should approach our God in prayer from the first twelve
verses of chapter 15? What are some of the attributes and actions of God enumerated in the
song? How should we change our lives and attitudes based on this knowledge of God? Take a
look at Habakkuk’s prayer (chapter 3 of Hb) for an example of a prayer pattern to follow.
2. What are some of the things in our lives that may cause our faith to fail? What are some
important things for us to consider at these times? Cite some examples of Bible characters that
struggled in their walk of faith but were able to endure these low-points of faith and return to
an even stronger faith? What are some of the common elements we see in their fall and
recovery?
3. What is the importance and symbolism of water in this and other scriptures? How did God use
this event to help build their faith and trust in Him? Think of some examples in your life of
events that were a challenge to you that helped you to build up your faith? How is the use of
water in God’s plan a test of our faith today? What does the temporary respite noted in 15: 27
foreshadow for the people of God? What is the ultimate fulfillment of all these physical
symbols observed by the people of Israel and to whom is it available?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 7 � 1
Lesson 7: Jehovah’s Providence Textual Questions
1. What is the first thing the Israelites do when they set out
toward the wilderness of Sin? What was their conclusion
about Moses’ intent for them? How does God answer
their questions? What was the sequence of blessings from
God’s providence to His people? What happened to the
bread if they did not follow God’s instructions?
2. What begins to happen again when they arrive at
Rephidim? How did God provide for the people in this
case? What part did Moses play in the delivery of God’s
providence? Who was chosen to lead the armies of
Israel? What great “battle plan” brought about the
victory over the Amelekites? Who was the instrument of
God’s providence in the case of the battle?
3. Who comes to visit Moses at the beginning of chapter 18?
What does he observe about the duties Moses has to
perform for the people? What counsel does Moses
receive from the visitor? How does this advice indicate
God’s providential care for Moses?
Key Verses • • •
Ex 16:2-3
“And the whole congregation
of the sons of Israel grumbled
against the Moses and Aaron
in the wilderness. And the
sons of Israel said to them,
“Would that we had died by
the Lord’s hand in the land of
Egypt, when we sat by the
pots of meat, when we ate
bread to the full; for you have
brought us out into this
wilderness to kill the whole
assembly with hunger.”
Ex 18:21-22a
Furthermore, you shall
select out of all the people
able men who fear God,
men of truth, those who
hate dishonest gain, and
you shall place them over
them as leaders of
thousands, of hundreds, of
fifties, and of tens. And let
them judge the people at
all times and let it be every
major dispute they will
bring to you, but every
minor dispute they
themselves will judge..ff
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 7 � 2
Application Questions
1. In several places in chapters 16-18 we see the phrase “testing” the Lord. What does this phrase
generally mean? Can we be guilty of this same sinful attitude? What are some of the
commands of the Lord that may be “tests” of our faithfulness? What are some of the excuses
people give for not obeying God’s commands today? Review the reaction of Judas and Peter to
their “times of testing” and their actions thereafter? What can we learn from their examples?
2. We observe several examples of the people grumbling and murmuring against God and his
chosen leader Moses. Why do you think this was such a continual problem for the children of
Israel? What are some reasons why we may be tempted to grumble against God’s leaders
among His people today? What does the New Testament tells us about our attitude toward
those in authority?
3. Make a list of examples of God’s providence in chapters 15-18. What are some of the common
themes we see in these acts of providence? What things do we observe that are different in
some of the acts of providence? What are some things that God has given us to today to show
His providential care to us? What can each one of us do to be instruments of God’s providential
care to our brethren and to people of the world in our circle of influence?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 8 � 1
Lesson 8: Jehovah’s Holiness
Text Outline Lesson 8: Ex 19-25:9
19:1-17 Israel meets Jehovah at Sinai
19:18-25 Jehovah sends Moses to warn Israel again
20:1-17 Ten Commandments
20:18-23 Israel’s fear and Jehovah’s Sovereignty
20:24-26 Laws for Altars
21:1-11 Laws for Slaves
21:12-36 Laws for Injury
22:1-15 Laws for Property
22:16-23:9 Laws of Morality and Ethics
23:10-13 Law of Sabbath
23:14-19 Three Feasts
23:20-33 Laws for Conquest of Canaan
24:1-18 Covenant Affirmed
25:1-9 Israel’s Offerings for the Sanctuary
Textual Questions
1. How would you define the idea of holiness? What were
the people told to do in Ch. 19 vss. 10-13 to illustrate
God’s holiness? Make a listing of the Ten
Commandments and write down what each one tells us
about the holiness of God.
Key Verses • • •
Ex 19:4-6a
“You have seen what I did to
the Egyptians, and how I
bore you on eagles’ wings
and brought you to Myself.
Now therefore, if you will
indeed obey My voice and
keep My covenant, then you
will be special treasure to Me
above all people; for the earth
is Mine.” And you shall be to
Me a kingdom of priests and
a holy nation.”
Ex 20:2, 18-19
“I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the
land of Egypt, out of the
house of bondage. Now all
the people witnessed the
thunderings, the lightning
flashes, the sound of the
trumpet, and the mountain
smoking and when the
people saw it, they trembled
and stood afar off.” Then
they said to Moses, “You
speak with us, and we will
hear, but let not God speak
with us, lest we die.”
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Lesson 8 � 2
2. What do we learn about God’s regulations regarding servants, violent acts and control of
domesticated animals from chapter 21? What do we learn about God’s regulations regarding
property and moral/ceremonial principles from chapter 22? What aspects of life and worship
are regulated by chapter 23:1-19?
3. Who is involved in confirming their agreement with God’s covenant in chapter 24 vss. 1-3?
What is used to seal the covenant between God and His people in vss. 5-8? How is the New
Testament (covenant) sealed?
Application Questions
1. In these chapters, God reminds the people of Israel they were slaves freed from bondage in
Egypt. Why was that important for them to remember? What freedom has God granted to all
people under the new covenant? Why is it important for us to remember this freedom and how
should we live our lives based on this knowledge?
2. What does the order of the Ten Commandments tell us about God’s priorities for His people?
What applications can we make in our lives based on these priorities? What can happen when
these priorities are not honored and observed in the church and the world in general?
3. We see a contrast in these chapters between the fear and reverence for God and God’s desire to
have a relationship with His people. What lessons can we learn from viewing these two very
important aspects of God’s character? How are these two aspects demonstrated in the New
Testament? What lessons do we need to learn as God’s people today?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 9 � 1
Lesson 9: Jehovah’s Pattern
Text Outline Lessons 9, 10: Ex 25:10 - 31:18
Passage Pattern
25:10-22 Ark of the Covenant and Mercy Seat
25:23-30 Table of Showbread
25:31-40 Golden Lampstand
26:1-14 Tabernacle Linen and Goats’ Hair Curtains
26:15-30 Tabernacle Boards and Sockets
26:31-37 Tabernacle Veil and Screen
27:1-8 Bronze Altar
27:9-21 Tabernacle Court
28:1-43 Priestly Garments
29:1-9 Consecration of Priests
29:10-30 Priestly Sacrifices
29:31-46 Food for Priests
30:1-10 Altar of Incense
30:11-16 Atonement Money
30:17-21 Bronze Laver
30:22-33 Anointing Oil
30:34-38 Incense
31:1-11 Skilled Craftsmen
31:12-18 Sabbath
Key Verses • • •
Ex 25:13-15
You shall make poles of
acacia wood and overlay
them with gold. You shall
put the poles into the rings
on the sides of the ark, to
carry the ark with them. The
poles shall remain in the
rings of the ark; they shall not
be removed from it.
Ex 25:40
See that you make them after
the pattern for them, which
was shown to you on the
mountain.
Ex 26:30
Then you shall erect the
tabernacle according to its
plan which you have been
shown in the mountain.
Ex 27:8
You shall make it hollow
with planks; as it was shown
to you in the mountain, so
they shall make it.
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 9 � 2
Textual Questions
1. What are some of the materials of construction for the tabernacle and the items within? What
are some adjectives that describe the materials and the craftsmanship that will characterize
these items (e.g. 25:11, 17, 24, 29, 31, 36, 38, 39; 26:1, 31; 28:3, 6, 8, 15, 17)?
2. List reasons Jehovah gives for some of His designs (e.g. 25:14).
3. What concepts are intimately tied to some of these articles of furniture (e.g. 25:22; 28:2; 30:6;
30:18-21)?
Application Questions
1. These articles were very physically beautiful both in material and craftsmanship. Is our
worship today as focused on the outward appearance of things? Are we at all concerned about
outward appearances? Of what are these things shadows (see Heb 8:4,5)? When you compare
and contrast Jesus and Moses, what insight does that give you about the true tabernacle?
2. After reading passages like Ex 30:18-21, would you have been apprehensive about approaching
Jehovah in His tabernacle? According to Ex 29:42-46, what must be done to anyone and
anything that is involved in serving or communicating with Jehovah? Is the same true of us
today? How is this carried out today?
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Lesson 10 � 1
Lesson 10: Jehovah’s Pattern Textual Questions
1. List every measurement you can find in the patterns
Jehovah gives Moses at Sinai in Ex 25:10-31:18. Are there
some things for which Jehovah didn’t give measurements
that surprise you?
2. What ancestors figure prominently in some of the
symbols Jehovah instructs the Israelites to create (e.g.
28:9-12, 21, 29, 30)? Particularly, which symbols are tied
to these historical figures?
3. Look at verses 28:25, 43; 30:20, 21. What could potentially
happen to the high priest? According to these passages,
what things could bring this about?
4. What are all of the sacrifices necessary to ordain Aaron
and his sons (ch. 29)?
Key Verses • • •
Ex 28:9-12
You shall take two onyx
stones and engrave on them
the names of the sons of
Israel, six of their names on
the one stone and the names
of the remaining six on the
other stone, according to
their birth. As a jeweler
engraves a signet, you shall
engrave the two stones
according to the names of the
sons of Israel; you shall set
them in filigree settings of
gold. You shall put the two
stones on the shoulder pieces
of the ephod, as stones of
memorial for the sons of
Israel, and Aaron shall bear
their names before the Lord
on his two shoulders for a
memorial.
Ex 25:40
You shall make on its hem
pomegranates of blue and
purple and scarlet material,
all around on its hem, and
bells of gold between them
all around: a golden bell and
a pomegranate, a golden bell
and a pomegranate, all
around on the hem of the
robe. It shall be on Aaron
when he ministers; and its
tinkling shall be heard when
he enters and leaves the holy
place before the Lord, so that
he will not die.
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Lesson 10 � 2
Application Questions
1. Is Jehovah serious about these patterns being followed? How do you know? What does the
inclusion of measurements (e.g. half-cubits, spans, etc.) and fine details (flowers, pomegranates,
etc.) tell you about Jehovah’s character or personality? Does Jesus’ time on this earth confirm or
deny these Divine traits? Give examples! What implications does this have for my view of
God’s word today?
2. The high priest is to bear symbols representing the 12 sons of Israel when he is in the presence
of Jehovah. What would (should) be on your mind if you are ministering before Jehovah
wearing these symbols? Think about the role of being a high priest. Why is the high priest
necessary at all? What did he have to go through in order to serve? Review Hebrews 4, 5, and 7
and note similarities and differences between Jesus as High Priest and the Aaronic priesthood.
Should it be easier to serve God with Jesus as our High Priest than if an imperfect man still
served as high priest? In what way(s) is it perhaps more difficult?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 11 � 1
Lesson 11: Jehovah’s Forgiveness Text Outline Lesson 11: Ex. 32-34
32:1-10 Golden Calf
32:11-18 Moses Intercedes
32:19-35 Moses’ Anger, Israel’s Punishment
33:1-11 Israel Prepares to Leave Sinai
33:12-23 Moses Wishes to Know Jehovah is Near
34:1-5 Two Tablets Replaced
34:6-9 Jehovah Passes before Moses
34:10-28 Covenant Renewed
34:29-35 Moses’ Shining Face
Textual Questions
1. What reason did the people give for making the golden
calf?
2. What role did Aaron play? Note his proclamation in 32:5.
3. What were Jehovah’s and Moses’ responses to this sin?
Key Verses • • •
Ex 33:1-6
Then the Lord spoke to
Moses, “Depart, go up from
here, you and the people
whom you have brought up
from the land of Egypt, to the
land of which I swore to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
saying, ‘To your descendants
I will give it.’ I will send an
angel before you and I will
drive out the Canaanite, the
Amorite, the Hittite, the
Perizzite, the Hivite and the
Jebusite. Go up to a land
flowing with milk and honey;
for I will not go up in your
midst, because you are an
obstinate people, and I might
destroy you on the way.”
When the people heard this
sad word, they went into
mourning, and none of them
put on his ornaments. For
the Lord had said to Moses,
“Say to the sons of Israel,
‘You are an obstinate people;
should I go up in your midst
for one moment, I would
destroy you. Now therefore,
put off your ornaments from
you, that I may know what I
shall do with you.’” So the
sons of Israel stripped
themselves of their
ornaments, from Mount
Horeb onward.
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Lesson 11 � 2
4. What is the relationship between Jehovah and Israel like in chapter 33?
5. When the covenant is renewed in 34:10-28, can you find traces of Israel’s sin with the golden calf?
List what you find.
Application Questions
1. Look at chapter 32 again. Had the Israelites forgotten what Jehovah had done for them? Had
they ever been instructed not to create a molten image to worship? What did this new god
allow them to do differently than Jehovah? When we feel impatient toward Jehovah, what is
the real source of that impatience? When we replace Him as our God, what have we forgotten
about Him?
2. What does Jehovah require of Israel in 33:5? What did their ornaments have to do with their sin
in chapter 32? Where did they get these ornaments in the first place? Do we ever turn the
blessings of Jehovah into our own idols? How does He feel about that (32:9; 33:3,5)?
Exodus: Knowing Jehovah, Our God and Our King
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Lesson 12� 1
Lesson 12: Our
Faith/Obedience (Ch. 35-40) Textual Questions
1. The people were asked to make a contribution for specific
purposes. What were these purposes? What are some of
the attitudes displayed by those who are giving? Make a
list of several other occasions in the Scriptures where
God’s people were asked to give. Compare and contrast
these occasions/attitudes/needs to Ex: 35-40.
Application Questions
1. In what ways have we been asked to give as God’s
people today? What are the motivations we should
use to motivate us to give in an acceptable way?
What are the key decisions that need to be made to
prepare our minds/hearts for these opportunities?
What lessons can we learn from the ultimate example
of giving?
Key Verse • • •
Ex 36:1
“Then wrought Bezaleel
and Aholiab, and every
wise hearted man, in
whom the LORD put
wisdom and
understanding to know
how to work all manner of
work for the service of the
sanctuary, according to all
that the LORD had
commanded.”
Key Phrase • • •
“As the LORD
commanded Moses”
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Lesson 13� 1
Lesson 13: Exodus Review
Questions
1. Make a list of the plagues brought upon the Egyptians in chapters 7-14. What do we learn about
God’s power from each one of these plagues?
2. Make list of God’s acts of providence noted in chapters 15-18. Which ones of these acts are
miraculous and which ones are using things within nature to accomplish God’s will for His
people? What should we learn to help us be instruments of God’s providence today?
3. Make a listing of the Ten Commandments in chapter 20. What can we learn about the holiness
of God from each of the commandments?
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Lesson 13� 2
4. What are some of the detailed patterns shown to Moses in chapters 25-31? What can we learn
about our relationship to God and His word from reviewing all these patterns?
5. What do we learn about God’s justice and His longsuffering from the events recorded in
chapters 32-34? How should these lessons help us to be better servants for Him today?
6. Make a list of the top 5 things you learned from your study of Exodus. We will share some of
these ideas in class.