Journey through the Bible

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The 400 “silent” years

The 70 descendants of Abraham grow into a nation of 2.5 million

but they are enslaved by Egypt

Exodus

Redemption brings

Release

Redemption of Israel

out of Egypt

Distinctive features of Exodus

✴ Redemption by Blood

✴ A Nation (Israel) is born!

✴ The LORD God is revealed

✴ The Law is given to Israel

✴ Worship in the Tabernacle

Central theme of Exodus:I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’ ” (6:6-8)

I am the LORD, I will bring you out from under the yoke I will free you from being slaves to them, I will redeem you with outstretched arm I will take you as my own people, I will be your God. … I will bring you to the land I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD. Exodus 6:6-8

Note the 7 “I wills” of God

EXODUS: the Redemption of Israel out of EgyptKey verses: 6:6-8:“I am the LORD, I will free you, I will redeem you, I will take you as my own people”Key Phrases:

I am the LORD, Glory of the LORD, Know, Covenant, Land, Serve, I will dwell among them

Redemption out of Egypt

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Journey in the desert

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Israel in Egypt: 1-12

Bondage in Egypt 1-6 -Oppression of Israel 1 -Moses’ birth and preparation 2 -Call & commission of Moses 3-4 -Conflict with Pharaoh 5-6 Plagues of God on Egypt 7-10 The Passover 11-12 -Judgment announced 11 -Passover deliverance 12

Then Pharaoh’s daughter saw the baby, and felt sorry for him. …Pharaoh’s daughter said to Moses’ mother “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. Exodus 2 !

Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son. Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. Acts 7:21-22

Importance of early child training

The Lord said to Abraham, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. (Genesis 15:13–14)

God keeps a promise to Abraham

During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them. (Exodus 2:23-25)

God Cares for Israel’s Suffering

God Cares about your suffering!

The ten plagues on Egypt1. Water into blood 2. Frogs 3. Lice

4. Flies 5. Pestilence 6. Boils

7. Hail 8. Locusts 9. Darkness

10.Death of first born

Loathsome but external

Painful & personal

Striking both nature & life

Pharaoh’s enchanters duplicate, but then not able to perform

Pharaoh’s enchanters not able to stand

Moses and Pharaoh break negotiations

Why these plagues?

1.Secure Israel’s release from Egypt 6:1, 6

2.Judge Egypt for oppression of Israel 3:7-10

3.Display God’s lordship over Israel 6:7

4.Judge the false god’s of Egypt 12:12

5.Fulfill God’s covenant with Abraham 6:2-5

6.Authenticate Moses’ leadership 7:1-5

Pharaoh’s Compromises

1.Who is the Lord?” 5:2

2.Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land.” 8:25

3.Go, but not very far.” 8:28

4.Go, but only the men.” 10:8

5.Go, only leave your herds behind. 10:24

6.Go, worship the Lord as you requested. 12:31

7.What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services! 14:5

Who hardened Pharaoh’s heart?The LORD? or Pharaoh?

Predictive: Before plagues

4:21 7:3 Proactive:

Following first six plagues

7:13 7:14 7:22 8:15 8:19 8:32 9:7

9:12 10:20 10:27 11:10

!14:4,8

Judicial: after Pharaoh’s repeated rejection of God’s warnings/signs

9:34 !!13:15

“But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 9:16

Redemption by Blood, the Passover

It is the Lord’s Passover. On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. (Exodus 12:11-13)

Final judgement announced, 11:1-10 Preparation for judgment, 12:1-28 Death of Egypt’s first born, 12:29-51

Christ is the Passover Lamb, We are redeemed by the blood of Christ!

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29)

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! (Romans 5:8-9)

For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. (1 Corinthians 5:7)

Israel in the Desert (Exodus 13-18)

Dedication of firstborn 13

Destruction of Pharaoh’s army 14

Moses’ Song of Redemption 15

Israel’s troubled travels to Sinai 16-17

-Murmuring at Marah-bitter water -Manna and quail in the desert -Rebellion at Rephidim -Defeat of the Amalekites

Sound advice from a father-in-law 18

Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you went out from Egypt, from the house of slavery; for by a powerful hand the LORD brought you out from this place.

When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ then you shall say to him, ‘With a powerful hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.’” (13:3, 14)

A Day to Remember!

Pass your faith on to your family!

Moses and Israel sang this song to the LORD, “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted … The LORD is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. … Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you—majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?… In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. … The LORD reigns for ever and ever. (Exodus 15)

A nation sings redemption’s song!

The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt. In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” (16:1-3)

Israel’s troubled travel to Sinai!

So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?” Moses also said, “You will know that it was the LORD when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the LORD.” (16:6-8)

Israel’s troubled travel to Sinai!

The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the LORD to the test?” But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” (17:1-3)

Israel’s troubled travel to Sinai!

Israel at Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19-40)

The Law given to the nation 19-24 -God’s glory revealed to Moses 19 -The Law given to Moses 20 -The Law applied to civil law 21-23 -Covenant confirmed by oath 24

Tabernacle revealed to Moses 25-40

Sin of the golden calf incident 32-34

Construction of the tabernacle 35-40

Israel at Sinai The Purpose of the Mosaic Law

to reveal the holy character of God, (19:23)

to establish Israel as “a holy nation,” to be God’s representatives to the nations, (19:5-6)

govern the worship & walk of Israel (Deut. 4:40)

to keep the people from sinning (Ex. 20:20)

expose sinfulness of humanity (Rom. 7:7,13)

lead people to faith in Christ (Gal. 3:24)

The Mosaic Law✓was given by direct revelation to Moses, Ex. 19:9 ✓was given to & for Israel, Ex. 19:5-6; Deut. 4:4-8 ✓revealed God’s awesome holiness, Ex. 19:10-23 ✓is innately holy, good, & spiritual, Rom. 7:12, 14 ✓brought death to 3000 who violated it, Ex. 32:28 ✓reveals God’s perfect character, Deut. 5:22-27 ✓based on God’s choice of Israel, Deut. 7:6-8 ✓is enduring & indestructible, Matt. 5:17-18 ✓is one indivisible unit, James 2:10-11 ✓convicts, reveals sin for what it is, Rom. 7:13 ✓is enduring & indestructible, Matt. 5:17-18

✓did not create, does not cause sin, Rom. 5:13 ✓makes the whole world accountable, Rom. 3:19 ✓cannot make the sinner righteous, Acts 13:39; ✓was “temporary” until Christ came, Gal. 3:19-24 ✓contrasts with the New Covenant, Jer. 31:31-34 ✓Christ redeemed us from its curse, Gal. 4:4-5 ✓its demands are fulfilled in Christ, Rom. 8:3-4 ✓the Law is not our problem- flesh is! Rom. 8:3 ✓in Christ we are not under the Law, Gal. 3:25 ✓Christians do meet its standards, Rom. 8:1-4 ✓is fulfilled in and by love, Rom. 13:8, 10

The Mosaic Law

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Matthew 27:50-54

When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle,… He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. Hebrews 9:11-12

The Tabernacle

✦ Impatience of people ✦ Egypt’s gods remain ✦ God’s wrath/judgment ✦ Moses’ intercession ✦ Levites response ✦ God’s grace at work ✦ Covenant renewal

Israel’s Golden Calf (32-34)

How we worship God matters! We must honor God in our worship

1. When God calls, don’t make excuses!

2. Remember and celebrate your salvation!

3. Keep trusting God in life’s hard times!

4. Consider, keep your promises to God!

5. Don’t put anything/anyone ahead of God!

6. Worship God in holiness and humility!

Lessons for Life

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