Exodus

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Exodus
The Way Out (of bondage)? or The Way to God
(for service)?
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EXODUS THE WAY OUT to God
Yah Rescues Is. by Mighty Hand
Yah Reveals Will by Covenant Word
Tabernacle Priesthood Established
Words of Cov
Journ-ey
Call of Moses
Plagues
Sea
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G.Calf
Poetry
Narrative Prose
Torah
Narrative Prose
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Firstborn Gift, Unleavened Bread
Sabbacticals, Sabbaths, etc.
Tab Ark Furniture made
Song of Moses and Miriam
Rock Fountain Massah
Tab Altar Court made
Tab Ark and Furniture
Priests Garments made
Slaves Eye for Eye
Bricks without straw
Murrain, Boils, Hail
Tab Altar of Incense
Moses sees Yahweh
Consecrating Priests
Workmen Appointed
Tabernacle Offering
Promises Doubted
Moses Birth-Exile
Frogs, Gnats, Flies
Tab Altar Court
Tab Curtains made
Bondage in Egypt
Locusts, Darkness
Death Announced
Book of Covenant
Tab Curtains, etc.
Manna and Quail
Red Sea Rescue
Call to Covenant
Priests Garments
Ten Commands
Glory Fills Tent
Burning Bush
Jethros Advice
Stealing, etc.
New Tablets
Signs Begin
Golden Calf
Passover
Excuses
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EXODUS THE WAY OUT To God
Yahweh Rescues Israel by Mighty Hand
Yahweh Reveals Will by Covenant Word
Tabernacle Priesthood Established
Words of Cov
Journ-ey
Call of Moses
Plagues
Sea
11-7
191
40
18 - 69
610
1521
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31
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G.Calf
SOLUTION 31-4038 Deliverance thru Moses
Yahwehs mighty Acts (5-18) Covenant
relationship with Israel as His God (19-40)
PROBLEM 18-14 Bondage Endangered People
Covenant Oppression
Strategic Passage 223-25
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The Essence of Exodus God With US
Preparation for Worship Redemption The God Who
Acts. His people are helpless and in bondage,
and God heard their cry (Ex 223-25).
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Moses Meets GodExodus 3-4

• 1. Who am I? Exodus 311
• But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should
  go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of
  Egypt?"

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Moses Meets GodExodus 3-4

• 2. Who are you? Exodus 313
• Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the
  Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your
  fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me,
  'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?"

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Moses Meets GodExodus 3-4

• 2. Who are you? Exodus 313
• hylth.a,( rvltåa hyltßh.a,(
• "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to
  the Israelites 'I AM has sent me to you.'"
• Yahweh - LORD
• Exodus is not about Moses,
• Its about who God IS!

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Moses Meets GodExodus 3-4

• 2. Who are you? Exodus 62-8
• To A, I, J, J ? El Shaddai
• But to you ? Yahweh
• The Revelation of Who God is
• is directly related to
• What God Does!

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Pharaoh Meets GodExodus 5-15

• Exodus 52
• 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.
• Pharaohs Hard-heartedness ? Plagues
• Note There is no reference to God hardening the
  heart until after the sixth plague
• See 714 815 819 832 97 then 912

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TEN PLAGUES (Exodus 7-12) TEN PLAGUES (Exodus 7-12)
1. Water ? blood Pharaoh's heart is hardened since magicians could do the same. (722)
2. Frogs Pharaoh has Moses pray for respite and promises to let the people go. When there is respite, Pharaoh hardens his heart. (815)
3. Gnats The magicians call it "the finger of God." Pharaoh's heart is hardened. (819)
4. Flies Pharaoh will let them go three days' journey. When there is respite, Pharaoh hardens his heart. (832)
5. Plague on livestock Pharaoh's heart is hardened.(97)
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TEN PLAGUES (Exodus 7-12) (continued) TEN PLAGUES (Exodus 7-12) (continued)
6. Boils God hardens Pharaoh's heart. (912)
7. Hail Pharaoh confesses that he has sinned, but when the hail ceases, Pharaoh hardens his heart. (934)
8. Locusts Pharaoh allows only men to go. Then confesses his sin. God hardens Pharaoh's heart. (1020)
9. Darkness Pharaoh allows people but not flocks to go. God hardens Pharaohs heart. (1027)
10. Death of firstborn Pharaoh allows them to go. God hardens Pharaoh's heart and he pursues them. (148)
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The Essence of Exodus God With US
Person of Worship Revelation We worship who we
know. Here, God reveals His Person in His 10
Commandments and the Covenant.
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Israel Meets GodExodus 201-20

• 10 Commandments
• 1-4 ? Directed to Our Relationship with God
• 5-10 ? Directed to Our Relationship with Others
• Purpose Create New Relationship
• See Matthew 2236-38
• Love God . . . Love Neighbor

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Israel Meets GodExodus 201-20

• Peoples Response (Ex 2018-20)
• Fear
• Reason for the Fear (See Gen 310 217
  33)
• Gods Reason for His Presence Holiness (Ex
  2020)

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Israel Meets GodExodus 2021-2333

• Decalogue (Gods Voice)
• Book of the Covenant (Moses Voice)
• Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites
  this 'You have seen for yourselves that I have
  spoken to you from heaven (Ex 2022)
• Mediator Needed Between God Israel

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Israel Meets GodExodus 2021-2333
      Commandment Jews and Most Christian Traditions (from Rabbinic and reformed traditions) Roman Catholic, Lutherans (after Origen, Clement of Alexandria, and Augustine)
I am the Lord your God . . . 1. 1.
Have no other God before me. Do not make for yourself an idol . . . 2. 1.
Do not lift up the name of God in vain 3. 2.
Remember the Sabbath 4. 3.
Honor you father and mother 5. 4.
You shall not murder 6. 5.
You shall not commit adultery 7. 6.
You shall not steal 8. 7.
You shall not give false testimony 9. 8.
You shall not covet your neighbors house, wife 10. 9 and 10
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Israel Meets GodExodus 24

• Covenant Commitment (Ex 241-8)
• Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it
  to the people. They responded, "We will do
  everything the LORD has said we will obey.
  Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the
  people and said, "This is the blood of the
  covenant that the LORD has made with you in
  accordance with all these words."
• Moses Sees God? (Ex 249-10)
• Wait until Ex 3317-349

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The Essence of Exodus God With US
Place of Worship, Part I Residence Detailed
instructions for the construction of the
Tabernacle in the wilderness.
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The Place of WorshipExodus 25-31
High Priest
Tabernacle
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The Place of WorshipExodus 25-31
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The Place of WorshipExodus 25-31
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The Place of WorshipExodus 25-31

• The Tabernacle in Wilderness, Part 1
• Note all the future tense verbs Ex
  253,10,11,17,22,31 261,7,26 271
• Note the giving of the tablets of stone Ex
  3118
• Whats missing? No command to build the
  Tabernacle!

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The Essence of Exodus God With US
Heart of Worship Reconciliation Who would not
worship, freely a God who forgives?
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The Heart of WorshipExodus 32-34

• The Golden Calf
• In the absence of the Mediator
• Do we go back to old ways of Worship or follow
  Gods Word of Revelation?

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The Heart of WorshipExodus 32-34

• The Golden Calf
• Lords Description of Problem Ex 327-10
• Moses concern for Gods Name Ex 3211-13
• Lords Response Ex 3214
• Moses Response/Aarons Excuse Ex 3215-24
• What is real problem?

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The Heart of WorshipExodus 32-34

• What is real problem?
• In the face of Gods grace, the people sin (Ex
  329, 21, 23, 30)
• What can be done? Call upon the nature of
  God (Ex 3230-32 3312-13)

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The Heart of WorshipExodus 32-34

• Whats the Glory of God Look like?
• Request to see Gods Glory Ex 3318
• Limitations for Safetys sake Ex 3320
• Description of Gods Glory Ex 346
• See also Num 1418 Neh 917 Ps 8615 1038
  1458 Jer 3218 Joel 213 Jonah 42 Nah 13
• Result of Seeing (Hearing) Glory Ex 348

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The Essence of Exodus God With US
Place of Worship, Part II Relationship Now the
people understand that the Tabernacle is not just
a building for God, but a relational place.
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The Place of WorshipExodus 35-40

• The Tabernacle in Wilderness, Part 2
• Whats Different? A command to build!
• When Tabernacle is completed the climax.
• (Ex 4034-38 see Matthew 2818-20 John 114)

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Theological Significance of Exodus

• 1) Deliverance
• Exodus 1-18
• 2) Covenant
• Exodus 19-40
• Now the details are carved in stone

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Theological Significance of Exodus

• 3) Presence of God
• Up to now, Israel was unprepared to live in His
  presence.
• Up to now, Israel was unaware of the nature of
  Yahweh as the God who is there (Exodus 314)
• Up to now, Israel was unaware of its calling to
  be a priestly kingdom and a holy nation (Exodus
  196)

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The Ancestral Promises were still not fulfilled.
But at the end of Exodus...
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Evidence for the Dateof the Exodus

• Biblical Data
• - 1 Kings 61
• 480 years from exodus to Solomon
• - Judges 1126
• 300 years from Jepthah (1100 BC) to the conquest
• - Exodus 111
• Mention of Ramesses (1279-1213 BC)

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Evidence for the Dateof the Exodus

• Merneptahs Stela, 1209 BC
• An inscription by a 13th century BC Pharaoh who
  mentioned The people of Israel

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Options for dating the Exodus

• 1450 BC
• Based on 1 Kings 61
• 1275 BC
• Based on Exodus 111

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The Route of the Exodus

• Three options for crossing the Sinai Peninsula
• Northern
• Central
• Southern

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Jebel Musa, traditional site of Mount Sinai
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Book of Leviticus
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Contrast of Exodus Leviticus

• Exodus ended with the who and where of worship
• who Yahweh
• where Tabernacle
• Leviticus throughout deals with how and why of
  worship
• how Sacrifices Priesthood
• why Holiness

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Overview of Leviticus

• Right Worship inside the Tabernacle
• Lev 1-16
• Acceptable sacrifices, 1-7
• Acceptable priesthood, 8-10
• Acceptable worshipper, 11-16
• Right Living outside the Tabernacle
• Lev 17-27 Holiness Code
• word Holiness 85 xs (Lev 192 Matt 548)

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Two Reasons Leviticus is Neglected by Modern
Christians

• 1. Strangeness of sacrificial worship
• 2. Appears disruptive in the flow of the
  Pentateuch

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Types of Sacrificesin Leviticus 1-7

• 1. BURNT OFFERING
• Lev. 1
• 2. CEREAL OFFERING
• Lev. 2
• 3. PEACE OFFERING Lev 3

• 4. SIN OFFERING
• Lev 41-513
• 5. GUILT OFFERING
• Lev 514-67

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READING OT LAWExodus 20-Deuteronomy 33

• 1. Gods WORD for you, not his COMMAND to you!
• 2. Revelation of Gods justice and holiness.
• 3. Must be interpreted thru the Life and Cross
  of Jesus

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The Book of Numbers
Preparations at Mount Sinai 11
1010
Few Weeks
Disobedience in the Desert 1011
2021
40 Years
Preparations in the Plains of Moab 2022
3613
Few Months
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Plains of MOAB
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At Sinai (11-1010)

• The First Census (11-54)
• The Arrangement of the Camp (21- 449)
• Legislation (51-826)
• Final Events at Sinai (91-1010)

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Disobedience in the Desert(1011-2021)

• To Kadesh (1011-1216)
• Murmuring in the Desert
• At Kadesh (131-2021)
• To Go or Not to Go Num 131-1415 (12 Spies)
• Moses Strikes the Rock Num 202-13

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Preparations in the Plains of Moab (2022-3613)

• Aaron's Death (2022-29)
• The Destruction of Arad (211-4)
• The Bronze Serpent (215-9)
• The Journey to Moab (2110-20)
• Initial Victories (2121-35)
• The Plains of Moab (221-3613)