Exodus Structure

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Exodus - Structure

• I. God Saves Israel From Egyptian
  Bondage(11-1827)
• II. God Gives Israel His Law (191-2418)
• III. God Commands Israel to Build the Tabernacle
  (251-4038)

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God Saves Israel

• Problem - A Pharaoh who did not know Joseph. The
  people of God become slaves.
• Pharaoh - population control (118-22)
• God - full of surprises as he works out
  salvation/ God saves Moses and places him in the
  house of Pharaoh
• Chapters 3 and 4 - Moses pushed into wilderness
  and learns of Gods nature and plan.

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God Saves Israel, cont.

• Chapters 5-12 - Moses vs. Pharaoh Yahweh vs.
  Pagan Deities (71ff)
• Dual aspect of salvation - As God saves Israel,
  He is also judging the Egyptians
• Plagues - Increasing intensity. Firstborn vs.
  Passover
• Chapters 1317-1521 - Red Sea epitome of
  salvation and judgment

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Theological Message

• Exodus Gods greatest act of salvation in the OT
• God remembers the covenant (223-4)
• Irony - God is in control even though Pharaoh is
  king. (96) Moses is saved and preserved under
  the nose of Pharaoh himself.