The book of exodus teaches that the lord is the one true god and the ruler of all creation. This bible study is designed as an expository study of the book of exodus, taking the student through large portions of this old testament book with cross references to other portions of scripture. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly scripture encouragement to share with family and friends. The book of exodus is the story of the birth of israel as a nation. The first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. The oppression of the israelites in egypt chapter 1. The book of exodus, along with genesis, is one of the best known books of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Exodus 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. Sinai, where god invites them into a covenant relationship. Stories from the book of exodus easyenglish bible with free. In the new testament moses is mentioned several times as author of exodus for example luke 20. The book of exodus tells the tale of israels liberation and birth, and of the beginning of gods covenanted nation. David brackett sent in a better method for remembering the number of books in the bible. The book of exodus details gods call to the people of israel to get up and leave their position of slavery in egypt.
Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. These are all of the chapters of the book of exodus. The book of exodusthe book of exodus agape bible study. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel. He wants to make them his representatives to all the nations and come to personally live in their midst. Because its such a pivotal moment in israelite culture, the story, the rules, and the aura reverberate throughout the rest of the book. Exodus is a book of redemption in which god delivers his people out of bondage and brings them into a special relationship with himself. If you want more, ive linked to quick, 3minute guides to every book of the bible, too. This is the holy book of exodus, known as the second book of moses called exodus. You may want to include information about your church and then use the book. Exodus shows the development of israel and the birth of a real nation, and the promises of god to abraham begin to unfold. And when the lord decides to do something, no one can stop him. Commentary on the book of exodus by matthew henry old.
The book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after joseph, his brothers, and the pharaoh he once served have all died. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. This narration, otherwise known the story of moses, is one of the most famous of the bible. Its the point at which god and the israelitesthe two biggest characters of the hebrew bible get to know each other. Theyre listed in the order they show up in the protestant bible. The authorship of exodus is attributed to moses, who, as the central human figure in this book, stood up to the pharaoh and led the people out of egypt to the promised land. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture.
And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible 1599. Exodus 1 new american bible revised edition nabre i. The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for departure, because its central event was understood by the septuagints translators to be the departure of the israelites from egypt. This book covers the exodus of the nation of israel out of egypt through their journey to the promised land. The new leadership in egyptfeeling threatened by jacobs descendants, who have increased greatly in sizeembarks on a campaign to subdue the israelites, forcing them into slavery and eventually decreeing that all hebrew boys must be killed at birth. I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your rivers cling to your scales. The book is strategically important to both old testament history and a proper understanding of hebrew customs and institutions. The story of the exodus is told in the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, the last four of the first five books of the bible also called the torah or pentateuch. This is a lot to take in, so if you want to start with baby steps, check out this list of the shortest books of the bible. This explanation of the book of exodus, the second book of the bible, will demonstrate that the bible is not only powerfully relevant to todays issues, but. Ive written a onesentence overview of every book of the bible. Exodus begins in the egyptian region called goshen.
It contains the stories of enslavement and liberation, of revelation and wanderings, of. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Now they are a slave nation under a new pharaoh, of a dynasty which has long forgotten egypts debt to joseph see genesis 41 the lion handbook to the bible, edited by david and pat alexander, p. A succinct and effective overview of exodus is found in acts 7. In hebrew the name of the book is taken from the first two words in the book twmv hlaw these are the names. In part one of the book of exodus, god frees abrahams descendants in egypt through his servants moses and aaron with an epic showdown between good and evil. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Continuing the history of israel from the point where the book of genesis leaves off, exodus recounts the egyptian oppression of jacobs everincreasing descendants and their miraculous deliverance by god through moses, who led them across the red sea to mount sinai where they entered into a covenant with the lord. Exodus summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of exodus for bible study or sunday school lessons. Speak and say, thus says the lord god, behold, i am against you, pharaoh king of egypt, the great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, that has said, my nile is mine, and i myself have made it. Book of exodus read, study bible verses online bible study tools.
List of free bible stories from exodus in simple english that you can download right now. These are the names of the sons of israel who went to egypt with jacob, each with his family. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months. God rescues and delivers his people as he guides them into the. More about the book of exodus exodus in the picture study bible timeline of the ancient world back to the old testament back to bible history online. In first book of the pentateuch, the book of genesis, the israelites had come to live in egypt in the land of goshen during a famine due to the fact that an israelite, joseph, had become a high official in the. Between the happenings at the end of genesis and the beginning of exodus there are nearly 300 years.
The book tells the story of the exodus of the children of israel out of egypt. If its date is shrouded in mystery then the events veracity begins to be questioned. Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments. In defense of a 15 th century bce exodus attempting to determine the date of the exodus is an important endeavor. Put them together and you get 39 for the number of books in the old testament. Jan 02, 2020 this foreshadowed jesus, the lamb of god without spot or blemish 1 peter 1. Exodus relates the story of freedom for god s people from slavery and the beginning of national identity. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Among the symbolic presentations of christ in the book of exodus is the story of the water from the rock in exodus 17. I am the lord your god, who brought you out of the land of egypt, out of the house of slavery, a passage that also appears in deut 5. Bible and exodus is not a history book but an interpretation of history. All 66 books of the bible in easy, onesentence summaries. Markers of the exodus tradition include wellknown names, words, phrases, and motifs that run through the books of the bible, as at the beginning of the ten commandments. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of exodus in the bible king james version. Exodus 1, new international version niv the bible app. Nov 17, 2018 the book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. Exodus bible book with full chapters king james version. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy the schocken bible, volume 1 everett fox on. Reuben, simeon, levi, and judah, issachar, zebulun, and benjamin, dan, and nap. For a book about wandering in a desert for forty years, the book of exodus sure has a lot of excitement. Exodus with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. In the book of exodus we find no longer exclusively the dealings of god with individuals mentioned. Exodus 1 gnv the second book of moses, called exodus. The exodus story shapes the entire rest of the bible.
There are streams of water coming out of rocks, bread falling from the sky, and pillars of cloud and smoke appearing at different times. Author within the book of exodus there continue reading bible study. The book of exodus in the bible describes ten egyptian plagues that bring suffering to the land of pharaoh. The title exodus comes from the septuagint, which derived it from the primary event found in the book, the deliverance from slavery and exodus or departure of the. Exodus is the book which speaks of the physical and spiritual birth of israel as a nation. The exodus was the seminal event in jewish history. Exodus 3 1 now moses was keeping the flock of jethro his fatherinlaw, the priest of midian. God rescues and delivers his people as he guides them into the unfamiliar desert. Continuing the history of israel from the point where the book of genesis.
Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. The title exodus comes from the septuagint, which derived it from the primary event found in the book, the deliverance from slavery and exodus or departure of the israelite nation out of egypt by the hand of yahweh, the god of their forefathers. Exodus records more miracles of god than any other book in the old testament. Study exodus using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Moses leads the chosen people of israel through the wilderness to. Its landmarks are the passover and the passage through the red sea see explanation in 1 corinthians 5. In the beginning of the book of exodus the hebrews are seen as slaves of the egyptians, a nation without a country or a national unawareness of their calling from god. Exodus 1 niv the israelites oppressed these are bible gateway. This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. After the exodus out of egypt the people of israel received the law of jehovah and erected.
Exodus 1 1599 geneva bible gnv the second book of moses, called exodus. Follow israels iconic rescue in the book of exodus. The holy bible book 02 exodus kjv dramatized audio. The book of exodus is the second book in the old testament. In the following article, three ways to look at the ten plagues, ziony zevit looks at these biblical plagues from various vantage points. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible.
Title exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the. Most of the events in the first part take place in egypt, where the people of israel had been made slaves by the king. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the nile. If all of your class has email, send them an email with the dates the lessons will be studied. In the greek lxx the book is named exodos exodus emphasizing the departure of israel from egypt. In exodus, god rescues the israelites from slavery in egypt and confronts the. C some archeological data can maybe refer to an earlier time. Generally, persons and places in bible refer to historical data since the 8th cent. Now these are the names of the children of israel, which came into egypt. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy the schocken bible, volume 1. Its hebrew title, shemoth names, is from the books opening phrase, these are the names. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Watch our overview video on exodus 118, which breaks down the literary design. Introduction to the book of exodus learn religions.
The english name of the book derives from the septuagint greek use of exodus to designate the deliverance of the israelites from egyptian bondage and their safe passage through the sea of reeds traditionally mislocated as the. Npwl 20092010 bible study living into gods design life lessons for the journey a study of the book of joshua by jane johnson leaders guide the book of joshua this study gives an overview of the book of joshua. Exodus 1 niv bible these are the names of the sons of. If you count the letters of old testament there are three letters in old and nine in testament. Over the years i have been asked if i had any other books of the bible that are explained like the one for the book of revelation which took a year to complete.
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