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Exodus is carved in stone on tablets/pillars, both as an homage to the ten commandments, as well as a representation of the foundational nature of the Law/Torah/Pentateuch. The most important writings during the time period were carved in stone of lead. (Job 12:24).
Author: Moses
Genre: History/Pentateuch/Torah
Audience: The Hebrew People
Written: ~ 1400 BC
Chapters: 40
Words: 25,957
Period Covered: ~1805 BC – 1400 BC
Images/Stories Depicted:
Baby Moses in a basket
Raised in Egypt
Burning Bush
10 Plagues
Freedom from Slavery
Parting of the Red Sea
Manah from Heaven
Ten Commandments
Golden Calf
Ark of the Covenant
The Tabernacle
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Exodus
Exodus 1-18
400 yrs since Joseph / Genesis – continuation of the story of mankind and blessing through the Adam/Abrahams/Isacc/Jacob/Joseph lineage.
Pharoah sentences male babies to death. Moses is saved when he is placed in a basket in the Nile River and is raised in the pharaohs house, becoming a prince of Egypt.
Moses leaves Egypt and is spoken to directly by God via a burning bush. He is called to go back to Egypt and God will deliver his people from slavery, fulfilling his promise.
Moses goes before Pharoah and tells him God’s demand to “let his people go”. Pharoah refuses and God smites Egypt with ten plagues (Blood in the Nile, Frogs, flies, dead animals, boils, hail, locust, darkness & death of the first born [first Passover].) (Each one corresponding to a god that the Egyptians worshiped.)
Eventually Pharoh releases the Israelites, only to change his mind and chase them through the desert. God parts the Red Sea allowing the Israelites to cross over on dry land.
The Israelites wander through the desert and grumble against God. He provides Manah from heaven to feed them miraculously.
Exodus 19-40
The Israelites go to Mt. Sinai and Moses goes up on the Mountain, returning with the Ten Commandments. These are the terms of the covenant between God and his people.
When he returns, the people rebel and build a golden calf to worship. God opens the earth and swallows up the rebellious ones.
God gives Moses instructions to build the Ark of the Covenant, housing the ten commandments, Arron’s staff, etc.
God instructs Moses on the building of the Tabernacle, as his resting place among his people, as well as many other laws according to his covenant. The Tabernacle includes the Outer Court, The Inner Court, and the Holy of Holies (where the Ark of the covenant is to rest).