Exodus 11-16,18-27Numbers 5,6,19,28-30

Exodus & Wandering in the Wilderness

Events of the Exodus

Chapter 1-5 MosesChapter 6-12 PlaguesChapter 13-18 ExodusChapter 19 – Numbers 10 Events at Mt Sinai

The Months at Mt Sinai

“I will be your God and you will be my people”

God will dwell among themThey will abide by His lawsIsrael will sin and will need forgiveness

God designs a priesthood to mediatePriests will offer sacrifices when sin occursGod will forgive their sins

Chronology

Israelites leave Egypt (01/15/01) Ex 12:6Arrive in Wilderness (02/15/01) Ex 16:1Arrive at Mt Sinai (03/01) Ex 19:1Tabernacle set up (01/01/02) Ex 40:17Priesthood consecrated (7 days) Lev 8:33-35Priests begin work (01/08/02) Lev 9:1Priestly offerings (1st-12th) Num 7:1-2Passover observed (01/14/02) Num 9:1-5Census (02/01/02) Num 1-42nd Passover observed (02/14/02) Num 9:11Time to leave Mt Sinai (02/20/02) Num 10:11-12

Clean and Unclean

The primary purpose of the laws of cleanness was to impress upon them that they were God’s holy people and that no defilement would be tolerated.

They were to be different from other nations, holy, unique, set apart.

Clean and Unclean

Eat Clean Animals Lev 11:1-47; Deut 14With split hoof and chew cudFrom water with fins and scalesInsects with jointed legs for hoppingMost birds

Clean and Unclean

Unclean Animals Lev 11:4-7,10-20,23, 27-43Split hoofs or chews cud

Camels: no split hoofRabbit: no split hoofHog: does not chew cud

Water creaturesNo fins or scales

CatfishLobsterOyster

Birds of prey: Eagles, hawk, vultures,etcLow to ground: Rats, reptiles, etc

Clean and Unclean

One became unclean by touching the carcass of an unclean animal

Vessels to be broken if defiled by unclean animal

Spring/well defiled by unclean carcassA clean animal that dies on its own defiles

one who touches the carcass

Clean and Unclean

Uncleanness after childbirth Lev 12:1-8Uncleanness from skin diseases Lev 13, 14

Examination/detectionConduct of leper 13:45-46

Garments 13:47-59House 14:33-57

Cleansing of leper 14:1-32Uncleanness from contact with dead body Num

19:11-22

Clean and Unclean

Cleanness in camp Num 5:1-4, Deu 23:9-14

Water of purification Num 19:1-10

Observances, Feasts, etc

Sacrifices for the congregation Num 28:1-29,40Daily: 2 lambsSabbath day: 2 additional lambsNew moons: 11 additional animalsPassover: 18 additional animals on all 8 daysFeast of weeks: 11 additional animalsDay of Atonement: 10 additional animals

Observances, Feasts, etc

Sacrifices for the congregation Num 28:1-29,40Feast of Ingathering/Tabernacles (8 days)

1st 30 extra animals2nd 29 extra animals3rd 28 extra animals4th 27 extra animals5th 26 extra animals6th 25 extra animals7th 24 extra animals8th 10 extra animals

Observances, Feasts, etc

Sabbath day Lev 23:1-3New moons Num 28:11-15Beginning of religious calendar

Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread Lev 23:4-14

Feast of Weeks/Feast of FiftyEnd of religious calendar

Feast of TrumpetsDay of AtonementFeast of Tabernacles

Observances, Feasts, etc

Sabbath Year Lev 25:1-7Hebrew rules

7th year Hebrew slave freed Deu 15:12-187th year Hebrew debt forgiven Deu 15:1-11Read the law aloud to assembly Deu 31:9-13Year of Jubilee (49 yrs) Lev 25:8-55Treatment of the poor

Vows Lev 27, Num 6,30