LIFE JOURNEY

An Overview of Exodus

LIFE JOURNEY

An Overview of Exodus

Facts about Exodus• Author – Moses• Main characters – God, Moses, Israelites• Main theme – Redemption• Book name – Exodus (“exit” or “way out”)• Simple outline:

– Redemption from Egypt (Chs. 1-18)– Revelation from God (Chs. 19-40)

Natural Outline

Redemption from Egypt – What God Did Israel in Egypt (Ex 1-13) Israel at the Red Sea (Ex 14-15)

Israel in the Wilderness (Ex 15-18)

Revelation from God - What God ExpectsIsrael at Mt. Sinai (Ex 19-40)

Ex & LevNum

Deut

The Book of Exodus is AWESOME!The Book of Exodus is AWESOME!• If Genesis is the Bible’s “Table of Contents,” then Exodus

is the “Introduction to the Main Character,” that is, God.• Exodus can be viewed as the Bible’s “Intro to God.”

a. God’s Salvation

b. God’s Justice

c. God’s Morality/Ethics

d. God’s Worship

e. God’s Presence

f. God’s Name

God’s Hand… 1. Leads Out of Egypt

Ex 3:7,10 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slaves, and I am concerned about their suffering…I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

• Ex 3:19-20 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him. So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.

Plagues Type/effect Name

1-4 Loathsome Blood, Frogs, Gnats/Lice, Flies

5-6 Heavy Livestock, Boils

7-10 Destructive (beyond anything ever before experienced in Egypt)

Hail, Locusts, Darkness, Death of Firstborn

The 10 Plagues upon Egypt (Ex 7-10)

Egyptian Tomb Painting

Plague Egyptian GodAttacked

1 Blood2 Frogs3 Gnats

Osiris (god of the Nile)Hekt (frog goddess)Seb (earth God)

4 Flies5 Livestock6 Boils

HaktokApis (Bull god)Typhon

7 Hail8 Locusts9 Darkness

Shu (god of atmosphere)Serapia (protector god)Ra (Sun God)

10 Death of Firstborn Attack on all gods

God’s Hand… 2. Leads Through the Desert

Ex 13:18, 21 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt armed for battle…By day, the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.

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The Cloud Pillar

14

Israelite Camp and Tabernacle

DesertPromised

LandEgypt

ChristianLife

HeavenWorld

Red Sea

Baptism

Passover

Cross

God’s Hand Leads Out of EgyptBuhay disyerto, buhay Kristiano…

Hindi madali sa disyerto!

Rules for Desert Survival

• Walang Isnaban

• Walang Iwanan

• Walang Bolahan

• Walang Talo!

In our LIFE JOURNEY, God’s Hand...

1 Leads out of Egypt

2 Leads through the desert

Let’s embrace the leading of God’s hand as we go through our LIFE JOURNEY!

LIFE JOURNEY

An Overview of Exodus

LIFE JOURNEY

An Overview of Exodus