Outline 1. Israel in Egypt ( 1:1–2:25 ) a. Israel Multiplies ( 1:1–7 ) b. Israel is Oppressed ( 1:8–22 ) c. Moses in Egypt ( 2:1–25 ) i. Birth and Adoption of Moses ( 2:1–10 ) ii. The Rejection and Flight of Moses ( 2:11–25 ) 2. God's Deliverance of Israel ( 3:1–18:27 ) a. The Burning Bush ( 3:1–4:31 ) i. God calls Moses ( 3:1–22 ) ii. The Three Signs ( 4:1–9 ) 1. The Staff ( 4:1–5 ) 2. The Leprous Hand ( 4:6–7 ) 3. Water to Blood ( 4:8–9 ) iii. The Appointment of Aaron ( 4:10–17 ) iv. Moses Returns to Egypt ( 4:18–31 ) b. Pharaoh Refuses ( 5:1–6:13 ) i. Bricks and Straw ( 5:1–23 ) ii. God Promises Deliverance ( 6:1–13 ) c. Moses and Aaron ( 6:14–7:13 ) i. The Genealogies of Moses and Aaron ( 6:14–27 ) ii. God Commands Moses and Aaron ( 7:1–7 ) iii. Aaron’s Staff ( 7:8–13 ) d. The Ten Plagues ( 7:14–11:10 ) i. The First Plague: Blood ( 7:14–25 ) ii. The Second Plague: Frogs ( 8:1–15 ) iii. The Third Plague: Gnats ( 8:16–19 ) iv. The Fourth Plague: Flies ( 8:20–32 ) v. The Fifth Plague: Cattle Disease ( 9:1–7 ) vi. The Sixth Plague: Boils ( 9:8–12 ) vii. The Seventh Plague: Hail ( 9:13–35 ) viii. The Eighth Plague: Locusts ( 10:1–20 ) ix. The Ninth Plague: Darkness ( 10:21–29 ) x. The Tenth Plague Announced ( 11:1–10 ) e. The Passover ( 12:1–30 ) i. The Passover Lamb ( 12:1–13 ) ii. The Feast of Unleavened Bread ( 12:14–28 ) iii. The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn ( 12:29–30 ) f. The Exodus from Egypt ( 12:31–13:22 ) i. Pharaoh Lets the People Go ( 12:31–42 ) ii. Instructions for the Passover ( 12:43–51 ) iii. The Dedication of the Firstborn ( 13:1–16 ) iv. The Bones of Joseph ( 13:17–19 ) v. The Pillar of Cloud and Fire ( 13:20–22 ) g. The Red Sea ( 14:1–15:21 ) i. Pharaoh Pursues the Israelites ( 14:1–14 ) ii. The Crossing of the Red Sea ( 14:15–31 ) iii. The Song at the Sea ( 15:1–21 ) h. Journey to Sinai ( 15:22–18:27 ) i. The Bitter Waters of Marah ( 15:22–27 ) ii. The Manna from Heaven ( 16:1–36 ) iii. Water from the Rock ( 17:1–7 ) iv. The Amalekites Attack ( 17:8–16 ) v. Jethro’s Advice ( 18:1–27 ) 3. The Covenant at Sinai ( 19:1–24:18 ) a. God and Israel Meet at Mount Sinai ( 19:1–25 ) b. The Ten Commandments ( 20:1–17 ) c. Moses Mediates Between God and Israel ( 20:18–21 ) d. The Book of the Covenant ( 20:22–23:33 ) i. Idolatry Forbidden ( 20:22–26 ) ii. Legal Prescriptions ( 21:1–22:15 ) 1. Hebrew Servants ( 21:1–11 ) 2. Personal Injury Law ( 21:12–36 ) 3. Property Laws ( 22:1–15 ) iii. Religious, Moral, and Cultic Instructions ( 22:16–23:19 ) 1. Laws of Social Responsibility ( 22:16–31 ) 2. Justice and Mercy ( 23:1–9 ) 3. Sabbath Laws ( 23:10–13 ) 4. The Three Feasts of Pilgrimage ( 23:14–19 ) iv. Epilogue ( 23:20–33 ) e. The Covenant Sealed ( 24:1–18 ) 4. The Wilderness Tabernacle ( 25:1–40:38 ) a. The Instructions for the Tabernacle ( 25:1–31:18 ) i. The Collection of Materials ( 25:1–9 ) ii. Furnishings for the Tabernacle ( 25:10–40 ) 1. The Ark of the Covenant ( 25:10–16 ) 2. The Mercy Seat ( 25:17–22 ) 3. The Table of Showbread ( 25:23–30 ) 4. The Lampstand ( 25:31–40 ) iii. The Tabernacle and Its Courtyard ( 26:1–27:21 ) 1. Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle ( 26:1–37 ) 2. The Bronze Altar ( 27:1–8 ) 3. Curtains and Posts for the Courtyard ( 27:9–19 ) 4. Oil for the Lamps ( 27:20–21 ) iv. The Tabernacle’s Personnel ( 28:1–29:46 ) 1. The Aaronic Priesthood ( 28:1–5 ) 2. The Priestly Garments ( 28:6–43 ) 3. Consecration of the Priests ( 29:1–46 ) v. Other Elements in the Tabernacle ( 30:1–38 ) 1. The Altar of Incense ( 30:1–10 ) 2. The Census ( 30:11–16 ) 3. The Bronze Basin ( 30:17–21 ) 4. The Anointing Oil ( 32:22–33 ) 5. The Incense ( 30:34–38 ) vi. Bezalel and Oholiab ( 31:1–11 ) vii. Observance of the Sabbath ( 31:12–18 ) b. Israel Rebels ( 32:1–34:35 ) i. The Golden Calf ( 32:1–29 ) ii. Moses Intercedes for the People ( 32:30–35 ) iii. God’s Presence and the Israelites ( 33:1–23 ) iv. The Second Set of Tablets ( 34:1–9 ) v. God Renews the Covenant ( 34:10–35 ) c. The Construction of the Tabernacle ( 35:1–40:38 ) i. The Sabbath Established ( 35:1–3 ) ii. The Collection of Materials ( 35:4–29 ) iii. Bezalel and Oholiab ( 35:30–36:7 ) iv. Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle ( 36:8–38 ) v. Furnishings for the Tabernacle ( 37:1–29 ) 1. The Ark of the Covenant ( 37:1–5 ) 2. The Mercy Seat ( 37:6–9 ) 3. The Table of Showbread ( 37:10–16 ) 4. The Lampstand ( 37:17–24 ) 5. The Altar of Incense ( 37:25–29 ) vi. The Courtyard ( 38:1–20 ) 1. The Bronze Altar ( 38:1–7 ) 2. The Bronze Basin ( 38:8 ) 3. Curtains and Posts for the Courtyard ( 38:9–20 ) vii. Inventory of Materials ( 38:21–31 ) viii. The Priestly Garments ( 39:1–31 ) ix. Moses Approves the Work ( 39:32–43 ) x. The Inauguration of the Tabernacle ( 40:1–33 ) xi. God’s Presence Fills the Tabernacle ( 40:34–38 ) |