The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. It is a sermon moses gave to the israelites before they entered into the promised land. Egypt is a picture of this present world galatians 1. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The greek septuagint lxx, and the latin vulgate versions of the old testament assigned the title exodus to this second book of moses, because the departure of israel from egypt is the dominant historical fact in the book 19. Summary of the book of exodus exodus is the second book of the bible and the second book of the five books of the law, or the pentateuch. I have added a few of these references in the deuteronomy column beside those events and in a few other places, but in blue and in parentheses and with a grey background 1 unless there is already another colored background to show that these are moses later.
Now 40 years old moses is incensed over an episode where he witnesses an egyptian beat a hebrew slave. In exodus, god invites the israelites into a covenant and comes to live among. Call of moses second 40 years in midian, exo 3 incident of burning bush d. Published in 1958, it begins with a compressed retelling of the voyages of the 1947 immigration ship exodus.
Old testament summaries and outlines gracelife ministries. Sidlow baxters wonderful analysis of the entire bible called explore the book. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. Forwardsources summary of the old testament summary of the new testament keypoints of the old testament keypoints of the new testament old testament notes book by book. Bible book as a foundation for further study, teaching, or preaching. A brief outline enables us to understand the whole book. God rescues and delivers his people as he guides them into the unfamiliar desert. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easy. We have detailed a brief summary of the book of exodus for bible study or sunday school lessons. In the process of time, the children of israel increased abundantly. The word that opens exodus is a conjunction, which is better translated and rather than now.
The book of exodus is especially rich in typical teachings. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a full length study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Exodus shows the development of israel and the birth of a real nation, and the promises of god to abraham begin to unfold. Published in 1958, it begins with a compressed retelling of the voyages of the 1947 immigration ship exodus the book has been widely praised as successful propaganda for israel. As it is actually repetition of the law already given there in exodus, leviticus and numbers.
Exodus with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In english following a lost sheep from his flock, moses encounters a burning bush. Detailed chronology of the exodus in moses deuteronomy addresses he retells some of the events in the exodus story. Birth of moses first 40 years in pharaohs palace, exo 2 c. On a deeper level, this reflects the fact that it is the book in which our identity name as a nation is forged.
Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easyto. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. These books may be obtained from a christian library or bookstore or ordered from the publishers. The first ten chapters portray the collection of the fighting men of israel. It takes the story of the israelites from their presence in and oppression by egypt up to the reception of the divine law that occupies the entire book of leviticus and much of numbers. Detailed outline of the book of job jobs testing, speeches. But the good news is that genesis is the easiest needle to find in this giant haystack because its the very first book of the whole thing. Its landmarks are the passover and the passage through the red sea see explanation in 1 corinthians 5. It records the tremendous numerical growth of jacobs family in egypt which grew. Complete but concise summary of each book of the bible old. Though near the end of his commentary he seems to be fatigued. Exodus the emphasis is on redemption why is it called exodus. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day.
It is about gods great deliverance of israel from egypt and his meeting with them at mt. Then a new king, who did not know about joseph, came to power in egypt. Return of moses to egypt announcement of deliverance to israel, exo 4 e. 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. 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. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of exodus by leon uris. Exodus summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of exodus for bible study or sunday school lessons. The name exodus means a going out, a marching out, military expedition. 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. One of the sermons, biblical studies, or topical studies in the christian library. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in. Genesis has provided a complete introduction to the reader so that he knows why in the world israel is in egypt under such difficult circumstances. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject.
A lot goes down in exodus, so lets break it down into five sections. In exodus, god rescues the israelites from slavery in egypt and confronts the. In geneses the emphasis was on creation beginnings. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt. The book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after joseph, his brothers, and the pharaoh he once served have all died. Watch our overview video on exodus 1940, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Outline of the book of exodus introduction and overview of the book of exodus. Exodus bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws. 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 in the nile river. The book has been widely praised as successful propaganda for israel.
Book of exodus, session 1 introduction the book of exodus is the second book of the torah or pentateuch, the first five books of the old testament. Book of exodus read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses. It is his outline for his study of exodus, with the left red column being my association of his outline with fundamental concepts from spoke 2 of the bwheel. Complete but concise summary of each book of the bible old testament and new testament. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. The book of exodus covers a span of approximately 360 years from the death of joseph ex. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. This book covers the exodus of the nation of israel out of egypt through their journey to the promised land.
The israelites are right where we left them in genesis, hanging out in egypt and multiplying. The book begins with the story of moses birth and adoption by the egyptian princess. I am that i am, the books explanation for the origins of the name yahweh, as god is thereafter known. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction yale divinity school. The godliness of the midwives, in saving the men children alive. The outlines convey the content of the book with great detail and full thoughts so that one sees clearly how the biblical text both flows and divides. 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. A brief outline of the book of exodus introduction genesis has. Moses recalls the events of there history and the law. Exodus records more miracles of god than any other book in the old testament. Watch our overview video on exodus 118, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with abraham, with isaac and with jacob.
The book of exodus is the book of national redemption. 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. About 400 years passwhen exodus begins they are under sever bondage and this is where the story picks up introduction to exodus. Narrated by actor john rhysdavies gimli, the lord of the rings biblical theology taught by pastorauthor dr.
It gives a record of the exodus of the israelites from egypt which signified the end of a period of oppression for abrahams offsprings and the commencement of the fulfillment of the covenant promised to abraham. The stay in the desert describes the earthly circumstances in which. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Welcome to the book of exodus and the first chapter.
The book of numbers picks up where the book of exodus left off, with their departure from sinai to their arrival at the edge of the promised landnamely the plains of moab. Pharaoh commands the male children to be cast into the river. Bible book outlines here you can find outlines for every book of the bible, including an extra, more detailed outline for 2 chronicles. Exodus bible book with full chapters king james version. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of exodus in the bible king james version. Call gods people to live in light of our heavenly calling in christ. Campbell morgan wrote, in the book of exodus nothing is commenced, nothing is finished. Contest with pharaoh, exo 5 9 plagues against idolatry of egypt, battle of the gods.
Overall great treatment of the hebrew and helpful understanding of the plagues. Moses and israel in egypt, 10 plagues, the red sea, 10 commandments, gods law, the tabernacle. I can tell stuart has spent a long time researching and diving into the culture, background, and history that surrounds this book. Hebrew title of this book weelleh shemot originated from the ancient practice of naming a bible book after its first word or words. But then a new pharaoh comes to power, and he starts enslaving the israelites. Detailed outline of the book of job jobs testing, speeches, monologues, and divine discourse bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of job jobs testing, speeches, monologues, and divine discourse 20171014t10. 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. Creation, chapters 1, kjv nkjv nlt niv esv csb nasb. Forwardsources summary of the old testament summary of the new testament keypoints of the old testament keypoints of the new testament old testament notes bookbybook. Exodus is the story of god redeeming his people from bondage and death in egypt under pharaoh, to the promised land its called the promised land because it was the land promised to abraham 1. Exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into greek. The above outline is from nelsons complete book of bible maps and charts, pp. Jan 15, 2016 watch our overview video on exodus 118, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Exodus begins in the egyptian region called goshen.
This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. A more extensive outline after this one helps understand how the many parts form the whole. From chapter 20 onward, we start seeing more and more directives for. Jan 21, 2016 watch our overview video on exodus 1940, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Exodus chapter 1 summary began with a listing of the names of the children of israel who came into egypt, which included eleven sons of israel. The entire book is about god hearing israels cries for help, rescuing them. Outline of exodus the book of exodus is the book of national redemption. After the exodus out of egypt the people of israel received the law of jehovah and erected the tabernacle of congregation according to his command. This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title. In the hebrew bible, the opening words, and or now, these are the names, served as the title.
Exodus is the second book in the pentateuch and although the author of exodus is unknown, it is believed the same person wrote all five books. Exodus is a historical novel by american novelist leon uris about the founding of the state of israel. This summary of exodus includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Outline of exodus free bible outlines bible study start.
Now these are the names of is the translation of the first two hebrew words. Detailed outline of the book of exodus israels deliverance, covenant, gods royal tent. The book of exodus details gods call to the people of israel to get up and leave their position of slavery in egypt. The table on the right is adapted from the introduction to the book of exodus pg. Exodus also known as shemot, sefer elleh shemot, exodos aigyptou, exagoge, and book of names second book of the old testament, circa 10 th5 th century b. Aarons staff became a snake, then the lord turned the nile to blood, but pharaoh wouldnt listen. 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. Old testament summaries and outlines gracelife 2018. These are all of the chapters of the book of exodus. 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 study outline contents by chapter and verse. The book of 1 john describes the nature of life with faith in greater detail than the gospel of john. So god looked on the israelites and was concerned about them.
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