https://youtu.be/7u6gEC8YlOs Having been redeemed from their slavery in Egypt, chapters 15-19 of Exodus provide us with a description of Israel's journey from the Red Sea to the foot of Sinai. Through the wonders that the LORD worked upon the land of Egypt, God made His name known to Israel, to Egypt, and to Pharaoh personally. …
Continue reading Then You Shall Know That I Am the LORD Your God | Exodus 16:1-12
https://youtu.be/R2UsPRav1EA In our present text, we find the remainder of Exodus, indeed of the Pentateuch, in miniature. Being led through the wilderness in chapters 15-18, God brings Israel to the foot of Sinai to receive His covenant and commandments and from there to enter the Promise Land (though they would, of course, spend forty years …
https://youtu.be/bsoG1-NEB5c After studying through a genealogy, a psalm that was also a parable, and a proverb about oxen, we at last moved back into a larger text. Particularly, we return to the book of Exodus, which we previously studied last year. We concluded with chapter 14 and then went on to conclude the Gospel of …
Author As with the other books of the Torah or Pentateuch, Moses has traditionally been acknowledged as the author of Exodus. While there is no direct claim to Moses’ authorship within the book (though an indirect argument could be made from God’s commands for Moses to write down His law), Jesus validates Moses as the …
In a sea of memorable moments, we finally come to what is likely the most well-known moment of the book of Exodus, if not all of Scripture. More than Moses' meeting with God through the burning bush, more than his infant ride down the Nile, more than any of the plagues, more than Pharaoh's stubborn …
Continue reading Thus the LORD Saved Israel | Exodus 14:15-31
After five sermons upon the Passover night and its deep significance to Israel going forward, the narrative of Exodus now follows the Israelites as they make their way out of Egypt. Here the stubborn, hard-heartedness of Pharaoh will cause the king to chase after his runaway slaves. Though triumphant for a moment, the Israelites will …
Continue reading The LORD Will Fight for You | Exodus 13:17-14:14
https://youtu.be/0hdxGNH3SI0 Last week, we skipped over verses 1-2 because they go along with verses 10-16 in describing the consecration of Israel’s firstborn. As you will no doubt notice, our present text has many similarities with our previous one. The LORD specifically inaugurated the annual Passover meal and Feast of Unleavened Bread so that the Israelites …
Continue reading The Consecration of the Firstborn | Exodus 13:1-2, 11-16
After finally recounting the events of the tenth plague and the exodus, it may seem odd that we again find ourselves reading about the sacrifices and feasts that Israel would be required to keep. However, as we said of Moses and Aaron's genealogy in chapter 6, the authorial intent behind writing Exodus was not to …
Continue reading The Feast of Unleavened Bread | Exodus 12:43-51, 13:3-10
Here at last, after all the prophesies and predictions given, we now have before us the account of two of the most significant events in both the book of Exodus as well as the Bible as a whole: the tenth plague and the exodus. Although it may seem strange that these things that have had …
After warning Pharaoh of the tenth and final plague, the death of the firstborn, Moses took his leave from the king of Egypt once for all. Although Pharaoh still would not listen, the LORD Himself was coming down into Egypt at midnight and Israel would soon be driven out of the land; therefore, Moses needed …
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