Study book on exodus, questions on exodus welcome to. God is faithful, and keeps his promise to abraham gn 15. The the clear focus is the departure of the children of israel from egypt. In english following a lost sheep from his flock, moses encounters a burning bush. 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. Exodus 12 new international version niv the passover and the festival of unleavened bread. The story of the exodus begins where the story genesis ends. 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. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses. To this end, i have given a good deal of attention to relating the book to the new testament and to christian doctrine. The book of hebrews addresses three separate groups.
Watch our overview video on exodus 118, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The hebrew words are weelleh shemoth, or just shemoth. While it is widely accepted that the book of isaiah is rooted in a historic prophet called isaiah, who lived in the kingdom of judah during the 8th century bce, it is also widely accepted that this prophet did not write the entire book of isaiah. In 2006, a documentary titled the exodus decoded by simcha jacobovici of the history channel suggested that the exodus did happen around 1500bce, during the period of the pharaoh ahmose. The english name exodus comes from the ancient greek.
Jun 19, 2008 in a 1996 guide to the best commentaries, derek thomas wrote. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible. Exodus summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of exodus for bible study or sunday school lessons. This book covers the exodus of the nation of israel out of egypt through their journey to the promised land. This, too, reflects my desire that the commentary be serviceable to christian ministers. Featuring reflection questions and various other helps, this 12week study leads readers through the book of exodus, emphasizing gods faithfulness and mercy in the midst of human rebellion. On a deeper level, this reflects the fact that it is the book in which our identity name as a nation is forged. The present volume, a commentary on the book of exodus, is the last of the commentaries to be rendered into english.
In exodus we witness god beginning to fulfill his promises to abraham, isaac, and jacob. Hebrew title of this book weelleh shemot originated from the ancient practice of naming a bible book after its first word or words. Moses then wrote down everything the lord had said, exodus 24. Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon the towering novel of the twentieth centurys most dramatic geopolitical event. 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. Ruins of a large fortification were discovered in the 1990s at ramesses on the south bank of the pelusiac branch of the nile river.
The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws. Using archaeological evidence, he tried to show that everything could have been explained through natural events. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. Spread over the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, it tells the story of the enslavement of the israelites in ancient egypt, their liberation through the hand of their tutelary deity yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and their wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of canaan, the. 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. Between the happenings at the end of genesis and the beginning of exodus there are nearly 300 years. Leon uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Additionally, other biblical books refer to the law of. Summary the book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after joseph, his brothers, and the pharaoh he once served have all died.
A lot goes down in exodus, so lets break it down into five sections. 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. In the hebrew bible the books name is taken from the first two hebrew words in verse 1, elleh these and shemoth names, which can be translated, these are the names. The book of exodus tells the tale of israels liberation and birth, and of the beginning of gods covenanted nation. Over the years i have been asked if i had any other books of the bible that are explained like the one for the book of revelation which took a year to complete. The river is seen in the lower part of the drawing. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original.
The second book of the torah describes the birth of the jewish people. The children of israel increase in egypt after the death of joseph. Exodus commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. According to the documentary film the exodus decoded, the 10 plagues of egyptjust as in the book of exodus and in the same exact orderoccurred twice in small cameroon villages in the 1980s. Exodus 12 the passover and the festival of bible gateway. Exodus connects the history of the people as found in the book of genesis by narrating how the seventy descendants of jacob that had migrated to egypt cf. The book of exodus details gods call to the people of israel to get up and leave their position of slavery in egypt. Exodus records more miracles of god than any other book in the old testament. This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. This remarkable book takes us through the history of jamaican music, marleys own personal journey from the trench town ghetto to his status as global superstar, as well as marleys deep spiritual practice of rastafari and the roots of this religion.
The book covers a period of approximately eighty years, from shortly before mosess birth c. Moses asked god his name and god said, i am who i am. 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. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easyto. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible 1599. 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. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of. In the new testament moses is mentioned several times as author of exodus for example luke 20. Commentary on the book of exodus by matthew henry old. Unhappily the author died after completing only three of his commentaries two on genesis and one on exodus. Exodus chapters 118 free bible commentary in easy english. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to liberate the israelites.
Now these are the names of is the translation of the first two hebrew words. This commentary has been through advanced checking. The second book of moses, also known as the second book of the pentateuch is called exodus because of all the events that take place in the first half of the book. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. The book of exodus is the story of the birth of israel as a nation.
Title exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the. Feb 19, 2018 the book of exodus was written between 1440 and 1400 b. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on exodus chapters 1 to 18. But then a new pharaoh comes to power, and he starts enslaving the israelites. This would have been the location of the early chapters of exodus. Free bible version and commentary on the book of exodus in. The hebrew title for the book of exodus is taken from its first words. Sixth, i have tried to read exodus as a christian theologian. The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. 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. In the book of exodus we find no longer exclusively the dealings of god with individuals mentioned.
The law includes the books of genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. Exodus is a starburst of old and new testament theology. The book of exodus is the second book of the law in hebrew scripture, and. Paul explained it best when, referring to jesus christ, he wrote that adam is. There is a famine of really good commentaries on exodus. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. Read exodus commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. That shows us that exodus is not really a completely separate book. Author within the book of exodus there continue reading bible study. This foreshadowed jesus, the lamb of god without spot or blemish 1 peter 1. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. It is supremely a book that speaks about relationships, highlighting those between god and his creation, between god and humankind, and between human beings. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
But the book of exodus is so much more than a makingofarecord story. We have photos, testimonies and historical documentation of these disasters. Exodus relates the story of freedom for gods people from slavery and the beginning of national identity. Study the bible online using commentary on exodus and more. The book of exodus reveals god through his acts as a covenantmaker and keeper, as the sovereign over individuals, nations, and nature, as executing judgment upon the wicked, as a kinsmanredeemer, as a warrior, and as personal, coming to dwell in the midst of his people. Book of exodus, freedom of gods people from slavery, the patriarchs, abraham, isaac, jacob, joseph. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. 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. Book of exodus read, study bible verses online bible study tools.
God gives moses the ten commandments, but moses smashes the tablets when he sees that the israelites have been worshipping a golden calf on aarons. Apart from the philological notes and translation, this commentary includes a formcritical section, looking at the growth of the tradition in its previous stages. Exodus with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt. Genesis speaks of beginnings and is foundational to the understanding of the rest of the bible. For example, the mishnah quotes rabbi eliezer ben hyrcanus as saying. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. The israelites are right where we left them in genesis, hanging out in egypt and multiplying. In the hebrew bible the name for the book comes from the first words of the text. Among the symbolic presentations of christ in the book of exodus is the story of the water from the rock in exodus 17. Whoever teaches his daughter torah, it is as though he teaches her obscenity.
The exodus begins 35 furthermore, the israelites acted on moses word and asked the egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. Nov 28, 2014 the first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. The book is strategically important to both old testament history and a proper understanding of hebrew customs and institutions. The bible book of exodus with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. In fact, two of the best commentaries on this pivotal old testament book are very recent publications. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture. 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. Exodus is the book which speaks of the physical and spiritual birth of israel as a nation. Unlike genesis, which is anonymous as far as internal evidence is concerned, exodus claims in more than one place that moses wrote at least substantial portions of the book. The observations which have led to this are as follows. The word, exodus is derived from a greek word meaning going out. It contains the stories of enslavement and liberation, of revelation and wanderings, of. Its important to understand which group is being addressed in which passage. The book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after joseph, his brothers, and the pharaoh he once served have all died.