EXODUS Lesson 1 – Introduction Today, we start what I think you will find to be an exciting, eye-opening, and (I hope) spirit-filled adventure into the 2 nd book of the Torah……Exodus. And, to set the table for what it is we’ll study, and where it will take us, I…

EXODUS Lesson 2 – Chapter 1 Last week we discussed that the noted Hebrew Bible scholar, Everett Fox, chose a method to look at Exodus that involved dividing it into 6 divisions. Today, we enter the first of the divisions that he calls the “Deliverance Narrative”. It starts at 1:1,…

EXODUS Lesson 3 – Chapters 2 and 3 Last week, the stage was set for us, and the actors were introduced. We were given the condition of the Israelites in Egypt…..as oppressed slave laborers……..and why they were in that condition…..because the NEWEST King of Egypt didn’t honor Joseph’s memory or…

EXODUS Lesson 4 – Chapter 3 Last week we ended with Moses on his way to the backside, or the far side, of the wilderness of Midian. And, I made the case for you that the mountain where Moses would encounter the Burning Bush was NOT on the Sinai Peninsula,…

EXODUS Lesson 5 – Chapter 4 Let’s continue our study of Exodus as we move, today, into chapter 4. Last time we met, we were in the midst of the Burning Bush theophany. I say theophany because indeed that kind of direct interaction between God and a man by which…

EXODUS Lesson 6 – Chapters 5 and 6 This week we begin Exodus chapter 5; and I’m going to change up on you a bit. Usually I read from the Complete Jewish Bible, but this time I’ll read from a version called “The Scriptures”. And, it is for one reason…

EXODUS Lesson 7 – Chapter 7 Last week Exodus chapters 5 and 6 began the preparation for the Lord to force Pharaoh to give up the Israelites and allow them to leave. Moses and Aaron were in Egypt, they had confronted Pharaoh with the mildest demand that would be put…

EXODUS Lesson 8 – Chapters 8 and 9 Last week we saw the plagues, or better “strokes” against Egypt, begin. The opening volley was that the Nile River was turned to blood. And, as we discussed, the Hebrew term for blood, dam, also denoted the color red, and meant blood-like;…

EXODUS Lesson 9 – Chapters 10 and 11 We’re nearing the end of the strokes, or plagues, against Egypt that Abba has ordained in order that Pharaoh will agree to release the Hebrews from their bondage. So far, nothing’s worked. Pharaoh’s heart has become progressively intransigent in proportion to the…

EXODUS Lesson 10 – Chapter 12 This chapter of Exodus is almost a book unto itself. Here, the festival, or ordinance, of the Passover, Pesach, is established. In fact, another God-ordained feast, the Festival of Unleavened Bread, is also laid out. The important details and timing and who may participate…

EXODUS Lesson 11 – Chapters 12 and 13 Last week we saw that the King of Egypt finally released God’s people, but not until Egypt was decimated. The livestock was dead, the field and tree crops were destroyed, and now hundreds of thousands of Egyptian males…..including the Pharaoh’s own heir…

EXODUS Lesson 12 – Chapters 13 and 14 Last week we viewed a documentary film that brought together information that has been known for centuries, with newer findings that shoot a lot of holes in the traditional route of the Exodus. We certainly are not going to solve in this…

EXODUS Lesson 13 – Chapters 15 and 16 At our introduction to the study of Exodus, we divided it up into 6 parts, simply for the sake of giving us a kind of structure to help us navigate through the various stages of Israel’s redemption from Egypt, formation as a…

EXODUS Lesson 14 – Chapter 16 Last week we just started in our study of Exodus 16; this week we’re going to continue that study and talk about the provision of Manna to sustain Israel. But unlike the Sunday School version there is much more to this episode than meets…

EXODUS Lesson 15 – Chapters 17 and 18 As we leave behind the establishment of a daily food supply for the Israelites, something called Man hu (meaning “what is it?”), let’s move in to Exodus chapter 17. READ EXODUS CHAPTER 17 all As the 17th chapter of Exodus opens, we…

EXODUS Lesson 16 – Chapters 18 and 19 Last week we got a little way into Exodus chapter 18, and ended where Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro (Yitro in Hebrew) brought Moses’ wife and 2 sons to him for a reunion. And, we find that much news had reached Yitro about some…

EXODUS Lesson 17 – Chapter 20 READ CHAPTER 20 all The content of our study for this week, the next, and probably a few more after that is complex, at times controversial, and not for the feint of heart. But, if you will determine to focus your mind on what…

EXODUS Lesson 18 – Chapter 20 Continued Today we continue a deep and detailed look at what among the Church is labeled as The Ten Commandments. How could such a standard icon of the Christian Church as the 10 Commandments be labeled as controversial? That’s what we began with last…

EXODUS Lesson 19 – Chapter 20 Continued 2 Today we continue our extensive study of what is popularly known as The Ten Commandments of Exodus 20. Last week we studied two very controversial commands…..or more accurately translated, WORDS….that of not using the Lord’s name in vain, and of the prohibition…

EXODUS Lesson 20 – Chapter 20 Conclusion As we move forward in our study of the Decalogue, the Ten Commandments, we have finally moved past the more controversial parts and get into areas that are a bit more comfortable. So, you can relax. RE-READ Ex.20:12 The 5th Word enjoins children…

EDODUS Lesson 21 – Chapter 21 Chapter 21 of Exodus begins with these simple and straightforward words from YHWH: “ Now these are the rulings you are to present to them….. Well, maybe not so simple after all; Exodus 21 is one of those chapters that has to be looked…

EXODUS Lesson 22 – Chapters 21 and 22 Last week, a lot of you walked out with headaches and puzzled looks as we started our study of “The Law” with an extensive expose’ on Exodus 21:1. You’ll be relieved to know that this week isn’t going to be nearly so…

EXODUS Lesson 23 – Chapters 22 and 23 Let’s continue with our study of Exodus chapter 22 by reading from verse 18 to the end of the chapter. READ EXODUS 22:18 – end As quickly and matter of fact-ly that we’re told of these acts which must immediately bring death…

EXODUS Lesson 24 – Chapters 24 and 25 For the last several chapters of Exodus we have witnessed Yehoveh present His covenant to the people of Israel. Unlike the covenants the Lord had made with Noah and Abraham (which were really more the form of promises of God and therefore…

EXODUS Lesson 25 – Chapter 25 Last week we ended by discussing the connection between the symbols of the tribes of Israel, and how these tribes were arranged into divisions and placed in a precise pecking order surrounding the Wilderness Tabernacle, with the strange spiritual creatures the Bible sometimes calls…

EXODUS Lesson 26 – Chapter 25 Continued As the beginning of the lesson, today, I want to play the video for you that I had hoped to play last week but had technical difficulties. It’s only a 28-minute video about the Tabernacle, but it is well done. The resolution of…

EXODUS Lesson 27 – Chapters 26, 27, and 28 In chapter 25, Yehoveh gave instructions on the 3 primary furnishings that are to be placed inside the Tabernacle’s sanctuary: the Ark of the Covenant, the Table of Showbread, and the Menorah (the Golden Lamp Stand). Beginning in chapter 26 we…

EXODUS Lesson 28 – Chapters 28 and 29 We ended part way through chapter 28 last week and were just getting into the garb of the Levite priests. Pardon me for being repetitive, but we need to remember that it was the tribe of Levi that was set part as…

EXODUS Lesson 29 – Chapters 30 and 31 Today we’re going to continue to study various aspects of the Tabernacle; it’s furnishings, and the priesthood that the Lord is establishing. All of these things are designed to accomplish a way for Him to dwell among His people, Israel. Let’s read…

EXODUS Lesson 30 – Chapters 31 and 32 We continue in our study of Exodus 31 this week with the section beginning in verse 12 concerning the Sabbath….in Hebrew, Shabbat. Let’s re-read this rather short section to refresh our memories. RE-READ EXODUS 31:12 to end The Sabbath is God’s Law…

EXODUS Lesson 31 – Chapters 33 and 34 Let’s be very clear where Israel stands with God at this moment in Exodus: the Mosaic Covenant has been broken and is not in operation and therefore Israel’s relationship with God is broken; all the result of idol worship of the Golden…

EXODUS Lesson 32 – Chapters 34, 35, 36, and 37 We are really going to accelerate now, until the end of the book of Exodus. In fact this lesson and next weeks lesson will conclude the book of Exodus, and then it’ll be on to Leviticus…..a truly fascinating study. As…

EXODUS Lesson 33 – Chapters 38, 39, and 40 (End of Book) Beginning last week we have been reading of the actual construction of the Tabernacle; and the reason we have not examined it all closely is because it is a repeat of the specifications given much earlier in Exodus.…