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. The first six verses of exodus tie it effectively to genesis. It takes the story of the israelites from their presence. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. You probably remember abraham s covenant with god from genesis. Leon uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemiesthe beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. Links to these more complete studies can be found here.
Exodus account is remarkably brimming with elements of egyptian religious and. Some articles are seeking to place the book within its larger historical context, while others are laying out the overall theology of the book, but all of the articles combined have the goal of enabling christians today better to read and apply exodus for the good of the church, and for the glory of our lord jesus christ. Remember the basic content and message of the book of exodus. The exodus event is clearly the focus of this book. Taking a pioneering approach to commentary writing, brevard childs gives an entirely original treatment to the book of exodus. The hebrew bible and the judaean desert discoveries, eds. The journey between egypt and the wilderness of sinai and mount sinai took three months to the day ex 19. Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon the towering novel of the twentieth centurys most dramatic geopolitical event.
A substantial exegesis of that passage is worth many pages. The book occurred sometime before moses birth in 1526 ex 2 d. Exodus 2 niv bible now a man of the tribe of levi married. Sinai, and records the construction of the tabernacle. The dishonorable storyline of the exodus, with a people fleeing from slavery, is for manfred bietak an indication of elements that are historically credible. The hebrews, from the words with which it begins, call it veelle semoth. This book is called names in its original translation and it follows the tale of the israelites leaving slavery and bondage in egypt and traveling with moses to. Mgm who suggested the idea for the book to leon uris.
Within the book of exodus there is language that suggests the author is an eye witness to the events contained within the book. The book of exodus follows a sustained narrative beginning first with the life of moses, a hebrew raised among egyptian royalty, before showing how god used moses to deliver the hebrews from. The name was retained by the latin vulgate, by the jewish author philo a contemporary of christ and by the syriac version. Philips small group members, in an effort to help you with the upcoming study of exodus, i wanted to put together a little study guide.
The second book of moses is called exodus, from the greek word exodos, which signifies going out. Course objectives after completing this course the student will. L moody said moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody, forty years learning. And in many ways, exodus is the covenant bookits the rules, the history, and the contract all wrapped up into one. The book of exodus 118 a 5 minute recap on genenes. The book of exodus from slavery to sinai syllabus course description this course is an expositional study of the book of exodus.
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. The midrash teaches that jewish women played a major role in the exodus, by keeping alive the spirits of their husbands, preventing them from becoming depressed under the burden of slavery, and giving up in despair. The book of genesis has therefore been aptly termed the seedplot of the bible. Such laws were given in connection with promises of divine blessing to god. They should be utilized with the following understanding. Its hebrew title, shemoth names, is from the books opening phrase, these are the names. Now these are the names of the children of israel, which came into egypt. Exodus is the book which speaks of the physical and spiritual birth of israel as a nation. The element of promise dis tinguishes the covenant. The heart of this book is the passover, after 9 plagues had been sent on israel the passover angel was sent. Exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy is a conjunction.
Bob marley, exodus reggae musicians often draw inspiration from biblical stories. Exodus 1 1599 geneva bible gnv the second book of moses, called exodus. And in many ways, exodus is the covenant bookits the rules, the history, and the contract all wrapped up into one you probably remember abrahams covenant with god from genesis. The table on the right is adapted from the introduction to the book of exodus pg. Each paragraph preceded by comment or q an abbreviation for question was introduced by someone other than bro. 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. 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 traditionally ascribed to moses, but modern scholars see its initial composition as a product of the babylonian. Scholars call such recurrences of the storys themes and language outside of the book of exodus the exodus tradition. Tere fredericks actually, according to a jewish website i found, the events of the exodus were basically true, only the ships name was changed. The first impression one may receive in passing from a re view of egyptian religion to the doctrine of god in the book of exodus is the glut of materials. The book of exodus tells the epic story of god delivering israel out of slavery in egypt, leading them in the desert, giving the law at mt.
It contains the stories of enslavement and liberation, of revelation and wanderings, of. Exodus ebook epub electronic book exodus by leon uris for iphone, ipad txt format version, file with page numbers exodus by leon uris kindle edition with audio multimedia cd video hardcover new or used, cheap audiobook pric theres also other available format to download. Apart from the philological notes and translation, this commentary includes a formcritical section, looking at the growth of the tradition in its previous stages. The book of exodus tells the tale of israels liberation and birth, and of the beginning of gods covenanted nation. Those promises carried through abraham issac jacob who had 12 sons 3. The english title comes from the title in the septuagint a greek translation. The book of exodus so far, the notes have been transferred from exodus introduction and exodus 118 to individual chapters of the book of exodus. The book continues the story of the ancestors of israel in egypt, now grown in number to a large landless population enslaved by the pharaoh.
It is possible that moses composed the book during or shortly after the encampment of the people at sinai 1446 c. The following notes on the book of exodus were compiled from a bible study led by bro. Check out what we have to say about it in our learning guide for the book. Book of exodus is just one, however canonical, of these variants. 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. The book of exodus the second book of moses is called exodus, from the greek word exodos, which signifies going out. Exodus shows us gods way of delivering sinful people 1 corinthians 10. Book of exodus encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway. Also, the arabs as depicted in the book, not all but a goodly number, as still today. Exodus is an international publishing phenomenonthe towering.
It is a conjunction, such as our and, and is used to connect the narrative to the previous book. The book of exodus or the departure, so called because of. Exodus means going out or the way out, and thus it describes israels. The literary elements of old testament narrative as a genre in shaping the superstructure of the book of the pentateuch and historical books reflection of. It comes directly after the book of genesis in the old testament and is included in the abrahamic texts as well as the torah. Leon uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. An additional teaching plan is also available in electronic format pdf by calling 18662491799. Many elements of it were fundamental to the teaching of jesus mt 5. Also, the arabs asmore actually, according to a jewish website i found, the events of the exodus were basically true, only the ships name was changed. This book covers the exodus of the nation of israel out of egypt through their journey to the promised land. The grand subject of the book of exodus is that of redemption. Below are some brief notes about how many exodus themes fit into the whole of the bible.
The exodusthe story of the israelites deliverance from oppression in the land of egyptis retold in the hebrew bible and in the new testament. Shemuth, names, taken from the opening words of the book. Now these are the names of is the translation of the first two hebrew words. The title of this superfamous scifi book is taken straight from exodus. In exodus 5, moses and aaron speak to pharaoh and call for their people to go for a 3day journey into the desertwilderness in order to worship their god.
Prior to the book of exodus, the only legal sections in the bible are the short commands contained in the various covenants with adam, noah, abraham, isaac, and jacob, including the law of circumcision gen 17. Dec 14, 2012 the book of exodus is a book in the old testament. Exodus in greek means way out, this book indeed describes the way out god made for the children of israel to be set free from there bondage in egypt it is a book of redemption. It is available only in electronic format pdf from our website. The examination of the material of exodus is much more thorough there u than below. When genesis ends israel is safely abiding in egypt, with favored. But in exodus the subject is one redemption with its consequences, consequences in grace, and when the people, showing their insensibility to grace, as well as ignorance of their own condition, had put themselves under law, consequences of government.
There are many great themes and doctrines taught through exodus and many areas for application for us 3,000 years later after the coming of the. For example, there is the famous song of victory recorded in the fifteenth chapter. The covenant is more than just an agreement between god and the israelites. Exodus, book of article about exodus, book of by the. Reading exodus to learn and learning to read exodus, calvin theological journal 34 1999 15. Leadership resources training staff recently spent time together studying the book of exodus. This integrates with the inner cycle of genesis, with the first occurrence of shemuth being.
This book is called names in its original translation and it follows the tale of the israelites leaving slavery and bondage in egypt and traveling with moses to their promised land. In genesis we have creation, and then, after the fall, and the announcement of a deliverer in the seed of the woman, who should bruise the serpents head gen. Hebrew title of this book weelleh shemot originated from the ancient practice of naming a bible book after its first word or words. The book of exodus, like the other books of the hexateuch.
Exodus is an international publishing phenomenonthe towering novel of the twentieth centurys most dramatic geopolitical event. As far as a date for the book of exodus, it is a widespread assumption that the torah reached roughly its final form by the time of the exile or soon thereafter 587537 b. The hebrews called it by the first words, according to their custom, veeleh shemoth i. Pdf the book of exodus 2018 edition gary everett, mdiv dmin. This tradition is found especially in deuteronomy, in the historical. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah or pentateuch, the first five books of the old testament. Book of exodus yale divinity school yale university. It has its own quirks, subtleties, and superweird moments. Boschenstein, johann, elementale introductorium in hebreas litteras. God chose abraham and gave him promises nations land blessing gen 12. Sidlow baxters wonderful analysis of the entire bible called explore the book. Explain the themes and theology in the book of exodus. The scholarly world has known for some time that the book of exodus demon. Now a man of the tribe of levi married a levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son.
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