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Exploring Exodus:

Delve into the book of Exodus and discover its profound message of freedom and redemption. Uncover the connections between Moses' story and Jesus' story, and learn to read the Old Testament in light of the Gospel.

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Exploring Exodus:

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  1. Exploring Exodus: An Introduction

  2. Whenever Pharaoh wanted to prolong the period of slavery in Egypt, he had a favorite, favorite formula for doing it. . . . He kept the slaves fighting among themselves. But whenever the slaves get together, something happens in Pharaoh’s court, and he cannot hold the slaves in slavery. When the slaves get together, that’s the beginning of getting out of slavery. • Martin Luther King Jr., “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop”

  3. How long is your walk to freedom? What about the walk for the homeless person outside your office door? What about for Syrian refugees or immigrants? How long is their walk of freedom? Will I be a person who is helpful in one of the stages along the path to freedom for humans seeking liberty? • Greg Taylor

  4. Intro All scripture is God Breathed. (2 Timothy 3:16)

  5. Intro All scripture is God Breathed. (2 Timothy 3:16) When reading through scripture we should ask ourselves the question: What does this tell us about who God is?

  6. Intro All scripture is God Breathed. (2 Timothy 3:16) When reading through scripture we should ask ourselves the question: What does this tell us about who God is? Read the text on its own terms.

  7. Authorship and Intent When considering the author of Exodus and the author’s intent, “an attitude of open mindedness seems most consistent with the evidence.” – Peter Enns

  8. Most people are binary and instant in their judgements; that is, they immediately categorize things as good or bad, true or false, black or white, friend or foe. A truly effective leader, however, needs to be able to see the shades of gray inherent in a situation in order to make wise decisions as to how to proceed. • Steven B. Sample, The Contrarian’s Guide To Leadership

  9. Authorship and Intent When considering the author of Exodus and the author’s intent, “an attitude of open mindedness seems most consistent with the evidence.” – Peter Enns All scripture has a human author and a divine author.

  10. Authorship and Intent When considering the author of Exodus and the author’s intent, “an attitude of open mindedness seems most consistent with the evidence.” – Peter Enns All scripture has a human author and a divine author. There is no objectivehistory. The Bible is the divineperspective on past events.

  11. Authorship and Intent When considering the author of Exodus and the author’s intent, “an attitude of open mindedness seems most consistent with the evidence.” – Peter Enns All scripture has a human author and a divine author. There is no objectivehistory. The Bible is the divineperspective on past events. We should read the Old Testament in light of the Gospel.

  12. Structure 19-40 Covenant at Mt. Sinai • God’s Covenant with Israel • The Tabernacle • Rebellion and forgiveness • Building the Tabernacle 1-18 Exodus from Egypt • Pharaoh has a problem • God commissions Moses • Moses confronts Pharaoh • Plagues • Departure • Wilderness

  13. Exodus In 60 Seconds

  14. Pharaoh has a problem

  15. God commissions Moses

  16. Moses confronts Pharaoh

  17. Plagues

  18. Departure

  19. Wilderness

  20. God’s Covenant with Israel

  21. The Tabernacle

  22. Rebellion and forgiveness

  23. Building the Tabernacle

  24. Place in Scripture Exodus is the archetype of redemption.

  25. Deuteronomy 24: 17-18 17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. 18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.

  26. Place in Scripture Exodus is the archetype of redemption. Hebrew readers of the gospel would have easily noticed the connections between Moses’ story and Jesus’ story. Do we?

  27. Place in Scripture Exodus is the archetype of redemption. Hebrew readers of the gospel would have easily noticed the connections between Moses’ story and Jesus’ story. Do we?We must be discerning as we read Exodus, or we’ll miss all the good stuff!

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