Transcript III. Let them Go!

UNIT FOUR
The Exodus
I. The Timeline
I. The Timeline
1500ish BC
Israelites
become slaves
in Egypt
1290 BC 1250 BC
Moses leads
people out of
Egypt
Israelites reach
the promised
land
II. Books of the Bible
II. Books of the Bible
A.
Books
1. Exodus- story of
Israelites leaving for
the promised land.
• Exodus means “departure”
II. Books of the Bible
A.
Books
2. Leviticus- book of
religious laws.
II. Books of the Bible
A.
Books
3. Numbers- story of
Israelites wandering 40
years in the desert.
II. Books of the Bible
A.
Books
4. Deuteronomyspeeches Moses gives
before entering the
promised land.
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God’s Message
1. God tells Moses his
name is “I AM”
• Means “Yahweh”
• Most holy name in the Bible.
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God’s Message
2. Tells them to demand
Pharaoh to let them go.
• Aaron will speak for Moses
• God will make Pharaoh stubborn
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B.
10 Plagues of Egypt
1. The Nile River
turns to blood.
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10 Plagues of Egypt
2. Frogs cover the
land
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10 Plagues of Egypt
3. Gnats cover the
land
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10 Plagues of Egypt
4. Flies cover the
land
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10 Plagues of Egypt
5. The Egyptian
animals die
• All Hebrew animals live
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10 Plagues of Egypt
6. Boils cover the
Egyptians
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10 Plagues of Egypt
7. A hailstorm
strikes Egypt
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10 Plagues of Egypt
8. Locusts cover
Egypt
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10 Plagues of Egypt
9. Egypt goes dark
for three days
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10 Plagues of Egypt
10. All first-born
Egyptian sons die
• Including Pharaoh’s son
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C.
The Passover
1. Passover- Jewish
celebration of the 10th
plague, when God freed
them from Egypt.
• God “passed over” their
homes.
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C.
The Passover
2. Feasted on lamb,
unleavened bread, and
bitter herbs to celebrate.
• Put blood of the lamb on their
doorposts as a sign of their faith.
• Unleavened bread- no yeast!
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C.
The Passover
3. We still celebrate it
today
• Jesus celebrated it with his
disciples
• Called a “seder meal”
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C.
The Passover
4. After the Passover,
pharaoh demanded that
they leave Egypt.
• Took Egyptian clothes and gold
with them.
IV. The Journey to the
Promised Land
Story
Fire and cloud
Exodus 13: 17-22
The Red Sea
Exodus 12: 1-31
Manna and the Quails
Exodus 16: 1-36
Water and Meribah
Numbers 20: 1-13
War with the
Amalekites
Exodus 17: 8-16
What Happens
How Does God Provide?
V. The Sinai Covenant
V. The Sinai Covenant
A.
Covenant
1. God makes a covenant
with the people at Mt.
Sinai.
• God will be their God
• Hebrews will be God’s people.
V. The Sinai Covenant
A.
Covenant
2. 10 Commandmentslaws of God’s
covenant given to
Moses.
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
COMMANDMENTS 1-3:
LOVE GOD
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
1. I am the Lord
your God; you
shall not have
strange gods
before me.
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
2. You shall
not take the
name of the
Lord, your
God in vain.
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
3. Remember
to keep holy
the Lord’s
day.
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
COMMANDMENTS 4-10:
LOVE EACH
OTHER
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
4. Honor
your father
and
mother.
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
5. You
shall
not kill
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
6. You
shall not
commit
adultery
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
7. You
shall not
steal
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
8. You shall not
bear false
witness (lie)
against your
neighbor.
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
9. You shall not
covet your
neighbor’s
wife.
V. The Sinai Covenant
B.
10 Commandments
10. You shall
not covet your
neighbor’s
goods.
VI. Traveling Home
VI. Traveling Home
A.
God with them
1. Tabernacle- sacred
tent that traveled
with the Israelites.
• God is in the tent.
VI. Traveling Home
A.
God is with them
2. Ark of the
Covenant- small
wooden chest
containing the
tablets of the 10
Commandments.
VI. Traveling Home
B.
The Journey
1.The Israelites wander 40
years in the desert before
making the promised land.
• Originals do not make it, but their
kids do. (punishment)
• Not a pretty journey
VI. Traveling Home
B.
The Journey
2. Before he dies,
God shows Moses
the promised land.