BOOK 2. EXODUS. BOOK 2. EXODUS. BOOK 2. EXODUS. BOOK 2. EXODUS. The book of Exodus is the second book of the Pentateuch and tells the story of God rescuing the children of Israel from Egypt. It includes the accounts of the Ten Plagues, the first Passover, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. The overall theme is redemption, as God delivers the Israelites and establishes a system of worship and laws. It is the first part of the narrative of the Exodus, the origin story of the Israelites, in which they leave slavery in Biblical Egypt through the strength of Yahweh, who chose them as His people. The Israelites then journey with the prophet Moses to Mount Sinai, where Yahweh gives the Ten Commandments and they enter into a covenant with Yahweh, who promises to make them a "holy nation and a kingdom of priests" on condition of their faithfulness. He gives them laws and instructions to build the Tabernacle, the means by which He will come from heaven and dwell with them and lead them in a holy war to conquer Canaan, the "Promised Land", which had been promised to the seed of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites. Traditionally ascribed to Moses himself, modern scholars see its initial composition as a product of the Babylonian exile, in 6th century BC, based on earlier written sources and oral traditions, with final revisions in the Persian post-exilic period, 5th century BC. American biblical scholar Carol Meyers, in her commentary on Exodus, suggests that it is arguably the most important book in the Bible, as it presents the defining features of Israel's identity with the memories of a past marked by hardship and escape, a binding covenant with their God, who chooses Israel, and the establishment of the life of the community and the guidelines for sustaining it. BOOK TWO. EXODUS. CHAPTERS 1 THRU 40. . . . . . BOOK TWO. EXODUS. CHAPTERS 1 THRU 40. . . . . . BOOK TWO. EXODUS. CHAPTERS 1 THRU 40. . . . . . BOOK TWO. EXODUS. CHAPTERS 1 THRU 40. . . . . . BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 1. The Israelites prospered in Egypt, but a new king arose and forced them into hard labour. He commanded that their baby boys be killed. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 2. Pharaoh's daughter found a Hebrew baby by the river. She named him Moses. When he grew up, Moses killed an Egyptian and fled to Midian. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 3. Moses saw a burning bush. God told him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Moses asked God his name and God said, "I am who I am." BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 4. The LORD gave Moses signs so that the people would listen. Moses was afraid, so the LORD sent his brother Aaron to speak for him. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 5. Moses and Aaron told Pharaoh to let the Israelites go into the desert to worship. Pharaoh refused and increased their workload instead. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 6. The LORD told Moses that he would lead the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land. Aaron and Moses were from the tribe of Levi. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 7. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. Aaron's staff became a snake, then the LORD turned the Nile to blood, but Pharaoh wouldn't listen. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 8. The LORD sent a plague of frogs on Egypt. Pharaoh begged for relief but then hardened his heart. The LORD sent gnats and then flies. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 9. The LORD sent a plague on the livestock of Egypt, then boils and then hail. Pharaoh begged for relief but then his heart was hardened. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 10. The LORD sent a plague of locusts. Pharaoh begged for relief but then his heart was hardened. The LORD sent darkness for three days. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 11. The LORD said that he would send one more plague, and then Pharaoh would let the Israelites go: all the firstborn Egyptians would die. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 12. The LORD told the Israelites to take Passover. That night all the firstborn Egyptians were killed. Pharaoh told the Israelites to go. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 13. The LORD told the Israelites to consecrate their firstborns to him. He guided them as a pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 14. Pharaoh's army caught the Israelites by the sea. The LORD parted the waters and the Israelites crossed. The Egyptian army was drowned. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 15. The Israelites sang: "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed; horse and rider he has thrown into the sea." They camped at Elim. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 16. The Israelites grumbled to Moses that they had no food, so each day the LORD provided quails and manna. They rested on the sabbath. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 17. The LORD told Moses to strike a rock to provide water. Amalek attacked Israel, but as Moses held up his arms Joshua's army prevailed. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 18. Moses' father-in-law Jethro came and offered sacrifices to God. He suggested that Moses appoint leaders to help him judge the people. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 19. The Israelites camped near the mountain in Sinai. The LORD spoke to Moses on the mountain and made his covenant with Israel. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 20. I am the LORD your God. Honour the LORD above everything. Keep the Sabbath. Honour your parents. Don't do wrong to your neighbours. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 21. If you buy a Hebrew slave he shall go free in the seventh year. Whoever kills shall be put to death. Whoever injures shall compensate. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 22. Whoever steals shall make restitution. If a man sleeps with a virgin he shall marry her. You shall not oppress strangers or the poor. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 23. You shall not pervert justice. Each year you shall hold feasts. My angel will lead you and I will drive your enemies from the land. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 24. The people said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do", and they offered sacrifices. The LORD told Moses to stay on the mountain. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 25. Tell the Israelites to make a sanctuary for me. Make an ark with a mercy seat and two cherubim. Make a table. Then make a lampstand. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 26. Make a tabernacle of fine linen. Make curtains of goats' hair to cover the tabernacle. Make boards of acacia wood and a linen veil. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 27. Make an altar of acacia wood with bronze utensils. Make a court for the tabernacle of fine linen hangings and bronze pillars. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 28. Set apart Aaron and his sons to minister as priests. Make a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a tunic, a turban and a sash for them. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 29. Sacrifice a young bull and two rams to consecrate Aaron and his sons. Make daily sacrifices on the altar and I will dwell with Israel. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 30. Make an altar for burning incense. The Israelites shall each give half a shekel. Make a bronze laver. Make anointing oil and incense. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 31. I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, with skill to make everything I have commanded. The seventh day is a Sabbath of rest. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 32. While Moses was away the people worshipped a golden calf. Moses pleaded with the LORD for them, but then had three thousand killed. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 33. Moses set up a tent of meeting. He said to the LORD, "Don't send us from here without your presence." The LORD passed near to Moses. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 34. Moses made new tablets for the law. The LORD spoke to him and made a covenant with Israel. When Moses returned his face was shining. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 35. Moses told the Israelites to keep the Sabbath. He called for craftsmen to make the tabernacle. The people gave gifts for the work. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 36. The people gave more than enough. The craftsmen made the curtains. Bezalel made the curtains, the boards, the veil and the pillars. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 37. Bezalel made the ark with its cherubim, the table, the lampstand and the incense altar. He made the anointing oil and the incense. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 38. Bezalel made the altar of burnt offering, the laver and the court. Ithamar kept an inventory of the gold, silver and bronze used. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 39. They made the ephod, breastplate, tunics, turban and sash for Aaron. Moses saw that it had all been made as the LORD had commanded. BOOK TWO. EXODUS CHAPTER 40. Moses set up the tabernacle and brought the ark into it, as the LORD had commanded. Then the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Thank you for studying the book of EXODUS. Please join us again at your earliest convenience. Thank you for studying the book of EXODUS. Please join us again at your earliest convenience. Thank you for studying the book of EXODUS. 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