In the final book of the torah, deuteronomy, moses gives a final speech to the people of israel before they enter the promised land. God saves his people from the egyptians, but now they are a nation without a home, wandering in the desert and unsure why god. The torah is itself a highly variegated and intricate aggregate of several different genres types of text and authorial voices. God chose abraham and gave him promises nations land blessing gen 12. The lords desire was to save israel through the promise that he had made to abraham cf. The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. Explore the themes of salvation, law, and gods presence in the book of exodus with awardwinning old testament scholar dr. Those promises carried through abraham issac jacob who had 12 sons 3. Oct 15, 2011 the book of exodus talks about a new king of egypt who did not know joseph aroused. Ive seen the torahpentateuch classified as an epic, but to me the genre seemed much less straightforward than in homer. It is within exodus that the commandments are given at mt. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible 1599.
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. Introduction, translation, apparatus and notes, michael glazier, inc. What we find is that god is i am, the god who shows up and saves. The torah outlines the foundational narrative of judaism. He promises them that if they listen to god, love god, and love one another, they will receive all of the. It has been altered and interpolated over the centuries since the. Michael lefebvre outlines the importance of this designation in chapter six of his book, the liturgy of creation. The book that talks about creation ironically ended with the verse so joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old. The current jps translation, based on classical and modern sources, is acclaimed for its fidelity to the ancient hebrew.
Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments the book gets its name from the nation of israels mass. The first paragraph owes its structure and content to two passages in genesis 35. It tells the story of israels continued struggle with sin and obedience. This tells us that the torah is very important to yhwh, as we seem to be seeing his finger literally all over this amazing collection of books, which he essentially dictated to moses, face to face as one speaks with a friend exodus 33. Home exodus torah portion exodus torah portion torah portion bo exodus 10. Pentateuch or torah jesus creed a blog by scot mcknight.
Choose from 31 different sets of the pentateuch outline flashcards on quizlet. The book of exodus kjv audio bible full by alexander scourby duration. In exodus, god rescues the israelites from slavery in egypt and confronts the evil and injustice. We dedicate this bible study workbook to all who have a. Learn the pentateuch outline with free interactive flashcards. Bible book as a foundation for further study, teaching, or preaching. Here, in this final speech, moses pleads with the people to be different than those who came before them. In so doing, rabbi fohrman reveals a side of the exodus story that illuminates not just our past, but our future, and tells not only of our freedom, but of our destiny. The theory given here is in absolute agreement with the quran and is moreover at odds with only one single statement in the bible which occurs as we have seen in kings i 6,1. The quranic and biblical narrations do not contradict each other in any way on this point. Portion english torah haftarah brit chadashah shemot names exo 1. Despite all of this, god chose them for a special role and sticks with them.
Get the free ebook health according to the scriptures. He almost certainly wrote it during the 40 year wondering period. For christians, the ramifications of the book of exodus reach far beyond the torah. Send to the book of exodus chapter 2 to a loved one. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah, and tells the story of moses leading the jewish people out of egypt. And this light, though it show us not the writer of every book, yet it is not unusefull to give us knowledge of the time, wherein.
Shemot exodus chapter 20 parshah yitro tanakh online. In this book, rabbi fohrman invites us to look at the exodus story with fresh eyes to join him, as it were, on a guided adventure, a close reading of the ancient biblical text. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah, immediately following genesis. The book of exodus is the book of national redemption. Longman then connects these events to the new testament.
It can most specifically mean the first five books of the 24. Throughout the history of man never has there been a group of people see with their eyes such miracles and experience the presence of god with regularity. The book of exodus is intimately connected with genesis and numbersand after the composition of leviticus the fourwere combined into one book, and later on deuteronomy was added to form the torah or pentateuch as we have come to know it. Each torah portion consists of two to six chapters to be read during the week. A brandnew encounter could be acquired by reading a book the torah story. It takes the story of the israelites from their presence in and oppression by egypt up to the reception of the divine law that occupies the entire book of leviticus and much of numbers. What are the three sections of the book of exodus in. Jewish and christian traditions attribute the pentateuch to moses who plays a key part in the narrative. However, the three general topics covered in the book can be separated in approximately. Shemot sefer shemot opens with the names of the sons. Weve considered making a bible outline coloring book would that be something youd find useful. Follow israels iconic rescue in the book of exodus.
When genesis ends israel is safely abiding in egypt, with favored. The pentateuch, which comes from a means fivebook work, or fivefold book. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to liberate the israelites. Hebrew english torah download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This brings us to the second book of the torah, exodus. Torah reading mostly follows an annual cycle beginning and ending on the jewish holiday of simchat torah, with the divisions corresponding to the lunisolar hebrew calendar, which contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between leap years and. Exodus is the second book in the pentateuch and although the author of exodus is unknown, it is believed the same person wrote all five books of the pentateuch. The book of exodus 118 a 5 minute recap on genenes. Later on, he decided to kill all the males of the israelites to force them to assimilate into the egyptian population. The first five books of the bible are traditionally ascribed to him. This course takes you step by step through israels salvation from egyptian bondage, their receiving of gods law, and his command to build the tabernacle.
Beshalach at the last minute, pharaoh has a change. In the ten commandments, moses outlined a basis for morality which has lasted. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction the book of exodus is the second book of the torah or pentateuch, the first five books of the old testament. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction yale divinity school.
He enslaved and tortured the israelites, they build cities for him and were his slaves. The theory given here is in absolute agreement with the quran and is moreover at odds with only one single statement in the bible which occurs as we have seen in kings i 6,1 n. The exodus marks the real beginning of the history of israel as a people and a nation. One serious problem with accepting even the broad outlines of the exodus and wildernesswandering accounts is the great number of israelites the torah claims were involved. Watch our introduction video on the book of exodus, which outlines the books main theme and how it is fulfilled in jesus. The book of exodus says that after crossing the reed sea, moses led the. The first five books of the bible genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy form one unified group, which goes by several names. The message, characters, and themes of the book of exodus.
Even scholars who accept some sort of historical exodus, such as richard elliott friedman, 1 say that the numbers are impossible to accept. The exodus you almost passed over torah pentateuch. The outline of pentateuch books the hesitant prize fighter. Old testament summaries and outlines gracelife ministries. Exodus bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. The book of leviticus has a hidden code that spells out the name of yhwh.
Exodus begins assuming the reader has knowledge of genesis, affirming the longstanding tradition that the books of the torah pentateuch, chumash go together as one. The first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible, it describes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through. After exodus, what story there is often gets lost in endless demographic info, rules for hygiene, and of course constant threats by god to kill everyone. It consists of the first five of the 24 books that make up the tanach. The torah, which comes from the hebrew word for law. Different scholars place the divisions between sections of the book of exodus in slightly different places. Here, the israelites are enslaved to the egyptians, and the first half of the book focuses on how god raises up moses to deliver his people from the egyptians.
Feb 26, 2016 the main message of monotheism and obedience to the one true god of abraham remains intact in the torah. This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. The outlines convey the content of the book with great detail and full thoughts so that one sees clearly how the biblical text both flows and divides. Moses and israel in egypt, 10 plagues, the red sea, 10 commandments, gods law, the tabernacle. Throughout the history of man never has there been a group of people see with their eyes such miracles and. It is about gods great deliverance of israel from egypt and his meeting with them at mt. Click download or read online button to get hebrew english torah book now. Watch our overview video on exodus 118, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
A summary of the book of exodus enslavement portion. The title of the book, exodus, literally means outgoing. It is not that the books contain the law, as though the designation torah was. Shemot, vaeira, bo following a lost sheep from his flock. Sabbath fellowship with paul nison friday jan 28th 10pm est. The main message of monotheism and obedience to the one true god of abraham remains intact in the torah. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. Exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into greek. 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. 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 israels redemption from egypt, formation as a nation, and receiving of the torah on mt. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46.