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UNIT FOUR

The Exodus

I. The Timeline

I. The Timeline

Israelites become slaves in

Egypt

1500ish BC 1290 BC

Moses leads people out of

Egypt

1250 BC

Israelites reach the promised

land

II. Books of the Bible

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. Deuteronomy- speeches Moses gives before entering the promised land.

II. Books of the Bible

A.

III. Let them go!

God’s Message

1. God tells Moses his name is “I AM”•Means “Yahweh”

•Most holy name in the Bible.

III. Let them Go!

A.

God’s Message

2. Tells them to demand Pharaoh to let them go.•Aaron will speak for Moses

•God will make Pharaoh stubborn

III. Let them Go!

A.

10 Plagues of Egypt

1. The Nile River turns to blood.

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

2. Frogs cover the land

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

3. Gnats cover the land

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

4. Flies cover the land

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

5. The Egyptian animals die

•All Hebrew animals live

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

6. Boils cover the Egyptians

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

7. A hailstorm strikes Egypt

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

8. Locusts cover Egypt

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

9. Egypt goes dark for three days

III. Let them Go!

B.

10 Plagues of Egypt

10. All first-born Egyptian sons die•Including Pharaoh’s son

III. Let them Go!

B.

The Passover

1. Passover- Jewish celebration of the 10th plague, when God freed them from Egypt.

•God “passed over” their homes.

III. Let them Go!

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!

III. Let them Go!

C.

The Passover

3. We still celebrate it today•Jesus celebrated it with his

disciples

•Called a “seder meal”

III. Let them Go!

C.

The Passover

4. After the Passover, pharaoh demanded that they leave Egypt.•Took Egyptian clothes and gold

with them.

III. Let them Go!

C.

IV. The Journey to the Promised Land

Story What Happens How Does God Provide?

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

V. The Sinai Covenant

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 Commandments- laws of God’s covenant given to Moses.

V. The Sinai Covenant

A.

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.

V. The Sinai Covenant

B.

VI. Traveling Home

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

A.

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.

VI. Traveling Home

B.