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Bible History Overview

Week Eight – The Lord Redeems His People Exodus 1-12. Bible History Overview. Prepared by Kelly Boyd. The book of Genesis gives us many clues what to look for next in God’s dealings with mankind. Look up the following passages and make a list of what we can expect to see:

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Bible History Overview

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  1. Week Eight – The Lord Redeems His People Exodus 1-12 Bible History Overview Prepared by Kelly Boyd

  2. The book of Genesis gives us many clues what to look for next in God’s dealings with mankind. Look up the following passages and make a list of what we can expect to see: • Genesis 15:13,14 • Genesis 46:3 • Genesis 50:24 What to Look For

  3. So…we should look for the Israelites to be strangers and slaves in a foreign country. But when God intervenes to save them, and to take them out of that land to a country that He promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, He will punish that nation and will bring them out a great people with many possessions. Let’s see what happens! What to Look For

  4. Throughout the book of Genesis we see God’s dealings with individuals (Adam, Noah, Abraham, etc.). This family of individuals has now become a nation of God’s own people, the Israelites. And His nation is in dire distress, for they are in cruel bondage. The theme of Exodus therefore is “redemption” (6:6) as God sets out to deliver His people. Introduction

  5. The book of Genesis concludes with the Israelites (70 in all) living peacefully, settled in the most fertile land in Egypt, enjoying the favor of Pharaoh and the benefits of Joseph’s high office. • However, later Pharaohs came to see them as more of a threat, newcomers with divided loyalty and different agendas. Israel’s Bondage in Egypt – Exodus 1

  6. Finally they were reduced to slavery, forced into hard labor, beaten and abused. Still they multiplied and spread, and the Egyptians came to dread them, until Pharaoh saw them as such a threat that he attempted to stop their growth by killing all the male babies. Israel’s Bondage in Egypt – Exodus 1

  7. Many years passed, and God heard the prayers of the Israelites for deliverance. He was “concerned about them” (2:24,25), and appeared to Moses in a bush that seemed to be burning. “I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people out of Egypt” (3:10) God’s Deliverer – MosesExodus 2-6

  8. Who was Moses? His first 40 years were spent in Egypt, educated in the royal palace, powerful in speech and action. (Acts 7:22). As a result of his zeal for his fellow Israelites, and his own sin, he had to flee for his life. For the next 40 years, he would live the humble life of a shepherd, and learn God’s wisdom. God’s Deliverer – MosesExodus 2-6

  9. So who was better suited than Moses to be God’s deliverer? But what did he say at the “burning” bush? “Now please, Lord, send someone else!” Doesn’t he sound like you and me sometimes? How many times have we thought, “Well, I can’t do that!” or “I’ve done my part” or “No way!” God’s Deliverer – MosesExodus 2-6

  10. The result of Moses’ reluctance was that God’s anger burned against him (4:14) Do you suppose that we cause the same result when we refuse to allow God to use us? • Notice also God’s response to Moses’ questioning. “Who made man’s mouth?” “I will be with you”. (3:12) What more did Moses need? Nothing! What more do we need? Nothing! (Matt. 28:20, He. 13:5) God’s Deliverer – MosesExodus 2-6

  11. So, Moses was sent to deliver the Israelites from bondage. None of this was happening by accident, but had been planned long ago, to forge God’s chosen people into a nation and humble the mighty Egyptians in the process. • At first it didn’t go well, but Moses was to learn that God never said they would win each battle, but they would definitely win the war! Read Exodus 6:1-8 and list God’s promises to His people. God’s Deliverer – MosesExodus 2-6

  12. Here God demonstrated to the Israelites (6:7), the Egyptians (7:5) and the world (1 Sam. 4:8) that He truly is God, and there is no other. The judgment on Egypt and her gods was at hand. The Ten Plagues and the Egyptian gods They Targeted

  13. Water turned to blood. 7:14-25 • Frogs 8:1-15 • Gnats 8:16-19 • Flies 8:20-32 • Death of livestock 9:1-7 • Boils 9:8-12 • Hail 9:13-35 • Locusts 10:1-20 • Darkness 10:21-29 • Death of the firstborn males 11:1-12:30 • The Nile itself, Khnum, Hapi, Osiris • Hapi and Heqt • Seb • Uatchit • Ptah, Hathor, Mnevis, Amon • Sekhmet, Serapis, Imhotep • Nut, Isis and Seth, Shuh • Serapia • Re, Amon-re, Aten, Atum, Horus, Harakhte, Thoth • This was judgement on all Egypt’s Gods, including Pharaoh himself. The Ten Plagues and the Egyptian gods They Targeted

  14. The first two plagues were duplicated by the Egyptian sorcerers, but the third they could not, and they recognized the “finger of God”. With the flies, God makes a distinction between the Israelites and the Egyptians to show His power, and no more plagues come upon them. In the coming plagues, property is destroyed, bodies are diseased, weather runs amuck, Pharaoh waffles, Moses rages, and God prevails. The Ten Plagues

  15. The death of the firstborn was the last plague, but not the last disaster for Egypt. Yet again, Pharaoh changes his mind, and he and his whole army are drowned in the Red Sea! (14:4-31) The Ten Plagues

  16. This was to be an annual festival for the Israelites, so that they would never forget God’s great deliverance, and the night He “passed over” their homes. It is also a foreshadowing of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, who would later reveal the truth behind the ritual they had long observed. As you read, make note of the things which relate to Christ. The Passover – Exodus 12:1-30, 43-51

  17. Finally, the death of his son was the breaking point for Pharaoh. He summoned Moses and told them to leave, which they did in haste that very night, 600,000 men plus women children and livestock. It is safe to say that there may have been as many as three million, definitely a “great nation”, as God had promised! (Gen. 12:2; 46:3) The Exodus –Exodus 12:31-42

  18. God had promised Abraham that his descendants would leave a foreign nation with “great possessions”. (Gen. 15:14) In our lesson about Joseph we saw how the wealth of the world flowed to Egypt in time of famine. Now it was time to make a withdrawal from that account! • When the Israelites merely asked them, the Egyptians gave them everything they had, because God made them agreeable. The Israelites Become RichExodus 12:31-36

  19. At the beginning of this lesson, we saw how the book of Genesis gave us clues what to look for in Exodus. Each of these events happened in the way that God had said they would, hundreds of years before. See how His covenant with the patriarchs is mentioned again and again (Ex. 2:24,25; 3:6; 6:4; 12:25), and is being fulfilled. • So the Israelites left their land of bondage and began their journey to the “Promised Land”. They weren’t only rich, but also now feared and respected by all the other nations. In Conclusion

  20. The Passover was designed by God to be a foreshadowing of the redemptive events of the earthly life of Christ. The power of the blood of the perfect Lamb brings eternal deliverance to those who are marked by it, much as the first passover brought deliverance from Egypt for Israel. Seeing Christ in This Passage

  21. Consider your response to this great redemption story. God went to great lengths to bring His people out of bondage, but how much more has He sacrificed in giving us His only Son? Are there areas of your life that are still under slavery to sin? Is Jesus firmly seated on the throne of your heart? • Perhaps you need to do something about it. Read Romans 12:1,2 and take it to God in prayer. Your way will seem clear. What About Me?

  22. For Next Week: Read Exodus 13:1 to 40:38. Note especially the seriousness of having a covenant made with God. For Next Week

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