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Exodus: Creation of the covenant community

Exodus: Creation of the covenant community. Israel is in Egypt (Goshen) The Blessing At Work(1:7) A new king who does not “know” Joseph (1:8) Ruthless Oppression Continued Blessing (1:11-14). Exodus: Creation of the covenant community. The First Heroines Shiprah and Puah

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Exodus: Creation of the covenant community

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  1. Exodus: Creation of the covenant community • Israel is in Egypt (Goshen) • The Blessing At Work(1:7) • A new king who does not “know” Joseph (1:8) • Ruthless Oppression Continued Blessing (1:11-14)

  2. Exodus: Creation of the covenant community • The First Heroines • Shiprah and Puah • King’s New Policy: Ethnic Cleansing (1:16, 22) • The midwives feared God – disobeyed the king (1:17)

  3. Exodus: Creation of the covenant community • Our Next Hero - Moses • Birth and Rescue • Mosheh (drawn out) raised in the palace of Pharaoh • Identification with his people – a failed Rescuer

  4. Exodus: Creation of the covenant community • The Family at Risk Again • The Cry – HELP! (2:23-25) • The Call – burning bush Hineni – Here am I! (3:1-6) • The Commission (3:7-10)God Enters Into The Chaos

  5. MOSES’ DIALOGUE WITH GOD • Who am I? ANSWER: I AM WITH YOU • Who are you? (what is your name?) ANSWER: I WILL BE WITH YOU HOWEVER I DECIDE TO BE WITH YOU

  6. ‘ehyeasher ‘ehye “I will be whoever I will be” “I will be”—I am with you (presence) “whoever…”—I will determine how (transcendence)

  7. “I Will Be”  “He will be” • Yahweh (the personal name of God) • In 1520 A.D. PetrusGalatinus created an artificial form of the name - Jehovah • In most contemporary English translations, the name is translated as LORD

  8. MOSES’ DIALOGUE WITH GOD • What if they don’t believe me? ANSWER: ROD INTO A SERPENT AND LEPROUS HAND (I’LL BE WITH YOU TO DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO BY YOURSELF) • But I can’t speak! ANSWER: YOUR BROTHER AARON WILL BE YOUR MOUTH (“PROPHET”)—I WILL BE WITH YOUR MOUTH

  9. YAHWEH So what’s in a name???? What is this Yahweh like??? Three key incidents…

  10. A GOD WHO RESCUES • Power Struggle – Yahweh vs. Pharaoh • Let my people go so they may worship me! • Who is the LORD, that I should let Israel go? I do not know the LORD! • The Plagues – judgment against a heart that is hardened (says no to God) • Deliverance by the Sea (yam suph) • PASSOVER AND UNLEAVENED BREAD – an annual festival lasting 8 days

  11. A GOD WHO PROVIDES • THE WILDERNESS WHININGS Food—Manna (What is this?) and Quail Water—from springs and rocks Protection—against raiding “desert pirates”—Amalekites Guidance by being present with the people – Tabernacle – pillar of cloud/fire • This event is celebrated annually in the week-long festival of TABERNACLES

  12. A GOD WHO SHARES RELATIONSHIP • COVENANT AT MOUNT SINAI “I will be your God and you will be my people” Covenant: based upon ancient relationships in which a stronger person would rescue a weaker person from a dangerous situation and then would provide basic necessities; in return, the “client” commits his/her loyalty/faithfulness to the patron • This event is celebrated annually in the festival of WEEKS or PENTECOST

  13. LAW and COVENANT Exodus 19:3-8 God’s gracious work Invitation to shared life People’s grateful response LAW is God’s gift to us!!!

  14. How does LAW relate to COVENANT? LAW IS THE WAY OF “LIVING OUT” THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIP— IT IS THE LIFESTYLE OR EMBODIMENT OF LOYALTY/FAITHFULNESS TO THE GOD WHO RESCUES, PROVIDES, AND INVITES INTO RELATIONSHIP

  15. How does LAW relate to COVENANT? Law is not a set of rules to limit life, but a set boundaries to insure the good life, protecting and guiding us into the way life was created to be!

  16. The Ten Commandments Decalogue – 10 Words Faithfulness / Loyalty means proper relationship to God – Commandments 1-4 Faithfulness / Loyalty means proper relationship to others – Commandments 5-10

  17. The Ten Commandments Decalogue – 10 Words Our relationship with God: 1. One God 2. No Images 3. Revere God’s name 4. Keep Sabbath

  18. The Ten Commandments 9. Tell the Truth 10. Avoid Greed & Envy Decalogue – 10 Words Our relationship with others 5. Honor Parents 6. Truly Pro-Life 7. Sexual Purity 8. Don’t Steal

  19. Broken Law…Renewed Covenant • What happens when the Law is broken? Exodus 32-34 • God’s just judgment • Moses’ intercession • God’s renewed fidelity

  20. Theological Themes - Exodus • 1. God – Yahweh – I AM • I will be whoever I will be (both presence and transcendence) • The God who Rescues • The God who Provides • The God who Abides (lives with – enters into relationship)

  21. Theological Themes - Exodus 2. Liberation God is in the business of setting the oppressed free. This is a God who sees, hears, and feels the suffering of His people, and He comes down to deliver them.

  22. Theological Themes - Exodus 3. Law Torah is a gracious gift from a holy, all-sovereign God. Torah announces God’s good will for all of Israel’s personal and public life, providing guidance and boundaries of protection.

  23. Theological Themes - Exodus 4. Covenant God is bound to God’s people in loyalty and absolute fidelity. Even when the people are not faithful to the covenant, God refuses to give up on them (us)!

  24. Theological Themes - Exodus 5. Presence God’s name (YHWH) reflects both absolutesovereignty (I will be whoever I will be) and abidingpresence (I AM with you). The tabernacle is a sign of God’s abiding presence with these people.

  25. Assignment for Thursday • Review Chapter Five (79-88) • Read Chapter Six (89-101) • Quiz Thursday – Chapter 5 • Portfolio Assignment is Due • by October 8 • Unit Exam – October 8

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