
First Missionary Baptist Church
Wednesday Night Bible Study
What is this thing called the Bible?
A Walkthrough from Cover to Cover
Lesson 3: The Book of Exodus
Jeremie Turner, Sr. - Pastor
Overview
What stuck out to you from your reading of Exodus?
“Exodus” means “_______ __________” of the Israelites from the land of Egypt. It, like Genesis, was written by Moses.
Exodus is the Book of ______________________. The Israelites had been under the bondage of Egypt’s ruler, Pharaoh. Exodus describes how God delivered them from bondage. In Genesis we saw the ruin of man through the fall. In Exodus we see the redemption by blood and the power of God.
Exodus continues what was begun in Genesis. Genesis 46:27 tells us the number of the family of Jacob (70), and approximately 400 years later a vast multitude – 600,000 men, plus women and children (12:37) – came out of Egypt.
Genesis 15:13 says the seed of Abraham would spend _______ years in Egypt. Exodus 12:40 says it was _______ years from the call of Abraham.
Structure
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The ________________ – Chapters 1-18
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The _______ – Chapters 19-24
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The _____________________ – Chapters 25-40
Exodus
The Exodus (1-18) The Law (19-24) The Tabernacle (25-40)
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________ of God . ___________ of God . ___________of God
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Brought out to new . Brought under _____ . Brought into a new _______ . _______________ _______ and _______
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___________ . ________________
The Exodus (Chapters 1-18)
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A Deliverer a. Birth of Moses and 40 years in the _______________ – Chapter 2; cf. Hebrews 11:23-29 b. Call of Moses – 40 years in _____________ – Chapter 3 c. Announcement of __________________ for Israel – Chapter 4 d. The Nine Plagues of Pharaoh – Chapter 5-11; Pay specific attention to 6:1-8 i. #1. Water to ______________ ii. #2. __________ iii. #3. ________ iv. #4. ___________ v. #5. _____________ Struck vi. #6. __________ vii. #7. ___________ viii. #8. ___________________ ix. #9. ____________________
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Deliverance by Blood and Power a. The Tenth Plague – Institution of ____________________ i. #10. ________________of first born ii. Importance of blood 1. 1 Corinthians 5:7, “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our __________________ is ____________________ for us.” b. The _________________ of the Red Sea – Chapters 13-14 i. Read 13:21-22 and note the power and presence of God. “And the Lord went before them by day in a ___________ ____ __ ________ to lead them the way; and by night in a ___________ ____ ________, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.” ii. God sweetened __________________ waters c. Marching to Mount Sinai i. Song of the _________________ – Chapter 15 ii. God ___________________ for 40 years – 16:4, 16:13, and 16:15; cf. John 6:47-51 cf. John 6:47-51 1. Was the manna a type of Christ or a theophany? 2. God was teaching them not to be _________________. 3. 6:4, “Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain _________ down from heaven for you; and the people shall ____ ______ and __________ a __________ _______ every day, that I may __________ them, whether they walk in my law, or no.” 4. 16:13 “And it came to pass, that at even the ___________ came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the ______ lay round about the host.” 5. 16:15, “And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is ____________: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath __________ you to eat.” iii. The Smitten Rock – Chapter 17 1. Was the rock a type of Christ or a theophany? 2. 1 Corinthians 10:4, “And did all drink of the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that _______________ them: and that Rock was ____________.” 3. John 4:13-14, “Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
The Law (Chapters 19-24)
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Commandments – Chapters 19-20 a. Governed Moral life b. Given at the foot of ________________ _______________. c. The people _______________ to the Covenant at Sinai i. Exodus 19:8, “And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we _______ do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.” d. Ten Commandments – 20:1-17 i. _________________________________________ ii. _______________________________, or any likeness of any thing that in heaven above, or that in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God... iii. __________________________________________________ iv. __________________________________________________ v. _____________________________: that thy days shall be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. vi. __________________________ vii. ___________________________________ viii. __________________________ ix. _______________________________ x. ___________________________________________thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, not his maidservant, not his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor’s e. Jesus lays out the two ___________________ commandments i. Matthew 22:37-39, “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all they _________, and with all thy _______, and with all they ________. This is the first and __________________ commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy ____________ as thyself.
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Judgments – Chapters 21-23 a. Governed ____________ life b. Masters and servants – Chapter 21 c. Property rights – Chapter 22 d. Sabbaths and feasts – Chapter 23
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Ordinances – Chapter 24 a. Governed _____________ life b. These were taught in conjunction with the Tabernacle
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Why was the Law given a. To provide a __________________ of righteousness b. It was ___________ to the Abrahamic Covenant – not to __________ – because of _________________ c. It was a _______________________ i. Galatians 3:19-24 d. To ______________ and _____________ sin i. Romans 3:20 – Romans 7:7 e. To _____________ the holiness of God i. The keeping of the “rules” of the law is not _________________ to salvation, but the ______________ of salvation.
The Tabernacle (Chapters 25-40)
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The Pattern was given to Moses during his __ days in the mountain – Chapters 25-31
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Israel lapsed into _______________ – the episode of the ___________ calf – causing the ____________ of the building of the Tabernacle – Chapters 32-34 a. A _____________ _________________ is provided in a tent pitched “without the camp” – 33:7)
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Finally, the Tabernacle is completed and erected and the ________ of the ________________ of God ___________________ upon it – Chapters 35-40 a. One year after Exodus 40:2
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The Scriptures devote a good deal of room on the description of the Tabernacle. It was designed to _______________ spiritual truths. Hebrews 9:11-15 shows us the connection between Christ and the Tabernacle.
Review Questions:
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Who was the deliverer, chosen by God, to lead the Exodus?
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Why was the Law given?
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How did God dwell with, and lead His people?
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What are the three principal subjects of Exodus?
Homework:
Thursday – Read Leviticus 1-7
Friday – Read Leviticus 8-14
Saturday – Read Leviticus 15-21
Sunday – Read Leviticus 22-27
Monday – Do Book Survey Method
Tuesday – Do Book Survey Method
BOOK SURVEY FORM BOOK: CHAPTER 1. NUMBER OF TIMES READ 2. NOTES ON THE BOOK
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CATEGORY:
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
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KEY WORDS:
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KEY VERSE:
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LITERARY STYLE:
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EMOTIOANL TONE:
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MAIN THEME (S)
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STRUCTURE:
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MAJOR PEOPLE:
REFERENCE BOOKS USED
3. BACKGROUND OF BOOK
4. HORIZONTAL CHART
5. TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF THE BOOK
6. PERSONAL APPLICATION
