FROM THE HOUSE OF SLAVERY TO THE HOUSE OF GOD
“Thus says the LORD: ‘Let My people go, that they may serve Me.’” Exodus 8:1
 
Introduction: Why Study Exodus?

1. Exodus reveals the name of God.
2. Exodus demonstrates the faithfulness of God.
3. Exodus pictures the salvation of God.
4. Exodus emphasizes the commandments of God.

I. The Deliverance of God (1-18)
A. God Prepares A Deliverer For Israel (1:1-2:25).

1. God blesses Israel, even in their suffering (1:1-22).
2. God spares the infant Moses (2:1-10).
3. God prepares Moses in the desert (2:11-22).
4. God cares for His people (2:23-25).

B. God Sends Moses To Deliver Israel Out Of Egypt (3:1-4:31).

1. God appears to him in a burning bush (3:1-10).
2. God answers all of Moses’ excuses for not going (3:11-4:17).
3. Moses returns to Egypt (4:18-31).

C. Moses’ Initial Attempts To Deliver Israel Fail (5:1-7:13).

1. Pharaoh refuses to let Israel go (5:1-23).
2. God renews His promise to deliver Israel (6:1-27).
3. God sends Moses and Aaron back to Pharaoh (6:28-7:13).

D. Moses’ Continued Attempts To Deliver Israel Fail (7:14-10:29).

1. Waters Become Blood (7:14-25)
2. Frogs (8:1-15)
3. Lice (8:16-19)
4. Swarms of flies (8:20-32)
5. Pestilence (9:1-7)
6. Boils (9:8-12)
7. Hail (9:13-35)
8. Locusts (10:1-20)
9. Darkness (10:21-29)

E. Moses’ Final Attempt To Deliver Israel Succeeds (11:1-12:51).

1. Moses announces the final plague (11:1-10).
2. God gives Israel the Passover (12:1-28).
3. God strikes the firstborn in Egypt (12:29-30).
4. Moses leads Israel out of Egypt (12:31-51).

F. Israel’s Journey To The Red Sea (13:1-15:21)

1. They are commanded to consecrate their firstborn (13:1-16).
2. God leads them in a pillar of cloud and fire (13:17-22).
3. God saves them from the Egyptians (14:1-31).
4. They sing a song of victory to the LORD (15:1-21).

G. Israel’s Journey On To Sinai (15:22-18:27)

1. They repeatedly complain against Moses (15:22-17:7).
2. Joshua leads them in war against Amalek (17:8-16).
3. They are joined by Moses’ father-in-law, wife and sons (18:1-12).
4. Moses appoints rulers to help him judge them (18:13-27).

II. The Covenant of God (19-24)
A. God Makes A Covenant With Israel (19:1-20:21).

1. He proposes His covenant to Israel (19:1-9).
2. They prepare to meet Him (19:10-15).
3. He descends upon the mountain (19:16-25).
4. He gives them the ten commandments (20:1-17).
5. They are afraid for Him to speak to them (20:18-21).

B. God Reveals His Covenant Through Moses (20:22-24:18).

1. The Prologue (20:22-26)
2. The Judgments (21:1-23:19)
   1. Slavery (21:1-11)
   2. Homicide (21:12-15)
   3. Kidnapping (21:16)
   4. Juvenile Delinquency (21:17)
   5. Violence (21:18-27)
   6. Animal Control (21:28-36)
   7. Property Law (22:1-15)
   8. Other Judgments (22:16-23:19)
3. The Epilogue (23:20-33)
4. The Ratification (24:1-18)

 
III. The Tabernacle of God (25-40)
A. God Tells Israel To Make Him A Sanctuary – Part 1 (25:1-40).

1. The Materials (vv. 1-7)
2. The Furnishings (vv. 10-40)
   1. An Ark & A Mercy Seat (vv. 10-22)
   2. A Table (vv. 23-30)
   3. A Lampstand (vv. 31-40)

B. God Tells Israel To Make Him A Sanctuary – Part 2 (26:1-27:21).

1. The Curtains & Coverings (26:1-14)
2. The Frame (26:15-30)
3. The Veil (26:31-35)
4. The Door (26:36-37)
5. The Altar Of Burnt Offering (27:1-8)
6. The Court (27:9-19)

C. God Gives Instructions For The Consecration Of The Priests (28:1-29:46)

1. The Washing Of Water (29:4)
2. The Proper Garments (29:5-6; cf. 28:1-43)
3. The Anointing Of Oil (29:7)
4. The Offerings (29:8-35)

D. God Gives Final Instructions For The Tabernacle (30:1-31:18).

1. The Altar Of Incense (30:1-10)
2. The Ransom Money (30:11-16)
3. The Bronze Laver (30:17-21)
4. The Holy Anointing Oil (30:22-33)
5. The Holy Incense (30:34-38)
6. The Gifted Artisans (31:1-11)
7. The Sabbath Law (31:12-17)

E. Israel’s Worship Of The Golden Calf (32:1-35).

1. They demanded Aaron to make gods for them (vv. 1-6).
2. God was burning mad at them (vv. 7-10).
3. Moses interceded for them (vv. 11-14).
4. Moses reacted angrily to their idolatry (vv. 15-20).
5. Aaron made excuses for failing them (vv. 21-24).
6. Moses challenged them (vv. 25-29).
7. Moses offered himself for their atonement (vv. 30-32).
8. God answered Moses concerning them (vv. 33-35).

F. God’s Broken Relationship With Israel Is Restored (33:1-34:35).

1. God commanded Moses to leave Sinai (33:1-11).
2. God promised to go with him (33:12-23).
3. God renewed His covenant with Israel (34:1-28).
4. Moses’ face shone (34:29-35).

G. The Tabernacle Of God Is Completed (35:1-40:38)

1. An offering was taken, and artisans were called to build the tabernacle (35:1-36:7).
2. The work was done, and the tabernacle was erected (36:8-40:33).
3. Then, the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle (40:34-38).

Written by Robert Dodson