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1. Oppression in Egypt and an Unlikely Savior (Exodus 1:1-7:7)
Memory Verses: Exodus 6:7-8 – 7 “I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. I will give it to you for a possession. I am the Lord.”

2. The Exodus: 12 Miracles/10 Plagues (Exodus 7:8-15:21)
Memory Verse(s): Exodus 15:2-3 – 2 The LORD is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. 3 The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is his name.

3. The Journey to God: Grumbling in the Desert & Preparing for Sinai
(Exodus 15:22-18:27)
Memory Verse(s): Exodus 16:4 – Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.

4. The Sinai Covenant (Exodus 19:1-24:11)

6. The Worship of God (Exodus 24:12-31:18)

7. Sin and Restoration (Exodus 32:1-40:38)


Follow Along with Today’s Sermon Manuscript (sort of, mostly, kind of)

• Our preachers don’t always follow word for word, (especially Scott, Lead Pastor), but it will help you follow the train of thought and prepare for your study below.
• Scott

Daily Bible Readings On Sun-Fri, the first passages listed (before the semicolon) are related to this sermon, while the second passages listed help you read through the whole book of Exodus each week. The Sat reading is for the next day’s sermon, to help you prepare.
• Sun – Judges 6:3-5; Exodus 1-6
• Mon – Deuteronomy 25.17-18;Exodus 7-13
• Tue – Hebrews 1:1-4; Exodus 14-20
• Wed – Hebrews 6:19-20; Exodus 21-27
• Thu – Romans 7:18; Exodus 28-34
• Fri – Exodus 1:16; Exodus 35-40
• Sat – Exodus 18:1-12

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Sermon Notes “The Lord Will Have War With Amalek” (Exodus 17:8-16) Series Theme – Exodus concretizes the redemptive trajectory of God’s promise to fight for a people for His glory by freeing them to fulfill His intent for creation—to worship and serve Him as He deserves!
Memory Verse – Exodus 16:4 – Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.
Exodus 17:8-16 – 8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9 So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword. 14 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner, 16 saying, “A hand upon the throne of the LORD! The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
17:8 – Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
17:1 – according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
17:4-6 – 4 So Moses cried to the LORD, “What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.” 5 And the LORD said to Moses, “Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Judges 6:3-5 – 3 For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. 4 They would encamp against them and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey. 5 For they would come up with their livestock and their tents; they would come like locusts in number—both they and their camels could not be counted—so that they laid waste the land as they came in.
Deuteronomy 25:17-18 – 17 “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you came out of Egypt, 18 how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God.
Exodus 17:8 – Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.
17:9 – So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose for us men, and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
17:10 – So Joshua did as Moses told him, and fought with Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
17:11 – Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.
17:12 – 12 But Moses’ hands grew weary, so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side. So his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
17:13 – And Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the sword.
17:14 – Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
17:15 – And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, The LORD Is My Banner,
17:16 – saying, “A hand upon the throne of the LORD! The LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”



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Application Points Hebrews 1:1-4 – 1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
Hebrews 6:19-20 – 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
1. Because our battle against sin has already been won for us in the righteousness of Christ, we don’t need to worry about the strength and power we don’t have.
Romans 7:18 – For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
2. Because our battle against sin has already been won for us in the righteousness of Christ, we can meaningfully help one another without the Messianic weight of feeling like we need to fix everything.
3. Because our battle against sin has already been won for us in the righteousness of Christ, we can admit defeat without fear, lay down the weak and powerless weaponry of our self-righteousness, and choose freedom from sin that is expressed in worship and embodied in service.

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Takeaway Questions Where are you worrying about strength and power you don’t have, feeling Messianic weight you can’t bear, or choosing bondage as if condemned in your sin? And what self-righteous weaponry do you need to lay down before the cross of Christ so you can treasure His all-sufficient grace that frees?!

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Inductive Bible Study Questions To prepare for Life Group, Pillar breakout groups, or personal use, answer the following inductive study questions based on the sermon and a few other resources we suggest (See “Mostly Trusted & Free Resources” below.)

Inductive Bible study is about going from particulars to principles by prayerfully studying the details—both in the text and the larger Scriptural context of a passage—and allowing them to determine meaning and application.

Observe: What does the text say?

1. Read the passage at least once, preferably multiple times.

2. Answer the 4 Ws: Where? When? Who? What? (Ex: author, location, original audience, cultural setting, etc.)

3. Are there any literary cues worthy of note? (Ex: key words/phrases, transition, repetition, parallel, comparison, contrast, etc.)
• It’s helpful at this point to consult a few resources: Study Bible notes, commentaries, Bible dictionaries/encyclopedias, etc.

Interpret: What does the text mean?
1. How does the wider context help inform our understanding of this passage?

2. Are there any other passages that help provide a framework for understanding?

3. What are the passage’s main points?

4. What is the one main principle God intends to communicate to the original audience?

Apply: What is the text saying to us?
1. What doctrinal or theological truths does this text teach or reinforce?

2. What questions does it elicit for you?

3. Which of FCC’s 7 Habits (or a spiritual habit/practice) does the principle in “Interpret” #4 highlight most?

4. What is the most important application of this passage to… the original audience? Our world? Our church? Your relationships, family, marriage, parenting, etc.? Your plans, career, schooling, etc.?

5. What is God trying to tell you?

6. What is your Next Step of “everyday boring faithfulness”? Or, when it comes to the 7 Habits (or the aforementioned spiritual habit/practice), what do you need to stop doing, keep doing, start doing?



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For Further Study: Some Mostly Trusted & Mostly Free Resources
• ESV Study Bible – Our #1 recommendation. The English Standard Version, which we use for preaching, has *really good* Study Notes, maps, introductions, mini-systematic theology, etc. Available in hardcopy at cost in *The Hub* at every campus (or for Logos Bible Software below.) The ESV Bible text is free on our app under “Bible” or at ESV.org, where the Global Study Bible Notes are also free.
• NETbible.org – Free Bible (various versions, incl ESV with lots of helpful textual notes and a few decent resources and commentaries.
• IVP New Bible Commentary – Good basic one-volume commentary. Available in The Hub at any campus.
• Logos Bible Software – Download 40+ free resources here to get started, incl 6 Bible versions, ESV Audio Bible, Faithlife Study Notes, Lexham Bible Dictionary, and Easton’s Bible Dictionary, as well as some classics like Charles Hodge’s *Systematic Theology*, JFB Commentary (Critical/Explanatory on Whole Bible), Matthew Henry Concise Commentary, Spurgeon’s *Morning and Evening* Devotions, Bunyan’s *Pilgrim’s Progress*, Augustine’s *Confessions*. ESV Bible and Study Notes available for purchase at logos.com, along with basically any other important biblical and theological resource you could possibly imagine. (Scott’s favorite resource. He says, “I’m in and out of Logos dozens of times a day.”)
• *Systematic Theology* by Wayne Grudem – Good overall and highly readable introduction to Christian doctrine. Available at cost in *The Hub* and also for Logos Bible Software. This is what Scott and Mark Liebert often use as a guide on our biweekly *Brown Bags & Bibles* podcast.
• Free Online Whole Bible Commentaries (By Dead People) – Albert Barnes, John Calvin (missing some books), Adam Clarke, Matthew Henry (Concise), Matthew Henry (Complete), Alexander MacLaren, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
• Free Online Dictionaries/Encyclopedias – Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Holman Bible Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia