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NOTE: As of Jan 2023, these outline sections may change as we make our way through Exodus.
1. Prologue: Oppression in Egypt (Exodus 1:1-22)
2. Moses: An Unlikely Savior (Exodus 2:1-7:7)
Memory Verses (for sections 1 & 2) – 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.”
3. The 12 Miracles of the Exodus (Exodus 7:8-15:21)
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4. The Journey to God (Exodus 15:22-19:25)
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5. The Sinai Covenant (Exodus 20:1-24:11)
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6. The Worship of God (Exodus 24:12-31:18)
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7. Sin and Restoration (Exodus 32:1-40:38)
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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.
- Tyson
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 – Exodus 3:19; Exodus 1-6
- Mon – Exodus 1:8-9; Exodus 7-13
- Tue – Genesis 11:2; Exodus 14-20
- Wed – Colossians 1:19, 2:9; Exodus 21-27
- Thu – John 14;8-9; Exodus 28-34
- Fri – John 12:44-50; Exodus 35-40
- Sat – Exodus 4:18-26
(Exodus 5:1-21)
Series Theme: Exodus is part of the ongoing unfolding of God’s promise to fight for the redemption of a people for His glory by freeing them to fulfill His intent for creation—to worship and serve Him as He deserves!
Exodus 5:1-2 – 1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” 2 But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go.”
5:3 –3 Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days’ journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.”
Exodus 3:19 – 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.
5:4-5 – 4 But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your burdens.” 5 And Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens!”
Exodus 1:8-9 – 8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
Exodus 5:6-7 – 6 The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen, 7 “You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 But the number of bricks that they made in the past you shall impose on them, you shall by no means reduce it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.’ 9 Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words.”
Genesis 11:2 – And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
Exodus 5:10-12 – 10 So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not give you straw. 11 Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.’” 12 So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
5:13-15 – 13 The taskmasters were urgent, saying, “Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw.” 14 And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, “Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?” 15 Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, “Why do you treat your servants like this?
5:16-19 – 16 No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.” 17 But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’ 18 Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks.” 19 The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.”
Colossians 1:19 – For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
Colossians 2:9 – For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
John 1:14 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 14:8-9 – 8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
John 12:44-50 – 44 And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. 45 And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 49 For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.”
John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Colossians 2:9 – For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
Exodus 5:20-21 – 20 They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh; 21 and they said to them, “The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
Exodus 5:15 – Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, “Why do you treat your servants like this?
Exodus 5:1 – Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.
“WHO IS YOUR LORD? Do you believe Jesus is the full expression of God? Will you allow Jesus to rule your life and to kill the sin that enslaves you, or do you just want to renegotiate your slavery with Pharaoh?”
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?
- Read the passage at least once, preferably multiple times.
- Answer the 4 Ws: Where? When? Who? What? (Ex: author, location, original audience, cultural setting, etc.)
- 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?
- How does the wider context help inform our understanding of this passage?
- Are there any other passages that help provide a framework for understanding?
- What are the passage’s main points?
- What is the one main principle God intends to communicate to the original audience?
Apply: What is the text saying to us?
- What doctrinal or theological truths does this text teach or reinforce?
- What questions does it elicit for you?
- Which of FCC’s 7 Habits (or a spiritual habit/practice) does the principle in “Interpret” #4 highlight most?
- 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.?
- What is God trying to tell you?
- 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?
- 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 two dozen 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,