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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.
• Bob

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 – Joshua 5:12; Exodus 1-6
• Mon – Psalm 105:40;Exodus 7-13
• Tue – Psalm 105:45; Exodus 14-20
• Wed – Psalm 14:2-3; Exodus 21-27
• Thu – 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Exodus 28-34
• Fri – 2 Corinthians 5:7; Exodus 35-40
• Sat – Exodus 17:1-7

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Sermon Notes “They Placed the Manna Before the Lord” (Exodus 16:31-36) 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 16:31-36 – 31 Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” 33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the LORD to be kept throughout your generations.” 34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept. 35 The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. 36 (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Verse 31 – The Peculiar Food 16:31 – On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,
The truth we need to learn from manna is that it is a miracle from God and miracles wouldn’t be miracles if you could explain them.

Verse 32-34 – Honoring the Provision of the Lord 16:32-34 – 32 Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” 33 And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the LORD to be kept throughout your generations.” 34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept.
Verses 35-36 – The Perpetual Care Given to God’s People Exodus 15:35-36 – 35 The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. 36 (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Joshua 5:12 – And the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
Psalm 105:40 – They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance. Psalm 105:45 – that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!

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Application Point(s)
(1) When we are only looking at our own needs, it can blind us from seeing the true character of God.
(2) We must learn to specifically tell the story of God’s continual work in our lives.
(3) We can use our story as a means of worship and a declaration of our complete dependence on God.
1 Corinthans 2:1-5 – 1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.



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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