[Slide 1]
Introduction to Exodus
Exodus 1:1-7

[Slide 2]
Author: Moses
Ex24:4, 34:27-29; Josh 8:31; 1 Kings 2:3;
Nehemiah 13:1; Mark 12:26; Luke 2:22

[Slide 3]
Egypt - approx 1445 B.C. - 15th Century
1 Kings 6:1; Deut 34:7; Ex 7:7; Ex 2

[Slide 4]
Exodus 1: The Backstory
Gen 15/17 God’s covenant with Abraham
Gen 21 Abraham’s son Isaac
Gen 25 Isaac’s son Jacob
Gen 36 God renews the covenant with Jacob/Israel
Gen 37-41 Joseph goes to Egypt
Gen 41-50 Jacob and all the sons travel to Egypt

[Slide 5]
Observing Israel Perspective:
Israel in Egypt (1-12)
Israel on the road to Sinai (12-18)
Israel at Sinai (19-40)

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Observing God’s Perspective:
Israel in Egypt - Saving God (1-13)
Israel at Sinai - Companion God (12-24)
Israel around the Tabernacle - Indwelling (24-40)

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Exodus points us to the Greater:

Greater understanding of God and His plans
1 Corinthians 10:6 and 11

Christ: The Great Redeemer,
The Great Prophet, The Good Shepherd, The Final Lawgiver; The Great High Priest; The Keeper of the Law, The Passover Lamb
Psalm 106; Deut 34:10-12; John 10; Matt 5;
1 Cor 5:7

[Slide 8]
The Message of Exodus:

GOD REDEEMS HIS PEOPLE, from the bondage of sin and death; FOR HIMSELF, to be His people for His glory and His good pleasure; AND TO HIMSELF, that they may dwell with Him and He with them, forever.