Quick info on Exodus

Author: Moses
Original audience: Israelites who came out of Egypt under Moses
Date written: 1300s or 1500s
Genre(s): Historical narrative
Theme(s): Freedom from slavery, God is true to His covenant
Chapters: 40
Verses: 1213

Outline of Exodus

1. Israelites in Egypt (1:1-15:21)
   1. Setting the stage: the time before Moses (1:1-1:22)
      1. Jacob’s descendants prosper in Egypt (1:1-1:7)
      2. Pharaoh oppresses the Hebrews (1:8-1:14)
      3. Hebrew midwives save lives (1:15-1:22)
   2. Moses’ birth (2:1-2:10)
   3. Moses murders an Egyptian (2:11-2:14)
   4. Moses in Midian (2:15-4:17)
      1. Moses flees to Midian (2:15)
      2. Moses marries Jethro’s daughter, Zipporah (2:16-2:22)
      3. INTERLUDE: God knows of Israel’s oppression (2:23-2:25)
      4. Moses at the burning bush (3:1-3:22)
      5. God gives Moses 2 miraculous signs (4:1-4:9)
      6. Moses cowers, Aaron will speak for him (4:10-4:17)
   5. Moses moves his family back to Egypt (4:18-4:31)
      1. Moses prepares to travel (4:18-4:20)
      2. God speaks to Moses about his mission (4:21-4:23)
      3. Zipporah circumcises Gershom (4:24-4:26)
      4. Moses meets Aaron in the wilderness (4:27-4:31)
   6. Moses’ first encounter with Pharaoh (5:1-5:9)
   7. Conditions worsen for the Israelites (5:10-5:23)
   8. God tells Moses he has not forgotten the covenant he made in Genesis (6:1-6:13)
   9. GEANEAOLOGY: Moses and Aaron (6:14-6:30)
   10. 10 Plagues (7:1-12:32)
       1. Pharaoh warned (7:1-7:13)
       2. PLAGUE #1: Water turned into blood (7:14-7:25)
       3. PLAGUE #2: Frogs (8:1-8:7)
       4. Pharaoh promises release, then hardens his heart (8:8-8:14)
       5. PLAGUE #3: Gnats (8:16-8:19)
       6. PLAGUE #4:Flies (8:20-8:24)
       7. Pharaoh promises release, then hardens his heart (8:25-8:32)
       8. PLAGUE #5: Death of livestock (9:1-9:7)
       9. PLAGUE #6: Boils (9:8-9:12)
       10. PLAGUE #7: Hail (9:13-9:26)
       11. Pharaoh promises release, then hardens his heart (9:27-9:35)
       12. PLAGUE #8: Locusts (10:1-10:6)
       13. Pharaoh promises release, the Lord hardens his heart (10:7-10:20)
       14. PLAGUE #9: Darkness (10:21-10:29)
       15. God tells Moses about the 10^th plague (11:1-1:10)
       16. The first Passover (12:1-12:28)
       17. PLAGUE #10 (12:29-12:32)
   11. The exodus from Egypt (12:33-12:51)
   12. The feast of unleavened bread (13:1-13:16)
   13. God guides Israel by a pillar of clouds and of fire (13:17-13:22)
   14. Moses leads the Israelites through the Red Sea (14:1-14:31)
   15. Two songs (15:1-15:21)
       1. The song of Moses (15:1-15:18)
       2. The song of Miriam (15:19-15:21)
2. Traveling to Sinai (15:22-18:27)
   1. Bitter water turned sweet (15:22-15:27)
   2. God provides manna (16:1-36)
   3. Water comes from the rock (17:1-17:7)
   4. Battle at Rephidim (17:8-17:16)
   5. Jethro advises Moses (18:1-18:27)
3. Israel at Mt. Sinai (19:1-40:38)
   1. Israel arrives in Sinai wilderness: Moses speaks with God (19:1-19:25)
   2. God issues laws through Moses (20:1-23:33)
      1. The Ten Commandments (20:1-20:21)
      2. How to build an alter (20:22-20:26)
      3. How to treat slaves (21:1-21:32)
      4. How and when to pay restitution (21:33-22:15)
      5. How to treat family, citizens, and sojourners (22:16-23:9)
      6. How to observe the Sabbath and certain festivals (23:10-23:19)
      7. Do not make any covenant with the nations around you (23:20-23:33)
   3. Moses approaches Mt. Sinai (24:1-24:18)
   4. Instructions regarding the tabernacle(25:1-31:17)
      1. Collect a contribution from Israel (25:1-25:9)
      2. The ark of the covenant (25:10-25:22)
      3. The table for the bread (25:23-25:30)
      4. The golden lampstand (25:31-25:40)
      5. The curtains (26:1-26:37)
      6. The alter (27:1-27:8)
      7. The court (27:9-27:19)
      8. The lamp (27:20-27:21)
      9. The priests (28:1-29:46)
         1. The priest’s garments (28:1-28:43)
         2. Consecration of the priests (29:1-29:46
      10. The alter of incense (30:1-30:10)
      11. Taxation (30:11-30:16)
      12. The bronze basin (30:17-30:21)
      13. The anointing oil (30:22-30:33)
      14. The Incense (30:34-30:38)
      15. Skilled workmen: Bezalel and Oholiab (31:1-31:11)
      16. The Sabbath (31:12-31:17)
   5. Israel rebels and worships a golden calf (32:1-32:35)
   6. God commands Israel to leave Sinai (33:1-33:6)
   7. Moses speaks with God (33:7-33:23)
   8. The covenant is renewed (34:1-34:35)
      1. New copy of Ten Commandments (34:1-34:9)
      2. God speaks about the covenant (34:10-34:28)
      3. Moses returns from Mt. Sinai (34:29-34:35)
   9. More instructions regarding the tabernacle (35:1-40:38)
      1. Observe the Sabbath (35:1-35:3)
      2. Contributions (35:4-35:29)
      3. Bezalel and Oholiab work on the tabernacle (35:30-38:31)
         1. Construction commences (35:30-35:38)
         2. The ark (37:1-37:9)
         3. The table (37:10-37:16)
         4. The lampstand (37:17-37:24)
         5. The altar of incense (37:25-37:29)
         6. The altar of burnt offering (38:1-38:7)
         7. The bronze basin (38:8)
         8. The court (38:9-38:20)
         9. Materials and workers (38:21-38:31)
      4. The priest’s garments (39:1-39:43)
      5. The tabernacle completed and erected (40:1-40:33)
      6. The Lord’s glory (40:34-40:38)