A. The Population Explosion (1:1-7)
B. The Oppression Under the Pharaohs (1:8-22)
C. The Maturation of a Deliverer (2:1-4:31)
D. The Confrontation with Pharaoh (5:1-11:10)
E. The Preparation for Departure (12:1-36)
II. Israel on the Road to Sinai (12:37-18:27)
A. Exiting Egypt and Panicking (12:37-14:14)
B. Crossing the Red Sea and Rejoicing (14:15-15:21)
C. Traveling to Sinai and Grumbling (15:22-17:16)
D. Meeting with Jethro and Learning (18:1-27)
III. Israel Encamped at Sinai (19:1-40:38)
A. The Law of God Prescribed (19:1-24:18)
B. The Tabernacle of God Described (25:1-31:18)
C. The Worship of God Defiled (32:1-35)
D. The Presence of God Confirmed (33:1-34:35)
E. The Tabernacle of God Constructed (35:1-40:38)
The Second Book of Moses Called
EXODUS
Exodus 1
Israel’s Suffering in Egypt
1Now athese are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob:
2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
3Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
4Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5All those 1who were descendants of Jacob were bseventy2 persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already).
6And cJoseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation.
7dBut the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and 3grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8Now there arose a new king over Egypt, ewho did not know Joseph.
9And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and fmightier than we;
10g“come, let us hdeal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.”
11Therefore they set taskmasters over them ito afflict them with their jburdens. And they built for Pharaoh ksupply cities, Pithom land Raamses.
12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.
13So the Egyptians made the children of Israel mserve with 4rigor.
14And they nmade their lives bitter with hard bondage—oin mortar, in brick, and in all manner of service in the field. All their service in which they made them serve was with rigor.
15Then the king of Egypt spoke to the pHebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah;
16and he said, “When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a qson, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”
17But the midwives rfeared God, and did not do sas the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.
18So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?”
19And tthe midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they 5are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them.”
20uTherefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and 6grew very mighty.
21And so it was, because the midwives feared God, vthat He 7provided households for them.
22So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, w“Every son who is 8born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
Exodus 2
Moses Is Born
(Heb. 11:23)
1And aa man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.
2So the woman conceived and bore a son. And bwhen she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.
3But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of cbulrushes for him, daubed it with dasphalt and epitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds fby the river’s bank.
4gAnd his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
5Then the hdaughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.
6And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
7Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
8And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother.
9Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.
10And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became iher son. So she called his name 1Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
Moses Flees to Midian
(Heb. 11:24, 25)
11Now it came to pass in those days, jwhen Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
12So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he kkilled the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13And lwhen he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men mwere fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?”
14Then he said, n“Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses ofeared and said, “Surely this thing is known!”
15When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But pMoses fled from 2the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of qMidian; and he sat down by ra well.
16sNow the priest of Midian had seven daughters. tAnd they came and drew water, and they filled the utroughs to water their father’s flock.
17Then the vshepherds came and wdrove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and xwatered their flock.
18When they came to yReuel3 their father, zhe said, “How is it that you have come so soon today?”
19And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.”
20So he said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may aeat bread.”
21Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave bZipporah his daughter to Moses.
22And she bore him a son. He called his name cGershom,4 for he said, “I have been da 5stranger in a foreign land.” Moses’ Flight and Return to Egypt
23Now it happened ein the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel fgroaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and gtheir cry came up to God because of the bondage.
24So God hheard their groaning, and God iremembered His jcovenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25And God klooked upon the children of Israel, and God lacknowledged them.
Exodus 3
Moses at the Burning Bush
(Ex. 6:2—7:7; 11:1–4; 12:35, 36)
1Now Moses was tending the flock of aJethro his father-in-law, bthe priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to cHoreb, dthe mountain of God.
2And ethe Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
3Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this fgreat sight, why the bush does not burn.”
4So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called gto him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”
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Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. hTake your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”
6Moreover He said, i“I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for jhe was afraid to look upon God.
7And the LORD said: k“I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry lbecause of their taskmasters, mfor I know their 1sorrows.
8“So nI have come down to odeliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land pto a good and large land, to a land qflowing with milk and honey, to the place of rthe Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
9“Now therefore, behold, sthe cry of the children of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the toppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
10u“Come now, therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
11But Moses said to God, v“Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
12So He said, w“I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a xsign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
13Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”
14And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, y‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
15Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is zMy name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’
16“Go and agather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, b“I have surely visited you and seen what is done to you in Egypt;
17“and I have said cI will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’
18“Then dthey will heed your voice; and eyou shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt; and you shall say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has fmet with us; and now, please, let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
19“But I am sure that the king of Egypt gwill not let you go, no, not even by a mighty hand.
20“So I will hstretch out My hand and strike Egypt with iall My wonders which I will do in its midst; and jafter that he will let you go.
21“And kI will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed.
22l“But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, namely, of her who dwells near her house, marticles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So nyou shall plunder the Egyptians.”
Exodus 4
Miraculous Signs for Pharaoh
1Then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’ ”
2So the LORD said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”
3And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it.
4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail” (and he reached out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand),
5“that they may abelieve that the bLORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
6Furthermore the LORD said to him, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, clike snow.
7And He said, “Put your hand in your bosom again.” So he put his hand in his bosom again, and drew it out of his bosom, and behold, dit was restored like his other flesh.
8“Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the efirst sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign.
9“And it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from 1the river and pour it on the dry land. fThe water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land.”
10Then Moses said to the LORD, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but gI am slow of speech and 2slow of tongue.”
11So the LORD said to him, h“Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD?
12“Now therefore, go, and I will be iwith your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”
13But he said, “O my Lord, jplease send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”
14So kthe anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your lbrother? I know that he can speak well. And look, mhe is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
15“Now nyou shall speak to him and oput the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and pI will teach you what you shall do.
16“So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and qyou shall be to him as God.
17“And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”
Moses Goes to Egypt
18So Moses went and returned to rJethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, s“Go in peace.”
19Now the LORD said to Moses in tMidian, “Go, return to uEgypt; for vall the men who sought your life are dead.”
20Then Moses wtook his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took xthe rod of God in his hand.
21And the LORD said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those ywonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But zI will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.
22“Then you shall asay to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD: b“Israel is My son, cMy firstborn.
23“So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed dI will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”
24And it came to pass on the way, at the eencampment, that the LORD fmet him and sought to gkill him.
25Then hZipporah took ia sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and 3cast it at 4Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!”
26So He let him go. Then she said, “You are a 5husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision.
27And the LORD said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness jto meet Moses.” So he went and met him on kthe mountain of God, and kissed him.
28So Moses ltold Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the msigns which He had commanded him.
29Then Moses and Aaron nwent and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
30oAnd Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people.
31So the people pbelieved; and when they heard that the LORD had qvisited the children of Israel and that He rhad looked on their affliction, then sthey bowed their heads and worshiped.
Exodus 5
First Encounter with Pharaoh
1Afterward Moses and
Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Let My people go, that they may 1hold aa feast to Me in the wilderness.’ ”
2And Pharaoh said, b“Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, cnor will I let Israel go.”
3So they said, d“The God of the Hebrews has emet with us. Please, let us go three days’ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest He fall upon us with fpestilence or with the sword.”
4Then the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your glabor.”
5And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are hmany now, and you make them rest from their labor!”
6So the same day Pharaoh commanded the itaskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,
7“You shall no longer give the people straw to make jbrick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8“And you shall lay on them the quota of bricks which they made before. You shall not reduce it. For they are idle; therefore they cry out, saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
9“Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.”
10And the taskmasters of the people and their officers went out and spoke to the people, saying, “Thus says Pharaoh: ‘I will not give you straw.
11‘Go, get yourselves straw where you can find it; yet none of your work will be reduced.’ ”
12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
13And the taskmasters forced them to hurry, saying, “Fulfill your work, your daily quota, as when there was straw.”
14Also the kofficers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were lbeaten and were asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as before?”
15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why are you dealing thus with your servants?
16“There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, ‘Make brick!’ And indeed your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people.”
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