1. The Life of Moses

2. Exodus – Outline 1:1-2:25The Setting: Growth and Oppression of Israel in Egypt 3:1-6:27The Call and Commissioning of Moses 6:28-15:21The Miraculous Deliverance from Bondage 15:22-18:27The Journey to Mount Sinai 19:1-24:11The Covenant at Sinai 24:12-31:18Instructions Regarding the Tabernacle 32:1-34:35Rebellion, Covenant Breaking, Covenant Renewal 35:1-39:43The Construction of the Tabernacle and Its Furnishings 40:1-38The Tabernacle is Set Up and the Glory Descends Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible Book by Book: A Guided Tour (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002), 34-42

3. God’s Hand – God’s Judgement During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested…(Exodus 12:31)

4. God’s Hand – God’s Judgement At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well… (Exodus 12:29)

5. Let the Journey Begin During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested… (Exodus12:31)

6. This is not just a battle between Moses and Pharaoh…it is not just a battle between Pharaoh and God…or even a battle between big empire and little nation… It is a battle between Heaven and Earth…and just like Nebuchadnezzer would learn later…God is sovereign and he rules over all of the kingdoms of men…(Daniel 4:25)… Alec Motyer – The Bible Speaks Today Commentary

7. You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes… (Daniel 4:25)

8. Let the Journey Begin

9. Remember! Many other people went up with them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds…(Exodus 12:38)

10. Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.” … (Exodus 1:22) Consecrated to God The Lord said to Moses, “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”…(Exodus 13:1-2)

11. Hardened Hearts v Soft Hearts Yet Pharaoh’s heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said… (Exodus 7:13) Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go… (Exodus 7:14)...and Pharaoh’s heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said… (Exodus 7:22b)

12. Relational God The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend… (Exodus 33:11) The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the desert… (Exodus 7:16)

13. N.I.V. Application Commentary Peter Enn When our hearts and minds are imbued with a personal knowledge of our creator…proper morality will follow…Our actions flow from who we are at the very core…And who we are is determined by whom we worship…whether God…the world…or ourselves… The plague narrative…the whole book of Exodus…indeed, the whole bible itself…is a call to worship the true God…and it calls us to that goal by telling us who he is…