Nattributes of god in the book of exodus

The book of exodus tells the tale of israels liberation and birth, and of the beginning of god s covenanted nation. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible 1599. Title exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the. Yet how does what we see about gods promises and their fulfillment relate to his people today.

Moses had rather to understand god s ways, his manner of dealing with his children, in order that he might be able to appeal to him on the basis of his nature. Moses also received and delivered the regulations for the tabernacle exod. Exodus is the second of the five old testament books ascribed to moses. Several statements in exodus indicate that moses wrote certain sections of the book see 17. Featuring reflection questions and various other helps, this 12week study leads readers through the book of exodus, emphasizing gods faithfulness and mercy in the midst of human rebellion.

Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. The book of exodus continues the story of the redemptive history that god began in the book of genesis. Collectively, this shows us that israels experience with god in the book of exodus is a foretaste of the churchs experience with this same god through the work of jesus. Sovereignty is the attribute of god that expresses the fact that yahweh is the ultimate ruler of the universe. The complete text of the book of exodus from the latin vulgate holy bible.

The magnitude of israels numbers indicated gods favor, yet the next generation of male children. The book of exodus, in addition to being one of the most dramatic narratives in the bible, is also full of macrocodes and other cryptic devices embroidering the presentation of gods program of redemption. For god could appear as readily in a burning bush exodus 3. The key phrase let my people go that they worship me is recorded seven times in the book of exodus making it the main theme of our study today. Exodus 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. What can we learn about worship from the book of exodus. In the old testament often the plural form of the hebrew word god is used when speaking about him elohim. So as we think about who we are as the church today, we cannot have an accurate grasp of our identity. Your credit card wont be charged until the trial period is over. The importance of gods promises today into all truth. Learn what the bible teaches in the book of exodus.

It refers to the names of the israelites who came out of egypt. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. Here are 5 characteristics of our mighty god from exodus 710. In answer to moses prayers, the lord called upon moses to make the further ascent at which god reveals himself according to the record of exodus 34. The global message of exodus the continued story of redemptive history. Who are the 144,000 spoken of in revelation 7 and 14. As i read through the book of exodus and now start the book of leviticus, i am impressed by how much god cares about the details. Cassuto, a commentary on the book of exodus jerusalem. The passage appears to hold the attributes of mercy and justice in tension. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. The original purpose of exodus was to help the people of israel understand their identity as gods special people, and to learn about their covenant obligations to him. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel. Although god s power and authority accomplished all these blessings for israel, the book itself concentrates on moses role as god s servant.

This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. Youre already logged in with your bible gateway account. The first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. The title is a latin term derived from the greek word exodos, a going out. The title in the hebrew tradition is comprised of the first several words of the book, and these are the names. In the same way, the glory displayed in the gospel of jesus the messiah. His radiance and beauty emanate from all that his is and all that he does. Sometimes he seems to be super in touch with human needs and emotions, and other times he just wants to kick us to the curb. Worship is very important to god god went through so much trouble just so that his people could worship him. In our last post, we looked at how the promises god made to abraham tie into the book of exodus. The books of reference used for this study of the book of exodus were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. Feb 16, 2007 in exodus god establishes his covenant with the israelites. Exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy is a conjunction. Exodus is the book which speaks of the physical and spiritual birth of israel as a nation.

He tells pharaoh the very words of god and after pharaoh refuses to let god s people gogod does as he says and he unleashes a plague. The thirteen attributes of mercy or sheloshesreh middot harakhamim transliterated from the hebrew. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Hebrew title of this book weelleh shemot originated from the ancient practice of naming a bible book after its first word or words. Over and over god tells moses to go to pharaoh and forewarn him of the coming plagues. If all of your class has email, send them an email with the dates the lessons will be studied. In the book of exodus, god delivers the ten commandments directly to the people. The hebrews, from the words with which it begins, call it veelle semoth. Gods revelation to moses the thirteen attributes of god. Overview of the book of exodus third millennium ministries.

The title exodus comes from the septuagint, which derived it from the primary event found in the book, the deliverance from slavery and exodus or departure of the israelite nation out of egypt by the hand of yahweh, the god of their forefathers. The success of the exodus must be credited to the power and purpose of god, who remembers his promises, punishes sin, and forgives the repentant. It is a conjunction, such as our and, and is used to connect the narrative to the previous book. I will be gracious to whom i will be gracious exodus 33. The importance of gods promises today posted on january 16, 2014 by mirrorjranch1 in our last post, we looked at how the promises god made to abraham tie into the book of exodus.

Exodus lays the foundation for understanding salvation, in that through god s mighty acts, he wins the freedom of his people. The next step is to enter your payment information. Jan 02, 2020 among the symbolic presentations of christ in the book of exodus is the story of the water from the rock in exodus 17. Write this for a memorial in a book, and deliver it to the ears of josue. Spread over the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, it tells the story of the enslavement of the israelites in ancient egypt, their liberation through the hand of their tutelary deity yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and their wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of canaan, the land their god has. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to liberate the israelites. Sometimes he seems to be super in touch with human needs and emotions. Nov 28, 2014 the first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt.

You may want to include information about your church and then use the book. God makes good happen in spite of sin and weakness. When we talk about the attributes of god, we are trying to answer questions like, who is god. The gospel is the physical, moral, and spiritual remedy for all people. Exodus lays the foundation for understanding salvation, in that through gods mighty acts, he wins the freedom of his people. Among the symbolic presentations of christ in the book of exodus is the story of the water from the rock in exodus 17. Another of gods attributes is found in exodus, chapters 119. Back to the main page back to the holy bible the book of exodus.

Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. God the father, god the son jesus and god the holy spirit. He then proceeds to give excruciating details on how he wants his temple, holy tent, ark of the covenent, the altar, the meeting place, the courtyard of the holy tent, oil for the lamp, lampstands, and clothes for the priest to be constructed. It contains the stories of enslavement and liberation, of revelation and wanderings, of. Exodus 34 common english bible ceb a deeper revealing of gods character. As for his power, pharaohs magicians were allowed to emulate many of the wonders of god exodus 7. The attributes of god study resources blue letter bible. The book of exodus the second book of moses is called exodus, from the greek word exodos, which signifies going out. Exodus begins in the egyptian region called goshen. These two revelations contain the highest and most blessed insight into the nature of god ever attained. Knowing jehovah, our god and our king jehovah yhwh sought to reveal himself to his people, israel, to egypt, and to the entire world through the wonders he performed in bringing the israelites out of egypt. In exodus god establishes his covenant with the israelites. It picks up the story where genesis stopped, about 430 years after israels entry into egypt. Exodus means going out or the way out, and thus it describes israels.

The first six verses of exodus tie it effectively to genesis. Israels exodus from egypt must be understood as the unique event that it was within the history of redemption. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible. Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the lord, what he did in the red sea, and in the brooks of arnon, deuteronomy 31. Ill write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke into pieces. Dec 06, 2011 god s promises in the book of exodus 1 exodus 3. The attributes of god include eternality, goodness, grace, holiness, immanence.

Although gods power and authority accomplished all these blessings for israel, the book itself concentrates on moses role as gods servant. Gods promises in the book of exodus richard a gaugert blog. Just as moses struck the rock to provide lifegiving water for the people to drink, so did god strike the rock of our salvation, crucifying him for our sin, and from the rock came the gift of living water john 4. More than anywhere else in the biblehebrew bible or new testamentwe get a real closeup on god. Introduction in the first chapter of the book of exodus, we learned of the cruel. The book of exodus shows that the god of abraham is the only true god of all the earth. Continuing the history of israel from the point where the book of genesis leaves off, exodus recounts the egyptian oppression of jacobs everincreasing descendants and their miraculous deliverance by god through moses, who led them across the red sea to mount sinai. The first five books of the bible are together known as the pentateuch see introduction to genesis. While god is one, he manifests himself in three distinct persons. It is the attributes of god which describe him as he is and which. Praying the names and attributes of god the navigators. He then proceeds to give excruciating details on how he wants his temple, holy tent, ark of the covenent, the altar, the meeting place, the courtyard of the.

The glory of god is of course, inseparable from his other attributes, so god is eternally, infinitely, unchangingly glorious. Christians may learn about christ through the book of exodus in many ways. Introduction to exodus bible commentary theology of work. The book highlights moses faithfulness and prayerfulness. The sovereignty of god, the salvation of man and the methods by which the sovereign god affects mans salvation. Now these are the names of is the translation of the first two hebrew words. Continuing the history of israel from the point where the book of genesis leaves off, exodus recounts the egyptian oppression of jacobs everincreasing descendants and their miraculous deliverance by god through moses, who led them across the red sea to mount sinai where they entered into a covenant with the lord. Exodus 2 niv bible now a man of the tribe of levi married. Moses understood that the glory of god was not contained in his form or in the demonstrations of his power. We may now tum to another set of affirmations about god in exodus which are not so readily assumed under gods natural and spiritual attributes. In light of gods promises to abrahams chosen family and gods intentions to bless the nations, the people of god in the book of exodus are very much in transition.