Exodus

StudyBlue printing of Exodus html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td { margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; outline: 0; font-size: 100%; background: transparent; } body { line-height: 1; } blockquote, q { quotes: none; } blockquote:before, blockquote:after, q:before, q:after { content: ''; content: none; } /* remember to define focus styles! */ :focus { outline: 0; } /* remember to highlight inserts somehow! */ ins { text-decoration: none; } del { text-decoration: line-through; } /* tables still need 'cellspacing="0"' in the markup */ table { border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; } /* end RESET */ .header { min-width:800px; } .logo { padding:6px 20px 2px 20px; margin:0; font-size:25px; font-weight:bold; color:#808285; position:relative; border-bottom: 1px solid #c5c5c5; } .logo-blue { color:#70adc4; } .logo-desc { font-weight:normal; font-size:19px; color:#cccccc; margin-top:50px; position:absolute; display: none; } .back-button { position:absolute; top:20px; right:20px; font-size:13px; line-height:25px; color:rgb(0,175,225); font-weight:normal; } .back-button a { color:rgb(0,175,225); } .instructions { padding:0; margin:0; width:100%; position:relative; color:rgb(100,100,100); } .step-holder { border-left:1px solid #ededed; margin-left:20px; } .steps { padding:15px 0; float:left; width:24%; border-right:1px solid #ededed; text-align:center; } .steps-01 { } .steps-02 { } .steps-03 { } .steps-04 { } .label { padding:5px 10px; } .print-button { } .print-button a { background-color:rgb(0,175,225); color:white; line-height: 19px; padding:9px 8px 5px 30px; font-size:14px; text-decoration:none; background-image: url(images/printer.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 7px 50%; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } .print-button a:hover { background-color:black; } .theNote .content { width: 8.0in !important; margin: 5px auto; padding:20px; background-color:white; } .theNote .header { border-bottom: 1px dashed #C8C8C8; font-size: 17px; padding: 0 0 10px; line-height: 19px; color: #00ADE1; min-width:500px; } .theNote .body { font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; padding: 10px 0; } .theNote{ padding:6px 0; clear:both; background-color: rgb(200,200,200); } .theNote h3{ color: rgb(100,100,100); } .theNote h1, .theNote h3{ background-color:white; padding:2px 20px; width:8.0in !important; margin: 0 auto; font-size: 15px; } .theNote h1{ padding-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; } .theNote h1:first-child{ font-size: 20px; } .theNote h3 { font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } #options { border: 3px double #ccc; padding: 5px 12px; margin: 10px 50px 10px 20px; float: left; } #info { border-top: 1px solid #ccc; padding-top: 5px; font-style: italic; } li { margin: 5px 10px 5px 25px; } ul li { list-style: disc; } ol li { list-style: decimal; } img { border: 0; } table { clear: both; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #c5c5c5; border-width: 1px 0; margin: 0; page-break-after: always; } table#page { page-break-after: auto; } td { text-align: center; font-size: 12px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #c5c5c5; height: 1.75in; width: 50%; padding-left: 15px; } .leftside { border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; padding: 0 15px 0 0; } .bottom td { border-bottom: none; } .clearfix { clear:both; line-height:1px; height:1px; } img { max-width:80%; max-height:150px; margin:20px; } @media print {.header { display: none; } .content .header{ display:inherit; } table { border: 1px dashed #bbb; border-width: 1px 0; } .theNote{ background-color:white; } } Theocratic Era The Book of Exodus Context The Book Subject Matter - The deliverance of the ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt to a covenant relationship with the God of the Patriarchs Title - The Hebrew name of the book is Shemot (shay-moat) which means "names". Exodus 1:1, "These are the names..." The English name is derived from the LXX and means literally, "way out," thus "departure." Genre - This book is a theological history, but it is one which also begins the national history. The shift is from an extended family clan to a full-fledged nation. Distinctive Features Events - the Israelite population increase, the oppression, the burning bush, the ten plagues, the First Passover, the Red Sea crossing, the giving of the Law, the golden calf, the erection of the Tabernacle. People - Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh, Miriam, Jethro Places - Egypt, Midian, the Red Sea, Mt. Sinai Critical Issues - Beyond the authorship and date questions raised by the Documentary Hypothesis, with this book the major issues concern the Exodus event itself Historicity - Most objections to historicity stem from the present lack of extrabiblical attestation in written records (Why didn't the Egyptians tell us about this?). Archaeology does provide circumstantial evidence in the favor of historicity. In addition, the OT makes virtually no sense apart from the Exodus and it is difficult to see why a culture would invent (i.e. fabricate) such a story. That the NT presupposes the truth of the Exodus account goes without saying. Date - The two options are the 15th Century (early date) and the 13th Century (late date). The Bible's internal chronology - no absolute dates are given - factors the early date. Route - Three possible travel routes have been proposed for the journey from Egypt to Sinai: northern, central, and southern. All these suggestions presuppose that Mt. Sinai is located in the Sinai peninsula. However, there is reason to believe the correct location actually is Jebel al-Laws in present day Saudi Arabia (cf. Galatians 4:25). In that event. the southern route would be the only realistic possibility. The Author and Audience Author - Moses. (JEDP - depends on the passage) Audience - Mosaic authorship: the original Exodus generation and their immediate offspring. JEDP: depends on the passage Date and Place Date - Mosaic authorship: either 15th or 13th century, depending on the date of the Exodus. JEDP: depends on the passage Place - Mosaic authorship: somewhere in the Sinai desert. JEDP: unknown Historical-Cultural Setting ANE - Egypt is the superpower: New Kingdom, either 18th Dynasty (early date) or the 19th Dynasty (late date) Major Eras of Egyptian History Pre-Dynastic Period (3000-2700) Old Kingdom Period (2700-2160) First Intermediate Period (2160-2010) Middle Kingdom Period (2106-1786) Second Intermediate Period (1786-1550) Egypt overrun with Semitic peoples Period closes with the Semitic people being kicked out; native blue-blood Egyptians take over again New Kingdom Period (1550-1069) Early Date: Dynasty 18 (Thutmose III) Late Date: Dynasty 19 (Rameses II) Third Intermediate Period (1069-656) Late Period (664-332) Israel - The nation has entered the Theocratic Period of its history The Manner of Composition Mosaic authorship: a combination of personal records and Divine Revelation. JEDP: combination of oral and written tradition The Purpose Historical - To chronicle the formal birth of the nation Theological - To teach the truth that salvation is the gift of God's sovereign grace and that it effects a new relationship with God Christological - To present Christ as Saviour, Mediator, and High Priest Outline Out of Egypt (1:1-15:21) To Sinai (15:22-18:27) At Sinai (19:1-40:38)