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Chapter 4: Exodus and Leviticus

Connect…

Have you ever gone on a long trip somewhere? Once you plan such a trip, there may be weeks of
preparation and packing and planning. The closer the time comes to your trip, the greater your
anticipation rises. Then comes the day of your trip. You depart from you home and take some form of
transportation to get to your new location. You see and experience new things. Perhaps the food is
different than you are used to. You must stay in a different place than you are used to. But all in all, a
trip is normally a very exciting time in our lives.

Imagine the children of Israel, after having lived in Egypt for over 400 years, suddenly told that they
were leaving their homes and their jobs to go to a place they did not know. They had very little time to
plan the trip. But I am sure it was exciting for them to leave their bondage and begin their trek to a
Promised Land. They started out strong, but as we will see, it did not take them long before they began
to complain about the journey. Let’s see what happened….

Objectives…

1. The student should be able to describe how the plagues of Egypt were really God challenging the
gods of the Egyptians, demonstrating his power over them.

2. The student should be able to site the many miraculous events that occurred as a part of the Exodus.

3. The student should be able to describe how God revealed Himself to His chosen people through the
book of Exodus

The Lesson ...

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Author: The author of Exodus is undoubtedly Moses.

Purpose: Exodus is the second book of the five books of the Law or
Pentateuch. Regarding the purpose of Exodus Andrew E. Hill and John H
Walton said, “The purpose of Exodus is to explain how the Israelites became
slaves in Egypt and their deliverance from the Egyptian oppression. The book also reveals the God
whose name is Yahweh and relates how his divine presence came to dwell among his people, Israel.” xxvii
Also regarding the name Exodus Hill and Walton said, “The English name for this second of the

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