Bible Companion Series

Exodus 26, constructing the tabernacle, temporary structure, 440 years, pattern must be followed, the veil, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus 25, offerings for the tabernacle, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat, table of the Presence, the golden lampstand, angels, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Exodus chapter 24, covenant confirmed, recorded by Moses, the Law written by God, elders on the mountain with God, Moses enters the cloud, forty, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus Chapter Twenty-three, laws of justice and mercy, peer pressure, bribes, sabbath laws, three annual festivals, guiding Angel, theophany, military victory assured, gradual occupation, borders, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus chapter 22, laws re: personal property, social responsibility, restitution, theft, arson, treatment of women, witchcraft, bestiality, widows, orphans, poor, foreigners, blasphemy, offerings, charging interest,  principles that carry over, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus Chapter Twenty-one, laws concerning servants, violence, animals, a word about slavery, restitution, eye-for-an-eye, principles that carry into the new covenant, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ,

Exodus Chapter Twenty, the Ten Commandments, word of God, direct commands, conscience, carry-over into New Covenant, our relationship to God and others, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus 19, 3rd month of 40 years, appeal to obedience, promise of relationship, meaning of Israel, carried by God, treasured possession, prep to hear Law, 3rd day, cloud, fire, don't approach, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus 18, Jethro's assessment, advice, and application, support for Moses' leadership, Moses reunited with his family, Moses' testimony, Jethro's praise, fellowship with other believers, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus 17, 5th complaint, thirst, water from the rock, Amalekite battle, Joshua, Aaron, Hur, support, banner, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ

Exodus 16, 4th complaint, nostalgia for Egypt, promise of  manna, rebuke of unbelief, God's glory in the cloud, quail for dinner, bread for breakfast, ongoing miracle of manna, just enough, uniqueness, testing, obedience, Sabbath provisions, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ, bread of life.

Exodus Chapter Fifteen, song of Moses, victory song, praising God, an aid to memory, Divine Warrior motif, anger as fire, superior to all other gods, redeemed from slavery in Egypt, to go to a new nation to worship, nations would fear, Miriam's song of praise, 3rd complaints, bitter waters made sweet, testing, healing, oasis of Elim, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus Chapter Fourteen, trapped and pursued, 2nd complaint, stand still, cloudy pillar separates and protects, Red Sea divided and crossed, dry ground, wheels fell off, Pharaoh's army drowned, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ.

Exodus Chapter Thirteen, consecration of the firstborn, exodus from Egypt, fulfillment of covenant promise to Abraham, week of unleavened bread, Joseph's bones taken out of Egypt, pillar of fire and cloud, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ, substitutionary atonement.

Exodus Chapter Twelve, feast of Passover initiated, new calendar, 10th plague announced, active obedience, lamb, blood applied, future generations, unleavened bread, yeast/sin, no work, armies of Israel, Angel of the LORD, trust and obey, death of the firstborn, wailing, unconditional surrender, Pharaoh, exodus begins, enslaved 430 years, vigil, grace, mercy, Jesus Christ, atonement, reconciliatio...

Exodus Chapter Eleven, the 10th plague: death of the firstborn, plundered the Egyptians, challenge to Pharaoh, affected all classes, active obedience required to avert it, Passover lamb, blood applied, mourning, Scarlet Threads.

Exodus Chapter Ten, 8th plague: locusts, God's dominance over the gods of Egypt, God's sovereignty, man's responsibility, officials' change of heart, conditional release, Osiris, Nepri, Ermutet, thorough removal, 9th plague: darkness, sign, Ra, difference, light, death threat, Scarlet Threads.

Exodus Chapter Nine, 5th plague: death of livestock, god Hathor, 6th plague: boils, human health affected, goddess Isis challenged, 7th plague: hail, mercy in judgment, gracious warning, goddess Nut/god Set, two different responses, Pharaoh's response, Scarlet Threads.

Exodus Chapter 8, 2nd plague: frogs, what's so bad about frogs, Heqet, Hapi, complete removal, 3rd plague: gnats/lice, finger of God, Geb, 4th plague: flies, differentiation, Pharaoh negotiates, sets conditions, Scarlet Threads.

Commentary on Exodus Chapter Seven, Aaron is Moses' spokesman, Moses is 80, Aaron is 83 when they went before Pharaoh, rod becomes a snake, duplicated but overpowered, no dualism, warning, first plague: Nile changed to blood, against the god, Hapi, Scarlet Threads, Jesus Christ, water to wine.

Commentary on Exodus Chapter Six, God is the hero of the story, not Moses, from 70 to over 2 million people, 7 'I will' promises and 3 'I am' statements, the promise of relationship, too discouraged to believe the good news, evidence to the contrary, 6th protest, family line of Moses, grace, Scarlet Threads.

Commentary on Exodus Chapter Five, Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh the first time, Let My people go!, bricks without straw, beatings, first complaint against Moses and Aaron, Moses complains to God, Scarlet Threads.

Commentary on Exodus Chapter Four, Moses' third protest, miraculous signs, fourth protest, not eloquent, God makes people blind, deaf, or mute, disabilities, fifth protest, evasion, send someone else, Aaron his spokesman, permission from Jethro to return to Egypt, expect opposition, firstborn son, to worship, sons circumcised, scarlet threads.

Commentary on Exodus Chapter Three, the burning bush, Midian, Moses called, I AM, LORD, Yahweh, Mount Horeb/Sinai, reverence, deliverer, ambassador, objections, Israelites, Pharaoh, riches.

Exodus Chapter Two, social engineering, genocide, sense of horror, anti-Semitism, Moses born, faith of his parents, value of life, ark of safety, echoes of Genesis, Pharaoh's daughter, redemptive ironies, unique birth, deliverer, wait 80 years, killed Egyptian, mediator, flees to Midian, finds a wife by a well, shepherd, in hiding, son Gershom, lead sheep before leading people, covers first 40 yea...