BONDAGE, | DELIVERANCE, | COVENANT, |
Preparation of Moses, | Exodus, | Preparing the people, |
Confrontation with Pharaoh, | Red Sea crossing, | Giving of the Law, |
Passover, | Provision, | The Tabernacle, |
Major characters #
- Moses (“drawn out”)
- Aaron (“very high, mountain”)
- Miriam
- Pharaoh (“the sun-god” or “the great house”)
Major events #
- Burning bush, 3
- 10 plagues, 7-12
- Passover, 12
- Exodus, 12-13
- 4 miracles of provision, 15-17
- 10 commandments, 20
Major themes #
- Deliverance
- Sovereignty
- Covenant
Christ in all the Scriptures #
- Moses
- Passover, 12
- Manna, 16
- Water from the rock, 17
- Tabernacle, 25-40
“Why should [the Spirit of God] dismiss the creation of all the suns and stars of space in five brief words – “He made the stars also” – yet devote about fifty chapters to telling of the tabernacle?… [Because] God is writing into the pages of His Word a full-length portrait of His Son…”
John Philips, Bible Explorers Guide
