Exodus

I. The Problem (1:1-22)

A. Israel's population explosion (1:1-7)
B. Pharaoh enslaves Israel (1:8-14)
C. Midwives protect Hebrew boys (1:15-22)

II. Moses' Early Life (2:1-22)

A. Birth (2:1-2)
B. Under care of Pharaoh's daughter (2:3-10)
C. Crime and threatened punishment (2:11-15)
D. Life in Midian (2:16-22)

III. God Prepares to Act (2:23-25)

IV. Call of Moses (3:1-4:17)

A. Burning bush (3:1-6)
B. God's plan in brief (3:7-12)
C. God gives His name (3:13-15)
D. God's plan in more detail (3:16-22)
E. Three signs (4:1-9)
F. A speech problem overcome (4:10-17)

V. Moses' Journey to Egypt (4:18-31)

A. Preparing to depart (4:18-20)
B. God reveals final plague (4:21-23)
C. God attacks Moses (4:24-26)
D. Moses meets Aaron (4:27-28)
E. Israel believes (4:29-31)

VI. Initial Failure Before Pharaoh (5:1-6:30)

A. Initial audience (5:1-4)
B. Increased workload (5:5-14)
C. Complaints (5:15-23)

1. To Pharaoh (5:15-19)
2. To Moses (5:20-21)
3. To God (5:22-23)

D. God responds (6:1-9)
E. God commands Moses and Aaron (6:10-13)
F. Genealogy (6:14-25)
G. Further notes on Moses and Aaron (6:26-30)

VII. Moses Before Pharaoh (7:1-12:36)

A. Command to Moses and Aaron (7:1-7)
B. Second audience - serpent magic (7:8-13)
C. Ten Plagues (7:14-12:26)

1. Water turned to blood (7:14-25)
2. Frogs (8:1-15)
3. Gnats (8:16-19)
4. Flies (8:20-32)
5. Plague on livestock (9:1-7)
6. Boils (9:8-12)
7. Hail (9:13-35)
8. Locusts (10:1-20)
9. Darkness (10:21-29)
10. Death of the firstborn (11:1-12:36)

a. Plague announced (11:1-10)
b. Institution of Passover (12:1-28)
c. Plague occurs (12:29-30)
d. Pharaoh lets Israel go (12:31-32)
e. Israel plunders Egypt (12:33-36)

VIII. The Journey Begins (12:37-13:22)

A. Statistics (12:37-42)
B. Passover regulations (12:43-51)
C. Consecration of firstborn (13:1-2)
D. Passover regulations (13:3-10)
E. Consecration of firstborn (13:11-16)
F. Toward the Red Sea (13:17-18)
G. Joseph's bones (13:19)
H. Divine guidance (13:20-22)

IX. Drama at the Red Sea (14:1-15:21)

A. God's plan (14:1-4)
B. Pharaoh pursues (14:5-9)
C. Israel laments (14:10-14)
D. God's command (14:15-18)
E. Darkness stops Pharaoh (14:19-20)
F. A path through the sea (14:21-31)

1. Israel saved (14:21-22)
2. Egypt destroyed (14:23-31)

G. Song of Moses (15:1-18)
H. Recap of events (15:19)
I. Song of Miriam (15:20-21)

X. The Journey Continues (15:22-18:27)

A. God quenches thirst at Marah (15:22-27)
B. God provides manna and quail (16:1-30)
C. Description of manna (16:31-36)
D. Water from a rock at Rephidim (17:1-7)
E. Victory over Amalek (17:8-16)
F. Moses and Jethro (18:1-27)

1. Reunion (18:1-12)
2. Jethro's advice (18:13-27)

XI. Instruction From God (19:1-31:18)

A. Arrival at Mt. Sinai (19:1-2)
B. God's command (19:3-6)
C. Preparation for theophany (19:7-15)
D. Theophany (19:16-25)
E. Ten Commandments (20:1-17)
F. Theophany continues (20:18-21)
G. Covenant Code (20:22-23:19)

1. Altar construction (20:22-26)
2. Slavery (21:1-11)
3. Death penalty (21:12-17)
4. Personal injury (21:18-32)
5. Property damage (21:33-22:17)
6. Death penalty (22:18-20)
7. Poor (22:21-27)
8. Religious duty (22:28-31)
9. Just behavior (23:1-9)
10. Sabbath (23:10-11)
11. Religious duty (23:12-19)

H. Promise of guidance (23:20-33)
I. Sealing a covennat with a meal before God (24:1-11)
J. Preparation for receiving additional legislation (24:12-18)
K. Plans for worship (25:1-31:11)

1. Tabernacle (25:1-27:21)
2. Aaron's garment (28:1-43)
3. Ordination of priests (29:1-34)
4. Regular sacrifices (29:35-46)
5. Altar of incense (30:1-10)
6. Tax (30:11-16)
7. Water and incense (30:17-38)
8. Construction supervisors (31:1-11)

L. Sabbath legislation (31:12-17)
M. End of the discourse (31:18)

XII. The Golden Calf (32:1-33:23)

A. Moses' absence creates a problem (32:1)
B. Aaron creates an image and declares a feast (32:2-6)
C. Dialogue between God and Moses (32:7-14)

1. God condemns Israel (32:7-10)
2. Moses intercedes for Israel (32:11-14)

D. Moses confronts and disciplines Israel (32:15-29)
E. Moses intercedes for Israel (32:30-34)
F. God punishes Israel (32:35-33:3)
G. Israel mourns (33:4-6)
H. Moses' special relationship with God (33:7-11)
I. Moses intercedes for Israel (33:12-16)
J. God shows Moses His glory (33:17-23)

XIII. Moses on Mt. Sinai a Second Time (34:1-35)

A. God summons Moses to meet with Him again (34:1-4)
B. God identifies Himself (34:5-7)
C. Moses intercedes for Israel (34:8-9)
D. God renews His covenant (34:10-28)
E. Moses returns to Israel (34:29)
F. Moses' glow and use of a veil (34:30-35)

XIV. Building of the Tabernacle (35:1-40:38)

A. Collection of an offering (35:1-36:7)
B. Construction of the tabernacle and furnishings (36:8-39:43)

1. Tabernacle (36:8-38)
2. Ark of the Covenant (37:1-9)
3. Table (37:10-16)
4. Lampstand (37:17-24)
5. Altar of Incense (37:25-28)
6. Holy anointing oil (37:29)
7. Altar of Burnt Offering (38:1-7)
8. Laver of bronze (38:8)
9. Court (38:9-20)
10. Cost of the tabernacle (38:21-31)
11. Priests' garments (39:1-31)

C. Completion of work and presentation to Moses (39:32-43)

XV. Erection of the Tabernacle

A. Completed tabernacle erected (40:1-33)
B. God's presence symbolized by a cloud (40:34-38)