The previous chapters of Exodus have portrayed God’s jealousy in a positive light. But when Israel forgot His goodness, God’s jealousy took on a corrective tone. God reprimanded His people…
Category: <span>Exodus with Select Psalms and Proverbs</span>
These chapters of Exodus emphasize God’s jealousy for His people. God’s desire to be recognized among the people of Israel was His motivation for ordaining the Old Testament tabernacle. As…
Viewing the Bible as a storyline of redemptive history provides an appreciation for the way God has revealed Himself. God did not choose to reveal Himself and His activity in…
In Exodus 20, Moses began to write what the Lord revealed to him on Mount Sinai. In Psalm 119, the psalmist wrote of his love for the books Moses wrote,…
These chapters of Exodus form a bridge between the exodus event (chs. 13-15) and the giving of the law at Mount Sinai (chs. 20-31). These events prepared Israel for life…
In the narrative of Exodus, the final plague is set off by a formal introduction: “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will…
In the initial stage of the plagues, Pharaoh seemed like a mighty foe. Pharaoh’s magicians were able to copy the first miracle, and ‘the score’ was tied one-to-one (Exod 7:22-23).…
After the following events recorded in Exodus 1-4, the reader begins Exodus 5 expecting to find an account of the plagues, the exodus, and the songs of praise for deliverance.…
The initial scenes of the book of Exodus were predicted in Genesis 15. Just after God instituted the Abrahamic covenant, He promised Abraham that though his descendants would be oppressed…
Exodus 35-40
These chapters portray Israel at her best, foreshadowing Solomon’s dedication of the temple (1 Kings 8-10; 2 Chronicles 6-7). Israel’s glory at the conclusion of Exodus is linked with the…
Commentary Exodus with Select Psalms and Proverbs Old Testament