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# 📖 Exodus
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> [[#📖 Summary of Book]]
> [[#🧭 Theme Verse]]
> [[#🧭 Major Themes]]
> [[#📅 Outline of Book]]
> [[#✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflections]]
> [[#📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights]]
## 📖 Summary of Book
> The book of Exodus tells the story of God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt through His servant Moses. It highlights God’s power through the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Exodus reveals God as a faithful Redeemer who calls His people into covenant relationship and teaches them how to live as His holy nation.
#### 📚 Genre
- Historical Narrative
- Law
#### 🙋♂️ Who is the Author
- Moses (traditional and biblical attribution)
#### ⌛️ When Was it Written
- Approximately 1406–1400 BC (during the wilderness period)
## 🧭 Theme Verse
>Exodus 19:5–6 (NET)
“‘And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine, and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
## 🧭 Major Themes
• Redemption and deliverance
• God’s power and sovereignty
• Covenant relationship
• Obedience and law
• God’s presence
• Worship and holiness
• Faith and trust
• Leadership and obedience
• God’s faithfulness
• Salvation by grace
## 📅 Outline of Book
- 1:1–18:27 — Deliverance from Egypt
- Israel’s oppression
- Moses’ call
- Ten plagues
- Passover
- Red Sea crossing
- 19:1–24:11 — Covenant at Sinai
- Ten Commandments
- Law given
- Covenant confirmed
- 24:12–31:18 — Instructions for the Tabernacle
- Worship design
- Priestly garments
- God’s dwelling
- 32:1–34:35 — Israel’s Rebellion and Renewal
- Golden calf
- Intercession
- Covenant restored
- 35:1–40:38 — Construction of the Tabernacle
- Building completed
- God’s glory fills it
## ✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes
- [[Exodus 01]]
- [[Exodus 02]]
- [[Exodus 03]]
- [[Exodus 04]]
- [[Exodus 05]]
- [[Exodus 06]]
- [[Exodus 07]]
- [[Exodus 08]]
- [[Exodus 09]]
- [[Exodus 10]]
- [[Exodus 11]]
- [[Exodus 12]]
- [[Exodus 13]]
- [[Exodus 14]]
- [[Exodus 15]]
- [[Exodus 16]]
- [[Exodus 17]]
- [[Exodus 18]]
- [[Exodus 19]]
- [[Exodus 20]]
- [[Exodus 21]]
- [[Exodus 22]]
- [[Exodus 23]]
- [[Exodus 24]]
- [[Exodus 25]]
- [[Exodus 26]]
- [[Exodus 27]]
- [[Exodus 28]]
- [[Exodus 29]]
- [[Exodus 30]]
- [[Exodus 31]]
- [[Exodus 32]]
- [[Exodus 33]]
- [[Exodus 34]]
- [[Exodus 35]]
- [[Exodus 36]]
- [[Exodus 37]]
- [[Exodus 38]]
- [[Exodus 39]]
- [[Exodus 40]]
## 🙏 Devotional Reflections
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## 📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights
**Resources**
1. Douglas K. Stuart, Exodus (New American Commentary)
2. Philip Ryken, Exodus (Preaching the Word Series)
3. Peter Enns, Exodus (NIV Application Commentary)
**Interesting Facts**
1. Exodus means “departure” or “going out.”
2. God’s name “I AM” is revealed in Exodus 3.
3. The ten plagues directly challenged Egyptian gods.
4. The Passover foreshadows Christ’s sacrifice.
5. Moses was raised in Pharaoh’s household.
6. The Red Sea crossing is a central salvation event in Scripture.
7. The Ten Commandments appear in Exodus 20.
8. The tabernacle symbolizes God’s presence among His people.
9. Exodus is frequently referenced in the New Testament.
10. God personally wrote the Ten Commandments on stone tablets.
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