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    EXODUS

    OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

    • 1

      • Israelites multiply in Egypt (1-7)

      • Pharaoh oppresses the Israelites (8-14)

      • God-fearing midwives save lives (15-22)

    • 2

      • Birth of Moses (1-4)

      • Pharaoh’s daughter adopts Moses (5-10)

      • Moses flees to Midian and marries Zipporah (11-22)

      • God hears Israelites’ groaning (23-25)

    • 3

      • Moses and the burning thornbush (1-12)

      • Jehovah explains His name (13-15)

      • Jehovah instructs Moses (16-22)

    • 4

      • Three signs for Moses to perform (1-9)

      • Moses feels inadequate (10-17)

      • Moses returns to Egypt (18-26)

      • Moses reunites with Aaron (27-31)

    • 5

      • Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh (1-5)

      • Oppression grows (6-18)

      • Israel blames Moses and Aaron (19-23)

    • 6

      • Promise of freedom renewed (1-13)

        • Jehovah’s name not fully known (2, 3)

      • Genealogy of Moses and Aaron (14-27)

      • Moses again to appear before Pharaoh (28-30)

    • 7

      • Jehovah strengthens Moses (1-7)

      • Aaron’s rod becomes a big snake (8-13)

      • Plague 1: water turned into blood (14-25)

    • 8

      • Plague 2: frogs (1-15)

      • Plague 3: gnats (16-19)

      • Plague 4: gadflies (20-32)

    • 9

      • Plague 5: death of livestock (1-7)

      • Plague 6: boils on man and beast (8-12)

      • Plague 7: hail (13-35)

        • Pharaoh to see God’s power (16)

        • Jehovah’s name to be declared (16)

    • 10

      • Plague 8: locusts (1-20)

      • Plague 9: darkness (21-29)

    • 11

      • Tenth plague announced (1-10)

        • Israelites to ask for gifts (2)

    • 12

      • Institution of Passover (1-28)

        • Blood to be splashed on doorposts (7)

      • Plague 10: firstborn killed (29-32)

      • The Exodus begins (33-42)

      • Instructions for Passover participation (43-51)

    • 13

      • Every firstborn male belongs to Jehovah (1, 2)

      • Festival of Unleavened Bread (3-10)

      • Every firstborn male devoted to God (11-16)

      • Israel directed toward the Red Sea (17-20)

      • Pillar of cloud and of fire (21, 22)

    • 14

      • Israel reaches the sea (1-4)

      • Pharaoh pursues Israel (5-14)

      • Israel crosses the Red Sea (15-25)

      • Egyptians drown in the sea (26-28)

      • Israel puts faith in Jehovah (29-31)

    • 15

      • Moses and Israel’s victory song (1-19)

      • Miriam sings in response (20, 21)

      • Bitter water made sweet (22-27)

    • 16

      • People murmur about food (1-3)

      • Jehovah hears the murmurings (4-12)

      • Quail and manna provided (13-21)

      • No manna on the Sabbath (22-30)

      • Manna kept as a reminder (31-36)

    • 17

      • Complaint about lack of water at Horeb (1-4)

      • Water from a rock (5-7)

      • Amalekites’ attack and defeat (8-16)

    • 18

      • Jethro and Zipporah arrive (1-12)

      • Jethro’s advice to appoint judges (13-27)

    • 19

      • At Mount Sinai (1-25)

        • Israel to be a kingdom of priests (5, 6)

        • People sanctified to meet God (14, 15)

    • 20

      • The Ten Commandments (1-17)

      • Spectacle causes Israel to fear (18-21)

      • Instructions about worship (22-26)

    • 21

      • Judicial decisions for Israel (1-36)

        • On Hebrew slaves (2-11)

        • On violence done to a fellow man (12-27)

        • On animals (28-36)

    • 22

      • Judicial decisions for Israel (1-31)

        • On theft (1-4)

        • On damages to crops (5, 6)

        • On compensation and ownership (7-15)

        • On seduction (16, 17)

        • On worship and social justice (18-31)

    • 23

      • Judicial decisions for Israel (1-19)

        • On honest and just behavior (1-9)

        • On sabbaths and festivals (10-19)

      • Angelic guidance for Israel (20-26)

      • Land acquisition and boundaries (27-33)

    • 24

      • People agree to keep the covenant (1-11)

      • Moses on Mount Sinai (12-18)

    • 25

      • Contributions for the tabernacle (1-9)

      • The Ark (10-22)

      • The table (23-30)

      • The lampstand (31-40)

    • 26

      • The tabernacle (1-37)

        • The tent cloths (1-14)

        • Panel frames and socket pedestals (15-30)

        • The curtain and the screen (31-37)

    • 27

      • Altar of burnt offering (1-8)

      • The courtyard (9-19)

      • Oil for the lampstand (20, 21)

    • 28

      • Priestly garments (1-5)

      • The ephod (6-14)

      • The breastpiece (15-30)

        • Urim and Thummim (30)

      • The sleeveless coat (31-35)

      • The turban with the golden plate (36-39)

      • Other priestly garments (40-43)

    • 29

      • Installation of priests (1-37)

      • The daily offering (38-46)

    • 30

      • Incense altar (1-10)

      • Census and money for atonement (11-16)

      • Copper basin for washing (17-21)

      • Special mixture of anointing oil (22-33)

      • Holy incense formula (34-38)

    • 31

      • Craftsmen filled with God’s spirit (1-11)

      • Sabbath, a sign between God and Israel (12-17)

      • The two stone tablets (18)

    • 32

      • Worship of the golden calf (1-35)

        • Moses hears strange singing (17, 18)

        • Moses smashes the law tablets (19)

        • Levites loyal to Jehovah (26-29)

    • 33

      • God’s message of reproof (1-6)

      • Tent of meeting outside the camp (7-11)

      • Moses asks to see Jehovah’s glory (12-23)

    • 34

      • New stone tablets prepared (1-4)

      • Moses sees Jehovah’s glory (5-9)

      • Details of the covenant repeated (10-28)

      • Moses’ face emits rays (29-35)

    • 35

      • Sabbath instructions (1-3)

      • Contributions for the tabernacle (4-29)

      • Bezalel and Oholiab filled with spirit (30-35)

    • 36

      • More than enough contributed (1-7)

      • Construction of the tabernacle (8-38)

    • 37

      • Making the Ark (1-9)

      • The table (10-16)

      • The lampstand (17-24)

      • The altar of incense (25-29)

    • 38

      • The altar of burnt offering (1-7)

      • The copper basin (8)

      • The courtyard (9-20)

      • Inventory of tabernacle materials (21-31)

    • 39

      • Making the priestly garments (1)

      • The ephod (2-7)

      • The breastpiece (8-21)

      • The sleeveless coat (22-26)

      • Other priestly garments (27-29)

      • The golden plate (30, 31)

      • Moses inspects the tabernacle (32-43)

    • 40

      • Setting up the tabernacle (1-33)

      • Jehovah’s glory fills the tabernacle (34-38)