Important lessons to be learned from old testament. This paper will explore the three different theophanies that occur on sinai. Now 40 years old moses is incensed over an episode where he witnesses an egyptian beat a hebrew slave. United pentecostals use this to prove that jesus is the father.
The israelites are still at mount sinai, and they commit one of their biggest failures of faith. In its most restrictive sense, it is a visible appearance of god in the old testament period, often, but not always, in. The theophany in exodus begins the third day from their arrival at sinai in chapter 19. Exodus shows us gods way of delivering sinful people 1 corinthians 10. The greater focus of the book is using these theophanies as individual brushstrokes to paint a much grander picture.
As we will later see, the idea of gods holiness is a central theme in the remainder of the book. Exodus 19 tree of life version tlv theophany at sinai. You may want to include information about your church and then use the book. In a theophany, god revealed himself in a physical form. In the hebrew bible, the opening line, and or now these are the names, pr. This section includes the birth, education and flight of moses. The direct signs of the divine presence theophanies give no justification for images. His message to israel, and pharaoh, whose opposition is foretold. Hebrew name velleh shemoth these are the names greek name exodus departure author moses date from 1635 to 1490 bc approximately theme gods covenant with the hebrew nation types and shadows in exodus jesus is the lamb of god. Such direct manifestations of the divine presence as appear in scripture are intended to restrain mens curiosity, to teach gods invisibility, or to prelude gods future revelation in christ b.
This is in perfect harmony with the subject of the book, for redemption is an individual matter. Other publications of similar titles are pale by comparison to dr. A theophany is a visible manifestation of god, and we usually think of it as temporary in nature. Outline of the book of exodus introduction and overview of the book of exodus. In exodus, god appeared in a burning bush, as a pillar of cloud by day. In exodus 5, moses and aaron speak to pharaoh and call for their people to go for a 3day journey into the desertwilderness in order to worship their god. Call of moses second 40 years in midian, exo 3 incident of burning bush d. There are over 50 possible theophanies recorded throughout the old testament, primarily concentrated in genesis, in the exodus and conquest events, in judges, and in the prophets. In the first chapter, poythress explains that four themes can encompass the whole biblical narrative. The book of exodus covers a span of approximately 360 years from the death of joseph ex. Gregory here proposes a twopart outline for his treatise. Its true for us, for the israelites, for moses, and even for god. This is easily explicable by the lack of written scriptures and by the isolated position of the few faithful men whose lives are recorded.
It is about gods great deliverance of israel from egypt and his meeting with them at mt. It takes the story of the israelites from their presence in and oppression by egypt up to the reception of the divine law that occupies the entire book of leviticus and much of numbers. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Exodus chapter fourteen outline of exodus chapter 14. Every book of the bible outlined in section headings. Thursday of 4th sunday in course 2019 saint colette of corbie the letter to the hebrews is a fairly long book in the new testament, but much of it has the character of a sermon or homily. Since normally the giving of such a sign would follow the commission rather than precede it see jgs 6. In a looser sense, gods promise of the land to abraham gen 15, as well as his commission that abraham sacrifice isaac gen 22, could be considered theophanies. Van gorder exodus the overriding theme of the book of exodus is redemption. The first ten chapters portray the collection of the fighting men of israel.
Now moses reads from the book of the covenant, the ten commandments and ordinances that moses had told the people about previously exodus 24. The book of exodus is the book of national redemption. One way that god revealed himself in the old testament and dealt with man on mans level was through the use of theophanies. The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws. The second book of moses called exodus geneva bible. Return of moses to egypt announcement of deliverance to israel, exo 4 e. No doubt, the place that we read in our scripture reading was a place that he had been before. Even though the books of the pentateuch themselves do not clearly identify the author, there are many passages that attribute them to moses or as being his words exodus 17. Theophany holman bible dictionary bible dictionary. A theophany is a manifestation of god in the bible that is tangible to the human senses. The book of exodus, is the second book of moses and the old testament.
Theophany how god appears to man in the old testament. Exodus in greek means way out, this book indeed describes the way out god made for the children of israel to be set free from there bondage in egypt it is a book of redemption. Its where we find the famous stories of adam and eve, cain and abel, noah and the ark, abraham and isaac, and a welldressed dreamer named joseph. But if we want to see how close moses has become with god, we might best see it in exodus chapters 3234 the outline handed out with this lesson. Exodus is the story of god redeeming his people from bondage and death in egypt under pharaoh, to the promised land its called the promised land because it was the land promised to abraham 1.
Poythresss book walks the reader through a gallery of gods manifold glory. Birth of moses first 40 years in pharaohs palace, exo 2 c. Indeed, the whole structure of israels worship of god at the. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes. Several theophanies are described in the old testament, but all had one thing in common. Theophany bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical. For a general summary of savrans model and its typescene elements, see. Holiness moses for 40 years tended sheep for his fatherinlaw jethro. Fourth, regarding the time of the theophany, whereas exodus only. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. Overarching themes play a central part in the book of exodus. Jesus christ was not a theophany but something entirely new. Summary of the book of exodus this summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. There are exhortations, particularly to regular attendance at the assembly or eucharist.
Book of exodus, session 1 introduction yale divinity school. Exodus 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the bible, and contain more than 7,000 pages of material. Old testament appearances of christ theophany is a combination of 2 greek words, theos which means god and epiphaneia which means a shining forth, or appearance and was used by the ancients to refer to an appearance of a god to men vines, appear in loc. It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt. In the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth. The heart of this book is the passover, after 9 plagues had been sent on israel the passover angel was sent. Frequently the term, glory of the lord, reflects a theophany, as in exodus 24. The theophany theme, then, stands at the center of the book as a whole, and permeates all traditions, sources and redaction layers. The book of genesis is the first book of the bible, and opens with one of the most famous first sentences of any literary work. Sanctuary theology in the book of exodus digital commons. Leland mcclanahan, a pastor, scholar and theologian divides an outline of the book of psalms into five groups, each of which corresponds with the pentateuch, or first five books of the bible. In human form without question the theophany in exodus 24.
Jesus christ existed before his birth in bethlehemhe is our creator. Even moses, the dominant figure of the old testament, did not receive that privilege. Contest with pharaoh, exo 5 9 plagues against idolatry of egypt, battle of the gods. It is more likely, however, that its mention here is intended to establish the present episode with moses alone. An overview of calvins institutes of the christian. See what its about from the first verse to the last.
If all of your class has email, send them an email with the dates the lessons will be studied. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible. The english title, exodus, comes from the greek translation septuagint, lxx because the departure of israel from egypt is the dominant historical fact in the book 19. The book begins with the story of moses birth and adoption by the egyptian princess.
The book of numbers picks up where the book of exodus left off, with their departure from sinai to their arrival at the edge of the promised landnamely the plains of moab. Generally speaking, theophanies take three primary forms. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. In fact, the whole book of exodus seems to be one big struggle for different individuals. The more they are oppressed by a new king, the more they multiply.
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