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“Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you.” —Exodus 18:10
With that introduction, we enter into the story of the Hebrew people in the book of Exodus. No longer under the protection of their forefather Joseph, the children of Israel became slaves to the Egyptians. But God was raising up a deliverer in Moses, to lead His people from bondage to freedom so they could worship Him.
The exodus of the Israelites shapes our understanding of the whole Bible, its themes reverberating all the way to Revelation. Exodus is the birth narrative of a nation unmistakably guided by the Great Deliverer.
In this 10-session verse-by-verse study of Exodus 1–18, Jen Wilkin shows us that Israel’s story is our story: the same God who delivered Israel also delivers all those He loves from slavery to sin and from service to the pharaohs of this world. He lifts our eyes to the promised land He has prepared where we dwell with I AM and worship Him as the one true God
n this introduction to the study, Jen walks through the “envelope” of the book of Exodus, sharing the original context of the book. She also explains how to do the study.
Jen teaches through the first two chapters of Exodus, pointing out themes of deliverance in the stories of the women we see at the beginning of this story.
In this session, we see Moses flee from Egypt, get married, and encounter a burning bush.
In Exodus 4, armed with a staff and God’s promise to teach him what he needs to know, Moses begins his return to Egypt to set God’s people free.
Is God really who He says He is? That is the question the Israelites asked and the question we ask today
In this session, Jen teaches through the first nine plagues in the book of Exodus. She shares how the plagues break down the gods of the Egyptians in a sort of “de-creation account.”
Jen talks through the first Passover and its structure in Scripture. We look at what Passover meant for the Israelitees and Egyptians who experienced it first, as well as what it still means for us...
In this session, the birth narrative of the Israelites continues. Passover is observed and Pharaoh lets the people go, straight toward the Red Sea.
This session finds the Israelites in their first days in the wilderness. Jen draws parallels between their story and Jesus.
In the final session of this study, Jen teaches through the Israelites’ battle against Amalek and Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro’s, ideas of leadershi