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1 Exodus Lesson*#7* The*Exodus * Exodus12:36 15:21)

2 Review Thecumula<veforceofthetenplagueshashada devasta<ngeffectonegypt,itspeopleanditseconomy: thelandliesburiedbeneathaputridmassofdecayingfish andfrogs;thelivestockhavebeenfelledbyanthrax;the cropshavebeendestroyedbyhailandfire;diseaseand infec<onshaveravagedthepeople;anonslaughtof locustshasstrippedthena<onbareofeveryleafand bladeofgrass;theegyp<anshavebeenplungedinto terrifyingdarkness;andeveryhomeinegyptmournsa deadchild,slainbygod. Egyptisdestroyed,andPharaohgaspsattheuMerhorror ofthecatastrophe.

3 Review What smore,theegyp<angodshavebeenthunderously defeated;allaretotallyimpotentbeforeyhwh. 1 st Plague,WaterTurnedtoBlood Osiris) 2 nd Plague,Frogs Heqet) 3 rd Plague,Gnats Geb) 4 th Plague,Flies Khepri) 5 th Plague,Pes<lence Apis) 6 th Plague,Boils ALLgodsdeprivedofpriests) 7 th Plague,Hail&Fire Nut) 8 th Plague,Locusts coup*de*grâce,deathblowtoegypt) 9 th Plague,Darkness Ra) 10 th Plague,DeathoftheFirstborn ALLgodsplundered)

4 Preview InLesson#7theIsraelitesleaveEgypt,avoidingtheViaMaris,the obviousescaperoutethatparallelsthemediterraneansea;instead, theyheadsoutheasttowardtheredsea,arouseintendedtodraw theegyp<ansaferthem. Anditworks. Arrivingnearthenorthern<poftheGulfofSuez,theIsraeliteslook upandseetheegyp<ansinhotpursuit.withtheirbackstothesea andtheegyp<ansbearingdownuponthem,theisraelitescryoutto Moses: Were*there*no*burial*places*in*Egypt*that*you*brought*us* to*die*in*the*wilderness?**what*have*you*done*to*us,*bringing*us*out* of*egypt? Exodus14:11).

5 Preview Andthenanextraordinarythinghappens: Moses*stretched*out*his*hand*over*the*sea;*and*the*Lord*drove*back* the*sea*with*a*strong*east*wind*all*night*long*and*turned*the*sea* into*dry*ground.**the*waters*were*split,*so*that*the*israelites* entered*into*the*midst*of*the*sea*on*dry*land,*with*the*water*as*a* wall*to*their*right*and*to*their*leh. Exodus14:21h22) TheIsraelitesrushthroughthepartedRedSea,scramblingontodry groundontheshoreofthesinaipeninsula.whenthelastisraelite reachesdryland,godspringshistrap:theredsea stoweringwalls ofwatercollapse,drowningtheen<reegyp<anarmy.

6 Preview AsPharaohplannedtodrownalltheinfantIsraeliteboysintheNile River,lesttheygrowtobecomewarriorsandfightagainsthim,so GoddrownsinthedepthsoftheRedSeaallthemaleEgyp<an warriorswhofightagainsthim:<thforhtat. TheIsraelitescelebratewithachesthbumping,highhfivingvictory song: I*will*sing*to*the*Lord*for*he*is*gloriously*triumphant; *horse*and*chariot*he*has*cast*into*the*sea*.*.*.* Exodus15:1)

7 The*Ten*Commandments,*producedanddirectedbyCecilB.DeMille. ParamountPictures,1956. Voted*among*the*top*10*epic*films*of*all*Pme*by*the*American*Film*InsPtute.)*

8 Rameses" LandofGoshen Succoth" #BiMerLakes #ViaMaris "#Marah GulfofSuez "#Elim "#Rephidim #Mt.Sinai #GulfofAqaba

9 Pidyon*Haben*ceremony,consecra<onofthefirstborn. Numbers*3:*45[47*prescribes*a*five*silver*shekel*redempPon*price,*about*$35.)

10 AJewishmanpreparesfordailyprayerbyaMachingtefillin*knowninEnglishas phylacteries ),twoleatherboxescontainingdeuteronomy6:4h9,oneboxonthe foreheadandonebeneaththelefupperarmnexttotheheart,amachedbystraps tothehand.theprayershawliscalledatallit.

11 Rameses" LandofGoshen Succoth" #BiMerLakes #ViaMaris "#Marah GulfofSuez "#Elim "#Nuweiba "#Rephidim #Mt.Sinai? #GulfofAqaba #Mt.Sinai

12 Wheredidthe Israelitescrossthe RedSea?

13 Facts: Thecorrecttransla<onof Yam*Suphis ReedSea, not RedSea ; TheGulfofSuezis195 mileslong,20mileswide maximum)andhasan averagedepthof130feet 230feetmaximum);

14 Gulf*of*Suez*from*the*Sinai*Peninsula,*Egypt*on*the*horizon,*20*miles*away. Photography*by*Ana*Maria*Vargas**

15 Dr.*Creasy*diving*the*Gulf*of*Suez.**Sorry,*no*chariot*wheels Photography*by*Ana*Maria*Vargas**

16 Facts: TheGulfofAqabais99miles long,15mileswidemaximum) andhasanaveragedepthof6,000* feetitispartofthejordanrif Valley). Althoughsomeclaimthereis a landbridge acrossthe GulfofAqabaatNuweiba, thereisnot.theseaflooris indeedmoreshallowthere, around2,800feet,slopingto 3,500feettothenorthand south butthatcanhardlybe calleda landbridge.

17 Hypothe<cal CrossingPoint Dr.C snote) E.BitonandH.Gildor. Thegeneralcircula<onoftheGulfofAqaba..., Journal*of*Geophysical*Research,vol.116,C08020,doi: /2010JC

18 Dr.*Creasy*has*also*dived*Nuweiba*many*Pmes.**Sorry,*again no*chariot* wheels*or*egyppan*skeletons,*only*sharks*and*other*crigers* Photography*by*Ana*Maria*Vargas**

19 So,wheredidtheIsraelitescrosstheRedSea? AswenotedinLesson#1,ques<oningtheliteralhistoricityofevents inexodusinnowayunderminesscriptureordiminishesitsmessage; rather,suchques<oninghighlightstheliterary*nature*of*the*text, viewingtheexodusasastoryofredemp<on,writonagrand,epic scale. AlmostcertainlytherouteoftheExoduspassesthroughthemarshes aroundthe BiMerLakes, providingarealis<ckernelforthe heightenedmiraculouscharacteroftheisraelite sescapefromegypt. AsformerJesuitJackMilesobservesinhis1995PulitzerPrizehwinning God:**a*Biography, CecilB.DeMille sthe*ten*commandments,with itsmightythrongcrossingthesea,maybetruertotheintended literaryeffectofthebookofexodusthanscholarship sreconstruc<on ofabandofminortribesslippingthroughthemarsh loc.1929).

20 Rameses" LandofGoshen Succoth" #BiMerLakes #ViaMaris "#Marah "#Elim "#Nuweiba "#Rephidim GulfofSuez #GulfofAqaba #Mt.Sinai

21 VictorySong Itisconven<onalinepicnarra<ve,aferagreatmilitaryvictory,for thevictorstocelebrateinsong,praisingthecourageand performanceoftheirgreatwarriors,andsowehave TheSongof MosesandMiriam inexodus15:1h18. Thesongisstructuredin3strophes:vv.1h6,7h11and12h18.Each strophefocusesononeaspectofthebamle:the1 st stropheon YHWH sdefeatoftheenemy;the2 nd stropheonyhwh sdefeatof theegyp<angods;andthe3 rd strophetelescopesintothefutureto affirmgod seternalsovereignty. Inaddi<on,eachstropheendswithasimile: likeastone, v.5; like lead, v.10;and likestone, v.16.

22 Strophe#1 IwillsingtoYHWH,forheisgloriouslytriumphant; Adoubletsformbasis horseandchariothehascastintothesea. Boftheparallelism) MystrengthandmyrefugeisYHWH, A andhehasbecomemysavior. B ThisismyGod,Ipraisehim; A thegodofmyfather,iextolhim. B YHWHisawarrior, A YHWHishisname B Pharaoh schariotsandarmyhehurledintothesea; A theeliteofhisofficersweredrownedintheredsea. B Thefloodwaterscoveredthem, A theysankintothedepthslikeastone. B Yourrighthand,OYHWH,magnificentinpower, A yourrighthand,oyhwh,shameredtheenemy. B

23 Strophe#2 Inyourgreatmajestyyouoverthrewyouradversaries; youloosedyourwrathtoconsumethemlikestubble. Attheblastofyournostrilsthewaterspiledup, Atripletintensifies) theflowingwatersstoodlikeamound, B thefloodwatersfoamedinthemidstofthesea. C Theenemyboasted,Iwillpursueandovertakethem; Atripletintensifies) Iwilldividethespoilsandhavemyfillofthem; B Iwilldrawmysword;myhandwilldespoilthem C Whenyoublewwithyourbreath,theseacoveredthem; A likeleadtheysankinthemightywaters. B Whoislikeyouamongthegods,OYHWH? Atripletintensifies) whoislikeyou,magnificentamongtheholyones? B awehinspiringindeedsofrenown,workerofwonders. C A B

24 Strophe#3 Whenyoustretchedoutyourrighthand, A theearthswallowedthemup. B Inyourloveyouledthepeopleyouredeemed; A inyourstrengthyouguidethemtoyourholydwelling. Thepeopleheardandquaked; A anguishgrippedthedwellersinphilis<a. B ThenwerethechiefainsofEdomdismayed, A thenoblesofmoabseizedbytrembling. B AlltheinhabitantsofCanaanmeltedaway; A terroranddreadfelluponthem. B Bythemightofyourarmtheybecamesilentlikestone, whileyourpeople,yhwh,passedover, B whilethepeoplewhomyoucreatedpassedover. C B Atripletintensifies)

25 Strophe#3,cont. Youbroughtthemin, A youplantedthemonthemountainthatisyourown theplaceyoumadethebaseofyourthrone,yhwh, thesanctuary,yhwh,yourhandsestablished. Dquadrupletgreatly* intensifies) MayYHWHreignforeverandever TheconcludingstatementaffirmsGod seternalsovereignty.) B C

26 Ques<onsfordiscussionandthought ** 1. Godclearlystatesin12:43that Noforeignermayeat [thepassovermeal]. Whataretheimplica<onsofthis statementforachris<antoday? 2. WhydoesGodrequiretheconsecra<onofthefirstborn? 3. WhydoesMosestakethebonesofJosephwithhimwhen heleavesegypt?whatdoeshedowiththem? 4. Whatisthepillarofcloudandfire? 5. TheExodusfromEgyptisthe*great*archetypicalactof redemp<oninthehebrewscriptures,thesinglemost significanteventinjewishhistory.howisthe redemp<onoftheisraelitesmirroredandamplifiedin thenewtestament?

27 Copyright 2014byWilliamC.Creasy All rights reserved. No part of this course audio, video, photography, maps, <melines or other media may be reproducedortransmimedinanyformbyanymeans,electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any informa<on storage or retrieval devices without permission in wri<ngoralicensingagreementfromthecopyrightholder.

Exodus!! Lesson#9 GodReaffirmstheCovenant (Exodus(19:(1,25)((

Exodus!! Lesson*#9* God*Reaffirms*the*Covenant * (Exodus(19:(1,25)(( Exodus Lesson*#9* God*Reaffirms*the*Covenant * Exodus19:1,25) Review InLesson#8theIsraelitesbegantheirjourneythroughthe wilderness,makingtheirwaytomt.sinai,themountainofgod, alongthewaypassingthroughthewildernessofshur,marah,elim,