CAPTIVITY TO COVENANT A Study of Exodus Introduction... p. 1 Lesson 1: The Author... p. 3 Lesson 2: The Audience... p. 5 Lesson 3: Moses Birth and Failure... p. 7 Lesson 4: Moses Call... p. 11 Lesson 5: Moses First Plea to Pharaoh... p. 15 Lesson 6: The First Nine Plagues... p. 19 Lesson 7: The Passover... p. 23 Lesson 8: The Red Sea... p. 27 Lesson 9: Israel Between the Sea and Sinai... p. 29 Lesson 10: Israel At Sinai... p. 33 Lesson 11: The Golden Calf... p. 37 Lesson 12: The Tabernacle and the Priests... p. 41 Disciples Are Learners The Christians who meet on Dowlen Road are dedicated to developing one another as disciples. We are glad you want to grow, and we want to help you in every way we can. The number one forum we use to help you learn from God is our twice-weekly Bible classes. Therefore, we have worked hard to develop classes that will help you grow in Christ and learn from God and His Word. From Captivity to Covenant In the quarter before us we will study the Old Testament books of Exodus. The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings. The story that began in that book continues in Exodus. It is the continuation of the saga of God building a great nation through the seed of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3; 22:18). In Genesis God had made three promises to Abraham. He promised to make a great nation from his descendants; to give him a great land; and that through Abraham s seed, one would come who would bless all nations. God promised Abraham that his family would be so large that his descendants would be as numberless as the stars of the heavens (Genesis 15:5). Israel is that nation the descendants of Abraham. Indeed, they did become very great in number, just as the Lord had promised Abraham in Genesis 15:5. This is an exciting time period as God begins His covenant with Israel, foreshadowing and pointing to the greater covenant and the salvation we now have in Christ. You won t want to miss a single class as we study the great power and majesty of God, seeing the working out of His plan for Israel that will lead into His plans for the spiritual Israel of which we are now a part. About the Material This material was originally developed by Edwin Crozier. We have modified it (with Edwin s permission) for our purposes. This material assumes you have at least some knowledge of the Bible story and its themes. If you are new to the Bible, some questions may assume something you don t know. If you have trouble with any of the questions, don t worry. Just keep going through the lesson. We ll discuss all the questions in class and that will clarify what you need to know in each lesson. -- Greg and Max
Lesson 1: The Author A Review of Jesus Statements about the Pentateuch: 1. According to Jesus in Matthew 8:4 and Luke 5:14, who commanded the offerings for cleansed lepers in Leviticus 14? 2. According to Jesus in Matthew 19:8 and Mark 10:3, who gave the Israelites permission to divorce in Deuteronomy 24? 3. According to Jesus in Mark 7:10, who gave the commandment to honor father and mother in Exodus 20:12 and gave the death penalty for dishonoring them in Exodus 21:17? 4. According to Jesus in Mark 12:26 and Luke 20:37, whose book recounts the events of the burning bush found in Exodus 3-4? 5. According to Jesus in His story of Lazarus and the Rich man in Luke 16:29, who did Jesus claim the Jews had to show them about God s will? What did having these people actually refer to? 6. Critics claim that just because the first century Jews believed Moses wrote the Pentateuch (Genesis-Deuteronomy) doesn t mean he did. However, that admits the common idea of the Jews at the time of Jesus was that Moses wrote Exodus. How did Jesus place a stamp of approval on this common idea in John 5:46? 7. According to Jesus in John 7:19, who gave the Jews the Law? 3
8. Considering the above, who does Jesus claim is the author of Pentateuch? 9. How would you respond to critics who claim Moses couldn t author the Pentateuch because of passages like Deuteronomy 34? Moses 10. What does Acts 7:20-22 tell us about Moses? 11. What does Hebrews 11:23-28 tell us about Moses? 12. What were some of the key events in Moses life that impacted who he was and who he became? 13. How does knowing all this about the author impact the way you will read Exodus? 4
Lesson 2: The Audience Captivity to Covenant The Original Audience 1. As we ve already learned in the previous lesson, who is the author of the first five books of the Bible? 2. Considering what you know about the author s life and the history, what is the general time frame when Exodus would have been written? 3. Who then was the original audience for the book of Exodus? What about the books of Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy? The Original Audience s Story 4. How was the original audience of these books connected to the people and events recorded within them? 5. What was the goal of the original audience? 6. What did Moses original audience most need to hear? 5
7. What do you think might have been the original audience s greatest fears? 8. What do you think might have been Moses greatest fears for his original audience? The Modern Audience 9. How are we, Moses modern audience, connected to the original audience and the people and events of Exodus? 10. What is the common theme of our individual histories? 11. What is our goal? 12. What do we most need to hear? 13. What are our greatest spiritual fears? 14. If Moses knew us directly and gave us these books, what might his greatest fears for us be? 15. Considering all of this, what can we most get from these books in our modern day? 6
Lesson 3: Moses Birth and Failure Text: Exodus 1:1-2:22 People to Remember: Amram: Moses father (see Exodus 6:20) Jochebed: Moses mother (see Exodus 6:20) Miriam: Moses sister (see Exodus 15:20) Reuel/Jethro: Moses father-in-law, priest of Midian (see Exodus 2:18; 3:1; 18:1) Zipporah: Moses wife Gershom: Moses son The Beginning of Exodus 1. Remember the story from Genesis. How did the family of Israel end up in Egypt? 2. How many were in the family when they came to Egypt? 3. What situation was Israel in when they arrived in Egypt? 4. What had God promised Abraham in Genesis 15:12-16? 7
A New Pharaoh 5. Why did Israel s situation change according to Exodus 1:8? 6. Exodus doesn t reveal it, but looking at Ezekiel 23:8, 19, 27, why might God have allowed this enslavement? 7. Why was this new Pharaoh afraid of Israel? 8. What was the Pharaoh s first solution to this fear? 9. What work did Israel do for Pharaoh? 10. Did Pharaoh s first solution work? Why not? 11. What was Pharaoh s second solution? 12. Why didn t this second attempt to oppress Israel work? 13. How did God bless the midwives who feared Him? 8
14. What was Pharaoh s third solution? 15. Remember who the original audience of Exodus was. What great lesson is God teaching Israel as they are reminded of this part of their story? Moses Birth 16. How did the Levite wife in Exodus 2:1ff save her son? 17. What does Hebrews 11:23 explain about why this woman acted as she did? 18. How does this account remind us of a story found in Genesis? (hint: In Exodus 2:3, the ESV says the child was put in a basket, some translations say an ark. ) 19. Who found the Hebrew child? 20. In what circumstance did the Hebrew child grow up? 21. What was the child named? 9
22. Assuming you already know the story of Israel escaping Pharaoh (which we will study in a few lessons), how does this story of Moses foreshadow what is coming in Exodus 14? Moses Fails and Flees 23. When Moses had grown up, he went out to see his own people. How did he react when he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew? 24. On the next day, how did his Hebrew brethren react to Moses? 25. Why did Moses flee? 26. According to Stephen in Acts 7:25, what was Moses motivation for intervening with the Egyptian and with the two Hebrews? 27. Compare and contrast Moses experience at the well with Abraham s servant in Genesis 24. 28. How does Moses experience here mirror Israel and the Promised Land the first time they came to its borders? What message is God giving the original audience of this book? 10
Lesson 4: Moses Call Text: Exodus 2:23-4:31 People to Remember: Aaron: Moses brother God s Covenant 1. In Exodus 2:23, what happened to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt? 2. What did Israel do regarding their slavery? 3. How did God respond? The Burning Bush 4. How was Moses occupied while in exile in Midian? 5. On what mountain was Moses tending his father-in-law s sheep? 6. What caught Moses attention and why was it shocking? 11
7. Who called to Moses out of the shocking sight? What was said? The Calling and Cowardice of Moses 8. For what was God commissioning Moses in Exodus 3:7-10? 9. What was Moses first excuse in Exodus 3:11? 10. How did God respond? 11. What was Moses second excuse in Exodus 3:13? 12. How did God respond? 13. What was Moses to ask of Pharaoh according to Exodus 3:18? 14. What did God know about Pharaoh according to Exodus 3:19? 15. What was God s plan for Egypt and Israel as seen in Exodus 3:20-22? 16. What was Moses third excuse according to Exodus 4:1? 17. How did God respond? 12
18. What was Moses fourth excuse according to Exodus 4:10? 19. How did God respond? 20. What was Moses final plea according to Exodus 4:13? 21. How did God respond? Circumcision 22. Though there is a great deal to happen between this point and the actual deliverance of Israel from Egypt, what does God say will happen in Exodus 4:22-23 and why will it happen? 23. What occurred at a lodging place on the way from Midian to Egypt regarding Moses wife and son? 24. Considering Joshua 5, why is this an account the original audience needed to hear? 25. Who did God send to meet Moses in the wilderness? 26. How did the people initially respond to Moses and Aaron in Exodus 4:29-30? 13
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Lesson 5: Moses First Plea to Pharaoh Text: Exodus 5-6 People to Remember: Aaron: First high priest of Israel Eleazar: Aaron s son, second high priest of Israel Phinehas: Eleazar s son, third high priest of Israel Moses and Aaron Petition Pharaoh 1. What request did Moses and Aaron make of Pharaoh in Exodus 5:1? 2. How did Pharaoh respond? 3. What repeated request did Moses and Aaron make in Exodus 5:3? 4. How did Pharaoh respond to Moses and Aaron? 5. What did Pharaoh command the taskmasters and foremen of the Israelites in Exodus 5:6-9? The Israelites Question Moses 6. Who was beaten when the Israelites didn t keep up their quotas? 7. How did the foremen petition Pharaoh? 15
8. What was Pharaoh s response? 9. When the foremen saw Moses and Aaron who were waiting for them, what did they say? 10. To whom did Moses turn? 11. What did Moses pray? The Lord Reaffirms His Covenant 12. What did God promise would happen in Exodus 6:1? 13. Of what did God remind Moses and Israel in Exodus 6:2-4? Why is this important for the original audience of Exodus to hear? 14. According to Exodus 6:5, why was God hearing their groaning and granting their pleas? 15. In Exodus 6:6-8, God makes seven I will statements. List them below. I will I will I will I will I will I will I will 16
16. What direction did God repeat to Moses in Exodus 6:10-11? 17. How did Moses respond? The Heads of the Fathers Houses 18. Compare the genealogies of Exodus 6:14-25 and Genesis 46:8-27. Where does the Exodus genealogy cease to mirror the Genesis genealogy? 19. What do you think is the significance of breaking at that point? 20. Who were Levi s sons? 21. Who were Kohath s sons? 22. Why was Amram significant in this genealogy? 23. To which descendent of Levi through Aram and then Aaron does this genealogy lead in Exodus 6:25? 24. Considering Numbers 16, why do you think Moses includes this expression of the genealogy at this point in the text? 25. What is highlighted again in Exodus 6:26? Who did God speak to? And, considering the genealogy and Numbers 16, who did God not speak to? 26. Though Moses is the leader of Israel, through whom does the priestly line come? 17
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Lesson 6: The First Nine Plagues Text: Exodus 7-10 Aaron: God s High Priest 1. Remember where our last lesson ended. What had Moses emphasized in Exodus 6:14-27? 2. How does God describe Moses and Aaron in Exodus 7:1? 3. Look ahead to Numbers 16-17. How did God demonstrate who His chosen high priest was in Numbers 17? 4. With that in mind, what significance does the account in Exodus 7:1-12 have for Moses original audience? 5. What happened to Pharaoh when he refused to listen to Moses and Aaron? 6. What then would happen to Israel if they refused to listen to Moses and Aaron? Looking ahead to Numbers 16-17, how did God carry out this same judgment on the Israelites? 7. Consider Stephen s sermon in Acts 7. How does he refer to Moses and what conclusion does he draw about the Jews at the end of his sermon? 19
8. Consider what God says about Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-5. If this was how it was with Moses, what should the modern audience of Exodus recognize about Jesus and listening to Him? The Nine Plagues 9. What was the first plague in Exodus 7:14-19? To what extent did this plague afflict Egypt? 10. What hardened Pharaoh s heart? 11. What was the second plague in Exodus 8:1-7? 12. What did Pharaoh claim he would permit if Moses would stop this plague? 13. What hardened his heart? 14. What was the third plague in Exodus 8:16-19? How did it surpass the previous two? 15. What was the fourth plague in Exodus 8:20-24? How did the extent of this plague differ from the previous plagues? 16. What was Pharaoh willing to permit in Exodus 8:25? How did Moses respond? 17. What concession did Pharaoh make to Moses request? 20
18. What was the fifth plague in Exodus 9:1-7? 19. What was the sixth plague in Exodus 9:8-12? What happened to Pharaoh s magicians in this plague? 20. What was the seventh plague in Exodus 9:13-26? What protection must God have been giving Moses in this plague? 21. For what reason was God plaguing Egypt according to Exodus 10:1-2? 22. What plague was threatened in Exodus 10:3-6? 23. What concession was Pharaoh willing to make to Moses in Exodus 10:7-11? What was Moses response to this? 24. What was the ninth plague in Exodus 10:21-23? 25. What concession was Pharaoh willing to make to Moses and Israel, and what restriction did he place on them? 26. What was Moses response to this? 27. What threat did Pharaoh make to Moses when Moses wouldn t accept his bargain? 21
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Lesson 7: The Passover Text: Exodus 11:1-13:16 Preparing for the Final Plague 1. What direction did God give Moses in Exodus 11:2? 2. How is Moses described in Exodus 11:3? What other great man who preceded Moses in Israel s history does this remind you of? 3. What plague was threatened in Exodus 11:4-8? 4. According to Exodus 12:2, what calendar change was this plague going to make in Israel? 5. How were the Israelites to prepare for this last plague according to Exodus 12:3-13? 6. Who does God claim to judge in Exodus 12:12? 7. Consider all the plagues. Do what research you can on the gods and goddesses of Egypt. How were these plagues a battle between Jehovah and the gods of Egypt? 23
8. What memorial would be established to remember this plague and the deliverance it would accomplish for Israel? 9. What was the purpose of this memorial according to Exodus 12:26-27? The Final Plague 10. What did the Lord do on midnight of what would later be called the Passover? 11. To what extent did God execute this plague in Egypt? 12. What command did Pharaoh give to Moses and Aaron? 13. What did the Egyptians say to the Israelites? 14. According to Exodus 12:36, how had Egypt responded to Israel s requests for silver, gold, and jewelry? 15. Why were the Israelites carrying unleavened bread with them when they left Egypt? 24
The Feasts and the Firstborn 16. Describe the statute of the Passover as seen in Exodus 12:43-49? 17. How did Israel respond to Moses instruction in this Passover according to Exodus 12:50? 18. Who did God say Israel must consecrate to Him in Exodus 13:1-2? 19. Why did Moses original audience need to hear Exodus 13:3-10? 20. According to Exodus 13:11-16, why were they to set apart the first born of every womb? Our Passover 21. According to Matthew 26:2, when was Jesus crucified? 22. What does Paul call Jesus in I Corinthians 5:7? What does this mean for us? 23. What memorial did Jesus establish for His covenant people in the midst of the Passover memorial as seen in Matthew 26:17-29? 24. What does this tell us about the Lord s Supper? 25
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Lesson 8: The Red Sea Text: Exodus 13:17-15:21 Cloud and Fire 1. Why didn t God lead Israel out of Egypt by the way of the Philistines? 2. What way did He lead them? 3. Whose request did Moses honor according to Exodus 13:19? 4. What places did the Israelites encounter according to Exodus 13:20? 5. How did God lead the people and demonstrate His presence with them? Crossing the Red Sea 6. Where did the Lord tell the people of Israel to camp in Exodus 14:1-2? Why? 7. What did Pharaoh do in Exodus 14:5-9? 8. How did Israel respond when they saw the Egyptian army coming? 9. What was Moses response in Exodus 14:13-14? 27
10. What instruction did God give Moses in Exodus 14:15-16? 11. How did God protect Israel from the Egyptians while the water was parting and as they crossed the sea? 12. How did the Lord further aid the Israelites in Exodus 14:24-25? 13. What did the Egyptians think as these things were happening? 14. What did God have Moses do once Israel had completely crossed the Red Sea? 15. How did Moses sum up this story in Exodus 14:30-31? Moses and Israel Praise the Lord 16. In Exodus 15:2-3, what did Israel say about God? 17. What conclusion did Israel draw in Exodus 15:11? 18. What was the perceived response of the enemies of Israel in Exodus 15:15-16? 19. Why did Moses original audience need to hear this song their parents had sung? 20. How did Miriam and the women praise God after this victory? 21. What do we as Moses modern audience need to learn about God from this account? 28
Lesson 9: Israel between the Sea and Sinai Text: Exodus 15:22-18:27 People to Remember: Joshua: General under Moses; will become Moses successor Hur: Assistant to Moses; held up Moses hands along with Aaron Israel Is Thirsty 1. How long had Israel gone without water? 2. Why couldn t they drink the waters of Marah? 3. How did God make the waters of Marah drinkable? 4. What instruction did God give Israel in Exodus 15:26? 5. What did Israel find in Elim? Israel Is Hungry 6. What complaint did Israel make in Exodus 16:3? 29
7. What instruction regarding the bread from heaven did God give in Exodus 16:4-5? 8. What did Moses say about the grumbling of the people in Exodus 16:8? 9. What did God do in the evening to feed Israel? 10. What did God do in the morning to feed Israel? 11. What happened to the manna that was left over until the next day by those who didn t listen to Moses? 12. What happened to the manna that was left over from the sixth day to the seventh? 13. What were the people supposed to do on the seventh day? 14. What was to be done with an omer of the manna? Israel Is Thirsty Again 15. Why did the people quarrel with Moses at Rephidim? 16. What was God s solution to Israel s thirst? 30
17. What did they name this place? Why? 18. What point does Paul make from this story in I Corinthians 10:1-3? Israel Defeats Amalek 19. Who fought Israel at Rephidim? 20. Who did Moses treat as general of the Israelites when attacked? 21. Describe the spectacular nature of this battle? 22. What instruction was Moses given in Exodus 17:14-16? An Advisor to Moses 23. Who came to meet Moses when Israel was camped at the mountain of God in Exodus 18:1? Who did he bring with him? 24. What was Jethro s conclusion about Jehovah based on all Moses told him? 25. What leadership advice did Jethro give Moses? 26. How did Moses respond? 31
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Lesson 10: Israel at Sinai Captivity to Covenant Text: Exodus 19-24 Israel at God s Mountain 1. When did Israel camp in the wilderness of Sinai according to Exodus 19:1? 2. What instruction did God give Moses that needed to be an instruction for Israel throughout its entire existence in Exodus 19:4-6? 3. How did Israel respond in Exodus 19:8? 4. What instruction was Moses to give Israel in Exodus 19:10-15? 5. What happened on the third day and how did Israel respond in Exodus 19:16? 6. How did God demonstrate His presence on Sinai? 7. What did the people witness in Exodus 19:19? 8. What was the people s request according to Exodus 20:18-19? 33
The Ten Commandments 9. Upon what basis did God expect Israel to keep His commands according to Exodus 20:2? 10. List the 10 commandments: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. 11. In this telling of the commandments, what was the basis for keeping the Sabbath day? 12. What was the promise that accompanied the law about honoring their father and mother? Various Laws 13. How does God make Israel s worship different from that of all the nations around them in Exodus 20:22-26? 14. What was the law of Hebrew slaves in Exodus 21:1-6? 15. God gives further explanation of the sixth commandment about murder in Exodus 21:12-28. What clarifications and explanations does God give about this? 16. Note especially what was against God s law according to Exodus 21:16. 34
17. What was God s law for Israel regarding damage to a baby in the womb in Exodus 21:22-25? 18. In Exodus 23:10-19, God briefly describes Sabbaths and festivals. What is the law of the Sabbath? 19. What three festivals does God describe here? 20. What was the law of the conquest as seen in Exodus 23:2-33? The Covenant Confirmed 21. How did Israel respond when they heard the words of this law according to Exodus 24:3? 22. What did Moses do with the words of the Law according to Exodus 24:4? 23. How did Moses and Israel ratify this covenant in Exodus 24:4-10? 24. What instructions were giving in Exodus 24:12-15? 25. What was the appearance of the glory of the Lord? 26. How long was Moses up on the mountain? 27. Who did Moses leave to govern and judge the people? 35
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Lesson 11: The Golden Calf Text: Exodus 32-34 Idols for Israel Captivity to Covenant 1. What had been the first two commandments the people had heard when God spoke to Moses in Exodus 20? 2. However, what did the people do when they fretted because Moses was gone too long according to Exodus 32:1? 3. What did Aaron fashion from the jewelry of the Jews? 4. Who declared the golden calf as the gods who brought Israel out of Egypt in Exodus 32:4? 5. What did Aaron do when he saw the people treat the calf this way? 6. What proclamation did Aaron make? God Responds to the Golden Calf 7. What did God tell Moses regarding Israel and the golden calf in Exodus 32:7-10? 8. How did Moses convince God to relent from the judgment He was going to bring on Israel in Exodus 32:11-14? 37
9. What did Joshua say as they were coming down the mountain? 10. How did Moses react when he actually saw the sin of the people that God had already told him about? 11. What did Moses do to the golden calf in Exodus 32:20? 12. How did Aaron defend himself to Moses? 13. Who answered Moses call for someone to stand on the Lord s side? What instruction did Moses give them? Making Atonement 14. What does Moses say he will attempt to do in Exodus 32:30? 15. How does Moses attempt to make atonement for the people in Exodus 32:31-32? 16. What is God s response? 17. How does this prefigure Jesus? In what very important way does Jesus offer of atonement differ from Moses? 18. What punishment did God send in Exodus 32:35? 38
The Presence of God 19. Who would God send with Moses and Israel according to Exodus 33:2? 20. Why wouldn t God go with them? 21. Why did the people strip themselves of their ornaments? 22. Describe the makeshift tent of meeting that Moses used during these days as seen in Exodus 33:7-11? 23. What two requests did Moses make in Exodus 33:12-23? 24. How did God respond? 25. What did God say about Himself as He passed by Moses in Exodus 34:6-7? 26. Why did Moses original audience need to hear what God said in Exodus 34:11-28? God s Glory Reflected in Moses 27. What happened to Moses face when he came down from the mountain after being with God? 28. How did the people respond? 29. What did Moses have to do because of his face? 39
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Lesson 12: The Tabernacle and the Priests Text: Exodus 25-31; 35-40 People to Remember Nadab: son of Aaron; priest Abihu: son of Aaron; priest Eleazar: son of Aaron; priest; will succeed Aaron as high priest Ithamar: son of Aaron; priest Bezalel: grandson of Hur; of Judah; skilled craftsman leading tabernacle construction Oholiab: Danite; skilled craftsman leading tabernacle construction The Importance of the Tabernacle and the Priests 1. What does Hebrews 9:23-24 claim about the tabernacle? What is it a copy of? 2. What does Hebrews 8:3-5 claim about the priests? 3. Considering the above, why is it important to study the tabernacle and the priests? Why the Tabernacle? 4. According to Exodus 29:45-46, why did God bring Israel out of Egypt? 5. According to Exodus 25:8, why did Israel need to build a sanctuary? 41
6. In Exodus 25:22, what was the purpose of the Mercy Seat above the Ark of the Covenant? 7. How did the account of the golden calf in the middle of this exposition of the tabernacle, which we studied in our last lesson, almost destroy the value of the tabernacle? The Contributions 8. What did God ask from the Israelites in Exodus 25:1-7? 9. Based on Exodus 35:21-29, who responded to this plea? 10. How did Israel respond to this request as seen in Exodus 36:3-7? The Workers 11. Which two main workers did God choose to construct the tabernacle according to Exodus 31:1-6? 12. How had God prepared these two men for this task? 13. According to Exodus 35:34, what ability had God specifically given both of these men? 42
14. Who else had God called to work on the tabernacle as seen in Exodus 36:2-4? The Tabernacle and Its Furnishings 15. What was placed inside the ark according to Exodus 25:16? 16. What was set on top of the ark according to Exodus 25:17-21? 17. What was the table of Exodus 25:23-30 used for? 18. What was the only source of light inside the tabernacle according to Exodus 25:31-40? 19. Describe the altar as seen in Exodus 27:1-8? 20. What smaller altar was built to be inside the holy place as seen in Exodus 30:1-10? 21. What allowed the priests to be clean when they ministered in the tabernacle according to Exodus 30:17-21? 22. What restrictions were put in place regarding oil and incense in Exodus 30:22-38? The Priests 23. What special garments were to be made for the priests according to Exodus 28:4? 43
24. Why do you think the priest wore stones with the names of 12 sons of Israel on them? 25. What was to be engraved on the golden plate attached to the high priest s turban according to Exodus 28:36? 26. How were the priests to be consecrated? 27. What offerings were the priests to offer regularly in the tent of meeting allowing God to dwell with the people according to Exodus 29:38-42? The Tabernacle Erected 28. How did Moses and the people build the tabernacle according to Exodus 39:42-43? 29. When was the tabernacle erected according to Exodus 40:1, 16? 30. What happened when Moses erected the tabernacle in Exodus 40:34-38? 31. Why is this the climax of the book of Exodus? Wrapping Up Exodus 32. Considering what we ve seen of Israel throughout all of Exodus, how does this account of Israel mirror the journey of Christians today? 44