Outline of Exodus
I. Israel in Egypt: subjection 1:1-12:30
A. Pharaoh persecutes Israel 1:1-22
B. God prepares His leader 2:1-4:31
1. Moses's early life 2:1-25
2. Moses's call 3:1-4:17
3. Moses's return to Egypt 4:18-31
C. God sends Moses to Pharaoh 5:1-12:30
1. Pharaoh hardens his heart 5:1-7:13
2. The Ten Plagues 7:14-12:30
a. The plague of blood 7:14-24
b. The plague of frogs 8:1-15
c. The plague of lice 8:16-19
d. The plague of flies 8:20-32
e. The plague on livestock 9:1-7
f. The plague of boils 9:8-12
g. The plague of hail 9:13-35
h. The plague of locusts 10:1-20
i. The plague of darkness 10:21-29
j. The plague on the firstborn 11:1-12:30
II. Israel's journey to Sinai: emancipation 12:31-18:27
A. Exodus and passover 12:31-13:16
B. The miracle at the Red Sea 13:17-15:21
1. Crossing the sea 13:17-14:31
2. A hymn of victory 15:1-21
C. From the Red Sea to Sinai 15:22-18:27
1. The first crisis: thirst 15:22-27
2. The second crisis: hunger 16:1-36
3. The third crisis: thirst again 17:1-7
4. The fourth crisis: war 17:8-16
5. The fifth crisis: too much work 18:1-27
III. Israel at Sinai: revelation 19:1-40:38
A. Provision of life: The covenant 19:1-24:18
1. The establishment of the covenant 19:1-25
2. The statement of the covenant 20:1-17
3. The expansion of the covenant 20:18-23:33
4. The ratification of the covenant 24:1-18
B. The provision for worship: the
tabernacle 25:1-40:38
1. The instructions 25:1-31:18
a. Tabernacle and its furnishings 25:1-27:21
"additional passages" 30:1-18
b. Priesthood and garments 28:1-29:46
2. The covenant breach and renewal 32:1-34:35
a. The golden calf 32:1-10
b. Moses the intercessor 32:11-33:23
c. The new stone tablets 34:1-35
3. Fashioning the tabernacle
"furnishings and the
priestly garments" 35:1-39:31
a. The tabernacle 35:1-36:38
b. Its furnishings 37:1-38:31
c. The priestly garments 39:1-31
4. Dedicating the tabernacle 39:32-40:38
