Lesson 16 Flashcards
- Describe the historical and redemptive significance of the Exodus event
- Discuss the importance of the response of God’s people to redemption
- Explain God’s purpose in the Passover and rite of the firstborn
B. Firstborn regulations
1. The firstborn belongs to God
2. The rationale of the firstborn regulations is the tenth plague
a. Egypt claimed authority over God’s firstborn (Exod 4:22)
b. God showed his authority over Egypt by taking her firstborn
c. Now Israel must set aside her firstborn to Yahweh
3. The firstborn regulation is significant in other contexts
a. Abraham and Isaac
b. Exodus 4:24-26
4. Application to Christ
a. Christ holds the rank of “firstborn.”
b. Special privileges of the firstborn son
c. The metaphorical usage of “firstborn.”
i. To David: “I will make him my firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth” (Ps 89:27)
ii. To Jesus: “image of the invisible God,” and “firstborn over all creation” (Col 1:15)
5. An emphasis is on the future so that God’s people do not forget what God has done
a. Question by the children (Exod 12:25-27)
b. Instruction for the future (Exod 12:50-51)
c. “When you come into the land” (Exod 13:5, 11)
d. “You shall tell your son” (Exod 13:8, 14-15)
- What role do the firstborn regulations have in this section? What are two meanings of the firstborn concept in Scripture? How does the firstborn concept relate to Jesus?
Roles:
1) firstborn belongs to God (must be redeemed)
2) rationale from tenth plague:
-Egypt claimed Isr firstborn, so God claimed Egypt’s firstborn, so Isr must set aside theirs too
3) significicant in other contexts: Abraham
4) application to Christ
Two Meanings:
1) rank of “firstborn”
2) special privileges of firstborn
App to Christ:
1) Christ holds the rank of “firstborn”
2) Christ has the special privileges of the firstborn
- What is the significance of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread?
Passover:
-A lamb without blemish, male, one year old (Exod 12:5) needs to be slayed
-The blood of the lamb is put on the doorposts of the house (Exod 12:7)
-eat while prepared to leave
sig:
1) preparation to leave Egypt
2) take Egypt’s firstborn away
3) point to Jesus
Unleavened Bread:
-Eat unleavened bread for seven days with a special fast on the first day and the seventh day (Exod 12:16)
-No leaven signifies haste, as there was no time to allow the bread to rise (Exod 12:11)
- What is the literary structure of Exodus 12-15?
A. The narrative of the announcement of death of the firstborn (Exod 11:1-10)
1. Regulations for the Passover (Exod 12:1-14)
2. Regulations for Unleavened Bread (Exod 12:15-20)
3. Regulations for the preparation of the night (Exod 12:21-28)
B. The narrative of the Exodus (Exod 12:29-42)
1. Regulations for Passover (Exod 12:43-51)
2. Regulations for Unleavened Bread (Exod 13:3-10)
3. Regulations for the firstborn (Exod 13:1, 11-16)
C. The narrative of the crossing of the Red Sea (Exod 13:17-14:31)
1. Celebration by the Song of Moses (Exod 15:1-19)
2. Celebration by the Song of Miriam (Exod 15:20-21)
- What is the function of Exodus 17:8-16 and Exodus 18:1-12?
B. The provision of confirmation that they are indeed the people of God (Exod 17:8-18:12)
1. The Amalekites are defeated (Exod 17:8-16)
a. “I will curse those who curse you” (Gen 12:3)
b. The victory won
i. Israel battled against the Amalekites
ii. Moses holds up the rod of God, representing the presence of God
iii. The proper response was to appeal to Yahweh for victory
2. A Midianite gives praise to God (Exod 18:1-12)
a. Yahweh is God, and he has defeated all other gods
b. The proper response to God’s victory is to praise Yahweh
C. The provision of qualified leadership (Exod 18:13-27)
1. Moses was worn out by judging the people (Exod 18:18)
2. Jethro’s advice
a. Moses should keep teaching the people (Exod 18:20)
b. Appoint qualified leaders to hear disputes
c. Difficult matters could still be brought to Moses
3. Significance
a. The plurality of leadership
b. The importance of teaching and judicial functions
c. The importance of the law of God as the source of authority (Exod 18:20)
- What are all the ways that God provided for His people after the Exodus, even in the midst of their rebellion?
A. The provision of sustenance for a complaining people (Exod 15:22-17:7)
1. Bitter water that they could not drink (Exod 15:22-27)
a. The people complain against Moses (Exod 15:24)
b. Instruction and statute given (Exod 15:25-26)
c. Yahweh tests the people, “none of these diseases” (Exod 15:26)
d. Provision of sustenance through water (Exod 15:25, 27)
2. Hunger from not enough meat and food (Exod 16:1-36)
a. The whole congregation complains against Moses, Aaron, and Yahweh (Exod 16:2, 8)
b. Back in Egypt there were “pots of meat and all we could eat” (Exod 16:3)
c. Instruction related to the manna (Exod 16:16-19)
d. Yahweh tests the people for obedience (Exod 16:4)
e. Provision of material and spiritual sustenance (meat, bread, rest)
3. No water to drink (Exod 17:1-7)
a. The Israelites argue and complain against Moses (Exod 17:2-3)
b. The rod and “I will stand before you” (Exod 17:5-6)
c. The people test Yahweh: “Is he among us” (Exod 17:7)?
B. The provision of confirmation that they are indeed the people of God (Exod 17:8-18:12)
1. The Amalekites are defeated (Exod 17:8-16)
a. “I will curse those who curse you” (Gen 12:3)
b. The victory won
i. Israel battled against the Amalekites
ii. Moses holds up the rod of God, representing the presence of God
iii. The proper response was to appeal to Yahweh for victory
2. A Midianite gives praise to God (Exod 18:1-12)
a. Yahweh is God, and he has defeated all other gods
b. The proper response to God’s victory is to praise Yahweh
C. The provision of qualified leadership (Exod 18:13-27)
1. Moses was worn out by judging the people (Exod 18:18)
2. Jethro’s advice
a. Moses should keep teaching the people (Exod 18:20)
b. Appoint qualified leaders to hear disputes
c. Difficult matters could still be brought to Moses
3. Significance
a. The plurality of leadership
b. The importance of teaching and judicial functions
c. The importance of the law of God as the source of authority (Exod 18:20)
