Exodus Chapter Outline
Chpt. 11: Moses warns Pharaoh that a tenth and final plague will hit Egypt which will cause the death of the firstborn of both man and beast. He predicts the cry from the people after this punishment will be so great that the Israelites will be commanded to leave the country (Exodus 11:4 - 8).
Chpt. 12: Each Israelite family is commanded to select a lamb to be sacrificed for keeping Passover (Exodus 12:3 - 6). Four days later, between sunset and dark, each family sacrifices its lamb and places its blood over their door.
[The Six Old Testament Passovers]
After the Israelites eat the Passover they wait inside their homes. Around midnight the death angel is sent to kill the firstborn of anyone who does not have lamb's blood over their door.
Pharaoh, shortly after the death angel fulfills its task, sends a message to Moses and Aaron telling them that they and all the Israelites are free to leave Egypt (Exodus 12:30 - 32)!
In the morning the Israelites, as they gather their belongings to leave bondage, spoil the Egyptians by taking their gold, silver and other precious items. They then all gather in Rameses and travel to Succoth on their way out of the country.
Chapter 12 also records God commanding the Israelites to keep the Passover, and the Days of Unleavened Bread, every year forever.
Chpt. 13: God commands his people to forever keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as a memorial to their hasty exodus out of Egypt. He also promises to take his people to a place "flowing with milk and honey" (the Promised Land).
[Meaning of Unleavened Bread Feast]
The Lord additionally states that, after the people enter their inheritance, the firstborn male of man or beast must be redeemed as they are his.
God leads his people out of Egypt as a pillar of cloud during the day and as a pillar of fire at night.
Chpt. 14: Pharaoh gathers an army of 600 war chariots, along with other men of war, and begins pursuing the Israelites. As the army draws near to God's people, leaving them no escape route except by sea, Moses offers the following encouragement.
Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace (Exodus 14:13 - 14).
Moses lifts his rod over the sea and it begins to divide! Meanwhile, God's presence, manifested as a pillar cloud, goes from in front of the Israelites to behind them. The pillar, now between the people and the Egyptians, causes darkness to come on Pharaoh's forces but continues to provide light to the Israelites.
God's people cross the sea over dry ground. The Egyptians are allowed to pursue their former slaves but soon find their chariots bogged down from the increasingly muddy sea floor. Moses, after all the Israelites cross the sea, causes its waters to return to normal. Egypt's forces, unable to escape the rushing water, are all drowned without any survivors.
Chpt. 15: The children of Israel sing to the Lord in praise for his salvation from the Egyptians. Miriam, Moses' sister who is now in her 90s, also leads the women to sing thanksgiving to God.
[Best Bible Verses About Music!]
Traveling to Marah, the people discover its waters are undrinkable. Moses is commanded to throw a certain tree in the water which makes it sweet and drinkable.
Chpt. 16: One month after leaving Egypt the people begin to whine they lack food (Exodus 16:1 - 2). The Lord, in response, not only miraculously provides his people with "bread from heaven" (manna) but also quail. Manna will continue to be provided by God until the people finally enter the Promised Land.
God uses the daily miracle of providing bread to teach his people, even before the receiving of the Ten Commandments, about keeping his weekly Sabbath day. A sample of manna is also placed in a special container that will ultimately be placed inside the Ark of the Covenant (Hebrews 9:4).
Chpt. 17: The Israelites, after they travel to Rephidim, discover the area has no water. God again provides for his people by having Moses strike a rock which causes the precious liquid to gush out!
The Amalekites, a nomadic people, launch a surprise attack against the Israelites (Exodus 17:8). Moses, in response, tasks Joshua with finding and leading men to fight the enemy. The battle is eventually won due to Moses, with the help of two others, keeping his outstretched arms over the battlefield.
The unprovoked Amalekite attack earns them a promise from God that he will insure they will someday be utterly wiped out as a people.
Chpt. 18: Moses' father-in-law Jethro, a Midianite pagan priest, pays him a visit bringing with him Moses' wife and two sons (Exodus 18:1 - 2).
Jethro, after being informed about the Israelite's miraculous deliverance from slavery, accepts the Lord as the one true deity. He confirms his new belief by offering sacrifices to God.
Jethro witnesses Moses being burdened by listening to and judging causes brought by the Israelites. He counsels his son-in-law that the responsibility of judging cases be delegated to others who are honest and wise. This will then allow only those issues that cannot be easily resolved reaching Moses. Jethro's suggestion is immediately adopted (Exodus 18:24).
Chpt. 19: The Israelites travel to an area near Mount Sinai. Moses then goes up the mount and receives God's proposal of a covenant with Israel. After the people agree to obey the Lord they are commanded to consecrate themselves for two days as a precursor to meeting the Lord!
[Where Is Mount Sinai Located?]
Moses, on the morning of Pentecost, brings the people to the foot of Mount Sinai. They then witness thunder and lightning as the mountain is covered by a thick cloud. God then descends upon Sinai with fire which causes it to smoke like a furnace. The people are warned not to come too close to the mount or else they risk being killed.
Chpt. 20: God, from the top of Mount Sinai, speaks his Ten Commandments directly to the people. His voice, however, so frightens the Israelites that they plead to Moses to be their intercessor and to convey God's will to them instead of the Lord (Exodus 20:18 - 19).
After the commandments are given the Lord reiterates his warning that his people should not indulge in idolatry (Exodus 20:22 - 23).
Ex. 1 to 10 Outline - Ex. 21 to 30 Outline
Ex. 31 to 40 Outline - Ex. 1 to 10 Questions
Ex. 11 to 20 Q's - Ex. 21 to 30 Q's
Ex. 31 to 40 Q's - Amazing Exodus Facts!