In answer to his request to see gods glory, the lord is revealing his goodness to moses. Their justifying themselves in this disobedience, when they were charged with it as a crime, exodus 1. A frequent introduction for theophanies may be seen in the words the lord came down, as in genesis 11. Exodus chapter 1 tells of gods faithfulness to his pledge of having the israelites prosper in egypt despite the resistance they encounter from pharaoh. The heart of this book is the passover, after 9 plagues had been sent on israel the passover angel was sent. The book is structured in 4 parts, first looking at the biblical theme of god appearing in various forms throughout the bible, secondly reflecting on the mystery of the invisible god made visible, thirdly a list of theophanies in the old testament and finally a list of theophanies in the new testament. However, in an act of disobedience, the people built a golden calf chapter 32. Taken from a literal point of view, it is an epic tale of oppression, deliverance, and freedom that any historian would drool over.
It was written to record the events of israels deliverance from slavery in egypt. The first section describes the context of the children of israel after the death of joseph. In a theophany, god revealed himself in a physical form. Jan, 2012 this chapter seems to strongly suggest that god appeared in human form to abraham and i know it later occurs when god wrestles with jacob. Gods kindness to israel, in multiplying them exceedingly, exodus 1. The first eighteen chapters describe the plight of the israelites in egypt, their deliverance from. Leading the flock beyond the wilderness, he came to the mountain of god, horeb. The priesthood exodus 29, with its holy men standing between god and men, teaches about the ministry and person of the lord jesus. Besides making for an interesting bible study, the appearances of. Overarching themes play a central part in the book of exodus.
Poythress is a master at pulling together various strands of scripture and showing their coherence. The book of mormon describes other hierophanies and theophanies that occurred in the new world. And i will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. Hence the revelation to moses of exod 6,19 is not considered theophanic, whereas the revelation in the.
God did not limit himself to one type of appearance in the old testament. Exodus 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Exodus 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Choose from 500 different sets of bible quiz chapter 1 exodus flashcards on quizlet. Exodus 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Thus whom the court of heaven blessed the country of egypt cursed, and for that reason. The actual text, though, only gives this period of mosess life one measly chapter. They gave a reason for it, which, it seems, gods gracious promise furnished them withthat they came too late to do it, for generally the children were born before they came, exodus 1. Fretheim, 20 how is the term abad service used in exodus. Exodus chapter 1 begins with jacob returning to egypt where joseph was already residing. Immigration leads to hard working ways and a strength of character that natives take for granted, however in the ancient theme of hospitality expulsion is dangerous to rites.
Exodus is the epic story of two generations of jews striving to reclaim palestine as a homeland after 2,000 years of dispersion. Sanctuary theology in the book of exodus digital commons. The book of exodus, along with genesis, is one of the best known books of hebrew. The various theophanies of exodus are investigated. Exodus chapter 1 kjv king james version the chapter reads like a modern news article in places. I interviewed deyoung immediately after he was named the new pastor of christ covenant church in matthews, north carolina, as well as an. The greater focus of the book is using these theophanies as individual brushstrokes to paint a much grander picture. Exodus 1 new american bible revised edition nabre i.
Exodus 19 tlv theophany at sinai in the third month. That so much of the book chapters 2531, 3540 describes the plans of the. Exodus 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Michel rodrigue has received prophetic knowledge of the future of the church and the world duration. They are called hebrew midwives, probably not because they were themselves hebrews. I will go down with thee and i will also surely bring thee up gen. The book of exodus is entitled the second book of moses in the tyndale bible, and it is noteworthy that the rsv has retained this ancient designation. Some bible commentators believe that whenever someone received a visit from the angel of the lord, this was in fact the preincarnate christ. Exodus 19 tree of life version tlv theophany at sinai. Although the primary subject of this discussion is formed by. How old was moses when his mother put him in a basket and hid him among the reeds on the nile. We must now turn our concern to theophany in the book of exodus. Modern retellings of exodus like the prince of egypt focus a lot on mosess early years.
In what sense, we may inquire, is it a book of moses. Theophany how god appears to man in the old testament. After god appeared to moses alone in a fifth theophany 33. Welcome to cyprus, mark parker reads on a large sign. In exodus 5, moses and aaron speak to pharaoh and call for their people to go for a 3day journey into the desertwilderness in order to worship their god. Chagalls paintings present something of a case study of the ambiguities surrounding theophanies in the hebrew bible. Exodus chapter 1 explained discover the 66 books of the.
The twelve sons become twelve tribes, expanding from seventy people and josephs family already in egypt to becoming fruitful and increased greatly exodus 1. A lot goes down in exodus, so lets break it down into five sections. Jan 02, 2020 a frequent introduction for theophanies may be seen in the words the lord came down, as in genesis 11. In the first chapter of the book of exodus, we learned of the cruel oppression of the israelites by the egyptians. The oppression of the israelites in egypt chapter 1. While the iliad is the earliest source for descriptions of theophanies in the classical traditionera and they occur throughout greek. When this failed, pharaoh ordered the hebrew handmaids to kill. A biblical theology of god appearing reformation 21. Exodus shows us gods way of delivering sinful people 1 corinthians 10. Of course, moses is the most prominent human character in this book, but that cannot be the reason why it is a book of moses, because. The book of exodus is an amazing book and very useful in this regard. You arent alone in thinking it strange that the lord appeared in human form to abraham and jacob as well as many other people in the old testament. A theophany is a manifestation appearance of a god in the bible. The book of exodus consists mainly of two genres, narrative history and laws.
Not many of us will spend 59 weeks teaching through the book of exodus, but from august 2015 through june 2017, thats what kevin deyoung did, making him the perfect person to talk about how to teach the book of exodus. And when abram was ninety years old and nine, the lord appeared to abram, and said unto him, i am the almighty god. Nineveh was the assyrian capital situated on the tigris river. In fact, jacob alone was responsible for 70 children. In the first chapter, poythress explains that four themes can encompass the whole biblical narrative. I want to again remind our audience of the one and only book weve ever published, and yet its been so well received. This book on the multifaceted aspects of gods presence is no exception. Learn bible quiz chapter 1 exodus with free interactive flashcards. Kitty fremont cannot meet him at the airport, so he takes a taxi across the island, recalling the quiet, thoughtful girl next door who studied nursing, eloped with. Israel camped there, right in front of the mountain.
My top ten favorite insights from exodus pastor joe. Exodus 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Gods blessings of the israelites caused the egyptians to fear them and to attempt to insure their control over them. Although the bible lists several instances of jacob and moses. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes. Exodus chapter 1 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Apr 19, 2018 the greater focus of the book is using these theophanies as individual brushstrokes to paint a much grander picture. But then a new pharaoh comes to power, and he starts enslaving the israelites.
Exodus 1, new international version niv the bible app. The key personalities include moses, miriam, pharaoh, pharaohs daughter, aaron, and joshua. Theophanies in the old testament answers in genesis. This chapter seems to strongly suggest that god appeared in human.
This chapter seems to strongly suggest that god appeared in human form to abraham and i know it later occurs when god wrestles with jacob. The names and numbers of the children of israel that came into egypt, exodus 1. The book is structured in 4 parts, first looking at the biblical theme of god appearing in various forms throughout the bible, secondly reflecting on the mystery of the invisible god made visible, thirdly a list of theophanies in the old testament and. The israelites are right where we left them in genesis, hanging out in egypt and multiplying. Theophany fills a real void in evangelical theologyinformative for the scholar but accessible to the layman. Students often ask me about the various senses of god. Funny how condensed the bible can be when it wants to.