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From Egypt to the Promised Land

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I. EGYPTIAN BONDAGE

A. Move to Egypt (Ex.1:1-7)

1. Joseph’s arrival (Gen.45:4-8)

2. Jacob’s move (Gen.45:9-13,25-28; 46:1-7)

3. Roll call (Ex.1:1-6)

4. Blessings in Egypt (Ex.1:7)

B. Bondage in Egypt (Ex.1:8-22)

1. A new king (Ex.1:8)

2. Slavery imposed (Ex.1:9-14)

3. Male babies ordered killed (Ex.1:15-22)

II. EGYPTIAN EXODUS

A. Call of Moses (Ex.2:1-6:30)

1. Moses’ birth and adoption (Ex.2:1-10)

2. Moses” choice (Ex.2:11-25; Acts 7:23-29; Heb.11:24-27)

3. Moses’ call (Ex.3:1-4:31) –four excuses

a. Position (3:11)

b. Knowledge (3:13)

c. Influence (4:1)

d. Ability (4:10)

4. Moses comes (Ex.5:1-6:30)

B. The Ten Plagues (Ex.7:1-11:10)

1. Water to blood (7:1-25)

2. Frogs (8:1-15)

3. Lice (8:16-19) –first the Egyptians could not do & first that created life

4. Flies (8:20-32) –first the Israelites did not suffer

5. Murrain (9:1-7) –first that brought death

6. Boils (9:8-12) –first that directly afflicted man (on his person)

7. Hail (9:13-25)

8. Locusts (10:1-20)

9. Darkness (10:21-29)

10. Death of firstborn (11:1-10)

C. Four Compromises

1. In the land (8:25)

2. Not very far (8:28)

3. Men only (10:11)

4. Leave your flocks (10:24)

D. Passover and Departure (Ex.12:1-51)

1. The Passover (12:1-28)

2. The sending out (12:29-36)

3. The first steps (12:37-41)

a. 600,000 men (v.37)

b. A mixed multitude (v.38a)

c. Cattle and crackers (v.38b-39)

d. 430 years of bondage (v.40-41)

4. A night to be remembered (12:42-51)

III. WILDERNESS JOURNEY

A. Red Sea Crossing (Ex.13:1-15:21)

1. Instructions (13:1-22)

2. Deliverance (14:1-31)

3. Song of praise (15:1-21)

B. Early Travels (Ex.15:22-18:27)

1. At Marah (15:22-26) –bitter waters

2. At Elim (15:27) –an oasis

3. At the Wilderness of Sin (16:1-36) –manna

4. At Rephidim (17:1-18:27)

a. Water from the rock (17:1-7)

b. War with Amelek (17:8-16)

c. Advice from Jethro (18:1-27)

C. Giving of the Law (Ex.19:1-24:18)

1. The ten commandments (Ex.19:1-20:17; see Deut.4:13; 10:4)

2. The book of the covenant (Ex.20:22-24:18; see 24:7)

D. Golden Calf (Ex.32:1-34:35)

1. Their sin (32:1-6)

2. Their judgment (32:7-10)

3. Moses’ intercession (32:11-33:23)

4. Their renewal (34:1-35)

E. First Census (Num.1:1-3:51)

F. The Nation Organized (Num.4:1-10:36)

IV. WILDERNESS WANDERINGS

A. Continued Murmurings (Num.11:1-12:16)

1. Complaints about manna (11:1-15)

2. Appointment of 70 elders (11:16-30)

3. Provision of quail (11:31-34)

4. Aaron and Miriam’s rebellion (12:1015)

B. Spies and Divine Rejection (Num.13:1-14:45)

1. Report from the spies (13:1-33)

2. Refusal to enter the land (14:1-10)

3. Rejected by God (14:11-45)

a. 10 temptations (14:22)

b. 40 years of wandering (14:33-34)

C. Still More Murmurings (Num.20:1-21:20)

1. Water from the rock (20:1-13) –struck a second time

2. Passage refused by Edom (20:14-21)

3. Death of Aaron (20:23-29)

4. Fiery serpents (21:1-9)

5. Detour around Edom (21:10-20)

D. Early Victories (Num.21:21-35)

1. Over Sihon of the Amorites (21:21-32)

2. Over Og of Bashaan (21:33-35)

E. Prophecy of Balaam (Num.22:1-24:25)

F. Deliverance by Phinehas (Num.25:1-18)

G. Second Census (Num.26:1-27:11)

H. From Moses to Joshua (Num.27:12-23; Deut.31:1-24:12)

1. Joshua chosen and sharged (Num.27:12-23)

2. Last words of Moses (Deut.31:1-30)

3. Song of Moses (Deut.32:1-52)

4. Blessing of Moses (Deut.33:1-29)

5. Death of Moses (Deut.34:1-12)

[Check out Bible Lesson on Death of Moses]

V. CONQUEST OF CANAAN

A. Preparation for Conquest (Josh.1:1-5:15)

1. Joshua’s charge (1:1-18)

[Check out Bible Lesson on Joshua Takes Command]

2. Jericho spied (2:1-24)

3. Jordan crossed (3:1-17)

4. Memorial raised (4:1-24)

5. Circumcision and passover (5:1-15)

B. Land Conquered (Josh.6:1-12:24)

1. Beachhead – Jericho defeated (6:1-27)

2. Central conquest (7:1-8:35)

3. Southern conquest (9:1-10:43)

4. Northern conquest (11:1-12:24)

C. Inheritance Given (Josh.13:1-21:45)

1. Special allotments (13:1-14:15)

a. 2 ½ tribes (13:1-33)

b. Caleb (14:1-15)

2. Major allotments (15:1-19:51) –9 ½ tribes

3. Special provisions (20:1-21:45)

a. Cities of refuge (20:1-9)

[Check out Bible Lesson on Cities of Refuge]

b. Levitical cities (21:1-45)

D. Final Charges (Josh.22:1-24:33)

1. To the eastern tribes (22:1-34)

2. To the western tribes (23:1-16)

3. To the assembled tribes (24:1-33)

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