1. Journey through the Bible 3
Exodus: Learning
to Trust
Bible readings:
Exodus 16:1-32 (page 51)
Mark 8:1-21 (Page 713)
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2. Mass migrations in Modern
History
1946-7: 9 million
Germans transferred to
East Germany from
Poland and
Czechoslovakia.
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3. Mass migrations in Modern
History
1947: When
India was
partitioned, 16
million people
fled from
Hindu India or
from Moslem
Pakistan.
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4. Mass migration from Egypt
1400 BC
God initiated and sustained the
Exodus of the Jews from Egypt.
The descendants of Jacob lived
in Egypt for 400 years
Enslaved by Pharaoh
Thutmose III to build the
storage cities of Pithom and
Rameses.
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5. Why Exodus?
To prepare for the Saviour
God had to prepare a stable
nation.
The new nation had to be:
• A nation separated from
all other nations.
• A nation that knew and
loved God.
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8. The Book of Exodus
11 Chapters of Laws
6 Chapters of Tabernacle
plans and designs.
Relevant for today?
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9. How do we read Exodus today?
Learning from the Tabernacle
1. God’s attention to the
smallest detail.
Everything had meaning.
2. A unique travelling place
of worship.
3. A physical parable
teaching the awesome
holiness of God.
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10. How do we read Exodus today?
Learning from the Laws
1. God is concerned about justice and
fairness in every aspect of daily life.
2. Compared to other legal codes of
the time the punishments were just
and reasonable.
3. Unique principle: the same laws
applied to every person; rich or
poor, king or servant.
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11. Traditional Location
Focus: Where
was Mt. Sinai?
Problems:
1. No biblical or
archeological evidence for
the traditional location.
2. This location was declared
to be Mt. Sinai by monks in
300AD.
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12. Focus: Where
was Mt. Sinai?
Traditional Location
St. Catherine’s
Monastery
Problems:
1. Nowhere for 100,000+
people or animals to
camp.No water no grass.
2. Barren steep desert
mountain which is
difficult to get to.
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13. Focus: Where
was Mt. Sinai?
Why would Moses lead his sheep
800 km to the Sinai Peninsular?
Now Moses was tending the flock of
Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of
Midian. And he led the flock to the back
of the desert, and came to Horeb, the
mountain of God. )Exodus 3:1, NKJV(
“So He said, “I will certainly be with you.
And this shall be a sign to you that I
have sent you: When you have brought
the people out of Egypt, you shall serve
God on this mountain.
)Exodus 3:12, NKJV(
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14. Where did they
cross the sea?
Traditional maps show the
Israelites crossing one of
the shallow lakes or the
head of the Gulf of Suez.
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15. Where is Mt. Sinai and where did
they cross the sea?
A Minority Opinion
Mt Sinai is in volcanic
plateau in Saudi Arabia
on the Red sea coast.
The Israelites followed
a well known trade
route which had oases
)water & grass(.
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16. Where is Mt. Sinai and where did
they cross the sea?
A Minority Opinion: They crossed at the head of
the Gulf of Aqaba.
The outgoing tide plus a strong
wind pushed the sea back.
When the tide turned and the
wind stopped at Moses
command the water raced back
like a tidal bore drowning
Pharaoh’s chariots.
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17. What can we learn from Exodus?
The theme of Exodus is learning
to trust and obey God.
On the journey they were totally
dependent on God they had to
trust and obey or die in the desert.
The way God provided the manna
and quail tested their obedience.
)Exodus 16(
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18. What can we learn from Exodus?
We have seen God heal and
provide yet too often we doubt.
How often do we try solve
problems our way without
asking God first?
Exodus reminds us to listen,
trust and obey even when we
think we know better.
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