2014-2015 CYCLE
The Book of Sh’mot (Exodus)
First part 7 sections
(1) the preparation for the saving work of Yehovah, through the multiplication
of Israel into a great people and their oppression in Egypt (Exo 1), and through
the birth and preservation of their liberator (Exo 2);
(2) the call and training of Moshe to be the deliverer and leader of Israel (Exo
3 and 4);
(3) the mission of Moshe to Pharaoh (Exo 5-7:7);
(4) the negotiations between Moshe and Pharaoh concerning the emancipation of
Israel, which were carried on both in words and deeds or miraculous signs (Exo_7:8-11);
(5) the consecration of Israel as the covenant nation through the institution of
the feast of Passover;
(6) the exodus of Israel effected through the slaying of the first-born of the
Egyptians (Exo 12-13:16); and
(7) the passage of Israel through the Red Sea, and destruction of Pharaoh and
his host, with Israel's song of triumph at its deliverance (Exo 13:17-15:21). |