Exodus is the second book of the pentateuch the five books of moses, and its where we find the stories of the ten plagues, the first passover, the parting of the red sea, and the ten commandments. Moses is timid at first but he overcomes it after god presents him with the power to perform miraculous acts. In the final book of the torah, deuteronomy, moses gives a final speech to the people of israel before they enter the promised land. The most popular bible verses from exodus found 1,2 verses exodus 3. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses. The torah refers to the five books of moses, genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers and deuteronomy and literally means instruction.
In the jewish tradition, this consists of three groups of books. In 11 animated shorts, gdcast presents all of the parshat portions. This summary of the book of exodus provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of exodus. Transitioning from the book of exodus to the rest of the torah. It has two settings, egypt and the wilderness of sinai, and its timeframe is the latter part of the th century b. Yahweh inflicts horrific harm on their captors via the legendary plagues of egypt. This study is about rightly dividing the word of god contained in torah. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand. What is the difference between the torah and the old. It narrates the departure of the descendants of the patriarchs, increased to people,from servitude in egypt, their journey to sinai, and the. The name was retained by the latin vulgate, by the jewish author philo a contemporary of christ and by the syriac version. This book talks about how god helps israel, his chosen people, to escape from slavery in egypt through the leadership of their prophet, moses.
In their simplest form, the twentyfour books of the jewish bible the tanach present a history of the first 3500 years from creation until the building of the second temple in jerusalem. This hebrew bible was edited by esteemed translator and scholar, rabbi a. Timothy mackie lets be honest, exodus 118 is a super intense part of the biblical story, which raises some heavy theological questions. Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of joshua. The book of exodus the torah articles learn biblical.
Continuing the history of israel from the point where the book of genesis leaves off, exodus recounts the egyptian oppression of jacobs everincreasing descendants and their miraculous deliverance by god through moses, who led them across the red sea to mount sinai where they entered into a covenant with the lord. The books also relate the history of the jewish nation from its earliest stage, through the giving of the law at. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to liberate the israelites. Exodus explains the origins of torahthe law of the jewish people and the tradition surrounding that law. Exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into greek. The socalled old testament is a christian reference to the jewish sacred scriptures, referred to by jews by its acronym as tanakh. But they are different in our english bible translations and as such we miss their significance. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. While genesis precedes exodus, prager began with the second book because, as he notes in his introduction, exodus contains the ten commandments, the most important moral code in. The torah includes the five books, as well as the oral traditions in the talmud and the midrash.
The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for departure, because its central event was understood by the septuagints translators to be the departure of the israelites from egypt. What is the genre of the stories in the book of exodus, and why do. Follow israels iconic rescue in the book of exodus. All of the commentary found here can be purchased, consolidated in hardcopy format as individual softcover books, one for each book of the torah, or. In hebrew even the names of the books within the bible are important. Ancient egypt and the barren wilderness form the essential backdrop to the drama which unfolds in the second book of the bible. Read download text download illustrations listen audio. Although the giving of the torah at sinai was an experience shared only by the israelites, its impact is felt by the entire world. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel.
While genesis explains the origins of the world and of humanity, exodus is the theological foundation of the bible. The five books included are genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. Its hebrew title, shemoth names, is from the books opening phrase, these are the names. The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for departure, because its central event was understood by the septuagints translators. Torah is not merely a list of laws, but, rather, the notion of law as a way of life. Exodus, the inaugural work of what will be his five volumes of commentary on the first five books of the hebrew bible. Either this revelation happened and everything in it is the word. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy.
These are also called the pentateuch, from a greek word meaning fivefold volume. The book tells how the ancient israelites leave slavery in egypt through the strength of yahweh, the god who has chosen israel as his people. This shemot exodus activity book is designed to help kids ages 814 learn about the torah in a fun and engaging way. According to the hebrew literary scholar and bible translator, robert alter, the language of the last four verses has the resonant cadences of a. The book of exodus or, simply, exodus, from greek, exodos, meaning going out.
The torah was written by moses, so it is called the book of the law of moses. Torah the pentateuch neviim prophets ketuvim scriptures. This brings us to the second book of the torah, exodus. He wants to make them his representatives to all the nations and come to personally live in their midst. Portion english torah haftarah brit chadashah shemot names exo 1.
The book of exodus is intimately connected with genesis and numbersand after the composition of leviticus the four were combined into one book, and later on deuteronomy was added to form the torah or pentateuch as we have come to know it. At mt sinai, in exodus 19, god proposed marriage to israel. Exodus is a latin word derived from greek exodos, the name given to. The first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. Shemot exodus chapter 1 judaism, torah and jewish info. The bible was originally written in hebrew, greek, and aramaic. Sinai, where god invites them into a covenant relationship.
English translation of the entire tanakh tanach with rashis commentary. Here, the israelites are enslaved to the egyptians, and the first half of the book focuses on how god raises up moses to deliver his people from the egyptians. Summary of exodus summary of exodus the book of exodus. The epic showdown between god and pharaoh over the fate of the enslaved israelites is a pageturner. Bereishit genesis shemot exodus vayikra leviticus bamidbar numbers devarim deuteronomy. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Download a three year torah reading schedule three year torah reading cycle commentary on genesis commentary on exodus commentary on leviticus commentary on numbers commentary on deuteronomy purchase a hardcopy. Does the biblical textthe nature of its composition and its. The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. In part one of the book of exodus, god frees abrahams descendants in egypt through his servants moses and aaron with an epic showdown between good and. The names of the first five books of the bible the torah, the first five books of the bible, is the foundation of all that follows. Thats absolutely crystal clear from the words of the bible.
Read download text download illustrations listen audio download audio video. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah and the christian bible. Lesson 17 exodus 20 from torah class seed of abraham on vimeo. A careful reading of exodus 19 reveals the use of the term book of the covenant. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah, immediately following genesis. This ebook, translated from hebrew to english is intended for all those interested in learning about the torah. Contains over 100 pages of bible quizzes, puzzles, coloring pages, worksheets, and discussion questions spanning the eleven torah portions of exodus.
Summary of exodus the book of exodus is the second book of the torah and the hebrew bible. Location and geography are central to sefer shemot. The torah is often thought of and treated as one book, nevertheless, it is comprised of five books. Get an answer for what are the three sections of the book of exodus in the torah or bible. The meaning of the word exodus in hebrew is names and in greek is adeparture the second book of the torah is the organic continuation of the book of genesis. And god said to moses, i am who i am and what i am, and i will be what i will be. Finally, we spoke about the relevance of the torah in the 21 st century and tried to demonstrate that the materials, dimensions, colors etc. Book of exodus read, study bible verses online bible study tools.