Therefore in response to the pleadings of the terrified people moses went up again into the mountain and received from yahweh for them the rest of the words and ordinances exodus 24. No other book of the bible has captured the hearts, minds and imaginations of people through three millennia quite as vividly as exodus. The title exodus is a greek word meaning the going out. Biblically, the text is the second of the law codes given to moses by god at mount sinai. If this covenant were based on works or on strict justice alone israel would be done for. With stories of a prophet rescued from a basket on the river, the parting of a sea, and an entire nation wandering in the desert, this book seems made for the movies. He then established israel as a theocratic nation under his covenant with moses on mount sinai. Exodus 24, the blood of the covenant west palm beach. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with abraham, with isaac and with jacob. The book of the covenant parts iiii agape bible study. Dominated by the personage of moses, we follow the travails of the hebrew people from their life in egypt to the banks of the jordan as. In this direct and unequivocal manner the narrator connected the book with the. The appeal to the experience in egypt is exceptional in the book of the covenant, but is typical of deuteronomy. In exodus we witness god beginning to fulfill his promises to abraham, isaac, and jacob.
Book of the covenant biblical literature britannica. 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. Then he took the book of the covenant and read it to the people. Ordinarily the book of the covenant is held to be earlier than the decalogue, and is indeed the oldest body of hebrew legislation. Collins, holmes professor of old testament criticism and interpretation, yale divinity school. 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. The book of the covenant exodus 2023 the ten commandments are primarily moral principles that form the basis of our actions. 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. Exodus 20 to 23, commonly called the book of the covenant, contains in addition to the ten commandments a series of laws most of which begin with the word if. Then a new king, who did not know about joseph, came to power in egypt. The deliverance from bondage was a crucial event in the experience of the israelites.
It does not contain the 10 commandments because they were written directly by god whereas the book of the covenant was written by moses at gods direction. Covenant, book of the definition and meaning bible dictionary. The law of god has been given, the ten commandments declared, and many other laws for the people to obey. But to show that the covenant is based on grace, god renews the covenant and uses words which make this gracious foundation clear. Exodus 24, the blood of the covenant west palm beach church. Study exodus using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. And in many ways, exodus is the covenant bookits the rules, the history, and the contract all wrapped up into one.
The covenant code, or book of the covenant, is the name given by academics to a text appearing in the torah, at exodus 20. This is a book to be read slowly and thoughtfully, as rabbi sacks brings ancient peoples and events to life. Bible survery exodus hebrew name velleh shemoth these are the names greek name exodus departure author moses date from. The four chapters are assigned to je, the decalogue to e, and the book of the covenant to the jahwist jahwist or elohim e, the repetition of the decalogue in ex 3234 being the jahwists account. The book celebrates and memorializes this great saving event in song and story and also the awesome revelation and covenant at mt. The book of exodus was written between 1440 and 1400 b. Its hebrew title, shemoth names, is from the books opening phrase, these are the names. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Exodus 2123, the book of the covenant west palm beach. The book of covenant colloquially, books is an item that is required in order to upgrade the castle. And they said, all that the lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient. This legal text provides a small but substantive proportion of the mitzvot within the torah, and.
But exodus 2123 is the application of the ten commandments. Collins, holmes professor of old testament criticism and. 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. You probably remember abrahams covenant with god from genesis.
Baden, associate professor of old testament, yale divinity school. Nov 17, 2018 the book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. The book of the law came to an end on that tree of sacrifice. Legislation the covenant code, or book of the covenant, presented in chapters 2023, immediately following the decalogue ten commandments, opens with a short passage on ritual ordinances, followed by social and civil law applying to specific situations case law, including the treatment of slaves. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. Centuries later, many authors of the psalms and prophetic books acclaimed it as the most significant miracle in their history. Though the children of israel were enslaved in a foreign land, god miraculously and dramatically delivered them to freedom. The book of genesis has many entertaining stories and rabbi jonathan sacks served as chief rabbi of the united hebrew congregations of the commonwealth from 199120. And moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, behold the blood of the covenant, which the lord hath made with you concerning all these words. Now moses reads from the book of the covenant, the ten commandments and ordinances that moses had told the people about previously exodus 24. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible. This title describes one of the major themes in the book. And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people. Book of exodus, session 7 the book of the covenant exodus.
Bible survery exodus hebrew name velleh shemoth these are the names greek name exodus departure author moses date from 1635 to 1490 bc approximately theme gods covenant with the hebrew nation types and shadows in exodus jesus is the lamb of god. The book of redemption 9781592640218 by jonathan sacks and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. This literary complex can be divided into four major units. The covenant is more than just an agreement between god and the israelites. It has its own quirks, subtleties, and superweird moments. Various dates have been suggested for the compilation of the book of the covenant, ranging from the period of moses to postexilic times. The foundation of biblical ethics and morality is laid out first in the gracious character of god as revealed in the exodus itself and then in the ten commandments and the ordinances of the book of the covenant 20. Jan 21, 2016 watch our overview video on exodus 1940, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of the covenant, wherein moses had written the conditions of this covenant, to wit, the words and laws of god, above, exodus 24.
And they said, all that the lord has said we will do, and be obedient. Dominated by the personage of moses, we follow the travails of the hebrew people from their life in egypt to the banks of the jordan as they prepare to enter the promised land. 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 the book gets its name from the nation. Jun 10, 2012 the blood of the covenant in exodus the scene in exodus 24 is that the people of israel are at mount sinai. The book of the covenant then he took the book of the covenant and read in the hearing of the people. The second book of moses called exodus the argument after that jacob by gods commandment genesis 46. This section of gods law is called the book of the covenant in exodus 24. Nov 26, 2017 but exodus 2123 is the application of the ten commandments. The physical going out of israel from egypt and their later spiritual departure from the world. The covenant sealed 6 moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar. Free online bible library the book of the covenant. Covenant, book of the definition and meaning bible. The title in the greek, latin, and english versions means a going out, referring to the seminal event of the liberation of israel from egyptian bondage through the wondrous acts and power of god. Watch our overview video on exodus 1940, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
The book of exodus furnishes an excellent paradigm for studying the covenant and the law throughout the old testament. The book of exodus is the story of god rescuing the children of israel from egypt and forging a special relationship with them. As we read these laws, we recognize that these were gods laws to israel under the first covenant, the law of moses, and are not the laws of the new covenant under christ cf. In exodus 2123 god gives moses civil and religious laws to govern the nation of israel. The book of genesis has many entertaining stories and people, but exodus is the real beginning of the hebrew people.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading exodus. Again, according to the proponents of this theory, the book of the covenant ends at exodus 24. It is similar to the arrow of resistance, which is used to. Moses was the author of the book of exodus exodus 17. With stories of a prophet rescued from a basket on the river, the parting of a sea, and an entire nation wandering in. In exodus, god invites the israelites into a covenant and comes to live among. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. And in many ways, exodus is the covenant bookits the rules, the history, and the contract all wrapped up into one you probably remember abrahams covenant with god from genesis. Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people.