The ten commandments and god spoke all these words, saying. In view of this the book of exodus seems to fall into seven distinct sections. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. In english following a lost sheep from his flock, moses encounters a burning bush.
I am the lord your god, who brought you out of the land of egypt, out of the house of bondage. 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. Unlike the first four books of the pentateuch, the book of deuteronomy is, for the most part, the word of g. On one of the three trips moses made up mount sinai see exodus 19, god taught him the commandments we read about in exodus 20. It contains the stories of enslavement and liberation, of revelation and wanderings, of. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. One version can be found in the book of exodus of the bible. You shall not make for yourself a carved imageany likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Moses and the 10 commandments bible story study guide. The stone slabs were stored in the ark of the covenant or ark of testimony, and after the construction of the temple of solomon in jerusalem, it was entered into its most sacred portion the holy of holies oracle.
Were going to talk through the meaning of each of these commandments. The ten commandments are a set of rules or laws, god gave to the people of israel. Covenant, book of the definition and meaning bible. Your catholic voice foundation has been granted a recognition of tax exemption under section 501c3 of the internal revenue code. This exodus chapter presents a brief summary of the 6 commandments contained in the old testament. Biblically, the text is the second of the law codes given to moses by god at mount sinai. In the book of exodus, the mountain is called mount sinai, the book of horeb talks about mount horeb.
Exodus movie watch free christian films for the family. I am sure we have all seen hollywoods version of the ten commandments and knows that there isnt much bible scripture included except the when moses was parting the red sea. The existence of these two related, but distinct, sets of commandments in the book of exodus, shows that the list of commandments could be adjusted over time or to suit the needs of the people in different circumstances. The commandments include instructions to have no other. What are the differences between the 10 commandments in exodus and deuteronomy. God gave the decalogue, or 10 commandments, to the israelites shortly after they left egypt. Because its such a pivotal moment in israelite culture, the story, the rules, and the aura reverberate throughout the rest of the book. Moses shows the tables of the law, from the book of exodus. The book concludes with an elaborate discussion of the theology of worship. These are all of the chapters of the book of exodus. 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 in the eng text. In exodus we witness god beginning to fulfill his promises to abraham, isaac, and jacob.
The book of exodus begins more than four hundred years after joseph, his brothers, and the pharaoh he once served have all died. I am the lord your god, who brought you out of egypt, out of the land of slavery. 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. The first four commandments are all about our relationship to god. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th century bce, under the leadership of moses. The ten commandments appear twice in the hebrew bible. Ten commandments, list of religious precepts that, according to various. The ten commandments are just as relevant today as they were in the day of moses. Commentary on exodus 1920 the ten commandments tough. They are fundamental to our relationships with god. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. 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. Exodus relates the story of freedom for gods people from slavery and the beginning of national identity.
Exodus shows the development of israel and the birth of a real nation, and the promises of god to abraham begin to unfold. After verse seven in the first chapter of the book of exodus israel is noticed by the egyptians as being great in number and prosperous. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. Exodus 20 niv the ten commandments and god spoke bible. On that day no one in your household may do any work. Jun 19, 2014 the 10 commandments is our animated childrens bible story about how god gave moses the rules by which the israelites must adhere to. The israelites are right where we left them in genesis, hanging out in egypt and multiplying. 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. In the book of exodus, after moses read the entire law of god to the people of israel, he sprinkled the book of the mosaic covenant with the blood of calves and goats as well as the people, thus putting that covenant god made with the people of israel into effect. Catholic online is a project of your catholic voice foundation, a notforprofit corporation. We thus have one of the few red letter statements of the old testament before us.
He was a prophet living and experiencing gods covenant. Moses shows the tables of the law, from the book of exodus marc chagall 1966. The ten commandments, old testament seminary student study guide 2002, 51. Exodus 20, new living translation nlt the bible app. After the exodus out of egypt the people of israel received the law of jehovah and erected. It begins in the darkness and gloom, yet ends in glory. The exodus story shapes the entire rest of the bible. Create a way of being moses was a founder of a nation. The focus of this chapter has to do with the ten commandments. What are the ten commandments in the book of exodus answers.
Jul 30, 2018 still today, for people who love god, the ten commandments serve as a guide for living in a way that demonstrates love for god and leads to a deeper experience of gods love. The book covers a period of approximately eighty years, from shortly before mosess birth c. All humans who are not covered by the blood of jesus on the day of judgement will be judged according to the ten commandments and they will be found guilty. Scripture references the story of moses and the ten commandments is set in exodus 20. These teachings are widely known as the ten commandments. Let us look at each verse containing the commandments and see clearly what differences exist. After this, the israelites are given the law at mount sinai the most important of which are the ten commandments. Today i want to address the problem of idolatry with three questions.
They camped at mount sinai, where moses received gods commandments. The english name of the book derives from the septuagint greek use of exodus to designate the deliverance of the israelites from egyptian bondage and their safe. The book celebrates and memorializes this great saving event in song and story and also the awesome revelation and covenant at mt. According to moshe weinfeld, the ten commandments in exodus 20 were. Free online bible library the book of the covenant. You shall not misuse the name of the lord your god. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of exodus in the bible new international version. Moses shows the stone tablets with the ten commandments to the jewish people. The 10 commandments and the egyptian book of the dead. A covenant is a binding contract or legal agreement. Ten commandments, list of religious precepts that, according to various passages in exodus and deuteronomy, were divinely revealed to moses on mt.
The first two commandments god gave the israelites in exodus 20 are no god but me and no idols. It takes the story of the israelites from their presence in and oppression by egypt up to the reception of the divine law that occupies the entire book of leviticus and much of numbers. By exodus 32, the israelites have already broken both commandments when they worship the golden calf. Five weeks before his death, moses assembled the people of israel in moab and gave them a parting speech, which formed the core of this book. I am the lord your god, who brought you out of egypt, out. For those who actually believe moses existed and that the exodus was a thing, the events of the exodus are dated by scholars to have happened around 1490 bce. The book of exodus, which contains the ten commandments and the story of the tablets. The ten commandments according to the torah dummies. The commandments are recorded virtually identically in ex. The last six commandments are about our relationship to other people. The record of the ten commandments can be found in the bible, both in exodus 20.
In this direct and unequivocal manner the narrator connected the book with the. The book of exodus ends with a description of the order of worship which centers around the law of moses. God gave moses the ten commandments on two tablets of stone on mount. 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. It deals with israels departure from the greek exodos, from which we get the name of the book from egypt and draws out in detail gods relationship with this nation. Commentary on exodus 1920 the ten commandments november 5, 2014 bill pratt 1 comment at the beginning of chapter 19, the israelites have finally reached the base of mount sinai, on the third day of the third month after the exodus from egypt 48 days.
Moses wrote down the words of the lord and the sinai covenant was. The new leadership in egyptfeeling threatened by jacobs descendants, who have increased greatly in sizeembarks on a campaign to subdue the israelites, forcing. God fulfills his promise to moses exodus 4 to bring him back to mt. Published on jan 21, 2016 watch our overview video on exodus 1940, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. On a deeper level, this reflects the fact that it is the book in which our identity name as a nation is forged.
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 gets its name from the nation of israels mass emigration from egypt. This is a series of sermons on what most people agree are the essential teachings of every faith. On the fifteenth day of abib we must teach our children the story of the exodus from egypt. These are the 10 commandments from the king james version of the book of exodus chapter 20, along with some comparisons to other. These laws express particular case types of domestic, economic and criminal legislation common not only to the hebrews but to many peoples of the ancient near. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction yale divinity school. The ark of the covenant according to the book of exodus. This means that if moses existed, his time as an egyptian prince played a role in his first draft of the 10 commandments.
They are an integral part of the restored gospel of the lord jesus christ and are essential to our becoming. 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. Exodus bible book with full chapters new international. The commandments include instructions to have no other gods before him, to honour ones parents, and to keep the sabbath day holy, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery, theft, dishonesty, and coveting. Its landmarks are the passover and the passage through the red sea see explanation in 1 corinthians 5. The book of exodus tells the tale of israels liberation and birth, and of the beginning of gods covenanted nation. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction the book of exodus is the second book of the torah or pentateuch, the first five books of the old testament. The book of exodus tells us that when moses climbed sinai to receive the law delivered to the israelites after their escape from egypt, he was instructed to build an ark upon which the glory of god would rest.
Exodus is preeminently the book of redemption in the old testament. A lot goes down in exodus, so lets break it down into five sections. The covenant code, or book of the covenant, is the name given by academics to a text appearing in the torah, at exodus 20. Exodus 20 nkjv the ten commandments and god spoke bible. The rendering in exodus revised standard version appears as follows. Most scholars date this event around the th or 14th century bc. While this 32 page condensation of the story of moses and the exodus gleaned from the latter chapters of the book of genesis and the entire book of exodus in the bible is rather dry and matter of fact, it serves as a good framework for awardwinning childrens book illustrator, brian wildsmith, to interpret key scenes and events from the. 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 is strategically important to both old testament history and a proper understanding of hebrew customs and institutions. Vellay shemot or just shemot, meaning these are the names. Bernard jordan 5 simply an imperfect human who was redeemed by god to rescue israel from the egyptians. Summary of the book of exodus the story of the bible. What are the differences between the 10 commandments in. Ten commandments simple english wikipedia, the free.
The book of exodus kjv audio bible full by alexander. Gills book contains an extended exegesis and application of the ten commandments in the modern world, which merits careful attention. These laws express particular case types of domestic, economic and criminal legislation common not only to the hebrews but to many peoples of the ancient near eastern world. One of the first things moses did was reiterate the ten commandments, along with other tenets of judaism.
You can read the ten commandments from exodus 20 here. Exodus is the book which speaks of the physical and spiritual birth of israel as a nation. Thiel goes through each and every verse in the 20th chapter of the book of exodus. The ten commandments and god spoke all these words. There are many christian videos on demand online to watch for free but the biblical version of the exodus movie is one i highly recommend. Nearly all scholars agree that there never was an exodus from egypt as described in the bible, which means that the tablets, on which the ten commandments were written, never existed. We often hear people refer to these teachings as the only thing that is really important.
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