Weekly Sermons

Exodus Chapter 13

 

Exodus is the second book of the Law of Moses, also called the Torah (Law) or Pentateuch?

 

Genesis had 2 major divisions –

Creation & Curse                            Patriarchs & Tribes

 

Exodus also has 2 major divisions –

Plagues and Passover                   Ten Commands & Tabernacle

 

The O-I-A process of Bible Study:

 

O__________ – what does the text say, and why was it given to it’s first audience

 

I_____________ – what does the text mean, and what is the timeless principle

 

A________________ – how does the text apply in our world today

 

The Law of the Firstborn introduced                                                  V. 1-2, 11-16

 

The word firstborn appears _________ times in the Bible

 

Israel was to commit their _________________ to God, even as He had to them!

 

Genesis 4:4              Exodus 4:22                         Ezekiel 20:26

 

Who is the best firstborn?                                 Matthew 1:25        

 

Matthew 1:2 says begot, Gennao (1080); Matthew 1:25 says firstborn, Prototokes (4416); John 3:16 says one of this kind, or Monogenes (3439).

 

The word Monogenes was used 9 times in the NT, for only children and Jesus, and theologically of Isaac in Hebrews 11:17. Ishmael was of another kind; Isaac was “one of a kind.” Jesus was the __________ one of His kind, as in John 1:14. 

 

Romans 8:29           Colossians 1:18       Hebrews 1:6, 12:23           Revelation 1:5

Important Point being drilled into the Israelites: All redemption requires the ___________________ of a substitute! 

 

Isaiah 53:6                           John 1:29

 

Verse 16 shows the important place Scripture ________________ was to have for the Israelites!

 

Moses goes over the Passover again                                                              V. 3-10

 

We read again of the people who dwell in the Promised Land.

 

God will Sovereignly be moving His chosen people into the Promised Land at the same time He is ready to judge the ___________________ of the land.

 

The Prophecy of Genesis 15 squares perfectly with the rationale given in Deuteronomy 6.

 

For the believer, there is no turning back, but God is _________ us!  V. 17-22

 

God has beforeknowledge.

 

Instead of having Israel always living on the run, God puts them in position to face their _________________ of Pharaoh head on.

 

God is calling them to trust Him, and He is calling us to the same!

 

Pharaoh didn’t know Joseph, but God’s people and their faithful oral traditions remembered – so Joseph’s bones were taken with them!

 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6