Weekly Bible Study The Exodus Story Part IX
Exodus Chapter 13
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This week we’ll look into the dedication of the first born, phylacteries, the mezuzah, the symbolism of the forehead & the hand, the Mark of Cain, the Antichrist, & the Mark of the Beast and the end times. Then God’s uncertainty about Israel’s ability to face the Canaanites in war, the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire, and walking by faith and not by sight.
Exodus Chapter 12
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This week we’ll consider the “beginning of months” before the Passover, the concepts of repentance, propitiation, forgiveness, resurrection, redemption, and eternal life for both ancient Jews and modern day Christians, collective versus personal salvation, and the Jewish hope for eternity as compared to the Christian hope.
We’ll ponder some interesting possibilities regarding where, when, and who Job was, and what he understood about salvation, the resurrection, and the redemption of the body, Moses methodology for implementing God’ commands, belief by sight rather than by faith, and whether or not miracles are for today.
We’ll also examine the question of how many people left Egypt with Moses, and the significance of the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread and circumcision.
Exodus Chapters 9-11 The Final Five Plagues Against Egypt
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This week we’ll learn about the murrain among the cattle of Egypt, the boils and the blain (and who was left standing and who was not), and God’s warning to Pharaoh that this contest could escalate into a life an death struggle.
We’ll look at how and when God “raised up” Pharaoh for judgment, hail and locusts and the nature of lightning, when “all” doesn’t mean every single one, (which is almost always), and Exodus versus modern claims about the “worst weather ever!”
We’ll follow the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart and the diminishing of his court, his supposed concern “for the children,” God’s negotiating tactics, Pharaoh’s death threat and God’s answer, the mixed multitude, and just how long the plagues against Egypt might have lasted.