OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

1

• Israelites multiply in Egypt (1-7)

• Pharaoh oppresses the Israelites (8-14)

• God-fearing midwives save lives (15-22)

2

• Birth of Moses (1-4)

• Pharaoh’s daughter adopts Moses (5-10)

• Moses flees to Midian and marries Zipporah (11-22)

• God hears Israelites’ groaning (23-25)

3

• Moses and the burning thornbush (1-12)

• Jehovah explains His name (13-15)

• Jehovah instructs Moses (16-22)

4

• Three signs for Moses to perform (1-9)

• Moses feels inadequate (10-17)

• Moses returns to Egypt (18-26)

• Moses reunites with Aaron (27-31)

5

• Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh (1-5)

• Oppression grows (6-18)

• Israel blames Moses and Aaron (19-23)

6

• Promise of freedom renewed (1-13)

  • Jehovah’s name not fully known (2, 3)

• Genealogy of Moses and Aaron (14-27)

• Moses again to appear before Pharaoh (28-30)

7

• Jehovah strengthens Moses (1-7)

• Aaron’s rod becomes a big snake (8-13)

• Plague 1: water turned into blood (14-25)

8

• Plague 2: frogs (1-15)

• Plague 3: gnats (16-19)

• Plague 4: gadflies (20-32)

  • Goshen not affected (22, 23)

9

• Plague 5: death of livestock (1-7)

• Plague 6: boils on man and beast (8-12)

• Plague 7: hail (13-35)

  • Pharaoh to see God’s power (16)

  • Jehovah’s name to be declared (16)

10

• Plague 8: locusts (1-20)

• Plague 9: darkness (21-29)

11

• Tenth plague announced (1-10)

  • Israelites to ask for gifts (2)

12

• Institution of Passover (1-28)

  • Blood to be splashed on doorposts (7)

• Plague 10: firstborn killed (29-32)

• The Exodus begins (33-42)

  • End of 430 years (40, 41)

• Instructions for Passover participation (43-51)

13

• Every firstborn male belongs to Jehovah (1, 2)

• Festival of Unleavened Bread (3-10)

• Every firstborn male devoted to God (11-16)

• Israel directed toward the Red Sea (17-20)

• Pillar of cloud and of fire (21, 22)

14

• Israel reaches the sea (1-4)

• Pharaoh pursues Israel (5-14)

• Israel crosses the Red Sea (15-25)

• Egyptians drown in the sea (26-28)

• Israel puts faith in Jehovah (29-31)

15

• Moses and Israel’s victory song (1-19)

• Miriam sings in response (20, 21)

• Bitter water made sweet (22-27)

16

• People murmur about food (1-3)

• Jehovah hears the murmurings (4-12)

• Quail and manna provided (13-21)

• No manna on the Sabbath (22-30)

• Manna kept as a reminder (31-36)

17

• Complaint about lack of water at Horeb (1-4)

• Water from a rock (5-7)

• Amalekites’ attack and defeat (8-16)

18

• Jethro and Zipporah arrive (1-12)

• Jethro’s advice to appoint judges (13-27)

19

• At Mount Sinai (1-25)

  • Israel to be a kingdom of priests (5, 6)

  • People sanctified to meet God (14, 15)

20

• The Ten Commandments (1-17)

• Spectacle causes Israel to fear (18-21)

• Instructions about worship (22-26)

21

• Judicial decisions for Israel (1-36)

  • On Hebrew slaves (2-11)

  • On violence done to a fellow man (12-27)

  • On animals (28-36)

22

• Judicial decisions for Israel (1-31)

  • On theft (1-4)

  • On damages to crops (5, 6)

  • On compensation and ownership (7-15)

  • On seduction (16, 17)

  • On worship and social justice (18-31)

23

• Judicial decisions for Israel (1-19)

  • On honest and just behavior (1-9)

  • On sabbaths and festivals (10-19)

• Angelic guidance for Israel (20-26)

• Land acquisition and boundaries (27-33)

24

• People agree to keep the covenant (1-11)

• Moses on Mount Sinai (12-18)

25

• Contributions for the tabernacle (1-9)

• The Ark (10-22)

• The table (23-30)

• The lampstand (31-40)

26

• The tabernacle (1-37)

  • The tent cloths (1-14)

  • Panel frames and socket pedestals (15-30)

  • The curtain and the screen (31-37)

27

• Altar of burnt offering (1-8)

• The courtyard (9-19)

• Oil for the lampstand (20, 21)

28

• Priestly garments (1-5)

• The ephod (6-14)

• The breastpiece (15-30)

  • Urim and Thummim (30)

• The sleeveless coat (31-35)

• The turban with the golden plate (36-39)

• Other priestly garments (40-43)

29

• Installation of priests (1-37)

• The daily offering (38-46)

30

• Incense altar (1-10)

• Census and money for atonement (11-16)

• Copper basin for washing (17-21)

• Special mixture of anointing oil (22-33)

• Holy incense formula (34-38)

31

• Craftsmen filled with God’s spirit (1-11)

• Sabbath, a sign between God and Israel (12-17)

• The two stone tablets (18)

32

• Worship of the golden calf (1-35)

  • Moses hears strange singing (17, 18)

  • Moses smashes the law tablets (19)

  • Levites loyal to Jehovah (26-29)

33

• God’s message of reproof (1-6)

• Tent of meeting outside the camp (7-11)

• Moses asks to see Jehovah’s glory (12-23)

34

• New stone tablets prepared (1-4)

• Moses sees Jehovah’s glory (5-9)

• Details of the covenant repeated (10-28)

• Moses’ face emits rays (29-35)

35

• Sabbath instructions (1-3)

• Contributions for the tabernacle (4-29)

• Bezalel and Oholiab filled with spirit (30-35)

36

• More than enough contributed (1-7)

• Construction of the tabernacle (8-38)

37

• Making the Ark (1-9)

• The table (10-16)

• The lampstand (17-24)

• The altar of incense (25-29)

38

• The altar of burnt offering (1-7)

• The copper basin (8)

• The courtyard (9-20)

• Inventory of tabernacle materials (21-31)

39

• Making the priestly garments (1)

• The ephod (2-7)

• The breastpiece (8-21)

• The sleeveless coat (22-26)

• Other priestly garments (27-29)

• The golden plate (30, 31)

• Moses inspects the tabernacle (32-43)

40

• Setting up the tabernacle (1-33)

• Jehovah’s glory fills the tabernacle (34-38)