At a Glance
Exodus at a Glance
Exodus is the second book of Moses. Its name is the Greek word for going out, and it tells the story of the greatest rescue in the Old Testament. Everything in the book flows from one fact: the LORD redeemed His people and then came to live among them.
- Author. Moses. The book says that Moses wrote all the words of the LORD (Exodus 24:4), and Jesus spoke of what is written in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him (Mark 12:26).
- Date. The Exodus took place about 1446 BC, 480 years before the fourth year of Solomon's reign (1 Kings 6:1). Moses wrote it in the years that followed. The Bible does not name the Pharaoh.
- Written To. Israel, the redeemed nation camped at Sinai.
- Setting. Egypt, the Red Sea, and the wilderness of Sinai. About six hundred thousand men left on foot, besides women and children (Exodus 12:37).
- Key Verse. when I see the blood, I will pass over you (Exodus 12:13).
- Key Word or Theme. Redemption. God buys His people out of slavery with blood and power (Exodus 6:6), and then He dwells with them.
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Further reading
For Deeper Study
- Moses and the Gods of Egypt: Studies in ExodusAmazon John J. DavisA conservative study of the whole book that reads the plagues as judgments on Egypt's gods. Davis held the early date for the Exodus.
- Be Delivered (Exodus)Amazon Warren W. WiersbeAn accessible, chapter-by-chapter exposition from a premillennial Bible teacher.
- Foxe's Book of MartyrsAmazon John FoxeThe classic Protestant record of those who died for the faith, from the early church to the English Reformation.
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How the Bible Fits Together
The Bible is sixty-six books written by about forty men over some fifteen hundred years, yet it tells one story of God's redemption from creation to the new earth, and its center is Jesus Christ.
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