The Field's Musings

The Basic Content of 25-40:38 Tabernacle Instructions 25-31 Rebellion and Renewal 32-34 The tabernacle construction 34-40 Tabernacle Instructions The tabernacle was patterned after something. Where did Moses get the idea to build a tabernacle in this way? God told him to. How did this happen? God gave him a vision of the heavenly tabernacle. As Israelites worshipped on earth they reflected the heavenly worship. The tabernacle was similar to some aspects of the cultural in the day. 1) The tabernacle layout Larger court had bronze alter, basin. Inner structure had a holy place and the most holy place or the holy of holies. The inner sanctum is where the King would sit. Courtyard where the Priests would work Outer court. It was a portable, movable place for the King of Israel. 2) The content legitimates Moses The material in 25-31 was to show the Israelites that Moses was in legitimate authority 27:21, 28:43- lasting ordinances for generations to come. These things were not oly for the ti...

The Challenge The OT laws were gifts from God for Israel. How can we apply these laws today? 1) The Problems The law is a complicated issue because OT laws are complicated. We need to exercise humility when applying the OT law to modern life. 2) The Controversy The diversity in opinion over the law has always existed. You can find a dominant tendency but not an anonymous voice in history. Major Trends among Evangelicals regarding the Law 1) Dispensationalism 2) Reconstructionism 3) Traditional Calvinism 1) Dispensationalism i) The variations among dispensationalists There are many different threads of Dis. Among the more extreme include Schofield and Darby. The Old Schofield Bible represents a strong view of Dis. The New Schofield Bible moves away from the extreme viewpoints represented by the previous Schofield Bible. ii) Segmentation of Redemptive History according to C.I. Schofield These ages are separate divine economies: Eden- the age of innocence Fall to the flood- the age of con...

Suggested structure of Exodus 1-18 Deliverance of Israel under Moses 19-24 The Covenant law under Moses 25-43 Covenant worship under Moses Unity and Variety within the OT Law 1) The traditional 3-fold division of the law i) Moral 10 commandments ii) Judicial Law (social/political structures) iii) Ceremonial Law (worship regulations) The OT gives a special status to the 10 commandments. See Exodus 1:18 it is written with the finger of God. Duet 10:5 = The 10 commandments we’re exclusively put in the Ark of the Covenant. 2) Problems with the 3-fold division The 10 commandments have judicial and ceremonial elements. 20:16 refers to the court. Exodus 20:4 refers to a ceremonial law. 31:14-17 = the tabernacle law includes moral aspects. 3) A more integrated approach There are implications that connect all three types of the law. The background to the ceremonial and judicial law is the moral law. The judicial and ceremonial laws are applications of the moral law. All the laws are cross defin...

Suggested structure of Exodus 1-18 Deliverance of Israel under Moses 19-24 The Covenant law under Moses 25-43 Covenant worship under Moses The Basic Content Looking at 19-24:11 19: Covenant ceremony 20: Ten Commandments and book of the covenant 24: Another covenant ceremony The Mosaic Covenant 1) The Basic Idea God gave an agreement to Israel through Moses (19-24). Initial covenant agreement 19:1-8 Moses is exalted by God as mediator Giving of the 10 commandments Moses is exalted by the people as mediator-giving of the book of the covenant Ratification of covenant 24 2) The 2 Covenant Ceremony’s (i) 1st ceremony (19:1-8) God calls Moses to come to the mount by addressing him first God wanted the Israelites to remember His grace (v3-4) Stipulations (v5) Israel must obey the covenant for reward This is a covenant of grace. It has been initiated by God’s grace. God’s grace precedes the giving of the law. V8 The Israelites promise to obey Moses returns to the Lord (ii) The second Covenant ...

Purpose of the book: To depict Moses as someone authorised by God to establish the law and worship regulations Suggested structure of Exodus 1-18 Deliverance of Israel under Moses 19-24 The Covenant law under Moses 25-43 Covenant worship under Moses The Basic Content of Exodus 5-18:27 2 sections: · The deliverance from Egypt · The travelling to mount Sinai Deliverance from Egypt 5-15 1) Literary Structure First encounter with Pharaoh Deliverance under Moses Last encounter with Pharaoh 2) Analysis of the deliverance 5-6 Moses is honest about his attitudes and the attitudes of the Israelites Egyptians take away straw making the work harder. 5:2 = Pharaoh’s attitude to the Lord 6:9 Moses reports what God says to the Israelites but the Israelites disbelief the word of God 6:10-11 God re-commissions Moses to speak to Pharaoh 6:12 Moses loses vision 13:17-22 Israel begins travel God guides with smoke and fire 14:29-31- God kills the Egyptians in the red sea 15- Celebration of t...

We want to understand how the first 4 chapters of the book contribute to the rest of the book. Moses writes this book to defend his authority and programme. Remember the structure previously mentioned: 1-18 Deliverance of Israel under Moses 19-24 The Covenant law under Moses 25-43 Covenant worship under Moses Basic Content 1:1-2:10 Moses Birth 2:11-4:31 Call of Moses Moses Birth 1:1-2:10 Why did Moses write about his birth the way he did? 1) 3 failed oppressions 1-1:14 Israel multiplies under oppressive suffering 1:15-1:21 Pharaoh orders the midwives to kill the children -the midwives disobey 1:22-2:10 Pharaoh orders his men to throw the children in the Nile-story of Moses birth 2:10 = Moses is named 2) Ironic Reversal of Oppression 1-1:14 Pharaoh tries to stop the multiplication. He decides that working them hard would stop them increasing. The Israelites multiply all the more. 1:15-1:21 Pharaoh wants to oppress the Israelites by the midwives. The midwives makes...

The Extrinsic Agents 1) Authorship Remember the JEDP authors. We reject this on the basis of previous reasons. Moses was the author. He used aural sources for the events not in his memory. Exodus includes 2 separate documents: Then 10 commandments, Exodus 20 The book of the Covenant, Exodus 21-24 2) Date of writing Exodus 16:35 tells us that the Israelites ate manna for 40 years. Meaning this book was a second-generation book. See also Joshua 5:10-12. This book was written when the Israelites were at the border of Canaan. Scriptures in exodus tend to indicate that the book was written for the second generation who were faced with the task of going into Canaan. Approaches to the text We will be using an approach of literary analysis. This approach asks these questions: Why does Moses write down these events? What was Moses teaching the 2nd generation? Different approaches to the Structure of the Book. Geographical approach: Israel in Egypt Israel in the wilderness Israel at Sinai Themat...