EXODUS INTRODUCTION
E-INTRO-1: In the Book of Exodus we are introduced to a New Covenant
E-INTRO-2: A 6-part structure of Exodus that emerges in the life of a believer
E-INTRO-3: Why did Israel’s peaceful existence in Egypt become hostile?
E-INTRO-4: Three false stereotypes about ancient Egypt that need to be corrected
EXODUS CHAPTER ONE
E1-1: How to understand the societal structure of ancient Israel and why it’s important
E1-2: The more Pharaoh persecuted God’s people, the more fruitful they became
E-3: The midwives disobey Pharaoh’s command to commit abortion against Hebrew babies
E1-4: Whom you serve determines the nature of that service
EXODUS CHAPTER TWO
E2-1: Two amazing spiritual connections surrounding Moses’ birth that are completely missed if you don’t know the Hebrew
E2-2: Is there a connection between Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the covenant?
E2-3: Exodus Two shows how God reverses hopeless circumstances into big-time blessings!
E2-4: MOSES was actually a common name among the pharaohs of Egypt
E2-5: The psychological and environmental factors that transformed Moses into a murderer
E2-6: Moses displays his awesome Egyptian kung fu skills at the well in Midian
E2-7: Although Moses had left Egypt, the Egypt inside of Moses still remained
E2-8: What does the original Hebrew mean when it says God REMEMBERED His covenant with Israel?
EXODUS CHAPTER THREE
E3-1: Was Mount Horeb located in the Arabian Peninsula or the Sinai Peninsula?
E3-2: How some Bibles mistranslate Exodus 3:1 to push their Christian Mount Sinai agenda
E3-3: What’s the difference between the ANGEL OF THE LORD and the ANGEL OF YHVH?
E3-4: Why did God tell Moses to remove his sandals at the burning bush?
E3-5: Two common Hebrew idioms in our Bibles that should NOT be taken literally
E3-6: Is God a racist?
E3-7: What’s the number one qualification the Lord seeks when choosing a prophet?
E3-8: What did God mean when He told Moses I AM WHO I AM?
E3-9: Shouldn’t the Father’s name be the name above all names instead of JESUS?
E3-10: God sent Moses and Yeshua to the common people, NOT the religious elite
E3-11: Why did God at first have Moses ask Pharaoh to release the Israelites for only 3 days?
E3-12: The principle of THE LAST WILL BE FIRST originated in Exodus 3
EXODUS CHAPTER FOUR
E4-1: God turns Moses’ staff into a SERPENT-the official symbol of Egyptian royalty
E4-2: Saying Moses’ hand became LEPROUS is a mistaken translation
E4-3: By turning the Nile into blood, God showed His mastery over Egypt’s mystery religions
E4-4: How eloquence in speech can hinder your walk with the Lord as a ministry leader
E4-5: When humbleness becomes a sin
E4-6: There are ONLY TWO mediators in all of Scripture-Moses and Yeshua!
E4-7: What was the Holy Spirit’s relationship to men in the Old Testament era?
E4-8: Why will God harden Pharaoh’s heart?
E4-9: …and God sought to kill Moses. Say what?!?!?!
E4-10: How circumcision is connected to Passover and Yeshua’s death on the cross
EXODUS CHAPTER FIVE
E5-1: Moses introduces God to Pharaoh using His personal name YHVH
E5-2: Do Muslims really worship the same God as the Christians and Jews?
E5-3: The first step towards freedom for the Israelites was to celebrate a festival
E5-4: Who exactly are God’s chosen people today?
E5-5: Moses story teaches us to not become disheartened when things go from bad to worse
E5-6: What do Pharaoh, Hitler and Hamas have in common?
EXODUS CHAPTER SIX
E6-1: God sharing His Name was one step out of many to progressively reveal Himself to mankind
E6-2: Every promise of the abundant life we receive in Yeshua originates in the Torah
E6-3: The key mindset that separates the successful believer from those who drop out of the race
E6-4: The CLAN from which the High Priest will emerge is established
EXODUS CHAPTER SEVEN
E7-1: Yeshua’s ministry is patterned after Moses’s relationship with the Lord
E7-2: The Hebrew word for PLAGUE used in Exodus and its real meaning
E7-3: Aaron’s staff turned snake was an attack on the serpent Pharaoh wore on his head
E7-4: Pharaoh is a perfect example of somebody who BELIEVED in God but did not TRUST Him
E7-5: Did Moses actually turn the water of the Nile into real blood or something else?
EXODUS CHAPTER EIGHT
E8-1: The plagues show God reversing the Genesis creation order from calm to chaos
E8-2: The 3rd stroke was the first plague that Pharaoh’s magicians could NOT duplicate
E8-3: The principle of God setting Israel apart from everybody else is established with the 4th plague of flies
E8-4: Why were Hebrew sacrifices detestable to the Egyptians?
EXODUS CHAPTER NINE
E9-1: The plagues were a witness for BOTH the Hebrews and the Egyptians
E9-2: God shifts his attack from Egyptian wealth to Egyptian health
E9-3: Why you should study the Torah BEFORE ever even touching a New Testament!
E9-4: Egypt was up until a mere 35 years ago a majority Christian nation
E9-5: Was Pharaoh admitting he sinned true repentance before God?
EXODUS CHAPTER TEN
E10-1: The plagues against Egypt repeat themselves in the Book of Revelations
E10-2: As God divided darkness and light at creation, so He separated Egypt from Israel
E10-3: Our happiness and comfort come second to God’s divine purposes
EXODUS CHAPTER ELEVEN
E11-1: Contrary to the prior 9th strokes, the 10th plague represents FINAL JUDGEMENT
E11-2: To this day, Egypt remains bitter over giving their gold to Israel
E11-3: A gentile’s salvation is based ONLY on the covenants God has made with Israel
E11-4: The amazing connection between the 10th plague, the crucifixion, and our present age
EXODUS CHAPTER TWELVE
E12-1: If Passover is in the FIRST MONTH of the year, why does the Jewish New Year begin several months later?
E12-2: Yeshua’s crucifixion date coincides perfectly with the first Passover in Egypt
E12-3: How Passover was the ultimate humiliation of the gods of Egypt
E12-4: Leaven or yeast symbolizes the sin we need to purge from our lives
E12-5: What is the spiritual significance of the Hyssop branch in Scripture?
E12-6: The saving blood of the Lamb applied equally to Israel and Egypt
E12-7: The same Torah applies both to the native-born Hebrew and the foreigner
E12-8: Replacement theology-One of the BIGGEST errors the church ever made
E12-9: What did Paul mean when he said a TRUE JEW is one inwardly, not outwardly?
E12-10: To the world, the Hebrews were slaves-but to God, they were Holy Warriors in waiting
E12-11: Seven awesome ways the first Passover in Egypt foreshadowed Yeshua
E12-12: In this life, you will SERVE either God or Satan-there is no neutral ground
EXODUS CHAPTER THIRTEEN
E13-1: Why does God allow some people to be cursed so that others may be saved?
E13-2: The Egyptian firstborns were sacrificed so that the Hebrew firstborns could live
E13-3: Exodus teaches us God knows the best ROUTE we should take in life
E13-4: One deceptive way scholars promote the traditional (and WRONG) Mt. Sinai location
E13-5: Joseph’s bones being carried out of Egypt show God doesn’t forget His Promises
E13-6: The Lord was NOT acting as a tour guide for the Israelites when they left Egypt
EXODUS CHAPTER FOURTEEN
E14-1: During the exodus, the Sinai Desert was Egyptian-controlled territory
E14-2: God inciting Pharaoh to chase after Israel sets a pattern for how Armageddon will play out
E14-3: Pharaoh is a picture of how Satan pursues us AFTER we are saved
E14-4: When prayer becomes unbelief and an excuse for inaction
E14-5: Understanding those things God has reserved for Himself alone
E14-6: Was the ANGEL OF GOD who placed Himself between Egypt and Israel really JESUS?
E14-7: How the cloud that led Israel reflects God’s UNCHANGING characteristics
E14-8: Belief in the Red Sea account is the ultimate litmus test of one’s spiritual health
EXODUS CHAPTER FIFTEEN
E15-1: How to discern what is a reflection of God’s mind versus man’s mind in the Scriptures
E15-2: How the Song of Moses reveals Israel’s limited understanding of God even after Egypt
E15-3: What the Song of Moses means for us today
E15-4: Why would the nations be trembling in fright over Israel?
E15-5: Applying the three main themes of the Wilderness Narrative to our walk with the Lord
E15-6: Understanding how the naming of places occurred in the Bible
E15-7: Understanding THIS point will leave 99% of your Bible study peers in the dust
E15-8: How ancient Israel is similar to and different than America’s governmental system
E15-9: The fundamental difference between the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenant
E15-10: The New Covenant did NOT replace the Old
EXODUS CHAPTER SIXTEEN
E16-1: Exodus shows us that a redeemed person is one who obeys God’s commandments
E16-2: There is no need to horde in God’s economy
E16-3: Israel had to be reminded it was really God and NOT Moses who had saved them
E16-4: The difference between having access to God’s presence and actually accessing it
E16-5: The Sabbath was assumed as part of the structure of nature BEFORE the Law was given
E16-6: The two Roman edicts that abolished the Biblical Sabbath from the church
E16-7: The Catholic Church openly admits there is ZERO Scriptural basis for Sunday observance
E16-8: Moses did NOT personally write all five books of the Torah
EXODUS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
E17-1: The modern Western definition of BITTERNESS is different than the Biblical meaning
E17-2: How the bitter water incident at Mara foreshadows Yeshua’s work on the cross
E17-3: The AWESOME connection between Moses striking the rock at Horeb and the crucifixion
E17-4: We are all guilty of both TESTING and TEMPTING God
E17-5: Amalek represents those gentiles who oppose God and His purposes
E17-6: In the Hebrew, the names Joshua and Yeshua are IDENTICAL!
EXODUS CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
E18-1: Moses reunites with Jethro marking a new beginning in Hebrew history
E18-2: Jethro was a gentile convert to the Hebrew religion
E18-3: More Scriptural evidence that Mount Sinai is on the Arabian Peninsula!
E18-4: Jethro, a Midianite gentile, is given credit for establishing Israel’s justice system
EXODUS CHAPTER NINETEEN
E19-1: The Mosaic Covenant remains unique among all religion-based cultures
E19-2: The Mosaic Covenant was also a NEW covenant!
E19-3: What did Paul really mean when he said the Mosaic Covenant was obsolete?
E19-4: The procedures for a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with the Father have NOT changed since Sinai
E19-5: What does the ritual washing the people performed before meeting God at Sinai symbolize?
E19-6: Prior to the Levitical Priesthood, the PRIESTS were the first-born of Israel
E19-7: Why was the Torah given out in the desert and not in the Land of Israel?
EXODUS CHAPTER TWENTY
E20-1: The New Covenant is the Torah of Moses written on the hearts of believers
E20-2: How the phrase ‘The 10 Commandments’ is a translation error!
E20-3: How the Christian church abolished the 1st Commandment of God
E20-4: The anti-Semitic madness that led the early gentile church to attack God’s Holy Word
E20-5: What is the REAL purpose of God’s 10 Commandments?
E20-6: The 1st WORD-‘I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt’
E20-7: The 2nd WORD-‘You are to have no other gods before me’
E20-8: How believers today break God’s 2nd WORD by creating symbols and images
E20-9: Do the Tabernacle objects contradict the 2nd Word which prohibits god symbols?
E20-10: What’s up with those swastika symbols all over the place in Japan?
E20-11: What does the Bible really mean when it says the Lord is a ‘JEALOUS’ God?
E20-12: The true Biblical definition of a person who loves God (and one who hates Him)
E20-13: The 3rd WORD-‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain’
E20-14: How and why did the tradition of NOT pronouncing the Lord’s Name out loud occur?
E20-15: What the Talmudic writings say about the 3rd Word and uttering God’s name aloud
E20-16: The 4th WORD-‘Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy’
E20-17: Throughout all history, the Sabbath has ALWAYS been the 7th Day
E20-18: What Paul meant when he said ‘Don’t let anyone judge you with regard to a Sabbath day’
E20-19: Is the Sabbath just for Israel?
E20-20: Does a gentile become a Jew when he or she is grafted into God’s covenants with Israel?
E20-21: Four powerful reasons why this Christian pastor became a Sabbath-keeper
E20-22: Undeniable historical evidence the early church kept the true 7th day Biblical Sabbath
E20-23: The 5th WORD-‘Honor your father and mother so that you may live long in the land’
E20-24: The dual meaning of ‘so that you may live long in the LAND’
E20-25: When should you NOT honor your father or mother?
E20-26: How the Biblical definition of ‘FAMILY’ differs from the world’s and why it’s important
E20-27: The 6th WORD-‘Do not murder’
E20-28: Why the Bible absolutely justifies the death penalty
E20-29: The 7th WORD-‘Do not commit adultery’
E20-30: How the true Biblical definition of ‘adultery’ differs from our modern understanding
E20-31: How an improper understanding of Matthew 5:28 kept me enslaved to pornography
E20-32: The 8th WORD-‘Thou shall not steal’
E20-33: The 9th WORD-‘Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor’
E20-34: How the 9th Word is connected to the 3rd Word to not use the Lord’s Name in vain
E20-35: Who exactly is the ‘NEIGHBOR’ mentioned in the 9th Word of God?
E20-36: The 10th WORD-‘Thou shall not covet’
E20-37: In Matthew 5:28, Yeshua was simply paraphrasing the 10th WORD of God
E20-38: Why does the Lord want us to fear Him?
E20-39: The characteristics of a God-ordained ALTAR and why it’s soooo important
EXODUS CHAPTER 21
E21-1: How the gentile church severed the 10 WORDS of God from the Mosaic Law
E21-2: The BIGGEST mindset difference between the ancient Hebrews and the gentile Christian
E21-3: How the ancient Hebrew perspective of ‘HELL’ differs from what is taught in most churches
E21-4: How the Hebrew view of ‘SALVATION’ differs from the gentile Christian
E21-5: Why Exodus 21:1 as it appears in most Bibles is a MISLEADING translation!
E21-6: If gentile Christians are grafted into Israel, they are duty-bound to obey God’s commands
E21-7: Summary of articles E21-2 to E21-6 on ‘Ancient Hebrew Mindset’
E21-8: God’s justice system BEGAN with concern for those at the bottom of the social scale
E21-9: Under God’s justice system, a gentile slave could become a full-fledged Hebrew citizen
E21-10: God makes it clear to paternalistic Israel that women have RIGHTS and are of VALUE to Him
E21-11: The intentions of one’s heart determines the consequences of one’s actions
E21-12: Why such a harsh punishment-the death penalty for ‘cursing’ one’s parents?
E21-13: The Lord views COMPENSATION as superior to INCARCERATION!
E21-14: Is it Godly justice that a master beats his slave to death and is only ‘PUNISHED’?
E21-15: Contrary to Islam, the Torah forbids mutilation as a form of punishment
E21-16: The Torah shows that God looks at the heart behind one’s unlawful actions
EXODUS CHAPTER 22
E22-1: Why all countries should adopt the Mosaic Covenant when it comes to dealing with thieves
E22-2: Why a believer in the God of Israel should stay away from Harry Potter
E22-3: Saying ‘My heart is in the right place’ does NOT excuse breaking God’s clear commands
E22-4: Why we CANNOT accept Sharia (Muslim) law
E22-5: What we can learn from Orthodox Jews about how to operate a community of God
E22-6: This verse is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of why we need to know Hebrew when reading Scripture
E22-7: Diet is one way the Lord has SEPARATED the believer from the rest of the world
EXODUS CHAPTER 23
E23-1: Secular Humanism is the polar opposite of Judeo-Christianity
E23-2: Why the modern church has been steadily losing its power
E23-3: Yeshua was the most Torah observant man in the history of the world
E23-4: Why the Sabbath is ONLY relevant to God’s people
E23-5: Should a believer in the God of Israel stay away from yoga?
E23-6: The BIGGEST MISTAKE pastors and preachers make when it comes to God’s Holy Days
E23-7: Scripturally speaking, can I enjoy a juicy cheeseburger or not?!
E23-8: The ludicrousness of attempting to fit God into a trinitarian box
E23-9: The one and ONLY reason we have a Middle East crisis on our hands today
E23-10: Three awesome ways the Mosaic Covenant is different than any other ancient law code
EXODUS CHAPTER 24
E24-1: Israel had to first ACCEPT the terms of the Mosaic Covenant for it to be valid
E24-2: Why the phrase ‘TO RIGHTLY DIVIDE THE WORD’ is not really Biblical
E24-3: The key point many scholars overlook concerning the firstborn and God’s priesthood
E24-4: If man cannot see God and live, how do you explain verse 10 of Exodus chapter 24?
E24-5: Moses receives the 10 Words written on stone tablets by God’s own finger
EXODUS CHAPTER 25
E25-1: The Jewish authors of the NT assumed their readers ALREADY understood the Torah
E25-2: Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit?
E25-3: The way Israel was placed around the Tabernacle reflected a pecking order of the tribes
E25-4: How the Levitical Priesthood foreshadows Yeshua’s ministry
E25-5: The AWESOME CONNECTION between Jacob’s prophecies over his sons and the Tabernacle
E25-6: How Ezekiel’s vision is connected to the 4 symbols of the 4 dominant tribes of Israel
E25-7: How churches mischaracterize tithing as an NT version of the OT sacrificial system
E25-8: Why does the Lord prohibit the use of MIXED FABRICS in most cases?
E25-9: What did Paul mean when he said the tabernacle was A SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME?
E25-10: How the Tabernacle’s 3 zones of holiness can also be seen at Mount Sinai
E25-11: More amazing connections between Sinai and the Tabernacle
E25-12: About 8 tons of gold, silver, and bronze were used to build the Tabernacle!
E25-13: Was Satan one of the CHERUBIM?
E25-14: The REAL REASON the Nazis’ faces melted off in that scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark
E25-15: How the three sacred objects inside the Ark point to Yeshua
E25-16: What is the true meaning of the 12 loaves of showbread inside the Holy Place?
E25-17: What do the almond blossoms on the MENORAH branches symbolize?
E25-18: What is the difference between a 7 and 9-branched MENORAH?
EXODUS CHAPTER 26
E26-1: The operation of the Tabernacle teaches us to ACCEPT and OBEY our God-given tasks
E26-2: How the unity of the Tabernacle speaks out against the current denominational chaos!
E26-3: What was the outermost covering of the Tabernacle’s tent sanctuary really made out of?
E26-4: Do the four coverings of the Tabernacle’s tent sanctuary foreshadow Yeshua’s ministry?
E26-5: Four Hebrew words connected to the Tabernacle you’ve just got to know
EXODUS CHAPTER 27
E27-1: How the bronze altar foreshadows Yeshua’s ultimate sacrifice
E27-2: The brazen altar teaches us that there is NO atonement for sin minus a blood sacrifice
E27-3: The one event that will signify the return of Yeshua is literally but weeks away
EXODUS CHAPTER 28
E28-1: Why was the Lord so uncompromising in His worship instructions to Israel?
E28-2: Why the term ‘LEVITE PRIESTS’ is misleading
E28-3: How the High Priest’s clothing was different from the pagan priests of the day
E28-4: How the High Priest’s breastplate reflects the 3-fold nature of Israel
E28-5: How the Urim and the Thummim is connected to ‘the Alpha and the Omega’ in the NT
E28-6: The High Priest was a shadow of the Messiah to come and His atoning work
EXODUS CHAPTER 29
E29-1: The consecration ceremony of Israel’s Priesthood is a ONE-TIME happening
E29-2: Is there a connection between Moses washing Aaron and Yeshua washing His disciples?
E29-3: The tragic mistake the church made in declaring the Old Testament dead and gone
E29-4: The physical rituals in the Torah point to the spiritual reality fulfilled in the NT
E29-5: Why was ONLY the fat of the animal used for the sacrifice?
E29-6: The connection between the consecration ceremony, the Red Heifer sacrifice and Yeshua
E29-7: Although we can come to the Lord as we are, we CANNOT serve Him as we are
EXODUS CHAPTER 30
E30-1: The BIGGEST DIFFERENCE between pagan and God-ordained worship rituals
E30-2: The futility of applying human logic and reason to God’s sovereign decisions
E30-3: The smoke from the Altar of Incense symbolizes the prayers of all of God’s people
E30-4: Israel is God’s firstborn son among all the nations of the world
E30-5: The importance of having daily Godly RITUALS in our lives
E30-6: Understanding the Hebrew word for ‘ETERNAL DAMNATION’
E30-7: The importance of understanding the difference between the ‘COMMON’ and the ‘HOLY’
EXODUS CHAPTER 31
E31-1: Did the purpose and function of the Holy Spirit change in the NT era?
E31-2: The Lord does NOT accept lame excuses on why we cannot or should not keep the Sabbath
E31-3: The Sabbath is God’s Law commanding the observance of sacred time
E31-4: When we observe the Sabbath, we are CLOTHED in the Lord’s Holiness
EXODUS CHAPTER 32
E32-1: Why the Bible is the most remarkable piece of literature in the world
E32-2: How the Golden Calf represents mankind’s tendencies to NOT trust God
E32-3: Understanding the connection between the Golden Calf and the future anti-Christ
E32-4: Was the Lord seriously thinking about destroying His people after the Golden Calf incident?
E32-5: The ‘UNITY AT ANY COST’ doctrine just doesn’t square with Scripture
E32-6: Jacob’s deathbed prophecy concerning the Tribe of Levi is fulfilled in Exodus 32
E32-7: Understanding the difference between just and unjust killing
E32-8: Why did the Lord refuse to accept Moses’ life as atonement for Israel’s sins?
EXODUS CHAPTER 33
E33-1: The Lord refuses to dwell among Israel after the Golden Calf incident
E33-2: Was the ‘TENT’ Moses pitched in Exodus 33 really the Tabernacle?
E33-3: Why after all the elaborate Tabernacle instructions is God now meeting Moses in a tent?
E33-4: How did Moses speak with God face-to-face if no man can see God’s face and live?
E33-5: In Middle Eastern culture, one’s name and character are considered one and the same
EXODUS CHAPTER 34
E34-1: Why the traditional location of Mount Sinai is just plain wrong!
E34-2: Why do the sins of the parents affect the children to the 3rd and 4th generation?
E34-3: Why Allah is NOT the same God as YHVH
E34-5: The REAL meaning of the phrases ‘LORD OF LORDS’ and ‘KING OF KINGS’
E34-6: Moses is the model of how to approach God when we have sinned against Him
E34-7: Understanding the REAL origins of Easter
E34-8: The Lord never has been and NEVER will be a God of compromise and consensus
E34-9: Should one who claims the Lord as his or her God celebrate Halloween?
E34-10: Why would the church abandon the Biblical Feasts when they point to the Messiah?
E34-11: Pentecost is NOT some new holiday designed by Christians to celebrate the Holy Spirit
E34-12: Why were the people afraid of God’s light that was radiating from Moses’ face?
EXODUS CHAPTER 35
E35-1: Why did the Lord prevent the kindling of a fire on the Sabbath?
E35-2: ‘RESTING IN CHRIST’ is NOT a substitute for the 7th day Sabbath rest!
E35-3: The work of the Lord should be done in a WILLING SPIRIT or not at all
E35-4: To rely on your own strength is to forfeit the strength of the Lord
EXODUS CHAPTER 36
E36-1: All projects for the Lord must be God-led and NOT gold-led
EXODUS CHAPTER 37
E37-1: The Tabernacle construction order was OPPOSITE the instructions given to Moses
EXODUS CHAPTER 38
E38-1: The Tabernacle is the perfect example of giving ONE’S BEST to the Lord
E38-2: During the times of Moses and King David the SHEKEL was just a unit of weight
EXODUS CHAPTER 39
E39-1: The prophetic significance of the 12 stones on the High Priest’s breastplate
E39-2: What was the purpose of the bells attached to the hem of the High Priest’s robe?
E39-3: True inner satisfaction can only come from obeying the Lord’s commands
EXODUS CHAPTER 40
E40-1: Why discussing dates in the Bible can be a project of flabbergasting proportions!
E40-2: Don’t move, UNTIL God tells you to move!
E40-3: The awesome parallels between the Creation story and the Tabernacle construction