“Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.”-Exodus 1:6-7 Verse 7 in chapter one of Exodus represents the end of Israel’s Golden Age in Egypt. The ruling era of the Semite […]
E1-1: How to understand the societal structure of ancient Israel and why It’s important
Today we begin Chapter One of Exodus. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here. “These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph […]
E-INTRO-4: Three false stereotypes about ancient Egypt that need to be corrected
Before we begin reading the first chapter of Exodus, there are three stereotypes I think we all hold about ancient Egypt that I would like to correct and have tossed into the waste bins of our minds. First, as slaves, the Israelites were NOT normally treated in a brutal manner To our way of thinking, […]
E-INTRO-3: Why did Israel’s peaceful existence in Egypt become hostile?
From the last chapter of Genesis to the first chapter of Exodus, there is an approximate 350 year period that is not accounted for in the Scriptures. In order to understand what happened during this period, we need to go to extra-biblical sources. The purpose of this post is to fill in the blanks for […]
E-INTRO-2: How the story of Exodus reflects the growth process of a believer
I want to introduce a logical 6-part division for Exodus that will enable us to more effectively wrap our heads around this book from a structural standpoint. Keep in mind, however, that just as the division of our Bibles into 66 books (39 in the OT and 27 in the NT) was a man-made arbitrary […]
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