OUTLINE OF EXODUS

By Gene McCarty

    Exodus is an account of the life of Moses and his primary work, which was leading the people of Israel out of Egyptian bondage. The book includes some of the greatest miracles of all time, and clearly demonstrates the power of God at work in the lives of common men. 
    There is much to learn from this book. Perhaps the greatest lesson is to see God as he touches the world around us. There are few books to be read that demonstrate God's working more graphically. 

1. The second chapter shows us a champion of God who is born, and protected by God's power. In the latter part of this chapter we see Moses flee for his life as he is willing to take a stand for righteousness even if it should cost his life.
    

2. The God of the burning bush is introduced to us in chapter three.
    

3. Chapters four thru twelve give us vivid detail of what one normal man and God can do. As we view God, we realize that his power is unlimited. The only limitations are those that he places upon himself.
    

4. The details of the Passover feast are given in chapter thirteen. This feast was instituted at the time the people of Israel were preparing to leave Egypt. The purpose for the feast was an annual remember of what God had done for his people. 
    

5. In chapter fourteen we see the destruction of the greatest army in the world without the firing of an arrow or the use of a sword. The hand of God simply drowns them in the Red Sea.
    

6. By chapter sixteen the people of Israel are murmuring against God in spite of all he has done for them, and all that they have seen of his power. He had blessed them greatly but they had no appetite for his blessings. They would rather be dead.
    

7. In chapter seventeen the people of Israel have come to the point of complete rebellion so the events of this chapter demonstrate the presence and power of God most graphica11y. First in providing refreshing water in a dry place, then in showing them the power of his presence in battle (the power was truly of God).
    

8. In chapter nineteen we see the beginning of the covenant, and in chapter twenty the ten commandments are given for the people, and the law is listed following to the thirty-first chapter.
   In the thirty-second chapter we are introduced to the golden calf, and thru it we see the lack of depth in the lives of the people of Israel.
    

9. Resulting from his anger and the breaking of the tables of stone that the commandments were written again. Chapter thirty-four shows us Moses chiseling new tables of stone.
    

10. In chapter thirty five we find the command to keep the Sabbath. From this point to the end of the book we find details about the building and furnishing of the tabernacle as the people prepare to begin their worship of God.