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=== The Exodus theme ===
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* The Exodus Theme is one of the most prominent symbols in the scriptures.
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: '''Application.''' The importance of the Exodus Theme derives from the fact that it applies to several important situations:
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:* Lehi's family. Nephi draws many parallels in his account between the experience of the Israelites under Moses and the experience of his own family in traveling through the wilderness and learning through the things that they suffered before inheriting a land of promise.
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:* Latter-day pioneers.
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:* Adam and Eve. When Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, they also left a place of comfort but of limited opportunities for growth, and entered a land of hardship through which they could learn, develop, and qualify for a land of eternal inheritance in heaven.
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:* Mankind. Likewise, all mankind, upon leaving the premortal realm for mortality, leave a place of comfort but limited opportunities for growth and embark on a time of hardship, through which they can grow and thereby qualify for a land of eternal inheritance in heaven. (See the [[Matt 5:48#perfection-purity-maturity | discussion of growth and perfection at Matt 5:48]]).
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:* Isaiah. One of the organizing structures in Isaiah is the three part theme of Trouble at Home, Exile Abroad, and Happy Homecoming. (See [[Isaiah#Summary | Isaiah]]).
  
 
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== Outline and page map ==
  

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Summary

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Relationship to Old Testament. The relationship of Exodus to the Old Testament as a whole, and to the five books of Moses in particular, is discussed at Old Testament: Organization.

Story. Exodus consists of seven major sections:

Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Exodus include:

  • The Sinai Covenant between God and Israel.

Historical setting

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A broader treatment of the history of ancient Israel, including Exodus, is found at Old Testament: Historical Overview.

Discussion

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The Exodus theme

  • The Exodus Theme is one of the most prominent symbols in the scriptures.
Content. When the Iseraelites left Egypt, they left a land of relative plenty for a wilderness of great scarcity and hardship. They were given commandments, entered into a covenant relationship with the Lord, learned to be obedient, and evntually qualified to enter into a promised land of inheritance.
Application. The importance of the Exodus Theme derives from the fact that it applies to several important situations:
  • Israelites. The Israelites that Moses led through the wilderness are the model for this theme.
  • Lehi's family. Nephi draws many parallels in his account between the experience of the Israelites under Moses and the experience of his own family in traveling through the wilderness and learning through the things that they suffered before inheriting a land of promise.
  • Latter-day pioneers.
  • Adam and Eve. When Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, they also left a place of comfort but of limited opportunities for growth, and entered a land of hardship through which they could learn, develop, and qualify for a land of eternal inheritance in heaven.
  • Mankind. Likewise, all mankind, upon leaving the premortal realm for mortality, leave a place of comfort but limited opportunities for growth and embark on a time of hardship, through which they can grow and thereby qualify for a land of eternal inheritance in heaven. (See the discussion of growth and perfection at Matt 5:48).
  • Isaiah. One of the organizing structures in Isaiah is the three part theme of Trouble at Home, Exile Abroad, and Happy Homecoming. (See Isaiah).

Outline and page map

I. Israel Enslaved, Delivered, and Gathered (Exodus 1-18)
● Moses delivered and commissioned (1-7a)

  • Israel enslaved in Egypt (1:1-22)
  • Moses born, raised in Egypt, flees to Midian (2:1-22)
  • Israelites cry to God for deliverance (2:23-25)
  • God calls Moses (3:1-4:17)
  • Moses returns to Egypt and confronts Pharoah (4:18-6:1)
  • God affirms Moses' call (6:2-7:7)

● Israel delivered from Egypt (7b-15a)

  • The first nine plagues (7:8-11:0)
  • The Passover and Exodus (12:1-13:16)
  • Deliverance at the Red Sea (13:17-15:21)

● Journey to Sinai (15b-18)

• travels in the desert (15:22-17:7)
a. murmuring about water at Marah and Elim, rules for journey (15:22-27)
b. murmuring about food, manna and quail (16:1-20)
c. Sabbath commands (16:21-30)
b. commemorating manna (16:31-36)
a. murmuring about water at Massah and Meribah (17:1-7)
• war with Amalek (17:8-16) – the curse on Amalek
• Jethro (18:1-27)
• Jethro’s feast (18:1-12)
• Jethro’s advice, suggests a hierarchy of courts, good order (18:13-27)

II. Sinai Covenant: Israel commissioned and establised (Exodus 19-40)
● Sinai Covenant Established (19-24)

A. Covenant Declared (19:1-20:21)
• arrival at Sinai and call to holiness; theme introduced (19:1-6)
• Israel to prepare to meet God, consecration (19:7-15)
• Lord descends on Sinai, people to hear the Lord (19:16-25)
• five commandments re: God (20:1-11)
• five commandments re: neighbor (20:12-17)
• epilogue: people’s response (20:18-21)
B. Laws of the Covenant (20:22-23:33)
• primary commandment reiterated (20:22-26)
• laws of Hebrew slaves (21:1-11)
• capital offenses (21:12-17)
• fighting and assault (21:18-27)
• laws of ox and the pit (21:28-36)
• laws of theft (22:1-15)
• sexual purity (22:16-17)
• idolatry (22:18-20)
• laws for the needy (22:21-27)
• taking Lord’s name in vain (22:28-31)
• bearing false witness (23:1-3)
• justice (23:4-9)
• Sabbath and annual feasts (23:10-19)
• epilogue, law and promise of complete possession (23:20-33)
A. Covenant Ratified (24:1-18)
• ratification ceremony (24:1-11)
• Moses ascends the summit for 40 days, stone tablets (24:12-18)

● Plans for the Ark, Tabernacle and Priests (25-31)

A. Tabernacle (25:1-27:19)
• told to build tabernacle (25:1-9)
• ark of the covenant (25:10-22)
• table of showbread (25:23-30)
• menorah lamps (25:31-40)
• linen curtains (26:1-6)
• other coverings (26:7-14)
• boards, sockets, bars (26:15-30)
• two veils (26:31-37)
• bronze altar (27:1-8)
• outer court (27:9-19)
B. Priests (27:20-29:46)
• lighting the lamps (27:20-21)
• holy clothes (28:1-5)
• ephod (28:6-14)
• breast-piece (28:15-30)
• high priest’s robe (28:31-35)
• golden plate (28:36-38)
• tunic, turban, sash (28:39-43)
• first steps of ordination (29:1-9)
• sacrifice of the bull (29:10-14)
• sacrifice of first ram (29:15-18)
• offering of second ram (29:19-25)
• priesthood succession (29:26-30)
• final act: the meal (29:31-34)
• seven day ordination (29:35-37)
• Immanuel principle (29:38-46)
A. Tabernacle (30:1-31:18)
• altar of incense (30:1-10)
• sanctuary census (30:11-16)
• laver of bronze (30:17-21)
• anointing oil (30:22-33)
• holy incense (30:34-38)
• craftsmen appointed (31:1-11)
• Sabbath crescendo (31:12-18)

● Sinai Covenant Broken and Renewed (32-34)

A. Sinai Covenant Broken: the Golden Calf (32:1-35)
• idolatry, the golden calf (32:1-6)
• Lord speaks with Moses (32:7-10/11-14)
• Moses speaks angrily to Israel (32:15-20)
• Aaron’s lie (32:21-24)
• standing for the Lord (32:25-29)
• man in the gap (32:30-35)
B. Moses Intercedes for Israel (33:1-33:32)
• travel alone (33:1-6)
• tent of meeting (33:7-11)
• Moses’ intercession and request (33:12-17/18-23)
A. Sinai Covenant Renewed (34:1-34:35)
• replacement of the stone tablets (34:1-9)
• covenant renewal, or new covenant (34:10-28)
• the shining (34:29-35)

● Implementing the Ark, Tabernacle and Priests (35-40)

A. Tabernacle (35:1-38:31)
• introductory commands (35:1-29)
• workmen appointed (35:30-36:1)
• contributions (36:2-7)
• curtains (36:8-19)
• boards (36:20-34)
• veil and screen (36:35-38)
• ark of the covenant (37:1-9)
• table of showbread (37:10-16)
• menorah (37:17-24)
• altar of incense (37:25-29)
• altar of burnt offering (38:1-7)
• bronze laver (38:8)
• courtyard (38:9-20)
• the cost of materials (38:21-31)
B. Priests (39:1-31)
• ephod (39:1-7)
• breast-piece (39:8-21)
• robe (39:22-26)
• tunic, turban and sash (39:27-29)
• golden plate (39:30-31)
C. Lord's Acceptance (39:32-40:38)
• tabernacle presented to Moses (39:32-43)
• Lord’s command to erect tabernacle (40:1-16)
• tabernacle erected (40:17-33)
• Lord’s glory fills tabernacle (40:34-38)

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Translations and Lexicons.

Related passages that interpret or shed light on Exodus

  • The Joseph Smith Translation made changes to the following verses in Exodus. This list is complete:[1]
  • Exo 1:1
  • Exo 3:2-3
  • Exo 4:21, 24-27
  • Exo 5:4
  • Exo 6:3-4, 8, 12, 14, 26-30
  • Exo 7:1-4, 9, 13
  • Exo 9:12, 17
  • Exo 10:1, 20, 27
  • Exo 11:8-10
  • Exo 12:33, 37
  • Exo 14:4, 8, 17, 20
  • Exo 18:1
  • Exo 20:23
  • Exo 21:8, 20-21
  • Exo 22:18, 28
  • Exo 23:1
  • Exo 27:8
  • Exo 32:1, 12, 14, 23, 35
  • Exo 33:1, 3, 20-23
  • Exo 34:1-2, 4, 7, 14, 35

References cited on this page.

  • Wayment, Thomas A., ed. The Complete Joseph Smith Translation of the Old Testament, p. ___. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 2009. (ISBN 1606411314) BX8630.A2 2009

Other resources.

Notes

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  1. Wayment, The Complete Joseph Smith Translation of the Old Testament, p. 114-24.

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