The Death of the Egyptian Firstborn
The final plague = the death of the Egyptian firstborn (Exod 11)
The Angel of Death is going to travel throughout Egypt and kill all the male firstborn
How will the angel know not to go into an Israelite house?
By the ritual of the Passover that God will give Moses
Passover ritual:
1. Get a lamb for each house (keep lamb with family)
2. Sacrifice the lamb on the 14th day
3. Take some of the blood and put it on the doorpost of the house
4. Roast the lamb and eat it with bitter herbs
5. Eat it in a hurry with your travelling clothes on
6. Eat it with unleavened bread
Yeast (symbol = you were in a hurry…couldn’t wait for the bread to rise)
Matzah; Pesach;
Israel leaves Egypt and travels east to the Promised Land
Problem: they meet a sea in front of them
Crossing of the Red Sea
The Giving of the Law
The Ten Commandments
Moses leads the people of Israel to Mount Sinai, where God will enter into covenant with them
We now come to the third great Covenant in the OT
The covenant of the Law
God is going to give Israel his law
Before he does, he gives
Israel their new identity
Exod 19-20
· Israel’s new identity
· Exod 19:5-6
1. A treasured nation
2. A royal priesthood (this states Israel’s vocation)
3. A holy nation
Priest = bridge builder; who is Israel supposed to connect together? God with the nations
Holy = to be separated from the ordinary to be put to extraordinary use
The Law The 10 Comms.
1. No other gods; only “I AM”
2. No statues (idols) of God
Why? God cannot be manipulated by a statue
Those who worship idols become like the idol (you are what you worship)
3. Do not use God’s name to do evil (this is the only sin that God says he will never forgive)