turning point in the history of Israel (see Chart 15) It was the beginning of a new era for the people of God, who had multiplied in number and now were about to be redeemed from the clutches of their oppressor (cf 6:67) A new calendar was instituted (12:2), and the Israelites’ experience was to be annually commemorated as a permanent ordinance (12:14) When the deep spiritual signi cance of the Passover is seen, one can well understand God’s design in assigning crisis, pathos, awe, pageantry, and memorial status to the events beginning at the stroke of midnight The Passover chapter is also a key chapter of the whole Bible As you read it, look for what is taught about divine holiness, election and grace, and man’s sin and salvation Why did God institute blood sacri ce as an atonement ritual? In answering this, relate blood to life (cf Heb 9:22) E RED SEA DELIVERANCE AND WILDERNESS JOURNEY (12:37—18:27) We saw in our survey study that the rst eighteen chapters of Exodus relate Israel’s deliverance, while the remaining chapters concern their worship The deliverance was not in one isolated event It involved God’s preservation through bondage; provision of a leader; promotion of a spirit of hope of deliverance through promises; protection in the midst of severe plagues; power over the obstacle of the Red Sea; and provision in a strange and hostile wilderness Such were the varied experiences of Israel over those many years The latter two experiences are the subject of the present passage As you read the passage, observe the many things which God taught His people through such trying circumstances Record your observations on paper Red Sea Deliverance (13:1—15:21) Instructions chap 13 Deliverance chap 14 Song of Praise 15:1-21 Wilderness Journey (15:22—18:27) At Marah 15:22-26 At Elim 15:27 At the Wilderness of Sin chap 16 At Rephidim 17:1—18:27 In what ways you think the wilderness was a favorable place for God to mold and unify the hosts of Israelites into an organized nation of people before their journey onward to the land of Palestine? (19:1—24:18) This is the section of Exodus which contains the familiar Ten Commandments.11 F LAW GIVEN AT SINAI chapter 19 begins the last half of the book which we have called worship (Chart 15) Worship is intimately related to law For, to worship is to acknowledge a higher authority, and there is no authority where there is no law So after God delivered His people from bondage, He began to spell out in detail how they should worship Him publicly, privately, and even in everyday living These instructions were His laws Their importance to Israel is seen by the space devoted to them in the Pentateuch: about half of Exodus, most of Leviticus, the rst part of Numbers, and much of Deuteronomy The importance of the Ten Commandments to the world is demonstrated by the fact that the legal codes of every civilized nation are based upon them Read the passage with the following ... half of Exodus, most of Leviticus, the rst part of Numbers, and much of Deuteronomy The importance of the Ten Commandments to the world is demonstrated by the fact that the legal codes of every... to mold and unify the hosts of Israelites into an organized nation of people before their journey onward to the land of Palestine? (19:1—24:18) This is the section of Exodus which contains the. .. through bondage; provision of a leader; promotion of a spirit of hope of deliverance through promises; protection in the midst of severe plagues; power over the obstacle of the Red Sea; and provision