Bible History
From Egypt to the Promised Land
I. EGYPTIAN BONDAGE
A. Move to Egypt (Ex.1:1-7)
1. Joseph’s arrival (Gen.45:4-8)
2. Jacob’s move (Gen.45:9-13,25-28; 46:1-7)
3. Roll call (Ex.1:1-6)
4. Blessings in Egypt (Ex.1:7)
B. Bondage in Egypt (Ex.1:8-22)
1. A new king (Ex.1:8)
2. Slavery imposed (Ex.1:9-14)
3. Male babies ordered killed (Ex.1:15-22)
II. EGYPTIAN EXODUS
A. Call of Moses (Ex.2:1-6:30)
1. Moses’ birth and adoption (Ex.2:1-10)
2. Moses” choice (Ex.2:11-25; Acts 7:23-29; Heb.11:24-27)
3. Moses’ call (Ex.3:1-4:31) –four excuses
a. Position (3:11)
b. Knowledge (3:13)
c. Influence (4:1)
d. Ability (4:10)
4. Moses comes (Ex.5:1-6:30)
B. The Ten Plagues (Ex.7:1-11:10)
1. Water to blood (7:1-25)
2. Frogs (8:1-15)
3. Lice (8:16-19) –first the Egyptians could not do & first that created life
4. Flies (8:20-32) –first the Israelites did not suffer
5. Murrain (9:1-7) –first that brought death
6. Boils (9:8-12) –first that directly afflicted man (on his person)
7. Hail (9:13-25)
8. Locusts (10:1-20)
9. Darkness (10:21-29)
10. Death of firstborn (11:1-10)
C. Four Compromises
1. In the land (8:25)
2. Not very far (8:28)
3. Men only (10:11)
4. Leave your flocks (10:24)
D. Passover and Departure (Ex.12:1-51)
1. The Passover (12:1-28)
2. The sending out (12:29-36)
3. The first steps (12:37-41)
a. 600,000 men (v.37)
b. A mixed multitude (v.38a)
c. Cattle and crackers (v.38b-39)
d. 430 years of bondage (v.40-41)
4. A night to be remembered (12:42-51)
III. WILDERNESS JOURNEY
A. Red Sea Crossing (Ex.13:1-15:21)
1. Instructions (13:1-22)
2. Deliverance (14:1-31)
3. Song of praise (15:1-21)
B. Early Travels (Ex.15:22-18:27)
1. At Marah (15:22-26) –bitter waters
2. At Elim (15:27) –an oasis
3. At the Wilderness of Sin (16:1-36) –manna
4. At Rephidim (17:1-18:27)
a. Water from the rock (17:1-7)
b. War with Amelek (17:8-16)
c. Advice from Jethro (18:1-27)
C. Giving of the Law (Ex.19:1-24:18)
1. The ten commandments (Ex.19:1-20:17; see Deut.4:13; 10:4)
2. The book of the covenant (Ex.20:22-24:18; see 24:7)
D. Golden Calf (Ex.32:1-34:35)
1. Their sin (32:1-6)
2. Their judgment (32:7-10)
3. Moses’ intercession (32:11-33:23)
4. Their renewal (34:1-35)
E. First Census (Num.1:1-3:51)
F. The Nation Organized (Num.4:1-10:36)
IV. WILDERNESS WANDERINGS
A. Continued Murmurings (Num.11:1-12:16)
1. Complaints about manna (11:1-15)
2. Appointment of 70 elders (11:16-30)
3. Provision of quail (11:31-34)
4. Aaron and Miriam’s rebellion (12:1015)
B. Spies and Divine Rejection (Num.13:1-14:45)
1. Report from the spies (13:1-33)
2. Refusal to enter the land (14:1-10)
3. Rejected by God (14:11-45)
a. 10 temptations (14:22)
b. 40 years of wandering (14:33-34)
C. Still More Murmurings (Num.20:1-21:20)
1. Water from the rock (20:1-13) –struck a second time
2. Passage refused by Edom (20:14-21)
3. Death of Aaron (20:23-29)
4. Fiery serpents (21:1-9)
5. Detour around Edom (21:10-20)
D. Early Victories (Num.21:21-35)
1. Over Sihon of the Amorites (21:21-32)
2. Over Og of Bashaan (21:33-35)
E. Prophecy of Balaam (Num.22:1-24:25)
F. Deliverance by Phinehas (Num.25:1-18)
G. Second Census (Num.26:1-27:11)
H. From Moses to Joshua (Num.27:12-23; Deut.31:1-24:12)
1. Joshua chosen and sharged (Num.27:12-23)
2. Last words of Moses (Deut.31:1-30)
3. Song of Moses (Deut.32:1-52)
4. Blessing of Moses (Deut.33:1-29)
5. Death of Moses (Deut.34:1-12)
[Check out Bible Lesson on Death of Moses]
V. CONQUEST OF CANAAN
A. Preparation for Conquest (Josh.1:1-5:15)
1. Joshua’s charge (1:1-18)
[Check out Bible Lesson on Joshua Takes Command]
2. Jericho spied (2:1-24)
3. Jordan crossed (3:1-17)
4. Memorial raised (4:1-24)
5. Circumcision and passover (5:1-15)
B. Land Conquered (Josh.6:1-12:24)
1. Beachhead – Jericho defeated (6:1-27)
2. Central conquest (7:1-8:35)
3. Southern conquest (9:1-10:43)
4. Northern conquest (11:1-12:24)
C. Inheritance Given (Josh.13:1-21:45)
1. Special allotments (13:1-14:15)
a. 2 ˝ tribes (13:1-33)
b. Caleb (14:1-15)
2. Major allotments (15:1-19:51) –9 ˝ tribes
3. Special provisions (20:1-21:45)
a. Cities of refuge (20:1-9)
[Check out Bible Lesson on Cities of Refuge]
b. Levitical cities (21:1-45)
D. Final Charges (Josh.22:1-24:33)
1. To the eastern tribes (22:1-34)
2. To the western tribes (23:1-16)
3. To the assembled tribes (24:1-33)