The book of exodus torah

Transitioning from the book of exodus to the rest of the torah. Every promise of the abundant life we receive in yeshua originates in the torah e63. Sinai, where god invites them into a covenant relationship. The story of the exodus is told in the books of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, the last four of the first five books of the bible also called the torah or pentateuch. He wants to make them his representatives to all the nations and come to personally live in their midst. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah, immediately following genesis. In this book, the letters of gods word are highlighted with shadows. Shemot exodus chapter 1 judaism, torah and jewish info. As we study the first weeks reading from the book of. It was those years in the wilderness, a place where no human beings much less a camp of more than two million could naturally hope to survive for long, that stretched the jews reliance on gd. Each of the torah books is named after either the very first word in that book as in genesis where the very first word, beresheet, is the name of the book, or the second word. Affliction in egypt, discovery of baby moses, pharaoh.

Dec 06, 2016 shemot hebrew book of exodus torah portion vol. Torah the pentateuch, neviim prophets, ketuvim scriptures. Shemot, vaeira, bo following a lost sheep from his flock. The second book of the torah describes the birth of the jewish people. Rashi classifies the hebrew conjugations, those that have a dagesh in the second root letter, and those that do not. The epic showdown between god and pharaoh over the fate of the enslaved israelites is a pageturner. Mar 16, 2015 throughout this series of articles in the jerusalem post we have tried to focus on themes which appear, not only in the book of exodus, but throughout the torah. Readers can read exodus visually as if they were reading a manga. The book of exodus the torah articles learn biblical. And yet, as argued above, the majority of modern believe that the book of exodus does not reflect historical reality. It has two settings, egypt and the wilderness of sinai, and its timeframe is the latter part of the th century b.

God sharing his name was one step out of many to progressively reveal himself to mankind e62. Shemot sefer shemot opens with the names of the sons. Here, the israelites are enslaved to the egyptians, and the first half of the book focuses on how god raises up moses to deliver his people from the egyptians. Its two and a half chapters summarize the previous instructions about building the tabernacle and bring its construction to completion. The book begins when joseph and his brothers died and the israelites grew so numerous that the land was full of them. While most of the parashah is a bit dry, the last few verses dont disappoint. The second book of the pentateuch is called exodus, from the greek word for departure, because its central event was understood by the septuagints translators to be the departure of the israelites from egypt. This is a 107page downloadable activity book in pdf format.

Parashat shemot sets the stage for the drama that plays out not only in the rest of the book of exodus but around tables worldwide as jewish families gather year in and year out for passover seders. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah and the christian bible. In first book of the pentateuch, the book of genesis, the israelites had come to live in egypt in the land of goshen during a famine due to the fact that an israelite, joseph, had become a high official in the court of the pharaoh. The book of exodus or, simply, exodus, from greek, exodos, meaning going out.

Today, we start what i think you will find to be an exciting, eyeopening, and i hope spiritfilled adventure into the 2nd book of the torahexodus. The torah includes the five books of moses the pentateuch and shemot is its second book, following beresheet genesis. God elects, rescues, redeems, teaches, disciplines, and sets his people apart from all peoples on earth. Lesson 33 chapters 38, 39, and 40 end of book beginning last week we have been reading of the actual construction of the tabernacle. The book of exodus is made up of 11 parshiot, or portions, and the first one is called shemot so in hebrew, this book is known as shemot, hebrew for names, which is the second word of the portion. The exodus and the experiences connected with it the slavery of the israelites, their liberation. Download a three year torah reading schedule three year torah reading cycle commentary on genesis commentary on exodus commentary on leviticus commentary on numbers commentary on deuteronomy purchase a hardcopy. This brings us to the second book of the torah, exodus. Jan 24, 2019 in judaism, the five books of moses are traditionally recorded in scroll form. Exodus 1 niv bible these are the names of the sons of. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel.

Timothy mackie lets be honest, exodus 118 is a super intense part of the biblical story, which raises some heavy theological questions. Nov 28, 2014 the first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. The revelation and authority of a participatory torah. Dec 20, 20 and these are the names of the children of israel who came to egypt. Since it is more difficult to pronounce the letters with the dagesh, those conjugations are referred to as the heavy form, and those without the dagesh are referred to as the light. Beshalach at the last minute, pharaoh has a change. Lesson 7 exodus 7 from torah class seed of abraham on vimeo. All of the commentary found here can be purchased, consolidated in hardcopy format as individual softcover books, one for each book of the torah, or. Finally, we spoke about the relevance of the torah in the 21 st century and tried to demonstrate that the materials, dimensions, colors etc.

The first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. The second book of the torah is the organic continuation of the book of genesis. The book of exodus is intimately connected with genesis and numbersand after the composition of leviticus the fourwere combined into one book, and later on deuteronomy was added to form the torah or pentateuch as we have come to know it. The torah portions in the second book, called shemot hebrew exodus are composed 11 portions, including the first portion, or selfnamed parsha of shemot va eira bo beshalach yitro mishpatim terumah tetzaveh ki tisa vayakhel pekudei. Shemot exodus chapter 1 parshah shemot tanakh online. Exodus in this book, we read the famous story of moses leading the jewish people out of egypt, to mount sinai to accept the torah and the ten commandments. Of the seven conjugations, three have a dagesh, and four do not. The meaning of the word exodus in hebrew is names and in greek is adeparture. Last august, our congregation and i began studying the second book of the torah together. Free pdf book shemot hebrew book of exodus torah portion. The ten commandments according to the torah dummies. Jan 21, 2020 as we start reading the book of shmot exodus this week, even the experienced reader may lack significant context. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in. It should rather tell us these are the children of israel.

Shemot exodus chapter 1 parshah shemot torah bible. The torah portions in the second book, called shemot hebrew exodus are composed 11 portions, including the first portion, or selfnamed parsha of shemot vaeira bo beshalach yitro mishpatim terumah tetzaveh ki tisa vayakhel pekudei. It takes its english name from the event in which moses led the jews out of egypt and slavery. This obligation, rooted in the memory of gods saving act, is what motivates the ritual of the passover seder and serves as the major justification for the fulfillment of many mitzvoth. I have always had a deep love for the old testament, and have lamented the fact that christians by and large are ignorant of its content, focusing at times almost exclusively on the new testament. A summary of the book of exodus enslavement portion.

Traditionally, the jews have divided their scriptures into three parts. Weighing the historicity of the torahs exodus story entails more than addressing the lack of archaeological evidence. This weeks torah portion, pkudei, concludes the book of exodus. The torah, judaisms most important text, consists of the first five books of the tanakh also known as the pentateuch or the five books of moses, the hebrew bible. Follow israels iconic rescue in the book of exodus. This scroll is used weekly in synagogues in order to read the weekly torah portions. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and.

With portions from the prophets and new testament volume 2 skiba, rob on. Its two and a half chapters summarize the previous instructions about. The key mindset that separates the successful believer from those who drop out of the race. Feb 09, 2017 each of the torah books is named after either the very first word in that book as in genesis where the very first word, beresheet, is the name of the book, or the second word, with one exception occurring in the book of numbers, which gets its name from the fifth word.

Either this revelation happened and everything in it is the word of gd, or the whole book from start to finish is a lie. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to liberate the israelites. Select option 1 to buy a copy for your personal use, or option 2 group license if you would like to make multiple copies for your group, church, ministry or congregation. When ye do the office of a midwife to the hebrew women, ye shall look upon the birthstool. There are countless rules surrounding the creation of, writing of, and use of a torah scroll, which is why the chumash is popular in judaism today. These five bookswhich include the 6 commandments mitzvot and the ten commandmentsalso comprise the first five books of the christian bible. For a reader to truly understand and appreciate the narratives here, they need. The book tells how the ancient israelites leave slavery in egypt through the strength of yahweh, the god who has chosen israel as his people.