> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bigideabible.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Exodus - URL: https://www.bigideabible.com/exodus/ - Published: 2023-06-20T17:59:23.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-19T16:10:02.000Z - Description: Despite all obstacles, God is determined to save a people for himself. - Author: Darryl Dash - Tags: Old Testament “God works sovereignly to save a special people for his glory.” (Mark Dever) Exodus is about two major events: Exodus and Sinai. Exodus establishes Israel’s identity. - Exodus 1 spans centuries - Exodus 2 spans about 80 years - Exodus 3-40 transpires over a little more than a year The first half of the book is about *why* God deserves worship. The second half of the book is about *how* Israel should worship. ****Key** S = Subject C = Complement BI = Big Idea (See [this article](https://bigideabible.com/the-big-idea/?ref=bigideabible.com) for more information.) ## The Big Idea of Exodus S: What is God determined to do despite the opposition of the world and the sinfulness of his people? C: To save a people for himself. BI: Despite all obstacles, God is determined to save a people for himself. --- ## Oppression in Egypt (1-11) **1:1-14** S: Why did Israel become enslaved? C: Because we’re part of a larger conflict. BI: Sometimes the world turns against God’s people. **1:15-2:10** S: Why should we fear God rather than man? C: Because only God is worthy of obedience. BI: Fear God more than humans, because God always gets his way. **2:11-25** S: How does God work? C: Slowly, invisibly, and with people we don’t expect. BI: God often works slowly, invisibly, and with people we don’t expect. **3:1-4:17** S: How does God prepare Moses? C: He reveals himself and his will, and overcomes his inadequacy. BI: When God calls, God equips. **4:18-31** S: Why did God almost kill Moses? C: Because Moses had unfinished business with God. BI: The Lord requires holiness from those who serve him. **5** S: What happens when God begins to save his people? C: God works, but sometimes situations get worse. BI: When God begins to move, sometimes things get worse before they get better. **6:1-13** S: What does God promise to do for his people? C: To deliver, redeem, and adopt them. BI: God promises to deliver, redeem, and adopt his people. **6:13-7:7** S: Who were Moses and Aaron? C: Ordinary people whom God chose to use. BI: God uses ordinary people for his extraordinary plans. **7:8-11:10** S: How does God show his glory and power? C: Through acts of judgment and mercy. BI: God shows his glory and power through judgment and mercy. --- ## Deliverance from Egypt (12-14) **12:1-30, 43-51** S: How should we remember our salvation? C: By using the remembrances God has given to his people. BI: Remember your deliverance. Alternate: S: How can we be saved from judgment? C: By the blood of the Passover lamb. BI: We’re saved from judgment by the blood of the Passover lamb. **12:29-14:31** S: How does God save his people? C: By keeping his promise and decisively delivering them from their enemy. BI: God keeps his promise to save his people by delivering them decisively from their enemies. --- ## Wilderness (15-18) **15:1-21** S: How should we respond to our salvation? C: By giving God the glory that’s due to him. BI: God has saved us, so respond by worshiping him. **15:22-17:7** S: Why does God test us? C: To teach us to rely on him. BI: Tests teach us to rely on God. **17:8-18:27** S: What do we learn about Moses? C: Even Moses needed help from God and others. BI: Even the greatest among us needs help from God and others. --- ## Sinai (19-24) **19** S: Who is the God who makes a covenant with us? C: He is holy and gracious. BI: The God who makes a covenant with us is both terrifyingly holy and gracious. **20:1-21** S: How does God expect us to live in response to who he is and what he’s done? C: Love him and his children. BI: In response to who God is and what he’s done, love God and his people. **20:22-23:19** S: What does it look like to love God and people? C: It means acting differently in the details of life. BI: God expects his people to act differently. **23:20-33** S: How does God fulfill his promises to his people? C: By giving us his presence, bringing gradual change, and requiring our obedience. BI: God keeps his promises and calls us to obedience. **24:1-18** S: How is the covenant ratified? C: With a meal. BI: God’s made a covenant with his people that’s ratified with a meal. --- ## Tabernacle (25-40) **25** S: What is God’s plan for us? C: God plans to live among his sinful people, recreating Eden. BI: God plans to dwell among his people again. **25:10-27:21, 31** S: What do the details of the tabernacle represent? C: God’s holy presence among his sinful people. BI: God is holy, but he’s found a way to live among his sinful people. **27:1-8** S: What has to happen before we can approach God? C: Sacrifice must be made to atone for our sin. BI: Before we approach God, sacrifice must be made to atone for our sin. **28:1-30:10** S: Who will represent us before God? C: Somebody holy who is set apart and prepared for the task. BI: We need someone holy to represent us before God. **30:11-38** S: What do we need before God? C: Redemption and cleansing. BI: We need redemption and cleansing before God. **31:1-11** S: Who does God use to make the Tabernacle? C: People with God-given skills. BI: God appoints and gifts people for his service. **31:18-32:35** S: What are people like? C: Even after seeing God’s glory, we’re quick to turn to idols. BI: We’re quick to forget God and turn to destructive idols. **33-34** S: What’s our hope in the midst of sin? C: We have an intercessor, and God is merciful and gracious. BI: Our hope as sinners is that we have an intercessor, and God is gracious. **34:29-35** S: What effect does God’s glory have on people? C: It transforms us. BI: God’s glory transforms people. **35-40** S: How did Israel, under Moses, complete the Tabernacle? C: By completing the work to God’s specifications. BI: The right response to God’s grace is obedience. **40:34-38** S: What is our ultimate hope? C: To live again in the presence of our glorious God. BI: Our ultimate hope is to live again in the presence of our glorious God.