MEMORY VERSE: “And the Egyptians will know that
I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites
out of it.” — Exodus 7:5 (NIV)
Content Sentences (10 – 15 summary sentences)
Exodus 11:1-15:21
Exodus 11
1. Exodus 11:1 – 10 The Lord tells Moses, ‘One more plague
and Pharaoh will drive you out so the everyone to ask their neighbors for
silver and gold and know that at midnight I will bring death to every fist born
son of Egypt, and my people will be allowed to leave but Pharaoh’s heart will
remain hardened.
2. Exodus 12:1 – 12 The Lord tells
Moses and Aaron that He will start a new tradition that on the 10th
day of this month the Hebrews are to take a year old lamb without defect, then
on the 14th day slaughter them at twilight, then taking their blood
mark the doorframes of your houses where you will eat, then roast and eat the
lamb along with bitter herbs and bread made without yeast, leave nothing; it is
the Lord’s Passover.
3. Exodus 12:13 – 20 The
blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the
blood, I will pass over you,
so no destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
4. Exodus 12:21 – 32 Moses
summoned the elders of Israel and gives instructions on what to do with the
Passover meal and what will happen with the plague until the 1st
born died.
5. Exodus 12:33 – 42 The Israelites, some 600,000 men plus women
and children, did as the Lord commanded, taking both their own possessions and
livestock plus plunder from the Egyptians as well as many other people, leaving
Egypt 430 years to the day of living in Egypt and the Lord kept vigil over them
that night.
6. Exodus 12:43 – 51 The Lord outlines restrictions of the
Passover celebration, to which the Israelites did as the Lord commanded and on
that day the Lord brought them out of the land of Egypt.
7. Exodus 13:1 – 3 The Lord said to Moses, “Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among
the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.” Then Moses
said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out
of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast.
8.
Exodus 13:4 – 16 Moses explains the celebration of redemption and what the Lord
promises to the faithful; and that as a people, they were to give over the
first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, and, that every male is
to be circumcised.
9. Exodus 13:17 – 22 God lead
Moses (taking with them the bones of Joseph) and the Israelites around the
Philistine country by the desert road toward the Red Sea, now prepared for
battle, leading them
by a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night to
give them light.
10. Exodus 14: 1 – 12 The Lord sets up the final ‘fight’ with
Pharaoh by having the Israelites camp by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite
Baal Zephon, so when Pharaoh approached with his chariots and army the
Israelites cried out to the Lord as they were terrified and cried out to Moses
in despair that they might all die in the desert.
11. Exodus 14:13: 18 Moses answers the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord for He will fight for you; you need only
be still.” and the Lord told them to move on with Moses stretching out his
staff over the sea to divide the water for the Israelites and the Egyptians
will know the He is the Lord and He will gain glory through the next actions.
12. Exodus 14:19 – 28 Interestingly, the angel of the Lord changed
positions to being behind the Israelites to protect them, so through the night
Moses, staff in hand, and the Lord driving back the sea turning the Red Sea
into dry land for the Israeli’s to pass through, but the Egyptians pursued them
until the Lord commanded Moses to stretch out his hand (from the far side) over
the water and the Lord had the water flow over the Egyptians leaving no
survivors.
13 Exodus 14:29 – 31 That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians,
and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore and the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
14. Exodus 15:1 – 21 Moses and the Israelites sang a song to the
Lord proclaiming God exalted, and praising him for deliverance telling the
story of the saving grace of God, and Miriam and the women danced sang praises
to God.
Divisions (major divisions of the
passage: 2 – 4)
1. Exodus
11 God
declares and prepares His people for the final plague on Egypt, the death of
first born.
Application:
When has God told you to go, but you hesitated until he compels you to move?
2. Exodus 12 God institutes the Passover and
the final plague passes over Egypt
Application:
God gives direction. Do you heed such?
3. Exodus 13 God prepares Israel for its
imminent departure out of Egypt
Application:
What assurance do you draw from God’s word today about His plan and protection
for you?
4. Exodus 14 – 15:21 God protects His people and
vanquishes His enemy in a plan to bring the Israelites into belief that God is
God, and that His actions always bring Him glory.
Application:
What do you have to sing and dance about as God protects or delivers you daily?
Subject Sentence (ten words or
less)
God’s
prepares, directs and protects His people for deliverance.
AIM (One principle teaching point
from the passage)
To
cause the audience to see (TCTATS) that following God’s commands yields His
protection, favor and deliverance to His people.
