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01 - Introduction 03 - Why is familiarity with the context of Exodus so important? 02 - What are the goals of this course? 04 - How far were the journeys involved in Genesis and Exodus? 05 - What was the area of present-day Iraq like during the time of Abraham? 06 - What was the area of the Promised Land like in the time of Abraham? 07 - What was the land of Egypt like during ancient times? 08 - Where did the Hebrews cross the Red Sea? 09 - How good is our knowledge of the history of the ancient world? 10 - When did Abraham leave Ur? 11 - Are there records of the Hebrews in Egyptian documents? 12 - When did the Exodus take place? 13 - How important were the Hebrews in the ancient world? 14 - Were the people of the Old Testament nomadic as often depicted? 15 - What language did Abraham and Moses speak, and what is its relation to Biblical and modern Hebrew? 16 - What sort of written language would Moses have used, if any? 17a - How does one respond to the idea that the religion of Israel was largely borrowed from their neighbors? 17b - How does the Biblical view of time differ from that of the ancient near east? 18 - Why can people not agree on how to read and interpret the Bible? 19 - What is historical criticism and where did it come from? 20 - Do liberals today still believe in the documentary hypothesis? 21 - How does an understanding of the types of literature in the Bible affect interpretation? 22 - How do we defend a conservative method of reading the Bible? 23 - How can Mosaic authorship be defended? 24 - Why study Exodus in addition to Genesis? 25 - What kinds of things should one look for as one reads through Exodus? 26 - What is so important about Exodus 3? 27 - How can the literary structure of the call of Moses be summarized? 28 - What is the main theological point of the call of Moses? 29 - In what sense does the call of Moses look back to Genesis? 30 - Just who is the Messenger of the LORD? 31 - What role does the revelation of God's name play in the call of Moses? 32 - Did Abraham and the patriarchs know the LORD's name? 33 - Is the repetition of "I am the LORD" significant in chapter 6? 34 - What does it mean when the LORD says to Moses that he has made him like God to Pharoah? 35 - Why does God harden Pharoah's heart? 36 - How important is the correlation between plagues and Egyptian gods? 37 - What is meant by the assertion that a text is a "composite text"? 38 - How did Israelites in the Old Testament conduct the Passover celebration? 39 - What did Pharoah mean when he asked Moses to bless him too? 40 - Why do Christians not celebrate the Passover today? 42 - How does one account for God killing Pharoah and his army? 41 - What is the significance of the song of Moses? 43 - Why are future events described as past in the song of Moses? 44 - Is the warrior image of the LORD present in the second part of the song of Moses? 45 - What does verse 17 mean when it speaks of God's abode? 46 - Are the Ten Commandments the literary climax of Exodus? 47 - Why are the rules beyond the Ten Commandments included in Exodus? 48 - Is Israel's status as God's people dependent on keeping the covenant? 49 - Why are the Ten Commandments numbered differently? 50 - What role do the Ten Commandments play in the life of a Christian today? 51 - Why did Moses not immediately obey God at the beginning of chapter 24? 52 - What does it mean that Moses and the Elders "saw" God? 53 - Is the meal the Elders eat before God a type of the Lord's Supper? 54 - Is there significance in the fact that the people repeat their oath to do all that the LORD has commanded? 55 - Why did the Israelites return to the worship of the gods of Egypt after all the LORD had done for them? 56 - Why is the emphasis on Moses rather than Israel in aftermath of the golden calf episode? 57 - Is the Tent of Meeting of chapter 33 the same as the Tent of Meeting associated with the Tabernacle? 58 - What is the significance of Moses' request for the continued Presence of the LORD among the people even to the Promised Land? 59 - What does it mean that Moses was only able to see the back of God? 60 - How can a good God hold descendents responsible for the sins of their fathers? 61 - Why is there not another covenant ceremony in Exodus? 62 - What did the Tabernacle actually look like? 63 - Why does Exodus end with the account of the Tabernacle? 64 - What are the prominent themes present in Exodus?

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