Section 13: Exodus 13 – Guiding the Israelites out of
Egypt
Theme or topic of
this section
They Have A Guide
The Strong Hand of God
Getting the People Out of Egypt
Safely
Teaching the People on the Way
Some interesting
points
The Israelites had a guide.
They took Joseph’s bones with them.
What does redeeming the first-born
child mean?
What is the significance of
unleavened bread?
- is it a sacrifice? That kind of bread doesn’t taste as good as
yeast bread.
- does bread without yeast last
longer?
- to commemorate the haste of
leaving Egypt (previous chapter)
What is the significance of the
consecration of the first-born?
- consecration means dedication for a special purpose.
- because God had to kill the
first-born of the Egyptians.
Consecration of the Israelites’ first-born helps them remember the
sacrifice of the Egyptian children.
- they do that so they don’t forget what God did
for them.
Why does the text emphasize the
strong hand of God?
- God was a strong leader.
- it brings to mind all the plagues
and stuff God did.
- so they can tell each other about
the events.
- so they can be motivated to leave
Egypt.
Why the round-about route away from
Egypt?
- to work their way to get there.
- to teach them to be
self-sufficient (and yet, another lesson in Exodus is to trust in
God).
- so they won’t get lazy.
- so they can use the gifts that
God has given them
- to punish them. (later
- for the golden calf incident)
What we learned about
the nature of God from this passage
God means what he says.
God did what he promised.
God tells us to remember.
God doesn’t give you everything,
but God gives you everything you need.
What we learned from
this passage that we can apply to our lives
Use the gifts that God has given
you.
I’m glad I wasn’t living then!
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