Exodus General Structure (per Jerusalem Bible)
I. Deliverance from Egypt
a. Israel in Egypt
The prosperity of the Israelites in Egypt (Ex 1:1-1:7)
The oppression of the Israelites (Ex 1:8-1:22)
b. The youth of Moses
The birth of Moses (Ex 2:1-2:10)
The flight of Moses to Midian (Ex 2:11-2:22)
c. The calling of Moses
God remembers Israel (Ex 2:23-2:25)
The burning bush (Ex 3:1-3:6)
The mission of Moses (Ex 3:7-3:12)
The revelation of God’s name (Ex 3:13-3:15)
The instructions about the mission of Moses (Ex 3:16-3:20)
The plunder of Egypt (Ex 3:21-3:22)
Moses’ first miracles (Ex 4:1-4:9)
Aaron as interpreter for Moses (Ex 4:10-4:17)
Return of Moses to Egypt and his departure from Midian (Ex 4:18-4:23)
The circumcision of Moses’ son (Ex 4:24-4:26)
The meeting with Aaron (Ex 4:27-4:31)
The first encounter with Pharaoh (Ex 5:1-5:5)
The instructions for the supervisors (Ex 5:6-5:14)
The complaints of the Israelite supervisors (Ex 5:15-5:18)
The recriminations against Moses (Ex 5:19-6:1)
Another passage about the vocation of Moses (Ex 6:2-6:13)
The genealogy of Moses and Aaron (Ex 6:14–6:27)
The continuation of the vocation and mission of Moses (Ex 6:28-7:7)
d. The plagues in Egypt and the Passover
The staff changes into a snake (Ex 7:8-7:13)
The first plague – The Nile River pollution with blood (Ex 7:14-7:24)
The second plague – frogs (Ex 7:25-8:15)
The third plague – mosquito/gnats (Ex 8:16-8:19
The fourth plague – flies (Ex 8:20-8:32)
The fifth plague – the sick livestock (Ex 9:1-9:7)
The sixth plague – festering boils (Ex 9:8-9:12)
The seventh plague – hail and thunderstorm (Ex 9:13-9:35)
The eighth plague – locusts (Ex 10:1-10:20)
The ninth plague – darkness in Egypt (Ex 10:21-10:29)
The tenth plague – death of the first-born (Ex 11:1-11:10)
The Feast of Passover (Ex 12:1-12:14)
The Feast of the Unleavened Bread (Ex 12:15-12:20)
The prescriptions for the actual Passover (Ex 12:21-12:28)
The death of the first-born (Ex 12:29-12:34)
The plunder of the Egytpians (Ex 12:35-12:36)
The departure of Israel (Ex 12:37-12:42)
Prescriptions about who can participate in the Passover (Ex 12:43-12:51)
The consecration of the first born (Ex 13:1-13:2)
The unleavened bread (Ex 13:3-13:10)
The first-born males (Ex 13:11-13:16)
e. The passage of the Red Sea
The departure of the Israelites (Ex 13:17-13:22)
From Etham to the Red Sea (Ex 14:1-14:4)
The pursuit of the Egyptians (Ex 14:5-14:14)
The passage of the Red Sea (Ex 14:15-14:31)
The victory chant (Ex 15:1-15:21)
II. The desert march
Marah (Ex 15:22-15:27)
Manna and quails (Ex 16:1-16:36)
Water from the rock (Ex 17:1-17:7)
The battle with Amalek (Ex 17:8-17:16)
The meeting of Jethro and Moses (Ex 18:1-18:12)
The institution of the judges (Ex 18:13-18:27)
III. The covenant at Sinai
a. The covenant and the Ten Commandments
Arrival at Sinai (Ex 19:1-19:2)
Promise of a covenant (Ex 19:3-19:8)
Preparation for the covenant (Ex 19:9-19:15)
The theophany (Ex 19:16-19:25)
The Decalogue (Ex 20:1-20:21)
b. The code of the covenant
The law about altars (Ex 20:22-20:26)
The laws relative to slaves (Ex 21:1-21:11)
Homicide (Ex 21:12-21:17)
Fights and injuries (Ex 21:18-21:27)
Oxen and open pits (Ex 21:28-21:36)
Stealing animals (Ex 22:1-22:3)
Dealing with your neighbor’s animals (Ex 22:4-22:15)
Seducing a virgin (Ex 22:16-22:17)
Religious and moral laws (Ex 22:18-22:28)
The first-born (Ex 22:29-22:31)
Justice and your enemy (Ex 23:1-23:9)
The Sabbath year (Ex 23:10-23:13)
The feasts of Israel (Ex 23:14-23:19)
The promise and the instructions for the entrance into Canaan (Ex 23:20-23:32)
c. Conclusion of the covenant
The conclusion of the covenant (Ex 24:1-24:11)
Moses on the mountain forty days (Ex 24:12-24:18)
d. Prescriptions about the construction of the sanctuary and their ministers
The contributions for the sanctuary (Ex 25:1-25:9)
The Ark of the Covenant (Ex 25:10-25:22)
The golden table (Ex 25:23-25:30)
The golden lamp stand (Ex 25:31-25:40)
Curtains covering the tabernacle (Ex 26:1-26:14)
The wood frame (Ex 26:15-26:30)
The curtain (Ex 26:31-26:37)
The holocaust altar (Ex 27:1-27:8)
The court of the tabernacle (Ex 27:9-27:19)
The oil for the lamps (Ex 27:20-27:21)
The priestly vestments (Ex 28:1-28:5)
The ephod (Ex 28:6-28:14)
The breastplate (Ex 28:15-28:30)
The blue robe (Ex 28:31-28:35)
The headpiece turban, tunic and sash (Ex 28:36-28:39)
The priestly clothing for Aaron and his sons (Ex 28:40-28:43)
Preparation for the consecration of Aaron and his sons (Ex 29:1-29:3)
Washing, clothing and anointing of Aaron and his sons (Ex 29:4-29:9)
Offering of the bull and rams (Ex 29:10-29:21)
Investiture of priests (Ex 29:22-29:30)
Sacred meal (Ex 29:31-29:34)
Consecration of the altar of holocausts (Ex 29:35-29:37)
Daily holocausts (Ex 29:38-29:46)
The golden incense altar (Ex 30:1-30:10)
The ransom fee (Ex 30:11-30:16)
The bronze basin (Ex 30:17-30:21)
The anointing oil (Ex 30:22-30:33)
The incense (Ex 30:34-30:38)
The skilful sanctuary workers (Ex 31:1-31:11)
The Sabbath rest (Ex 31:12-31:17)
The tablets of the law (Ex 31:18-31:19)
e. The failure of the Israelites and the renewed covenant
The golden calf (Ex 32:1-32:6)
Yahweh sends Moses (Ex 32:7-32:10)
The intercession of Moses (Ex 32:11-32:14)
Moses breaks the stone tablets of the law (Ex 32:15-32:24)
The zeal of the Levites (Ex 32:25-32:29)
Another intercession of Moses (Ex 32:30-32:35)
The order to depart (Ex 33:1-33:6)
The meeting tent (Ex 33:7-33:11)
Conversation of Moses and Yahweh (Ex 33:12-33:17)
Moses and the glory of Yahweh (Ex 33:18-33:23)
The new stone tablets (Ex 34:1-34:5)
The Divine proclamation (Ex 34:6-34:9)
The renewed Covenant (Ex 34:10-34:28)
Moses descends the mountain (Ex 34:29-34:35)
f. Construction of the sanctuary
The laws for the sabbatical rest (Ex 35:1-35:3)
Collection of materials (Ex 35:4-35:29)
The workers at the sanctuary (Ex 35:30-35:35)
Stopping the collection (Ex 36:1-36:7)
The curtains of the tabernacle (Ex 36:8-36:19)
The frames for the tabernacle (Ex 36:20-36:34)
The entrance curtain (Ex 36:35-36:38)
Making the Ark of the Covenant (Ex 37:1-37:9)
The golden table (Ex 37:10-37:16)
The golden lamp stand (Ex 37:17-37:24)
The incense altar (Ex 37:25-37:29)
The holocaust altar (Ex 38:1-38:7)
The bronze basin (Ex 38:8-38:8)
Construction of the court (Ex 38:9-38:20)
Counting the materials (Ex 38:21-38:31)
The ephod (Ex 39:1-39:7)
The breastplate (Ex 39:8-39:21)
The blue robe (Ex 39:22-39:26)
Priestly clothing (Ex 39:27-39:29)
The diadem turban (Ex 39:30-39:32)
The delivery to Moses of all that was done (Ex 39:33-39:43)
The erection and consecration of the sanctuary (Ex 40:1-40:15)
The execution of the divine orders (Ex 40:16-40:33)
Yahweh tales possession of the sanctuary (Ex 40:34-40:35)
The cloud guides the Israelites (Ex 40:36-40:38)
My understanding of Exodus
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