Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume I: The Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Job.
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
Table of Contents


EXODUS
PART FIRST: THE EGYPTIAN BONDAGE
Ex. 1:1-15:21.

  I. ISRAEL IS BROUGHT INTO BONDAGE. Ex. 1:1-22.
     1. Introductory Statement. Ex. 1:1-17.
     2. Israel Subjected to Hard Labor. Ex. 1:8-14.
     3. Attempts to Slay Israel's Male Children. Ex. 1:15-22.

 II. GOD PROVIDES A DELIVERER FOR ISRAEL. Ex. 2:1-4:31.
     1. Moses Born and Adopted by Pharaoh's Daughter. Ex. 2:1-10.
     2. Moses Slays an Egyptian and Flees to Midian. Ex. 2:11-22.
     3. The Oppression Continued. Ex. 2:23-25.
     4. Moses Is Commissioned to Deliver Israel. Ex. 3:1-14.
     5. He Is Told How to Proceed in Egypt. Ex. 3:15-22.
     6. Two Obstacles Named and Provided For. Ex. 4:1-17.
     7. Moses Returns to Egypt and Convinces the Elders. Ex. 4:18-31.

III. THE FIRST APPEAL TO PHARAOH AND ITS RESULTS. Ex. 5:1-7:7.
     1. The Demand of Moses Rejected. Ex. 5:1-14.
     2. The Officers of Israel Cry to Pharaoh, and Moses Cries to God.
     3. The Name Jehovah and a Fresh Message to Israel. Ex. 6:2-9.
     4. The Demand on Pharaoh to Be Renewed. Ex. 6:10-13.
     5. The Genealogy of Moses and Aaron. Ex. 6:14-17. Compare
        Num. 26:59.
     6. The Orders to Moses Repeated. Ex. 6:28-7.

 IV. THE TEN PLAGUES. Ex. 7:8-12:36.
     1. The Demand Repeated and Supported by a Sign. Ex. 7:8-13.
     2. The Plague of Blood. Ex. 7:14-25.
     3. The Plague of Frogs. Ex. 8:1-15.
     4. The Plague of Lice. Ex. 8:16-19.
     5. The Plague of Flies. Ex. 8:20-32.
     6. The Plague of Murrain. Ex. 9:1-7.
     7. The Plague of Boils. Ex. 9:8-12.
     8. The Plague of Hail. Ex. 9:13-35.
     9. The Plague of Locusts Threatened. Ex. 10:1-11.
    10. The Plague Brought, and Its Effect. Ex. 10:12-20.
    11. The Plague of Darkness. Ex. 10:21-29.
    12. The Last Plague Threatened. Ex. 11:1-10.
    13. The Feast of the Passover Ordained. Ex. 12:1-20.
    14. Moses Instructs the Elders. Ex. 12:21-28.
    15. The Tenth Plague. Ex. 12:29-36.

PART SECOND: THE MARCH TO MOUNT SINAI, AND THE FIRST LEGISLATION
Ex. 15:22-24:18.

  I. INCIDENTS ON THE MARCH. Ex. 15:22-18:27.
     1. Trouble about Water. Ex. 15:22-26.
     2. The Camp at Elim. Ex. 15:27.
     3. In the Wilderness of Sin the People Murmur for Bread.
        Ex. 16:1-12.
     4. Quails and Manna Given. Ex. 16:13-21.
     5. The Sabbath Supply. Ex. 16:22-31.
     6. A Memorial Laid Up. Ex. 16:32-36.
     7. Water Supplied at Rephidim. Ex. 17:1-7.
     8. An Attack by Amalek. Ex. 17:8-16.
     9. Jethro Visits the Camp. Ex. 18:1-12.
    10. Jethro Gives Advice to Moses. Ex. 18:13-27.

 II. THE COVENANT AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Ex. 19:1-20:21.
     1. The Covenant Made Ex. 19:1-9.
     2. Preparation for Meet God. Ex. 19:10-15.
     3. The Lord Appears on the Mount. Ex. 19:16-25.
     4. God Speaks the Ten Commandments. Ex. 20:1-17.
     5. The People Terrified. Ex. 20:18-21.

III. A GROUP OF LAWS. Ex. 20:22-23:33.

 IV. THE COVENANT RATIFIED, AND MOSES CALLED AGAIN INTO THE MOUNT.
     Ex. 24:1-18.
     1. The Call into the Mount. Ex. 24:1, 2.
     2. The Statutes Reported, Accepted, Written and Ratified.
     3. The Call Obeyed and a Vision Granted. Ex. 24:9-18.


PART THIRD: DIRECTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE TENT OF MEETING
Ex. 25:1-36:35.


  I. THE ARK, THE TABLE AND THE CANDLESTICK. Ex. 25:1-40.
     1. Materials to Be Solicited. Ex. 25:1-9.
     2. The Ark and the Mercy Seat Described. Ex. 25:10-22.
     3. The Table of Showbread Described. Ex. 25:23-30.
     4. The Candlestick Described. Ex. 25:31-40.

 II. THE TENT OF MEETING DESCRIBED. Ex. 26:1-37.
     1. The Linen Curtains. Ex. 26:1-6.
     2. The Goats' Hair Tent. Ex. 26:7-13.
     3. The Leather Covering. Ex. 26:14.
     4. The Walls of the Structure. Ex. 26:15-30.
     5. The Veil and the Door Hanging. Ex. 26:31-37.

III. THE ALTAR, THE COURT AND THE OIL. Ex. 27:1-21.
     1. The Brazen Altar. Ex. 27:1-8.
     2. The Court Hanging. Ex. 27:9-19.
     3. Oil for the Golden Lamp. Ex. 27:20, 21.

 IV. THE VESTMENTS FOR THE PRIESTS. Ex. 28:1-43.

  V. THE LAW FOR CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS, AND THE DAILY BURNT
     OFFERING. Ex. 29:1-46.

 VI. OTHER DETAILS OF THE TABERNACLE SERVICE. Ex. 30:1-31.
     1. The Altar of Incense. Ex. 30:1-10.
     2. The Atonement Money. Ex. 30:11-16.
     3. The Laver. Ex. 30:17-21.
     4. The Anointing Oil. Ex. 30:22-33.
     5. The Holy Incense. Ex. 30:34-38.
     6. The Workmen Appointed. Ex. 31:1-11.
     7. The Sabbath Law Repeated. Ex. 31:12-17.
     8. Two Tables of Stone Given to Moses. Ex. 31:18.

VII. THE SIN OF THE GOLDEN CALF. Ex. 32:1-33:23.
     1. The Sin of the Golden Calf. Ex. 32:1-16.
     2. God Proposes to Destroy the People. Ex. 32:7-14.
     3. The Calf Destroyed, and the People Punished. Ex. 32:15-29.
     4. Moses Pleads for the People. Ex. 32:30-35.
     5. The Order to Go Without God Repeated. Ex. 33:1-6.
     6. Moses in the Tent of Meeting. Ex. 33:7-11.
     7. Moses Prevails with God. Ex. 33:12-16.
     8. A Request to See God's Glory. Ex. 33:17-23.

PART FOURTH: CONSTRUCTION OF THE TENT OF MEETING
Ex. 35:1-40:38.

I. THE MATERIALS COLLECTED. Ex. 35:1-36:7.

 II. THE TENT COVER AND THE WALLS MADE. Ex. 36:8-38.

III. THE HOLY VESSELS AND THE COURT MADE. Ex. 37:1-38:31.

 IV. THE HOLY VESTMENTS ARE MADE. Ex. 39:1-31.

  V. THE TABERNACLE IS SET UP. Ex. 39:32-40:38.


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