exodus series

Moses & the Exodus Generation

ca. 1700-1300 - Israelites (a.k.a. Hebrews) in Egypt (since time of Joseph, the "dreamer"); welcome at first, but later in slavery

ca. 1250 - MOSES and the Exodus – • Plagues; Passover; Exodus from Egypt; • Torah/Covenant on Mount Sinai; • Wandering in the Desert for 40 years • (books of Exodus - Deuteronomy)

Have Jews learned more from troubled eras than from good eras?

What elements of Jewish faith are tied to the Exodus?

Chronology of the Book of Numbers

Num 13-14

At Kadesh-Barnea

Num 1:1-10:10

Covers a period of 19 days at SinaiNum 1:1 - From: 1st day / 2nd mo /

2nd yrNum 10:11 - To: 20th day / 2nd mo / 2nd yr

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Chronology of the Book of Numbers

Num 20:1-36:13

The 40th year after the exodus

Num 20:1, 22-29 - From ? Day / 1st mo / ? Yr (Miriam and Aaron die at

Kadesh and Mt. Hor)Cf. Num 33:36-38 - 1st day / 5th mo /

40th yr

Num 15-20

The 38 years of

wandering

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Map of the Delta and North Sinai

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The Mediterranean Sea

Canal Trace

Coastal Highway

Proposed Exodus Route

Alternate Exodus Route

Nile Valley

Lakes

Desert

Exodus and the Route of the Wandering

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The Route of the Exodus

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Amen-hotep II and the Goddess Hathor

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Amenhotep II (?) under the protection of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow, sandstone statue from Deir el-Bahri

The Storm God Hadad (Adad)

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The Tabernacle

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Outer Court

Table of Shewbread

Ark of the Covenant

Holy of HoliesAltar of

Incense

Lampstand

Altar of Burnt Offerings

Pre-Historic Period

3760 BCE - traditional date of creation of world

Year 1 in Jewish calendar

Is Gen 1-11 factual history (Orthodox/Fundamentalist view)?

or foundational myths about basic theological truths (Liberal/Progressive view)?

Exodus Route

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Chapter Titles: Tabernacle, 25-40

Chapter 25 – TabernacleChapter 26 – TabernacleChapter 27 – Tabernacle

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