Title: The LORD Is in the House Text: Exodus 35-40 Theme: Gospel gratitude fuels a life of generosity, service, obedience, and worship. Teaching Notes: As the story of Exodus draws to a close, nearly six whole chapters are committed to describing every detail of the tabernacle being built. It’s a promise fulfilled in spite of Israel’s unfaithfulness. When the people see God’s grace in giving them a second chance to experience the blessing of his presence, they respond by giving all that they are and have to him. And in the end, his glory comes and fills the tabernacle to […]

Title: Show Me Your Glory Text: Exodus 33-34 Theme: Seek the LORD as your true inheritance and you’ll get everything else thrown in. Teaching Notes: Having learned that God would no longer go in their midst to the Promised Land, Moses intercedes. He reminds God that their very identity as a people depends on their relationship with him. God graciously reveals his character to Moses and renews his covenant with Israel. Click on link below: Notes and Questions for Life Application

Title: Gods We Make Text: Exodus 32 Theme: The human heart is an idol factory, but God, in His mercy, has sent the one Mediator who can truly redeem us from our idols. Teaching Notes: Exodus 32 records one of the most devastating moments in Israel’s history: the covenant is broken almost as soon as it is established. While Moses is on the mountain receiving the blueprints for God’s dwelling place, Israel grows impatient, turns away from the Lord, and fashions a golden calf for worship. What follows is rebellion, false worship, judgment, and the shattering of the covenant. Moses […]

Title: A Dwelling Place for God Text: Exodus 25-31 Theme: The holy God atones for our sins and transforms our nature to restore our fellowship with him. Teaching Notes: This section of Exodus gives lengthy instructions for the construction of the tabernacle and the functioning of the priesthood. These are patterned after heavenly realities that ultimately point to our redemption and reconciliation through the Person and work of Jesus Christ. Click on link below: Notes and Questions for Life Application

Title: The Book of the Covenant Text: Exodus 21-24 Theme: The Law of God shows you his character and values, orders your life in paths of justice and flourishing, and draws you back into a right relationship with him. Teaching Notes: “The Book of the Covenant” contains numerous practical applications of the Ten Commandments along with fair consequences for disobedience. These principles reveal the character and values of God, especially the value he places on human life. But these chapters include celebration right alongside regulation. And relationship – redeemed and reconciled through the death of innocent sacrifice – lies at the […]

Remember a few key interpretive principles:   Interpretive Principle #1: Each commandment must be interpreted in light of the testimony of Scripture with particular emphasis given to how Jesus interpreted the commandments. (Matthew 5:17-48; 22:37-40; Romans 13:8-10; Galatians 5:14)   Interpretive Principle #2: Each commandment implies a whole constellation of positive and negative applications.   Interpretive Principle #3: Each commandment addresses both external (visible) sins and internal (invisible) sins of the heart, mind, and will.     Take one commandment at a time and go through these steps thoughtfully:   1. Define it.   What does this mean? What’s this […]

Title: The Ten Commandments Text: Exodus 20 Theme: The redeemed are called to live by one law – the law of love. Teaching Notes: Everyone knows of the Ten Commandments, but few know what they actually mean, and even fewer practice them in everyday life. Discover how these simple commands reveal the nature of God and the way of flourishing for his covenant people. Grasp both the beauty and the limitations of the Law. Understand how the commandments point to our need of a Savior. And see how they are fulfilled in one word: love. Click on link below: Notes […]

Title: Meeting the Holy God Text: Exodus 19 Theme: Grace makes the great God good news for you. Teaching Notes: What’s commonly called the Mosaic Law or the Torah is actually a covenant between God and Israel. And it’s important to note that redemption precedes regulations. God had already rescued Israel and called them his treasure before giving them any rules to live by. But Israel also discovers they cannot approach a holy and transcendent God without a mediator. Click on link below: Notes and Questions for Life Application

Title: The Wilderness School of Trust Text: Exodus 15:22-17:7 Theme: Trusting God in the Wilderness. Teaching Notes: In Exodus 15–17, Israel repeatedly moves from God’s deliverance to grumbling in the wilderness, revealing how quickly the human heart forgets God’s faithfulness and struggles to trust Him. The wilderness is not wasted but serves as God’s training ground, exposing hearts and forming His people to depend on Him daily. Ultimately, Jesus enters the wilderness and passes every test where Israel failed, trusting God perfectly, becoming the true Bread and Living Water, and being struck so that life and provision flow to us. […]

Title: Partnering for Peace Text: Exodus 17:8-18:27 Theme: A hallmark of godly leadership is that it draws you into a partnership of relentlessly depending on God. Teaching Notes: On the surface, these are three disconnected narratives: Israel defeats Amalek in battle, Moses tell his father-in-law about God’s rescue, then Moses learns to delegate and share leadership. But the common theme is that God’s people needed a mediator. Moses’ mediation of deliverance, the Gospel, and the Law points to our perfect Mediator, Jesus Christ. Click on link below: Notes and Questions for Life Application