Read Exodus 1:1-6:1 at Bible Gateway.
The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 6, And the Strong Themes Teaching Tool
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
1:1-7 {p} The increase of the children of Israel
1:8-22 {p} The enemy tries to stop their increase
2:1-22 {p} Moses, born to be Israel’s deliverer
2:23-25 {s} God acknowledged the children of Israel
3:1-4:17 {p} Call of Moses: word of YHVH and signs of YHVH
4:18-26 {p} Return to Egypt with authority/ signs (rod of God) and obedience (circumcision)
4:27-6:1 {s} Pharaoh’s response to Moses and the children of Israel
Strong themes of the parashah
1:1-2:22 {px3} Israel’s increase / the enemy’s opposition / the deliverer born
2:23-4:26 {s+p+p} God’s call of Moses
Exodus 1:1-6:1 triennial Torah portions
Exodus 1:1-2:25, Shemot, “Names”
Exodus 3:1-4:17, UMoshe, “Now Moses”
Exodus 4:18-6:1, Vayeled Moshe, “Then Moses departed”
Exodus 1:1-6:1 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Exodus 1:1-6:1 Shemot chiasm pdf.
Theme of the parashah
Deliverer for Israel prepared, called, equipped, and sent.
Finding Messiah in Shemot
Additional readings for this parashah
Isa 27:6-28:13 (my notes), 29:22-23 (my notes) | Luk 5:12-39 (my notes)
Studies in Shemot
Biblical and Egyptian history
Exodus 1, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 1, The Ramesses dynasty and the Exodus
Exodus 1:1-7, Abundant increase
Exodus 1:8-22, Chiastic structure
Exodus 1 and 2, Moses prophesies of Messiah
Exodus 2, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 2:1-22, Chiastic structure
Exodus 2:23-25, When God takes knowledge
Exodus 3, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 3:1-4:17, The call of Moses
Exodus 2:23-4:31, Signs, wonders, and obedience
Exodus 3:1-4:31, The purpose of the signs
Exodus 4, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 4:18-26, Chiastic structure
Exodus 4:27-6:1, Chiastic structure
Exodus 4:27-6:9, Strong theme
Exodus 5, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 5:2-6:9, Chiastic structure
Off-site studies
Shemot – Restoration of Torah
Shemot Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | EXODUS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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