Recounting the greatest event of divine salvation in the Old Testament, the book of Exodus is not merely a story about the Lord God rescuing enslaved Israelites from the power of a despotic and xenophobic dictator. More importantly, it highlights how a compassionate and justice-seeking God transforms the lives of victimized people so that they may experience life in all its fullness in his holy presence. The story of Exodus illustrates an all-important paradigm for understanding the nature and goal of divine salvation, anticipating an even greater exodus that will come through Jesus Christ.  
  
Desmond Alexander grapples with the varied complexities of the carefully constructed literary collage of Exodus. As an integral part of the longer narrative that runs from Genesis to 2 Kings, Exodus recounts a dramatic and unified story of how the Israelites come to a deeper and closer relationship with the Lord God. Narrating past events, Exodus speaks to contemporary society, revealing a God who passionately desires to draw people into an intimate and exclusive relationship with himself. This detailed commentary sheds light on one of the most influential books ever written.

T. Desmond Alexander

EDITORS’ PREFACE

AUTHOR’S PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

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Hebrew grammar

Miscellaneous

Journal, reference works, series

INTRODUCTION

1. The Exodus story

2. The literary context of Exodus

3. Exodus and the rest of the Old Testament

4. Exodus and the New Testament

5. The structure of Exodus

6. Authorship and date of composition

7. Source-oriented and discourse-oriented approaches

8. Exodus and history

9. The route of the exodus

10. The text of Exodus

11. Translating Exodus

TEXT AND COMMENTARY

1:1 – 2:25: The Israelites in Egypt: Introduction

EXODUS 1:1–6

EXODUS 1:7–14

EXODUS 1:15–22

EXODUS 2:1–10

EXODUS 2:11–22

EXODUS 2:23–25

EXODUS 3:1 – 4:17

EXODUS 4:18–31

EXODUS 5:1 – 6:12

EXODUS 6:13–27

EXODUS 6:28 – 7:7

EXODUS 7:8 – 11:10: Signs and wonders in Egypt: introduction

EXODUS 7:8–13

EXODUS 7:14–25

EXODUS 8:1–15[7:26 – 8:11]

EXODUS 8:16–19[12–15]

EXODUS 8:20–32[16–28]

EXODUS 9:1–7

EXODUS 9:8–12

EXODUS 9:13–35

EXODUS 10:1–20

EXODUS 10:21–29

EXODUS 11:1–10

EXODUS 12:1–28

EXODUS 12:29–36

EXODUS 12:37–41

EXODUS 12:42–50

EXODUS 12:51 – 13:16

EXODUS 13:17–22

EXODUS 14:1–31

EXODUS 15:1–21

EXODUS 15:22 – 18:27: The wilderness journey of the Israelites to Sinai: introduction

EXODUS 15:22–27

EXODUS 16:1–36

EXODUS 17:1–7

EXODUS 17:8–16

EXODUS 18:1–27

Exodus 19:1 – 40:38: The Sinai narrative: introduction

EXODUS 19:1–15

EXODUS 19:16–25

EXODUS 20:1–17

EXODUS 20:18–21

Introduction to the 'Book of the Covenant'

EXODUS 20:22–26

EXODUS 21:1 – 22:20[19]

EXODUS 22:21[20] – 23:9

EXODUS 23:10–19

EXODUS 23:20–33

EXODUS 24:1–11

EXODUS 24:12–18

Exodus 25:1 – 31:18: Overview

EXODUS 25:1–40

EXODUS 26:1–37

EXODUS 27:1–21

EXODUS 28:1–43

EXODUS 29:1–46

EXODUS 30:1–38

EXODUS 31:1–18

Exodus 32:1 – 34:35: Rebellion in the camp

EXODUS 32:1 – 33:6

EXODUS 33:7 – 34:35: Moses mediates on behalf of the people

EXODUS 33:7–11

EXODUS 33:12 – 34:35

Exodus 35:1 – 39:31: the manufacture of The portable sanctuary and priestly clothing

EXODUS 35:1–19

EXODUS 35:20–29

EXODUS 35:30 – 36:7

EXODUS 36:8 – 38:20

EXODUS 38:21–31

EXODUS 39:1–31

EXODUS 39:32–43

EXODUS 40:1–38

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__Recounting the greatest event of divine salvation in the Old Testament, the book of Exodus is not merely a story about the Lord God rescuing enslaved Israelites from the power of a despotic and xenophobic dictator. More importantly, it highlights how a compassionate and justice-seeking God transforms the lives of victimized people so that they may experience life in all its fullness in his holy presence.__

The story of Exodus illustrates an all-important paradigm for understanding the nature and goal of divine salvation, anticipating an even greater exodus that will come through Jesus Christ. Desmond Alexander grapples with the varied complexities of the carefully constructed literary collage of Exodus. As an integral part of the longer narrative that runs from Genesis to 2 Kings, Exodus recounts a dramatic and unified story of how the Israelites come to a deeper and closer relationship with the Lord God.

Narrating past events, Exodus speaks to contemporary society, revealing a God who passionately desires to draw people into an intimate and exclusive relationship with himself. This detailed commentary sheds light on one of the most influential books ever written.

Desmond Alexander grapples with the varied complexities of the carefully constructed literary collage of Exodus. This detailed commentary sheds light on one of the most influential books ever written.

Recounting the greatest event of divine salvation in the Old Testament, the book of Exodus is not merely a story about the Lord God rescuing enslaved Israelites from the power of a despotic and xenophobic dictator. More importantly, it highlights how a compassionate and justice-seeking God transforms the lives of victimized people so that they may experience life in all its fullness in his holy presence. The story of Exodus illustrates an all-important paradigm for understanding the nature and goal of divine salvation, anticipating an even greater exodus that will come through Jesus Christ. Desmond Alexander grapples with the varied complexities of the carefully constructed literary collage of Exodus. As an integral part of the longer narrative that runs from Genesis to 2 Kings, Exodus recounts a dramatic and unified story of how the Israelites come to a deeper and closer relationship with the Lord God. Narrating past events, Exodus speaks to contemporary society, revealing a God who passionately desires to draw people into an intimate and exclusive relationship with himself. This detailed commentary sheds light on one of the most influential books ever written.

Director of Postgraduate Studies, Union Theological College, Belfast. Author of From Paradise to Promised Land, From Eden to the New Jerusalem, The Servant King and Discovering Jesus. Co-editor of the IVP New Dictionary of Biblical Theology and the IVP Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch.

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