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The following is a chronology of the life of Moses in Exodus; the gaps (in brackets) are filled by a variety of material such as genealogy and repetition but the bulk consists of the elaboration of The Law outside the Commandments:
- Chapter 1
- (1-7 Genealogy)
- 8-14 background
- 15-21 midwives
- 22 male death edict.
- Chapter 2
- 1-4 Moses in bulrushes
- 5-10 palace childhood
- 11-12 murders overseer
- 13-14 threatened by Israelite
- 15-22 flees to Jethro
- 23-5 God notices Israel.
- Chapter 3
- 1-7 Burning bush
- 8-10 the promise
- 11-15 I am who I am
- 16-22 tactics.
- Chapter 4
- 1-9 Wrangling: snake and staff, leprous hand
- 10-17 Aaron
- 18-23 departure for Egypt
- 24-26 circumcision.
- 27-31 Moses/Aaron assemble people
- Chapter 5
- 1-5 Pharaoh (i)
- 6-19 straw and bricks
- 20-23 people blame Moses.
- Chapter 6
- 1-13 Promise repeated
- (14-30 genealogy).
- Chapter 7
- 7.1-9 Tactics
- 10-13 Pharaoh (ii)
- 14-25 Pharaoh (iii), Plague a) water to blood.
- Chapter 8
- 1-15 b) Frogs, Pharaoh (iv)
- 16-19 c) gnats
- 20-32 d) flies, Pharaoh (v), more wrangling.
- Chapter 9
- 1-7 e) Pestilence
- 8-12 f) boils, Pharaoh (vi)
- 13-35 g) hail, Pharaoh (vii)
- Chapter 10
- 1-6Pharaoh (viii)
- 7-22 Pharaoh (ix)
- 12-20 h) locusts, Pharaoh (x)
- 21-8 i) darkness, meeting Pharaoh (xi)
- Chapter 11
- 1-10 j) death of first-born promised.
- Chapter 12
- 1-28 Passover injunctions
- 29-32 j) death of first-born, Pharaoh (xii)
- 33-42 flight
- 43-51 Passover injunctions.
- Chapter 13
- 19 Bones of Joseph
- 20-22 pillars of cloud and fire.
- Chapter 14
- 1-15 Israelites rebel
- 16-30 Red Sea, Israelites pass, Egyptians destroyed, Israelites believe.
- Chapter 15
- 1-21 Song
- 22-27 water crisis (i). Marah.
- Chapter 16
- 1-3 Israelites long for "Flesh pots" of Egypt
- 4-8 manna promised
- 9-12 Lord's glory shown, quails promised
- 13-32 Quails and manna, Sabbath breached
- 33-35 Manna offered to Lord.
- Chapter 17
- 1-7 Water crisis (ii). Massah/Meribah
- 8-13 Joshua defeats Amalek
- 14-16 altar built.
- Chapter 18
- 1-12 Jethro arrives;
- 13-27 Jethro advises Moses appoint judges.
- Chapter 19
- 1-8a Sinai: (i). Moses meets Lord;
- 8b-15 (ii). Lord
- 16-25 (iii). Lord.
- Chapter 20
- 1-17 (iv). (With Aaron) Lord, Commandments
- 17-21 Moses and people
- (20:22-23:33 (v). Lord: Misc provisions; the promise of angel; dangers of enemies.)
- Chapter 24
- 4 Moses writes words of Lord
- (24:12-31:18 (vi). Lord)
- Chapter 31
- 18 Moses receives first tablets.
- Chapter 32
- 1-24 Aaron's Golden Calf
- 25-35 retribution
- 32.31-33.23 (vii). Lord; shows glory.
- Chapter 34
- 4-35 (viii). Lord
- 10-26a The Covenant
- 28 Moses receives second tablets
- 29-35 Moses face shines.
- (35-36 Sabbath regulations, tabernacle construction)
- Chapter 37
- (Ark, table, incense altar)
- Chapter 38
- (burnt offering altar &c)
- Chapter 39
- (1-31 vestments)
- (32-43 completion)
- Chapter 40
- (Institution)
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