Hebrew laws in the book of exodus commentary

The five books of moses a translation with commentary. There are exegetical commentaries, scholarly and technical commentaries, as well as commentaries that are easy to understand. Just as the first book of the bible teaches that god elects unto salvation, so the second instructs us how god saves, namely, by redemption. He leaves without payment with a wife if he had one before he came, but not with a slave wife or slave children vv. Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them. What is the difference between laws, commands, commandments. This decree foreshadows the ten plagues to come, with their last and mostterrible plague, makat bchorot, the killing of the firstborn exodus 11.

Chapters available exodus george haydocks catholic. Learn about the hebrews and how moses delivered the hebrew people from slave. The cruel policy of the king of egypt to destroy them, exodus 1. Just as the first book of the bible teaches that god elects unto salvation, so the. Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the torah and of the. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism.

Moral laws on murder, theft, honesty, adultery, etc. Individual study students should complete all of this section. Further, there are three groups of hebrews identified in the book. Use notes and commentary below to help you as you read and study exodus 2124. Exodus is the book which speaks of the physical and spiritual birth of israel as a nation. Transitioning from the book of exodus to the rest of the. Exodus hebrew bibleold testament commentaries libguides at. Moses said to them, withdraw and take for yourselves exod. A he brew slave serves 6 years, and must be freed after that v. They increase greatly, notwithstanding their affliction, exodus 1.

If he volunteers to stay, the master pierces his ear at the doorpost and he. Book of exodus overview insight for living ministries. The book of exodus ends with the construction of the tabernacle. In hebrew the book takes its title from the opening words. The torah includes the five books of moses the pentateuch and shemot is its second book, following beresheet genesis. In hebrew mt it is the first phrase of the book, and these are the words names, which links the book of exodus to genesis, where the very same words appear in gen. The content of leviticus relates directly to exodus, providing evidence that the. With that, the nation receives the first presentation of the laws, statutes, and ordinances that were to be normative for every aspect of. All four of these hebrew words are used throughout the writings of moses to refer to commands from god to be obeyed by gods people. Selected commentaries on exodus robert alter, the five books of moses.

The introduction to this book recognizes exodus as a christian book, although it respects its prechristian roots in the hebrew bible. Best exodus commentaries updated for 2021 best bible. Exodus judaism, torah and jewish info chabad lubavitch. The hebrews, from the words with which it begins, call it veelle shemoth. The present volume is the last of the commentaries rendered into english.

Exodus 1 adam clarke commentary bible commentaries. So that you know which one is which, hebrews is italicized when im referring to the book. Read exodus commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. In the hebrew bible the book of exodus is named after the first words in the book, weelleh shemot, meaning these are the names. Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them.

Although god liberated the hebrews from slavery in egypt, slavery is not universally prohibited in the bible. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible. The theophany is therefore a public experience of divine law. The israelites oppression becomes even more profound a few verses later, when pharaoh orders the killing of all newborn hebrew boys exodus 1. Exodus, the liberation of the people of israel from slavery in egypt in the th. Cassutos comments have a vivid quality seldom found in the exegetical writings of other biblical expositors, who all too often prefer a jejune and lifeless approach to their subject. With that, the nation receives the first presentation of the laws, statutes, and ordinances that were to be normative for every aspect of israelite life. The names and number of the children of israel that went down into egypt, exodus 1.

The english word law is a traditional yet inaccurate rendering of the key hebrew word torah. There are those of the old testament before the cross or precross. Duane lindsey, leviticus, in the bible knowledge comm. Best commentaries and books on exodus logos bible software. The authors knowledge of the nuances of hebrew is obvious, but his approach to the book of exodus is atypical for a scholarly commentary. Feb 09, 2017 in hebrew it is not a name but the initials of the three sections of the old testament.

Welcome to our first episode looking at laws in the bible. And exodus records how the israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years. Learn about the hebrews and how moses delivered the hebrew people from slavery. Departure from egypt is the founding myth of the israelites. There yahweh, through moses, gives the hebrews their laws and enters into a covenant with them. In exodus, we read how god rescued the israelites from egypt. Jan 28, 2021 it refers to a particular law related to a festival or ritual, such as passover exodus 12. The book exodus is one of the great books of the pentateuch and of the whole bible. If you buy a hebrew servant, he shall serve six years. If this book has a weakness, it is a marked tendency to press the language of text towards a rigid literal meaning. Exodus contains the most fundamental revelations of god regarding his nature and will, and describes the beginnings of the theocratic constitution of the israelites and the foundations of its ethics, law, customs, and worship. To the texts concerning slavery in exodus and deuteronomy, i will now add the laws of manumission in leviticus 25. The purpose of the law podcast bibleproject the bible project. It considers the impact of the ten commandments and other laws.

The content of the law is spread among the books of exodus, leviticus, and numbers, and then reiterated and added to in deuteronomy. The midwives feared god because they knew that god had forbidden murder of every kind. It refers to a particular law related to a festival or ritual, such as passover exodus 12. This list of commentaries is intended to help the reader understand and apply the moses message in the book of exodus. Exodus commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.

A commentary on the book of exodus umberto moshe david. The context for this story of moses shining face goes back to exodus 19, where the israelites reached mount sinaiand yahweh set out the terms of the covenantand the people promised to obey yahweh 19. Social laws on property, inheritance, marriage and divorce. Stuart has exceptional knowledge of hebrew and is able to clearly explain several issues of translation and interpretation that may have been traditionally confusing to readers of exodus. Understanding the book of hebrews based on the exodus. That some of the laws written down in exodus were already accepted codes of moral behavior. A literal translations would be the getting out of. In the book of exodus, the israelites broke their covenant with god by refusing to obey him and. I would now like to take this discussion a step farther. Moreover, they the israelites were passionately fond of idolatry. Its referring to abraham, isaac and jacobs descendants and also to the new testament book of the bible. Here again the hebrew word is very strong, meaning to revile or to utter violent reproaches wilson, old testament word studies, s. Law and rendering future animal sacrifices unnecessary and void hebrews 10. Chapters available exodus george haydocks catholic bible.

God and israel at sinai and promulgates laws for the ordering of israels life. Exodus chapters 118 free bible commentary in easy english. Exodus a2 classic bible study guide 2 introduction historically, the book of exodus speaks of the deliverance of israel from egypt. Cassutos comments have a vivid quality seldom found in the exegetical writings of other biblical expositors, who all too often prefer a. John durham, exodus in world bible commentary, volume 3 waco, texas. It contains the stories of enslavement and liberation, of revelation and wanderings, of belief and apostasy.

Challoner it contains the space of 143 years, till the beginning of the. Because this term is so central to the entire discussion at. Carol meyers, in her commentary on exodus, suggests that it is arguably the most. Exodus is part of the torah, which is known as the law of moses.

In the lxx translation it is ek odos which means a way out or a road out. After a brief preface, for example, his introduction is only eight pages the book is about 800 pages long and includes no discussion of the dating problems of the exodus or other basic issues scholars and. It has two settings, egypt and the wilderness of sinai, and its timeframe is the latter part of the th century b. The later, deuteronomic text is more humane than that of exodus. The second book of moses is called exodus from the greek word exodos, which signifies going out. Finally, exodus includes the establishment of the fundamental institutions of israelite worship, the aaronic priesthood and the central shrine.

Those who stress the importance of the storyline emphasize the link to the book of numbers. The children of israel increase in egypt after the death of joseph. The opening and or now in the hebrew title suggests that this book was to be accepted as the obvious sequel to genesis, the first book of moses. Free bible version and commentary on the book of exodus in. Study the bible online using commentary on exodus and more. Book of leviticus overview insight for living ministries. Nowadays, the exodus means the time when the israelites came out of egypt. It tells a story of israelite enslavement and departure from egypt, revelations at biblical mount sinai, wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of canaan, and conquest of the canaanites. Within the hebrew bible exodus forms part of the first division of the canon, which has.

Jul 10, 2020 this connecting phrase and the observation that the book begins with the conjunction and or now emphasize the fact that exodus was never intended to exist separately but was thought of as a continuation of a narrative that began in genesis and was completed in three more books, making up the first division of the hebrew canon known as. The book of exodus furnishes an excellent paradigm for studying the covenant and the law throughout the old testament. Another early description for the law was the book of moses, used. Exodus 1 commentary old testament matthew henry st. The hebrew word for the book is wayiqraa, which, according to strongs a primitive root definition comes from qara, and which has the sense of calling a person by name. The hebrew font used in this book is newjerusalemu and the greek font is. Additionally, other biblical books refer to the law of moses joshua 1.