An Overview of Exodus

The book of Exodus seems to many like a book of myth; filled with impossible stories meant to build up in the mind of the reader a reason for the existence of Israel. To some, it is a strictly historical book, depicting the long ago and far away rescue of a people that’s importance for us is obscure and somewhat removed from our everyday life. But neither of these is true! It is a book, not about Israel’s escape from Egypt, but about our escape from death. It is about our redemption, pictured. Today, we will try to see the layout of the book as a whole, so that our path through the texts will be clearer.