The Exodus Journey and the Life of Moses
Eighty years of preparation, one night of Passover, and forty years of wilderness: the life of Moses and the stations of the Exodus.
The Nile basket
Born under Pharaoh’s death decree, hidden in an ark of bulrushes, and raised in Pharaoh’s own house by the providence of God.
Midian
Fleeing after killing the Egyptian, Moses tends Jethro’s flock — God melts the prince into a shepherd for the second forty years.
The burning bush
“I AM THAT I AM.” At eighty, Moses is sent back to Egypt with a rod, a brother, and the promise of God’s presence.
The ten plagues and Passover
Egypt’s gods are judged one by one; Israel keeps the first Passover — the lamb’s blood on the doorposts — and walks out free in the night.
The Red Sea
Trapped between Pharaoh and the sea, Israel passes through on dry ground; the pursuing army drowns. Moses and Miriam sing.
Marah, Elim, and the Wilderness of Sin
Bitter waters sweetened; twelve wells at Elim; then bread from heaven every morning and quail in the evening — God feeds a nation in a desert.
Rephidim
Water from the smitten rock; Amalek attacks and falls while Moses’ hands are held up by Aaron and Hur; Jethro counsels shared judgment.
Mount Sinai
Thunder, lightning, and the voice of God: the Ten Commandments given, the covenant sealed, and the pattern of the tabernacle shown on the mount.
The golden calf
While Moses is on the mount, Aaron makes a calf; Moses breaks the tables, grinds the idol to powder, and pleads — “blot me… out of thy book” — for the people.
The Tabernacle raised
Built exactly as the pattern, reared on the first day of the second year; the cloud of glory covers it and guides every journey from that day.
The spies at Kadesh
Ten spies bring an evil report; the generation that came out of Egypt is sentenced to die in the wilderness, and only Joshua and Caleb enter the land forty years later.
Korah’s rebellion; Meribah
The earth swallows Korah’s company; at Meribah Moses strikes the rock twice and loses his own entrance into Canaan — even Moses is not above the Word.
The bronze serpent
Fiery serpents bite the murmuring people; God’s remedy is a serpent of brass lifted on a pole — the picture Christ Himself applies to His cross.
The plains of Moab
Balaam cannot curse what God has blessed; Numbers closes with Israel counted and camped across from Jericho, ready under Joshua.
Mount Nebo
Moses views the land from Pisgah and dies at 120, “his eye was not dim”; God buries him, and “there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses.”