Tell the Coming Generation of His Mighty Deeds! Recount His Wondrous

March 20, 2019

Tell the Coming Generation of His Mighty Deeds! Recount His Wondrous Works to All People!

Exodus 1:1

Phil Dunson

Central Truth

Exodus is about a journey. A journey of God's chosen people out from the oppression of the Egyptians. A journey where the Israelites would truly understand who their God and Savior was. It is a story of redemption and revelation as God displays His glorious power to the whole world!

During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.

Israel Increases Greatly in Egypt

1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:

Hello, and welcome to Exodus! I am excited to give you a brief summary of Exodus and a great reminder from Scripture to tell this story to our future generations!

If you were to summarize the book, here's an outline:

Redemption (Exodus 1–18)
Revelation (Exodus 19–40)

Redemption: God saves His people from slavery and raises up a redeemer to lead them out of slavery and to worship Him. He keeps His covenant with Abraham. He shows the whole world His power and sovereignty with signs and wonders.

Revelation: God reveals to Moses the laws and commandments the Israelites need to keep to live as His chosen people, holy and set apart from the rest of the world. He describes in detail how they are to build a tabernacle and guides them on how they should worship Him. He gives them the Law and instructs them in His commandments to keep for future generations to come.

As we consider this incredible story and recount the works of the Lord, Scripture reminds us to not forget to tell this story. Let’s take a look!

"Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!" (Psalm 105:1-2)

"We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might and the wonders that he has done." (Psalm 78:4)

"[T]hat the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children, so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments." (Psalm 78:6-7)

I am blessed to know that 2019 is the year that I will become a father.

I can't wait to "tell the coming generation" of this wonderful story!

1. Does this outline of Redemption and Revelation give you a better understanding of the flow of this book? How so? Have you ever been able to use this method studying other books of the Bible?

2. What Scripture do you know that refers back to the story of Exodus? How does this story relate to your life?

3. Exodus has many parallels to the life of a new believer and the life of Jesus. Have you ever considered this? How can you keep your eyes open as you read for these similarities?

4. How well do you know this wonderful story, and how often do you "tell the coming generation"?