1. Commentaries--Exodus Childs, OTL (1974) Hyatt, NCB (1971) Fretheim, Interpretation (1991) Brueggemann, New Interpreter’s Bible (1994) Durham, Word (1987)

2. 4QExod a Qumran text from ca 100 BCE LXX 3rd c BCE Masoretic Text 100 CE Position of “And Joseph was in Egypt.” 70 vs 75 (Ephraim, Soutalaam-Edem, Taam; Manasseh, Machir-Galaad)

3. Outline of Book 1:1-19:2 Deliverance from Egypt; arrival at Sinai [Israel stays until Num 10:10!] 19-24; 32-34 Covenant--its breach and renewal 25-31; 35-40 Tabernacle

4. Exodus and…Creation! All the earth is mine my name shall be declared throughout the earth 9:16 God works also through non-human agents the tabernacle as microcosm of creation

5. The Call of Moses in JE (in Midian) Who is this God? Who am I? People will not believe I have never been eloquent Send someone else!

6. The Reassurances of Yahweh Revelation of “Yahweh” I will be with you Three signs: rod-snake; leprous hand; water-blood I will be with your mouth Aaron selected

7. Meaning of the Name Yahweh “I am who I am” “He causes to be” = “he creates”: “El who creates the heavenly armies”? (El du Yahwi seba’ot; Yahweh for short) In the event of the Exodus we learned God’s name Yahweh--LORD--Jehovah--Pipi!

8. Exod 4:24-26 Yahweh sought to kill him! Role of Moses Role of Zipporah You are a “bridegroom of blood” Jubilees: Prince Mastema sought to kill him!

9. The Call of Moses in P (in Egypt) God--El Shadday--Yahweh I will remember my covenant (cf. 2:24) I will redeem you the land of Canaan in which they were sojourning Ties to Genesis 17!

10. Exod 6/Gen 17 Yahweh/El Shadday They were fruitful and multiplied (1:7)/I will make you fruitful…. I established my covenant/I will establish…. “I will be God--in the Exodus”/”I will be God--in land promise” Canaan-land of sojourning

11. Genealogy of Aaron! Purpose of this genealogy--tension with context, namely, call of Moses Aaron-Eleazar-Phinehas = high priests Ithamar ancestor of Levites Number of names are Egyptian: Moses, Aaron, Putiel, Phinehas