Portion english torah haftarah brit chadashah shemot names exo 1. Hence the first of the ten commandments is directly attributed to the exodus. Torah is what defines and vitalizes the jewish people rav saadiah gaon. In part one of the book of exodus, god frees abrahams descendants in egypt through his servants moses and aaron with an epic showdown between good and. It narrates the departure of the descendants of the patriarchs, increased to people,from servitude in egypt, their journey to. Why is the mitzvah of proclaiming the new month exodus 12.
When are we humans willing to say, as god says at the beginning of the book of exodus, i have marked well the plight of my people in egypt and have heeded their outcry because of their taskmasters. In the verse yecharsemenah chazir miyaar psalms 80. The existence of sources in the torah indicate that there was more than one author at. Moses and sinai in exodus yoram hazony the concept of torah from heaven heb. This weeks parsha, bo, continues the narrative of moses and aaron coming to pharaoh in order to free the israelite slaves.
Shemot is the book whose principle theme is redemptionisraels deliverance from egypt. The meaning of the word exodus in hebrew is names and in greek is adeparture the second book of the torah is the organic continuation of the book of genesis. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah, immediately following genesis. Yahweh inflicts horrific harm on their captors via the legendary plagues of egypt. Love how the dripping blood of the doorpost leaves a puddle in the shape of a cross. Exodus as volume ii of the pentateuch bar ilan university. Get an answer for what are the three sections of the book of exodus in the torah or bible. Introduction to shmot vayakhel moshe assembled the entire assembly of bnei yisrael and said to them, these are the things that hashem commanded, to do them. Anything that was included in a generalization in the torah and was excluded from that generalization in the torah to teach something it was not excluded to teach only about itself, but it was excluded to teach about the entire generalization. Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at the pinnacle of his field.
It takes the story of the israelites from their presence in and oppression by egypt up to the reception of the divine law that occupies the entire book of leviticus and much of numbers. Moses was known as a friend of god and spent much time in the presence of god. This commentary was published by washington jewish week. The noted bible scholar, everett fox, sees 6 divisions within the book of exodus. I have done a lot of studying from various sources during the times of the great pharaoh of ancient egypt, ramses ii. And now let us go, we pray thee, three days journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to. Faith in the exodus from egypt is a cornerstone of judaism.
Get the free ebook health according to the scriptures. If moses wrote the two stories of the exodus from egypt found in the torah in the bible, the it must be explained why their are contradictions in that history. Sabbath fellowship with paul nison friday jan 28th 10pm est. List of books and articles about book of exodus online. And now let us go, we pray thee, three days journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the lord our god. We will not get far into the book however before things begin to deteriorate and the israelites are.
The book of exodus the torah articles learn biblical. The verse which begins with the word vehitgalach from leviticus. It is within exodus that the commandments are given at mt. The jps torah commentary series guides readers through the words and ideas of the torah. The exodus you almost passed over torah pentateuch. Holy torah english translation provided by jewish publication society. The lord, the god of the hebrews, hath met with us. The book of exodus is in agreement with this version of events.
English translation of holy torah english translation provided by jewish publication society taken from hebrew text taken from. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel. What are the three sections of the book of exodus in. Let us remember it only took god four hundred years.
Sinai and the people begin their journey to the promised land. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction the book of exodus is the second book of the torah or pentateuch, the first five books of the old testament. Exodus judaism, torah and jewish info chabad lubavitch. In this book, rabbi fohrman invites us to look at the exodus story with fresh eyes to join him, as it were, on a guided adventure, a close reading of the ancient biblical text. Yes, as other commentators said, he is helpful on some issues. Ive seen the torahpentateuch classified as an epic, but to me the genre seemed much less straightforward than in homer. And thou shalt come, thou and the elders of israel, unto the king of egypt, and ye shall say unto him. Different scholars place the divisions between sections of the book of exodus in slightly different places. The heart of torah essays on the weekly torah portion, vol.
Shemot exodus chapter 1 judaism, torah and jewish info. It has two settings, egypt and the wilderness of sinai, and its timeframe is the latter part of the th century b. This is part of the muchdiscussed enigma of gods purpose in hardening pharaohs heart. Genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, which begin and anchor the jewish canon of sacred scripture. The first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. The chiefs of edom were dismayed, trembling seized the leaders of moab. Category book of shemot exodus join our mailing list. Say, therefore, to the sons of israel, i am yhvh, and i will bring you out from under the burdens of the egyptians, and i will deliver you. That is why this book abut the exodus ends with the building of the mishkan and hashems honor filling it. D from harvard, is the ann and jay davis professor of jewish studies at the university of georgia and the katzin professor of jewish civilization emeritus of the university of california, san diego, and was a visiting fellow at. Snake convinces woman to eat forbidden fruit, woman gives to man, all cursed. The torah reading for the shabbat that falls on the intermediate days of sukkot. The name of the book comes from the two censuses taken of the israelites.
The portion in this torah reading that related directly to sukkot is detailed in verse 34. The torah, the primary body of gods first revelation to moses, consists of the written law and the oral law. The book has a long and complex history, but its final form is probably due to a priestly redaction i. Feb 26, 2016 the main message of monotheism and obedience to the one true god of abraham remains intact in the torah. Here we learn how yhvh saves his people and we are shown that his people are redeemed in order to worship him the theme of redemption. The second book of the torah is the organic continuation of the book of genesis. The book of exodus is the second book of the bible and describes the exodus, which includes the israelites deliverance from slavery in egypt through the hand of yahweh, the revelations at biblical mount sinai, and the subsequent divine indwelling of god with israel exodus is traditionally ascribed to moses, but modern scholars see its initial composition as a product of the babylonian. The greek name is in philo also, that is, departure. The hebrew bible includes only the books known to christians as the old testament. Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of joshua. There are hardly any excurses as compared to the genesis volume. Moses 1525bc 1404bc, red sea 1445, tabernacle 1444. However, the three general topics covered in the book can be separated in approximately.
Yishaihai rosenberg the hebrew names of the five books of the torah today commonly follow the first1 major word of each book. Carol meyers, in her commentary on exodus suggests that it is arguably the most important book in the bible, as it presents the. The torah portions in the second book, called shemot hebrew exodus are composed 11 portions, including the first portion, or selfnamed parsha of shemot vaeira bo beshalach yitro mishpatim terumah tetzaveh ki tisa vayakhel pekudei. In so doing, rabbi fohrman reveals a side of the exodus story that illuminates not just our past, but our future, and tells not only of our freedom, but of our destiny. This book has an introduction written by rob skiba, but the rest of it consists of just scripture with no commentary, carefully arranged for weekly bible study including the traditional weekly torah portion, along with a selection of scriptures from the prophets and the new testament as well as ample room for notetaking and three starter. The second book of the torah describes the birth of the jewish people. It has been altered and interpolated over the centuries since the. Carol meyers, in her commentary on exodus, suggests that it is arguably the most important book in the bible, as it. Send to the book of exodus chapter 2 to a loved one. Journey through the book of exodus with aleph betas videos.
The book of exodus is the second book of the torah, and tells the story of moses leading the jewish people out of egypt. With portions from the prophets and new testament volume 2 skiba, rob on. The life of moses is found in exodus, numbers, deuteronomy and one other book. The book of exodus is the second book of the torah and the christian bible.
Free pdf book shemot hebrew book of exodus torah portion. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the torah. The book continues the story of the ancestors of israel in egypt, now grown in number to a large landless population enslaved by the pharaoh. But we have not yet heard which is the day of memorial. The book of exodus tells the tale of israels liberation and birth, and of the beginning of gods covenanted nation.
The book of exodus or, simply, exodus, from greek, exodos, meaning going out. Follow israels iconic rescue in the book of exodus. After exodus, what story there is often gets lost in endless demographic info, rules for hygiene, and of course constant threats by god to kill everyone. Exodus is the name of the second book of the torah and a reference to the historical liberation of the israelites from slavery in egypt. Book of exodus, session 1 introduction yale divinity school. Why is it important to remember and observe the festival of passover throughout the generations. The tanakh contains the written law as the five books of moses. The book tells how the ancient israelites leave slavery in egypt through the strength of yahweh, the god who has chosen israel as his people. English translation of the entire tanakh tanach with rashis commentary. Exodus is the book which speaks of the physical and spiritual birth of israel as a nation.
Reference to yetzias mitzrayim, the departure from egypt, is found no less than 50 occasions in the torah. Remember this day, when you went out of egypt exod. Ive seen the torah pentateuch classified as an epic, but to me the genre seemed much less straightforward than in homer. Home exodus torah portion exodus torah portion torah portion bo exodus 10. Bereishit genesis shemot exodus vayikra leviticus bamidbar numbers devarim deuteronomy. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to liberate the israelites. Through the might ofyour arm they stayed stone still while your people passed, lord, while the people whom you madepassed by. The greek and english name originates with the septuagint translation of the 3rd century bce. Every page contains the complete traditional hebrew text, with cantillation notes, the jps translation of the holy scriptures, aliyot breaks, masoretic notes, and commentary by a distinguished hebrew. We follow the famous story of moses leading the israelites from egypt to mount sinai, where they received the ten commandments. Doyle exodus and chapter 3 test study guide by qwertymn includes 146 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. God raises up a deliverer to confront the evil of pharaoh and to. The arrangements of the jewish and christian canons differ.
Having refused many times, he has exhausted any chance to redeem himself. Now, let me state from the outset, that just as the standard biblical divisions of ot and nt, the 66 named books, and all the numbered chapters and verses are entirely manmade and of no spiritual importance, so is the concept of 6 divisions within the book of exodus. Once the destroyer is given permission to harm, he does not distinguish between the righteous and the wicked 1 according to our commentaries, this is why the children of israel were admonished on the eve of the devastating and disturbing final plague that none of you shall go outside the door of your house until morning exodus 12. The main message of monotheism and obedience to the one true god of abraham remains intact in the torah. It narrates the departure of the descendants of the patriarchs, increased to people,from. The meaning of the word exodus in hebrew is names and in greek is adeparture. Torah the pentateuch neviim prophets ketuvim scriptures. It contains the stories of enslavement and liberation, of revelation and wanderings, of. This hebrew bible was edited by esteemed translator and scholar, rabbi a. The king of egypt died, and a new king arose, it implies that the old king was still alive, only that his policies had changed, and he acted like a new king.
The second book of the torah or pentateuch is called by the jews, from the opening words, or briefly. The story of exodus as we know it is a book of the hebrew bible, the second book of moses or the pentateuch, the jewish torah. Nov 28, 2014 the first part of exodus recounts how abrahams family ends up enslaved in egypt. From the time moses had to meet god at the burning bush god. I am hashem your gd who took you out of the land of egypt, the house of slavery exodus 20.
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