📖 Biblical Definition
The second book of the Bible. Exodus 1-18 records Israel's deliverance from Egyptian slavery through Moses, the ten plagues, the Passover, the crossing of the Red Sea. Exodus 19-24 records the Sinai covenant and the giving of the Decalogue. Exodus 25-40 details the construction of the tabernacle, with one chapter (32) recording the golden-calf apostasy in the middle of the construction. The book's structure is: redemption, then law, then sanctuary — the same order as the gospel, the moral life, and the indwelling Spirit.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
EXODUS, n.
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A scriptural proper name; the second book of the Bible.
📖 Key Scripture
Exodus 3:7 — "I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows."
Exodus 14:14 — "The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace."
Exodus 20:2 — "I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
Exodus 33:14 — "My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity often skips the tabernacle chapters; the structure of redemption-law-sanctuary is the gospel itself.
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Exodus is the gospel before the gospel. Israel did not earn its way out of Egypt by obedience; the blood of the Passover lamb was applied first, then they marched out of Egypt by the Lord's power. Only after redemption did the Lord give the Law at Sinai. Only after the Law did He instruct the construction of the tabernacle so He could dwell among them. The order is: redemption, then law, then indwelling.
Modern Christianity often inverts the order, expecting obedience to produce redemption. Exodus disagrees. The blood is applied; the redemption is accomplished; the saint is then taught to obey from the standpoint of redeemed sonship; the Spirit comes to indwell the redeemed and obedient. This is the gospel order. Read Exodus slowly. The pattern still holds.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
Hebrew/Greek roots below.
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G1841 — Exodos — Exodus; going out
H6213 — shemot — names
Usage
"Modern Christianity often skips tabernacle chapters; the structure is the gospel itself."
"Redemption first; law second; indwelling third — this is gospel order."
"The blood is applied; the saint is taught to obey from sonship; the Spirit indwells."