Exodus study section
Exodus key people
Exodus is carried by the deliverer Moses and those God raises up around him, from the midwives to the tabernacle’s craftsmen.
Deliverance and the wilderness (Chapters 1-18)
Moses
Deliverer, prophet, and mediator of the covenant; leads Israel out of Egypt
Aaron
Moses’ brother and spokesman; Israel’s first high priest
Miriam
Moses’ sister and a prophetess; leads the women in the song of victory
Shiphrah and Puah
The Hebrew midwives who feared God and spared the baby boys
Pharaoh
The hardhearted king of Egypt who defies the LORD
Jethro (Reuel)
Priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, who gives him wise counsel
Zipporah
Moses’ wife, daughter of Jethro
Joshua
Moses’ assistant, who leads the battle against Amalek
Hur
Who, with Aaron, holds up Moses’ hands in the battle
Covenant and tabernacle (Chapters 19-40)
Bezalel
The Spirit-filled master craftsman of the tabernacle
Oholiab
The craftsman appointed to work alongside Bezalel
Nadab and Abihu
Aaron’s elder sons, who behold God at Sinai