Exodus study section

Exodus key verses

Seven verses capture the heart of Exodus, from the revelation of God’s name to His glory filling the tabernacle.

Seven anchor verses

Exodus 3:14 “God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And he said, Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.”

The revelation of God’s eternal, self-existent name

Exodus 6:7 “I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”

The covenant formula and the promise of redemption

Exodus 12:13 “The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you.”

The Passover and substitutionary atonement

Exodus 14:14 “The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

Salvation as the work of God alone

Exodus 19:6 “You shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”

Israel’s identity and calling, applied to the church

Exodus 34:6-7 “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness... forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty.”

The self-revelation of God’s character

Exodus 40:34 “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”

God comes to dwell among His redeemed people