Outline of Exodus

(Taken from King James Bible Online)

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  1. Israel in Egypt (1:1-2:25)

a. Israel Multiplies (1:1-7)


b. Israel is Oppressed (1:8-22)


c. Moses in Egypt (2:1-25)


  1. Birth and Adoption of Moses (2:1-10)

  1. The Rejection and Flight of Moses (2:11-25)

  1. God's Deliverance of Israel (3:1-18:27)


a. The Burning Bush (3:1-4:31)


  1. God calls Moses (3:1-22)

  1. The Three Signs (4:1-9)

  1. The Staff (4:1-5)

  1. The Leprous Hand (4:6-7)

  1. Water to Blood (4:8-9)

  1. The Appointment of Aaron (4:10-17)

  1. Moses Returns to Egypt (4:18-31)

b. Pharaoh Refuses (5:1-6:13)


  1. Bricks and Straw (5:1-23)

  1. God Promises Deliverance (6:1-13)

  1. Moses and Aaron (6:14-7:13)

  1. The Genealogies of Moses and Aaron (6:14-27)

  1. God Commands Moses and Aaron (7:1-7)

  1. Aaron’s Staff (7:8-13)

  1. The Ten Plagues (7:14-11:10)

  1. The First Plague: Blood (7:14-25)

  1. The Second Plague: Frogs (8:1-15)

  1. The Third Plague: Gnats (8:16-19)

  1. The Fourth Plague: Flies (8:20-32)

  1. The Fifth Plague: Cattle Disease (9:1-7)

  1. The Sixth Plague: Boils (9:8-12)

  1. The Seventh Plague: Hail (9:13-35)

  1. The Eighth Plague: Locusts (10:1-20)

  1. The Ninth Plague: Darkness (10:21-29)

  1. The Tenth Plague Announced (11:1-10)

e. The Passover (12:1-30)


  1. The Passover Lamb (12:1-13)

  1. The Feast of Unleavened Bread (12:14-28)

  1. The Tenth Plague: Death of the Firstborn (12:29-30)

f. The Exodus from Egypt (12:31-13:22)


  1. Pharaoh Lets the People Go (12:31-42)

  1. Instructions for the Passover (12:43-51)

  1. The Dedication of the Firstborn (13:1-16)

  1. The Bones of Joseph (13:17-19)

  1. The Pillar of Cloud and Fire (13:20-22)

g. The Red Sea (14:1-15:21)


  1. Pharaoh Pursues the Israelites (14:1-14)

  1. The Crossing of the Red Sea (14:15-31)

  1. The Song at the Sea (15:1-21)

h. Journey to Sinai (15:22-18:27)


  1. The Bitter Waters of Marah (15:22-27)

  1. The Manna from Heaven (16:1-36)

  1. Water from the Rock (17:1-7)

  1. The Amalekites Attack (17:8-16)

  1. Jethro’s Advice (18:1-27

  1. The Covenant at Sinai (19:1-24:18

a. God and Israel Meet at Mount Sinai (19:1-25)


b. The Ten Commandments (20:1-17)


  1. Moses Mediates Between God and Israel (20:18-21)

  1. The Book of the Covenant (20:22-23:33)

  1. Idolatry Forbidden (20:22-26)

  1. Legal Prescriptions (21:1-22:15)

  1. Hebrew Servants (21:1-11)

  1. Personal Injury Law (21:12-36)

  1. Property Laws (22:1-15)

  1. Religious, Moral, and Cultic Instructions (22:16-23:19)

  1. Laws of Social Responsibility (22:16-31)

  1. Justice and Mercy (23:1-9)

  1. Sabbath Laws (23:10-13)

  1. The Three Feasts of Pilgrimage (23:14-19)

  1. Epilogue (23:20-33)

e. The Covenant Sealed (24:1-18)


  1. The Wilderness Tabernacle (25:1-40:38)

a. The Instructions for the Tabernacle (25:1-31:18)


  1. The Collection of Materials (25:1-9)

  1. Furnishings for the Tabernacle (25:10-40)

  1. The Ark of the Covenant (25:10-16)

  1. The Mercy Seat (25:17-22)

  1. The Table of Showbread (25:23-30)

  1. The Lampstand (25:31-40)

  1. The Tabernacle and Its Courtyard (26:1-27:21)

  1. Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle (26:1-37)

  1. The Bronze Altar (27:1-8)

  1. Curtains and Posts for the Courtyard (27:9-19)

  1. Oil for the Lamps (27:20-21)

  1. The Tabernacle’s Personnel (28:1-29:46)

  1. The Aaronic Priesthood (28:1-5)

  1. The Priestly Garments (28:6-43)

  1. Consecration of the Priests (29:1-46)

  1. Other Elements in the Tabernacle (30:1-38)

  1. The Altar of Incense (30:1-10)

  1. The Census (30:11-16)

  1. The Bronze Basin (30:17-21)

  1. The Anointing Oil (32:22-33)

  1. The Incense (30:34-38)

  1. Bezalel and Oholiab (31:1-11)

  1. Observance of the Sabbath (31:12-18)

b. Israel Rebels (32:1-34:35)


  1. The Golden Calf (32:1-29)

  1. Moses Intercedes for the People (32:30-35)

  1. God’s Presence and the Israelites (33:1-23)

  1. The Second Set of Tablets (34:1-9)

  1. God Renews the Covenant (34:10-35)

  1. The Construction of the Tabernacle (35:1-40:38)

  1. The Sabbath Established (35:1-3)

  1. The Collection of Materials (35:4-29)

  1. Bezalel and Oholiab (35:30-36:7)

  1. Curtains and Frames for the Tabernacle (36:8-38)

  1. Furnishings for the Tabernacle (37:1-29)

  1. The Ark of the Covenant (37:1-5)

  1. The Mercy Seat (37:6-9)

  1. The Table of Showbread (37:10-16)

  1. The Lampstand (37:17-24)

  1. The Altar of Incense (37:25-29)

  1. The Courtyard (38:1-20)

  1. The Bronze Altar (38:1-7)

  1. The Bronze Basin (38:8)

  1. Curtains and Posts for the Courtyard (38:9-20)

  1. Inventory of Materials (38:21-31)

  1. The Priestly Garments (39:1-31)

  1. Moses Approves the Work (39:32-43)

  1. The Inauguration of the Tabernacle (40:1-33)

  2. God's Presence Fills The Tabernacle (40:34-38)